Katterwall Newsletter
     

Hello!

There's less than one month to go until our festive cheer bubbles over!

Tickets for Kassia Choirs fifties-inspired "Martinis & Mistletoe" show will go on sale from the middle of the month. The show includes Jingle Bell Rock, All Alone Beneath The Mistletoe, Jingle Bells, Baby (It's Cold Outside), Marshmallow World and Little Saint Nick. The Island School show on 18th December will include en masse carolling and will be raising money in support of the Little Life Warrior Choir.

Join our third Community Christmas Carols evening at the Lan Kwai Fong Amphitheatre on Friday 27th November in aid of Operation Santa Claus. It's a great event for the whole family, the more the merrier! See In Focus below for more details.

Our singing students have been invited to sing carols at two 5* hotels this Christmas. They will be appearing at the Four Seasons on 24th November and the Peninsula on 22nd December.

Looking ahead to 2010, we have a new group starting – Katterwall's SINGING CIRCLE lead by me will be an informal daytime singing group for people who want to have a sing without the pressure of performing or even auditioning! Email me for more details.

Auditions for the next Kassia term are just round the corner. Kassia Women's Choir will be presenting "Soul Sister II", a programme dedicated to gospel and spiritual music at St. John's Cathedral in March. Kassia Men's Chorus will be putting a programme of musical theatre favourites conducted by Andrew Swift. Drop Fani an email if you'd like to book a slot – auditions are quick and easy, we just need to know you can sing in tune!

Yours

Director, Katterwall

 

  
     
     
 

Martinis & Mistletoe with Kassia Choirs

Kassia Men and Women will present two evenings of swinging Christmas tunes this December, including perennial 50's favourites such as "I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus", "Jingle Bell Rock", "Santa Bring My Baby Back To Me", "Frosty The Snowman" and of course, the swing version of "Jingle Bells".

The second of our two shows at Island School on Friday 18th December will be raising money for "The Little Life Warrior Choir" through the sale of mulled wine and mince pies. This charity, established in 2002, is for children who are being treated for cancer at the Prince of Wales Hospital. The Choir is an important part of their recovery and gives them a chance to have fun, sing, be joyful and be in a group with children who are going through similar experiences. Some of the children are currently in remission, some are still undergoing treatment, some have been recently diagnosed and some are siblings of children with cancer. The children meet regularly to play games and rehearse in a specially designated room at the hospital. The Choir are looking to raise funds to equip a hospital with similar facilities in mainland China.

The Island School show will also feature the opportunity to join the choir in some traditional carols.

     
     
 

IN FOCUS: Community Christmas Carols at the Lan Kwai Fong Amphitheatre

Join us on Friday 27th November for our third annual Community Christmas Carols event including all your favourite carols to get you into the mood for Christmas accompanied by a merry band of musicians.

Carolling booklets will be available to buy on the evening, with all profits donated to Operation Santa Claus.

This event is supported by Il Padrino, who will be donating a proportion of the evening's profits to the charity.

Community Christmas Carols is a great event for all the family!
     
     
 









 
When   What
November 24th   Carolling @ The Four Seasons
November 27th   Community Christmas Carols @ LKF Amphitheatre in aid of
Operation Santa Claus, 8pm. FREE
December 14th   Martinis & Mistletoe show @ Sheung Wan Civic Centre, 8pm
Tickets from URBTIX from mid-November
December 18th   Martinis & Mistletoe show @ Island School 8pm. In aid of the Little
Life Warrior Choir Tickets from Katterwall from mid-November
December 22th   Carolling @ The Peninsula
January   Kassia Men's Chorus starts rehearsals in January
January 5th   Carolling @ The Four Seasons
January 6th   Soul Sister II starts rehearsals
January 11th   Katterwall's Singing Circle first meeting @ Katterwall Office
January 14th   The Chamber Choir (daytime) resumes @ Katterwall Office
     
     

Thought for the day...

Music is the eye of the ear
- Thomas Draxe, Biblioteca, 1616

  

Tongue Twister...

Knapsack strap

  

Joke

What do you get when you drop a piano on an army base?
A flat major.
 
     
     

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