Cantabile Singers, October 2009

Cantabile Singers are a ladies’ choir consisting of 28 singers who sing a new repertoire of 56 songs (and the same number for Christmas, including everyone’s favourite carols). They are trained by their Musical Director, Jen Morton, with the help of our brilliant new pianist, Christine Eames, an experienced teacher and professional piano player. Christine and her husband, Roger, also play jazz every Monday evening at El Pescadito Restaurant in Mil Palmeras.

Our song repertoire includes classical and romantic composers such as Bach, Bizet, Elgar, Mozart, Rodrigo, Schubert and Sibelius to more modern works by Karl Jenkins and John Rutter. We also sing songs from the shows such as Les Misérables, Andrew Lloyd Webber’s Cats and Phantom of the Opera and Rogers & Hammerstein’s South Pacific and Oklahoma. Film themes also figure - Exodus and Lord of Rings being two favourites, along with Negro Spirituals, modern popular, Habaneras and traditional songs.
Training CDs are produced to help our ladies learn the music.

We practise at Villa Augusto Residence, Guardamar, near Portico Mar Restaurant, opposite the big mast off the N332, on Fridays from 4.00 to 6.00 pm.

We have a really colourful uniform: sparkly turquoise jackets over black or white top and trousers (depending on the season); also a second uniform – the same base with black embroidered shawls.

Concerts:
We perform 3 or 4 concerts each year, several of which are to raise money for charity. In the last 12 months alone we have made donations to: The Alzheimers Association, the Butterfly Children and the Church of the Immaculate Conception.

At Christmas we are usually invited to put on a traditional concert of Christmas music, carols etc by clubs in the region. This year we have four venues lined up and shall participate in the Ceremony of Carols in the Immaculate Conception Church Square in Torrevieja on December 11th.

The general public may hear our Christmas music at the Café Royal, next door to Portico Mar Restaurant, Guardamar on Friday 18th December at 3pm.

Cantabile is a friendly, sociable, dedicated group of ladies who really enjoy their singing and performing.

I have some excellent singers already in the choir but I want more!
email: jenmorton@terra.es or ring on 96679 6866 for information.
www.cantabilesingers.es

NEW TOWN HALL ON LAM MARINA URB'

The inauguration of the New Town Hall for people of all nationalities living in the urbanisations within the municipality of San Fulgencio will take place on Monday 2nd November 2009 at 12 o’clock midday. The New Town Hall will be located in calle Madrid in urbanisation La Marina.

For twelve months the local councillors has been planning and developing this new project in order to facilitate enquiries, administration, and ease of access to Town Hall procedures for people living in the urbanisations. The new layout of the interior of the building is designed to accommodate public enquiries and private enquiries. The current coalition councillors have worked together to make this possible and they will all be in attendance at the inauguration to celebrate this landmark opening. Following the opening ceremony traditional Spanish food and drinks will be provided in the street. People living within the municipality, particularly those living in the urbanisations are being encouraged to attend the inauguration and inspect this new facility. The New Town Hall (Ayuntamiento) for the urbanisations will be staffed by experienced people that have worked for the council in San Fulgencio Ayuntamiento for many years. They will be able communicate with the public in different languages.

From the Press Office
San Fulgencio Ayuntamiento

AFTER THE RAIN...

El Clot in Gran Alacant was under a fair bit of water last week.

WHAT'S ON IN YOUR AREA?

Find out what's going on and upcoming in GRAN ALACANT SANTA POLA GUARDAMAR and beyond!! click the 'WHAT'S ON' link at www.thejungledrums.com