CAOS - Backstage Newsletter

Before I bombard you with a list of dates for your diaries, may I take a moment to thank all those who were involved in our recent concerts at the Assembly Room. Everyone worked very hard to produce three very successful performances. I do of course include in my thanks all the people who help so willingly. Ian & Ann at the front of house, Carol and Amanda on raffle duty, the ‘tea’ ladies Vera, Annie, Jacinta, Betty & Mary.

It was lovely to see so many familiar faces of CAOS members in the audiences, thank you for your support, we do hope that you enjoyed the programme.

Our next commitment as a group is at Lordington House on Saturday 13th June, 7 for 7.30pm.

The CAOS Festivities concert is at 7.30pm on Friday 3rd July again at the Assembly Room - this time entitled ‘Thank you for the Music’.

We will be holding three rehearsals for these two concerts, all to be held at St Wilfrids Church hall on 12th,19th & 26th June at 7.30 pm as usual. Please bring your music with you from the Spring concert plus any extra or replacement pieces that have already been agreed.

If you have not already done so, would you please be good enough to let me know whether or not you are able to attend. This will determine the content of the concerts.

‘Hello Dolly’ will be at the Minerva in February 2010 and has been provisionally booked to run from Monday 15th to Saturday 20th February. The launch for this show will be on Tuesday 30th June. Audition pieces & rehearsal schedules will be available. A rehearsal of musical audition pieces will be held on Friday 10th July

Auditions on Sunday 19th July starting at 1.30pm. For details of the audition pieces selected for Hello Dolly, please click here

Venues awaiting confirmation.

Rehearsals for ‘Hello Dolly’ will commence on Friday 18th September.

Moving on to then end of the year, we have three Christmas concerts booked to date.

St. Anns Church East Wittering on Friday 4th December.
Lordington House Saturday 19th December from 2.30 – 3. 30pm
Covers of Chichester in the afternoon of Monday 21st for either one or two slots in their programme.

Finally, we have an exciting invitation from Michael Walsh to join with his orchestra and singers for a performance of the ‘Messiah’ on 12th December. I believe it will be held in one of the local churches. Please indicate your interest as soon as you can.