Victorian Fair, Sunninghill

On Sunday November 15th the SSC sang at the Victorian Fair in Sunninghill. For half an hour they entertained the crowds with songs from "Oliver" and other British musicals. Geoff Horton musically directed and added a lot of life to the programme by encouraging audience participation and involvement. Sam Quillish and Sophie Spencer sang "Where Is Love" as a delighful duet. Flyers were handed out for the Society's Christmas Music Hall and tickets were sold from the box office set up in the Ascot Day Centre. As one of the members said "Really enjoyed the sing song today - well done Geoff for creating a very credible show without any rehearsal". Geoff will be a guest singer at the Society's Christmas Music Hall at the Cordes Hall on December 11 and 12th.

THE BRITS: A TREMENDOUS SUCCESS

The Sunningdale Savoy Chorus's autumn concert, the Brits, played to packed houses on the 9 and 10 October. Audiences were treated to an eclectic mix of songs from British musicals in the first half and a programme of Andrew Lloyd Webber's music in the 2nd. The reception from the audience, who joined the Society to sing "The Lambeth Walk" and "Keep The Home Fires Burning" was tremendous. We hope to see all of them again at our Christmas Music Hall on the 11 and 12 December.

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THE GODFATHER'S GONDOLIERS: NODA REVIEW

Unbeknown to Society members a reviewer from the National Operatic and Dramatic Society attended the Saturday night performance of our latest show. His review gives the show a complete thumbs up. Read it by clicking HERE

 

Treasure Hunt and Barbecue

 

On the 1 August the Society held its annual summer barbecue preceded, for the 1st time, by a car treasure hunt. Cars set off around the local area looking for answers to clues and tasked to return with various items collected along the way. The winners received a bottle of bubbly and a certificate of success. The prizes were presented at the barbecue held later in the day, unfortunately, in rather bad weather. But what's a shower of rain to a bunch of Society members determined to enjoy themselves.


Our Next Show

The Sunningdale Savoy Chorus are pleased to announce that its next show will be "Salad Days" by Julian Slade and Dorothy Reynolds. This delightful coming of age musical was once the longest running show in the West End until "Oliver" came along. It tells the story of Jane and Timothy and their search for something to do after leaving University. All ends happily of course but not until they have had a series of adventures involving a tramp, a magic piano, a spooky uncle and a flying saucer. Its songs include "I Sit in the Sun", "Oh Look At Me", "We're Looking For A Piano", "The Time Of My Life" "The Saucer Song" and many more. The society will perform Salad Days during w/c 13 July in 2010.


A Gala Year

In 2011 the Sunningdale Savoy Chorus will have existed for 20 years and its Committee are already planning a gala year that really celebrates the Savoy in the Society's name. To kick this off to a fantastic start  they have commissioned a reworking of Gilbert and Sullivans neglected opera "Princess Ida". This delightful work contains some of Sullivan's best music, unfortunately, not heard as much as it should be probably because Gilbert wrote the spoken words of the piece in blank verse. The plot involving wayward Princes, very independently minded young women, men in women's clothes, warring heads of State and a "will they won't they" love story is, therefore, ripe for an update. Peter Harris, who took a satirical swipe at UK national politics recently in the G&S inspired Demokracy, premiered by the Society in 2007, will write the words to a new book by John Woodwa

 

Car Boot Sale Raises More Funds For

Sunningdale Savoy Chorus

On Sunday 24 May a hardy group of Sunningdale Savoy Chorus members manned a car boot sale stall at Ascot to sell bric a brac in aid of the Society's 2009 fund raising efforts. The day started at 0500 for some and finished for all at 1300 with lots of selling, haggling, cups of coffee and bacon sarnies in between. By the end of the day the team had raised £220 for the Society's funds, a total fund raising effort of £428 in 2009 so far. The Society's Charity for 2009 is the Ascot Day Centre and we will be making a donation towards the end of the year.

Vice President Announced for Sunningdale

Savoy Chorus


At the Sunningdale Savoy Chorus Committee meeting on the 18 May Mark Bennett (now a Labour Councillor for Lambeth) was made a Vice President for founding the Society, with its current Chairman, all those years ago and working so hard to set it up. He has graciously accepted the honour and responded on his blog which can be accessed using the link below.  

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Sunningdale Savoy Chorus presents cheque to

Ascot Day Centre

Pictured above: Tuesday, April 22,  John Woodward-Roberts of the Sunningdale Savoy Chorus handed over  a cheque for £400 to Chairman of the Ascot District Day Centre, Chris Edwards and Day Centre Manager, Jackie Mann, following this year's fundraising by the Chorus'  for their preferred, local charity . The Sunningdale Savoy Chorus  are also  members of the Day Centre Benefactors. This cheque takes their 2008 -2009 contribution to the Day Centre, to a grand total of £500.

 
Ascot and Sunningdale LOVED "The Merry

Widow"

 
"The Merry Widow" was received to rapturous applause for all four performances at the LV School in Ascot. Click here to see the pictures!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Sunningdale Area Carnival 20th Sept 08

Carnival Update:

Thanks to all who took part in the Talent Competition and worked tirelessly on the Bric-a-Brac stall!

We raised over £300 for the Ascot (Chandlers)Day Centre in Sunninghill, our nominated charity.

We had an army of helpers: thanks to all the parade walkers: Barrington, Abi, Megan, Christian, Rick

and the Bric-a-Brac helpers: Gill, Maz, Rachel, Helen, Tony, Val, Dorie, Hugh

and the Talent Show workers: Tony for organising all the equipment and transportation, Richard the batteries and Sally the music, CDs and everything.

We had a beautiful day on the 20th September and it turned out to be a marvellous event, with people queuing up at the end to sing their songs and strut their stuff. Congratulations to our finalists and well done all!

 

Brian Blessed becomes our Honorary President

13/11/2006

We are delighted to announce that Mr Brian Blessed has agreed to become our Honorary President with immediate effect. Mr Blessed is well known and celebrated for his acting and singing roles and has agreed to support us in our endeavours to promote the arts to the local community.

 

NODA Reviews Pirates of Penzance 02/06/2006

We are proud to have had our first review by our NODA representative Kim Halliday. Download a copy here: Click here to download this file

We are proud to announce that we won Second Prize for our efforts with the float at the Ascot Carnival! A trailer converted to a stagecoach advertising Calamity Jane - well done to John Richardson, Pauline and Alexis Wiltshire for their help in pulling it together (it was towed by a car actually)

Cost of Becoming a Friend Reduced!! 31/10/07

We have reduced the cost of becoming a Friend of the Society to just £10 p.a. with immediate effect. See our page for details!