Festival of Voices, 2011

Nourish are performing as part of the Festival of Voices.  And Saturday 9 July 2011 will see the Festival of Nourish!!

We will be performing at the Cascade Visitor Centre (Cascade Brewery, South Hobart) between 12:45pm and 1.00pm, then we'll move on to The Female Factory (Degraves Street, South Hobart) between 1.30pm and 1:45pm and we're also part of the FoV Aperitivo Concert at the Playhouse Theatre (Bathurst St, Hobart) between 4:30pm and 5:30pm.

So come along for a look-see!  Should be a fun day - and Nourish may even kick-on for more singing after the Bonfire!!

Friday with Rachel

Although this blog has been quiet for nearly a year the Nourish Women's Choir certainly has not been!!  We continue to meet on Tuesday evenings in New Town and sing our hearts out for an hour and a half.

However, this Friday just gone we were treated to a special workshop with the fabulous Rachel Hore.  Rachel joined us from her Blue Mountains home and was wowed by the sunny warm autumn day that Hobart threw on for her.  Friday evening was almost balmy with most people quickly shedding their coats, cardigans and jumpers ready to learn some new songs from a master!

We were not disappointed by our two hours immersed in song.  We learnt a new warm up song plus two new numbers - one Romanie and the other Pacific Islander (gypsies in grass skirts anyone?!?).

We all loved Rachel and her amazing voice and wonderful arrangements.

And I think that Rachel might have loved us just a little bit too!

And we all love Betsy who is our "something special" (and is often buzzing around in a blur!!).

Now we just need to find somewhere to perform our new repertoire - it has been a while since we were last seen in public!!

All photos thanks to Heather Chaplin.

The Butterfly Tree

Hey would love to thank the choir for "loose change" which has added up to a $360 (210 pounds) donation that I have made tonight to the wonderful Butterfly Tree...great work!

Festival of Voices Launch

What a fabulous performance on Saturday Always so fun and we looked fantastic in pink! Thanks everyone for being there and sounding so fabulous. We were on the news that night and in the paper on Sunday - We are famous!! Looking forward to Festival of Voices doing workshops and performing!

A Letter from Jane

The Butterfly Tree Hi Betsy, How are things in Tasmania? My trip to Zambia was very successful, thank you all so much for sending the additional funds, we can definitely use it to sponsor another orphan - sadly there are so many. I have added another African song, this time a new school at Libala are singing. The charity is also going to launch a song, called 'Change for the Better' for World Malaria Day on the 25th April to raise funds and global awareness. All the details will be posted on the website and hopefully it will be available to download - we are really excited about it! http://www.thebutterflytree.org.uk/pages/2010/change-for-the-better/ Wishing you all a very Happy Easter! Jane

Franklin

Great day of singing yet again we rocked! Gaye has sent through some pics so thought I would get them on straight away!

Franklin was lovely and as always great to spend some social time together as well as singing time. Well done everyone :)

HAPPY ANNIVERSARY

This week marks the one year anniversary of this outstanding and taleneted choir! Its been a fantastic year and my thanks to one and all (and our legions of fans!!!!) for making this choir such a hoot!!