Bushey WW1 event 2014
80 members of Tonic Choir (drawn from all 4 choirs) sang at the opening of Bushey's WW1 commemoration exhibition at The Bushey Academy on August 4. The exhibition was opened by The Lord Lieutenant of Hertfordshire, The Countess of Verulam. More than 100 invited guests stood by the ground floor exhibition while the choir sang from the first floor balcony. Songs included There's a long long trail, It's a long way to Tipperary, Pack up your troubles and Keep the home fires burning. As usual, musical director, Bryan Kesselman, accompanied the choir while choral director, Philip Barnett, conducted and sang the solo. The choir also sang twice on August 9 for exhibition visitors. |
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From Dianne Payne
(event organiser) "Thank you both very much for organising the events by the Tonic Choir at the WW1 exhibition. The performance at the opening ceremony was a very fitting addition in an amazing venue and was much appreciated. The Saturday performances were obviously enjoyed by the choir, their supporters and many more. It was good to see so many people enjoying music-making. "By the time the exhibition closed on Sunday afternoon the total number of visitors for the 3 weeks was 3,100 and more than £1,260 had been raised for the Watford Peace Hospice." |
4.8.14 performance recorded by Patrick Forsyth (Bushey Museum)
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9.8.14 (highlights of) performance recorded by John Bartlett
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