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SOMETHING TO SING ABOUT Ruth Strydon who was absolutely brilliant. The star of the show, however, was their conductor and musical director Simon Earl, a very energetic young man who has been working with them since Many people in Hillam and Monk Fryston will know of Fairburn January this year. His Day Job is Assistant Director of Music at Singers who form a choir to support our Carol Singing at the Wakefield Cathedral and I believe he has done wonders for their Lights switch on in December. I have recently started attending range of repertoire, enthusiasm and professionalism. The eyes of the Singing for Fun group of the U3A, started and run by Lorna the singers were constantly on his hands as he waved and pointed Pope of the Fairburn Singers. She has introduced us to singing in and emphasised, lovely to watch. Above all they all looked to be different parts in harmony and when it works it is a lovely sound. having great fun and enjoying every minute. When I saw advertised in June a concert by Fairburn Singers in Monk Fryston in aid of the church roof fund I decided to go along I was so impressed and uplifted by the music that I went again in July when they put on a similar concert at Birkin Church. They and see how more experienced amateurs sound. are holding a Christmas Concert at Fairburn Community Centre on 16th December. Watch out for more dates next Summer. For anyone interested they meet in Fairburn on Monday evening and would particularly like more men! For anyone who is slightly less ambitious our singing for fun group meets in South Milford on 1st and 3rd Wednesday mornings of the month, see the U3A website for more details.
Fairburn Singers
One word of advice, if you go to a concert in one of our lovely old churches, take a cushion, 2 hours sitting on a hard church pew is quite a pain.
Susan Ferguson Zoopla The property market around Hillam and Monk Fryston 10 Hillside Close, Hillam, The programme was well chosen and varied with old favourites and some songs new to me. They ranged from ‘And I Love Her’ and ‘Be Thou My Vision’ to ‘River of Life’ and a spirited and gleeful rendition of ‘Bohemian Rhapsody’ with Medleys from ‘The Phantom of the Opera’ and ‘Les Miserables’ plus a few brave solos. The voices blended and soared and I was enchanted. They were very ably supported and accompanied by their pianist
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