Reviews
A week on and I still feel elated from the fantastic concert last weekend. I was so pleased to be invited to sing, thoroughly enjoyed every minute of the whole evening….. Andrea Bessant
CONGRATULATIONS! It was great to be there on Sunday evening to help celebrate the Centenary of your church. The concert was absolutely great and we loved the music, What a lovely surprise with the Proms ending!! Your youngsters did so well! Bravo for your own beautiful compositions! The Centenary Chorus certainly produced a wonderful voluminous sound! A really great evening of entertainment all round! Jill McGuire
Very many thanks for a really splendid concert – great fun for us and a lovely sing…. Juliet Field
It was a great evening. Thanks for all the work you put into it. Well done everyone ! Steve Bowey
The concert was fantastic, great fun and I was hugely impressed! Anne Tholen
Thank you so much for all that you did before and on Sunday. I hope you were pleased with the way everything went. I enjoyed most of it especially the choral singing – even sight reading your Jubilate which is lovely and I hope we hear it frequently. Thank you also for the roses. love, Mollie (Britannia No.1)
It was a brilliant evening and far exceeded my expectations; well done to Jo and everyone involved. Peter B
Congratulations, a super evening. Well done to everyone. Cynthia S
Really great concert, much enjoyed. Many appreciative comments. Jenny B
It was a wonderful concert, well planned and beautifully carried out. Well done, I hope we have more. Rosemary A
Anyone else wake this morning to find they couldn’t actually function?!!!!! Had a fantastic time yesterday – hope you all did. It was a great success and everyone – especially Jo – is to be applauded! Karen B
Seconded xx what an exhilarating evening. THANK YOU Jo. Audra P
Agreed – what a great community event. Huge congrats to Jo. Alan and I feel very lucky to have landed up at St Andrew’s ! A triumph, last night, Jo. Ann H x
Just to support all the comments so far! It was wonderful to see the church so full and so joyous – everyone enjoying the music and the fun. Thank you so much Jo for all your planning and organisation. A really memorable occasion. Thanks too to Sheila and John for such a tremendous spread. Ann W
I agree with all comments – in particular, Jo’s enormous and vital contribution. John Linney
Thank you for a wonderful concert, it must have been hard work bringing it all together. The children were very good and looked as though they were really enjoying themselves. I know it would not have been possible without the support of our choir. Well done Susan G
It was a marvellous evening and everyone I spoke to said the same and it was not what they had expected. The ideas were fantastic and must have taken a lot of hard work. As I said before, we are very lucky at St. Andrew’s. Marie L
Am just writing to say how much my husband and I enjoyed the concert – it really exceeded our expectations. There was so much variety and not a few surprises! We are very privileged to have you at St. Andrew’s Keep up the good work! Di George
Just to say thank you for a fantastic evening, we all really enjoyed it. Paul says he feels like he’s had a night out at the proms! 🙂 Caroline G (my next door neighbour)
Jo….a really fantastic evening of entertainment well done !!!!! Millie loved it Carole and Kevin Sadler (CYC parents)
I am writing to thank you for helping to make last weekend at St. Andrew’s such a memorable experience for me, and I am sure many others as well. I must admit that I wondered beforehand whether the centenary concert would come off as planned, and I am really pleased that it turned out to be such a success, and such an exuberant experience in front of a full house. I shall not quickly forget the experience….. Martin Jones
Thanks so much to everyone for being a part of this special event! Jo x
Photo Gallery (click to enlarge)
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I keep laughing whenever I think of Audra being so serious and powerful and crazy all at the same time – priceless!
Sound Recordings
Hymn – Be still for the Presence of the Lord
Pie Jesu – Andrew Lloyd Webber (soloists: Karen Bowey, Ann Heavens)
Because the Lord is my Shepherd – Christopher Walker (soloist: John Linney)
100 years ago – Susan Goddard
Flute Solo – John Linney – Albinoni Concerto – Second Movement
Vocal Sketch – Ann Heavens
Hymn – All People that on earth do Dwell
Were you there – Spiritual
This Little Light of Mine (soloist: Ashanti Proctor)
Alleluia We Sing your Praises – South African
Good Samaritan Sketch
Coulsdon Youth Choir – Bilbo’s Song – Everybody wants to be a Cat – The Bare Necessities – Encore
Unto Him who is able – Roger Mayor
Bless O Lord us thy Servants – Jo Richards
Organ Solo – Steve Bowey – Fanfare in D – Jacques-Nicolas Lemmens
Hallelujah Chorus – Handel
Jubilate (Psalm 100) – Jo Richards
O thou the Central Orb – Wood
I was Glad – Parry
Mexican wave and balloons
Rule Britannia – Queen’s Letter – National Anthem
Hymn – Jerusalem
Auld Lang Syne
Proceeds after expenses to the Orpheus Centre, Godstone and the St. Andrew’s Centenary fund.
Thanks very much!
Jo Richards
Director of Music, St Andrew’s Coulsdon