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Pinkie spotlight – Susannah

Susannah

My name is Susannah Colgate.
My section is Altos.
I joined the Pink Singers in September 2000.
I joined the Pink Singers because I love singing and I was single and thought it would be a good way to meet a new partner. I haven’t met the love of my life through the choir (yet!) but I’ve had a fantastic time and made some great friends.
My favourite thing about being a Pinkie is singing such a variety of pieces and the socialiasing – I’ve had far too many Monday morning hangovers from going to the pub after rehersals. I have also really enjoyed the trips – especially Paris 2005.
When I’m not rehearsing you can find me working as a a Housing officer dealing with such lovely things as anti-social behaviour cases, socialising with friends and doing voluntary work with “The Life Training Programme” – they do fantastic personal development courses which I see make a massive difference to people’s lives.
The song that I would most like us to perform is Carmina Burana.
The song in our repertoire which should be laid to rest is When You Tell Me That You Love Me – only because we’ve sung it so many times!

EuroPride Sings

Cormac
Cormac

The excitement was palpable arriving at the Queen Elizabeth Hall last Monday night the 26th of June 2006 for the EuroPride Sings concert. The event was organised as part of the EuroPride celebrations with the key aim of celebrating the joy of singing and song while promoting the holistic vision of the Festival organisers that singing contributes to a healthy life style and a diverse society.
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Summer Concert 2006: Brahms To Broadway

Hester
Hester

The pressure was on for a Pinkies-only performance on a hot, sticky June evening: no other choirs to take the strain, more than twenty songs to perform and movements to remember too! It was my first Duke’s Hall event – would the grandeur of chandeliers and gilt-framed portraits be all too much? And would it be fair to a discerning audience to wear my concert dress with such scarily untanned legs?
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Wonderful Copenhagen

Mel
Mel

The Pink Singers were off to Copenhagen and I was filled with keen anticipation and excitement, as it was to be my first concert with the Pink Singers, and my first real holiday and trip abroad in two years. The Carmen Curlers had invited us as their “special guests” for their concert on 28th May 2006, and having been welcomed by Franzisca who Marie who had organised the concert and were also my hosts for the weekend, I felt very sure that they too were deeply committed to the intention of having fun, and that every one should have a great time.
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The Big Pink Hunt

James
James

This season’s utterly splendid alto section social was organised by the ever-lovely Kay, and at lunch time on Saturday 13th May eight intrepid teams delved headlong into her Big Pink Hunt. Our starting point was the steps of St. Martin-in-the-Fields Church (right next to Trafalgar Square). Kay and Annie were on hand to collect entry fees, dish out sugary/enumberry goody bags that were to sustain us on our quest, and distribute the maps and “not cryptic” (!) clues that would guide us through the West End to our final destination. We were then sent on our way at timed intervals with true military precision, with some teams actually heading off in the right direction! As always Liang and Hsien were at the ready to take photos a-plenty.
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