Hello Pinkies. So I’ve been to my first meeting for Team London. I was amongst a group of twelve men and two women (thanks to Lynne and Tanya) who met in a beautiful part of London, just off St. James Park on one of the hottest days of the year. Us new Pinkies were made to feel very welcome by the others who were representing LGMC, Diversity and Design for Diversity.
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Pinkie spotlight – Adam
My name is Adam Dawkins.
My section is Bass (second – the deeper end!).
I joined the Pink Singers in January 2000.
I joined the Pink Singers because I made a ‘new millennium’ decision to join the Pink Singers to indulge my love of singing and make new gay friends in a ‘non-scene’ environment. Had a brief spell in the Gay Men’s Chorus, but wanted to sing in a mixed gender choir.
My favourite thing about being a Pinkie is the diversity of members in the choir. Everyone is different, so we all have different outlooks, backgrounds and stories to tell. However, there is also a real sense of camaraderie in the group, and the exhilaration and adrenalin that comes with performing together is almost palpable, and the audience really feeds off this which is a pleasure to behold!
When I’m not rehearsing you can find me working hard, trying desperately (and failing) to resist the magnetic pull of BB 2006, reading, struggling with Sudoku, eating sweets, drinking wine and last but not least, spending time with my boyfriend!
The song that I would most like us to perform is Le Cantique du Jean Racine (Fauré), or Carly Simon’s Let The River Run.
The song in our repertoire which should be laid to rest is Hand in Hand.
Singing out
Hello Pinkies. Hope you’ve all enjoyed your summer break. While you’ve been off sunning your bones the Various Voices 09 team have huddled together again to work out how to make the festival in London the biggest and best it can be. This latest meeting was a touch smaller than the first with not a huge amount to report back on unfortunately. We’re still waiting for everyone to reply to the skills questionnaire so we can work out who is going to organise what. This should get moving at the next meeting.
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To Leeds with Gay Abandon
I felt rather sorry for the people who had to share the train carriage with us on the 15th of July 2006. The Pinkies were on our way to Leeds and had pretty much taken over a whole carriage on the train. I fell asleep for a bit and was woken by the melodious sound of people practising their parts for Catch a Falling Star.
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New Pinkie’s view – Tim
I’ve just finished my first season with the Pink Singers and wow what an action packed and fun season it was.
Joining a choir was something that I had been thinking about doing for a long time but had never actually done anything about. I’d been a bit musical in my youth – playing in a brass band, singing in a choir and camping in up in the school musical! So on one of those quiet ‘surfing’ days (you know the ones!) I came across the Pink Singers website and thought why not? I dropped them a line and waited to see what would happen.
The new members’ contact soon got back to me and I found myself nervously going along to a rehearsal on a Sunday afternoon in Baker Street. I say nervously but in reality I had nothing to be nervous about. You don’t have to audition to become a member – just a quick voice check to make sure you’re singing in the right section for your voice. On my first rehearsal I joined the basses and was warmly welcomed by them all. After the rehearsal I had a quick voice check with Michael – again absolutely nothing to worry about- and I was soon no longer a bass but a tenor! Continue reading “New Pinkie’s view – Tim”