Singing for Preston Guild Proclamation 2 - youtube link

Well, I said I hoped someone would post on youtube, and they did, thank you MrFSCB:)

So, about two minutes in you will hear the Guild anthem announced, and then we sing - simple!  ~I'm standing on the far left behind our young soloist , in front of a lady with a very yellow scarf ~ I still look somewhat like my photo:)  Enjoy!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nzZwP-X85bU

Preston Guild Proclamation

On Saturday I was a part of the choir that sang the newly written Preston Guild Anthem as part of the opening Proclamation ceremony - an event which has been ongoing since 1179.  Sadly we weren't allowed to take cameras on to the balcony with us, so I have no photos to share:(  but I expect that somebody somewhere will post something on youtube or some other social networking site!

Well, I say ongoing, and that's true, but as it occurs just every twenty years, it certainly isn't something that people around here become bored with!  In fact there's a saying 'once every Preston Guild' which implies that whatever the topic of conversation is, it doesn't happen very often.

So this year I've been rehearsing many hours, and thoroughly enjoying it:)  By the end of the year I will have shared my voice with four choirs - one at the Preston Passion in April, another at the Riversway Festival last month, at the Guild Proclamations, and in another at The Minster, and in Avenham Park.  As well as the small music group at my local Methodist church.

I'd forgotten what fun singing as a part of a group is - if you haven't tried it, give it a go - we can all sing in some way, if we have the correct stimulus:)