Firstly, a very warm welcome to our new members – an additional three new Vocally Wilders joined us this week. We hope you enjoy all the music and friendship with Vocally Wild. There’s plenty of fun and activity ahead as we lead up to Christmas, so if you can join us for all or some of these concerts, please pop the dates in your diaries! (Bayside Carols rehearsal dates/times to be confirmed). Remember, no choir on Tuesday, 1st November – Cup Day.
| DATE |
DETAIL |
| Tuesday 1st November |
No Choir – Melbourne Cup Day |
| Saturday, 19th November - TBC |
Bayside Carols in Park 1st rehearsal |
| Thursday, 24th November |
Mayflower Ukulele Concert – small group of 12 |
| Friday, 25th November |
SandyBeach 40th Birthday Concert |
| Saturday, 26th November – TBC |
Bayside Carols in Park 2nd rehearsal |
| Saturday, 26th November – TBC |
Bayside Carols in Park 3rd rehearsal |
| Saturday, 3rd December - TBC |
Bayside Carols in Park 4th rehearsal |
| Tuesday, 6th December |
End of Term 4 |
| Sunday, 11th December – TBC |
Final Bayside Carols rehearsal, evening |
| Tuesday, 13th December |
Bayside Carols in the Park |
| Saturday, 17th December |
Hampton Cricket Club Christmas Party |
| Saturday, 24th December |
Rotary Christmas Market, Sandringham |
SPRING CONCERT
In Russell’s words, “Our Spring Concert was brilliant!”
We received many comments on the‘joy’ felt by our audience
and performers last Sunday and
wasn’t it wonderful to have a
full-house with audience filling
up the ‘dress circle’
at the Brighton Town Hall?
What a day: 52 Vocally Wilders in ‘full voice’, wonderful musicians in ‘full flight’ and led by our creative and completely ‘full-on’ Music Director, Bill. 
Emma – magnificent; audience was dumb-struck, the Bayside Mayor brought to tears. Our MC had never heard the Andante maestoso from the ‘Pas de Deux’ played so well.
Charlotte – brilliant; such poise; such flair; watching those creative, elegant dancing fingers was mesmerising.
Jamie – at one with his Viola; such young talent and we were so fortunate to witness Jamie’s premiere performance of his own composition, ‘Caprice for
Viola and Cello’ with his proud sister playing by his side.
Bill –thank you for leading us so enthusiastically and energetically; your confidence that we could perform at a concert such as this, after so long in the wilderness, was inspiring. Did Bill go home and put his feet up after this huge day? No, he rushed off to 3MBS to present his Sunday Late programme and even gave a ‘shout’ out to Vocally Wild at its commencement!
Rob, Stuart and Allan and Rod took many photos/videos. Photos will be uploaded to the V.W.website shortly and 6 videos by Rob and 2 by Allan are already there. Just go to vocallywild.org.au Home Page and click Video Performances. If you have some, please send along any clear, full choir photos, as I’m looking for one, in landscape setting, which can be to be resized into a long, narrow picture, to add to the website rotating Banner.
John Smith, loved and valued past V.W. member, was in the audience and I know he was delighted that ‘A Place in the Choir’ was in our repertoire. John brought this song to our attention in the first place!
TUESDAY REHEARSALS
In addition to the ‘Crazy for You’ Medley, please bring any carols sheets you have at home for the following:
- Hallelujah Chorus - Parts recordings for Hallelujah Chorus are now on the website – go to Members, Songs.
- Mary’s Boy Child
- The First Nowell
- Away in a Manger
- Hark the Herald
- Joy to the World
- I Heard the Bells on Christmas Day
Once the full list of songs for ‘Carols in the Park’ is known, sheet music will be provided for you.
CONCERTS - TERM 4
Sheets will be on the table from Tuesday, for you to add your names if you wish to sing at these Concerts:
Mayflower – Ukulele Concert, led by Ron Leigh (Ron’s Music). Thursday, 24th November, 2.30 p.m. (up to 12 singers). (Rehearsal likely Monday, 21st TBC). Patty Chaplin to advise on songs, but will all be well-known oldies! Song sheets to be provided.
SandyBeach 40th Birthday Concert. Friday, 25th November, 6.30 to 9.00 p.m. with Bill and Emma. Russel to take audio equipment. Bill to advise as to which songs we perform. SandyBeach will advise the timing of our 20 minute timeslot.
Carols in the Park. Tuesday, 13th December (Dendy Park, Brighton). Dates and venue for rehearsals to be advised. Bill leads us. All music to be provided. (See below)
Hampton Cricket Club Christmas Party. Saturday, 17th December with Bill and Emma. Carols booklet to be produced.
Rotary Market, Sandringham – Trey Bit Oval, Jetty Road. Saturday, 24th December. 10.00 to 11.00 a.m. whilst Santa visits - a Capella. Carols booklet.
BAYSIDE CAROLS IN THE PARK
Yes, Hallelujah indeed, the full-blown Carols celebration, as it was in 2019, has been reinstated. Many decisions need to be made by Bayside Council and Fruitbowl in the next few weeks, but we will endeavour to assist in any way we can. In fact, today, Russel met with Fruitbowl to give the organisers the benefit of our past experience and he reports that planning is underway. Rest assured, the event will be the best it can be! It will be amazing to get together again with our friends at Mosaic and the Southern Area Concert Band – like old times!
BAYSIDE HEALTH AGEING EXPO
This was an excellent, well attended community event and genuine thanks go to Judy Page, Bayside Council for her support of all Bayside community groups and for promoting our Spring Concert. 
The Vocally Wild table displayed many items, brochures and photographs from Vocally Wild over the years, including the very first ‘Carols’ programme from 2002 held at Brighton Town Hall. This event was the ideal opportunity to hand out Membership Forms, Spring Concert flyers and chat about the choir with visitors. The Chatty Café was cheerfully set up outside in its signature ‘yellow’ and it was good to see past member Penny as a Chatty Café organiser. Penny also came to our Concert, a good loyal supporter! Visitors were treated to free coffees and barbecue sausages. It was a busy day and the two Neil Diamond tribute concerts were a sell-out. Thank you to all the Vocally Wilders who looked after our table.
TEA BREAK AT REHEARSALS
May I take this opportunity to say thank you to Carolyn who brings along milk and sets up our tea break each week. She leaves the kitchen spick and span afterwards too!
Remember, we now have many mugs in the cupboard, so if you forget to bring your own, you are welcome to select one from the very assorted shapes and colours we now have! Please either wash your mug afterwards and place it on the t-towel in the cupboard, so it will be dry the next week, or take it home and bring it next week. If this system doesn’t work too well, a roster might be necessary, so mugs will be taken home to our dish-washers (human or mechanical!)
THANK YOU to Emma for bringing along the delicious chocolate mud cake last week – golly, it went in a flash!!
3MBS VICTORIAN YOUNG PERFORMER AWARD
A group of us will be going along to the Abbotsford Convent to support Jamie in his next ‘gig’ on Sunday, 23rd October for his appearance in the Final of the 2022 3MBS Victorian Young Performer Award. 2.30 p.m. at the Good Shepherd Chapel, Abbotsford Convent, 2.00 p.m. Bookings via TryBooking. Come and join us!
Kind regards from
Pat Lowry and all Vocally Wild Committee
Bill Miles (Music Director)
Emma Lippa (Accompanist)
Russel Barnes (President)
Julie Sergienko (Treasurer)
Pat Lowry (Secretary)
Cherry Tunnock (Membership Secretary
Maggie Cripps (Music Production & Management)
Kerry Holmquest
John Barlow j
Vocally Wild Choir proudly acknowledges the Bunurong People of the Kulin Nation as the Traditional Owners and Custodians of this land, and we pay our respects to their Elders, past, present and emerging.
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