MEMORIES MADE IN 2025 WITH ESK COMMUNITY CHOIR

 

At the Grand Hotel we gathered round,

Cheerful chatter amid a grateful crowd,

The year was full, the months seemed long,

But now it was time for wine and song.

The tables filled with stories shared

Of concerts sung and highs declared.

Alexis lavished praise with a well-earned sigh,

Cards and gifts exchanged around table nearby.

Susie wrapped wrist bands on members with cheer,

And we all toasted heartily to another great year.

The soloists sparkled, Alexis and Ruth kept time,

The duets and Ukes all sounded sublime.

Helene made her debut on flute this night

Annie’s Song so serene, not one note did take flight.

Now Roly and Sue have taken their leave

Off to new ventures, we can hardly believe.

We’ll miss both their voices, Sue’s table décor bespoke

And the times they shared with all of us folk.

Throughout ‘25, each rise and fall,

Each week we’ve answered music’s call…

With our cherished Alexis, so calm and true,

Guiding us as only she can do.

Alexis to your steadfast heart

Your care, your craft, your vital part

We offer our gratitude sincere,

You are the soul of Esk Choir, year after year.

And as we ended this joyful night

Beneath the Grand’s soft glowing light,

We heard our voices joined as one.

To rise again when the season’s done.

And as the night drew gently to rest--

We knew we’d shared our very best.

By: Sue Walker

WHAT A GREAT TIME WAS HAD AT OUR OWN CHOIR FAMILY CHRISTMAS, 2021!

 

There were no choir uniforms to iron, no black music folders to organize, nor a repertoire to remember.  With a few having reached cultural saturation point after a very bountiful but beautiful musical year, there was nothing but mental breathing space at the Esk Bowls club, in which to soak up the atmosphere along with a tipple or two of something stronger than water and to reflect on what has been another awesome year as an Esk Choir Member. 

All gathered around the tables decorated on a par with the delicious two-course Christmas tuck-in prepared by the delightful Bowls Club helping-hands in the kitchen and bar, and with Ruth Skippen very capably calling the tunes along with some apt Awards, we were just a Choir family enjoying one last stolen moment in 2021, laughing, singing, enjoying each other’s company, swapping cards, gifts and hugs for goodbyes and thankyous as our choir rolls on filling our lives with colour, sparkle, wonderous moments and memories; one more year together sharing another wonderful Christmas break-up.

Despite my Award, we are so grateful for Kathleen’s photos which will ALWAYS speak much louder than my words. 

By: Sue Walker 

Two of the perky members of the Ukulele Band Jo and Ruth

The very talented Mr Hardy

Jessica loves Andrew Lloyd Webber

Four Stong Winds  - Denis and Roland

Sue and Carolyn - Tell Him

Need I say more?

A very teary farewell to Roger and Jennifer