Helen & Jacky received a wonderful letter from Peter Atkins following our Sounds of Summer concert...

"Dear Helen & Jacky,
I am still being thrilled after your choir's performance last evening.
Every day I listen to a CD of 'Les Mis.' and you certainly did it justice.  The musical arrangements were fabulous and the soloists ought to be congratulated as it obviously requires considerable nerve.
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The choice of well known songs obviously pleased your entire audience.
Joshua Hargreaves is an outstanding violinist even before going to Bristol Uni. what a talent!
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Please congratulate your wonderful, outstanding choir and may every member continue to give audiences pleasure for a very long time.
The fact that you sing classical and songs from shows, etc, makes you the most acceptable choir in Worthing and its surrounds,
        Peter Atkins" 

Well what can we say ... SOLD OUT!! Fabulous concert, full house... 
Was a fantastic end to our year with a packed venue, a great sing and a very appreciative audience.  
Joshua Hargreaves, our soloist at both venues, was fabulous and is going to go a long way if he chooses to pursue this as his career... The Rowland Singers all wish him well in Bristol when he goes off to university in September.

I think it's quite safe to say that the weather was definitely on our side this year... polar opposite to last year's run under the gazebo for shelter from the torrential rain! It was a gloriously hot day and fun was had by all ... this year we even had a 'guess the weight of the cake' - lemon polenta cake made by Teresa and Beth's BBQ Quiz... which went down well - with the winners collecting a bottle of fizz! Oh and how can we forget Tony's Tipple! Tony's home brew ... all of which raised funds towards our France trip.
Let's just hope the weather is as good as that next year!

Sounds of Summer kicked off in Lancing Parish Hall... we all had a fabulous time and with the largest audience we've ever had in LPH we were thrilled!
We sang a wide variety of repertoire from Sing a song of six-pence - which was the choirs first ever song performed in 1969! - to musical medleys from Les Miserables and My Fair Lady.