Change is a wonderful thing isn't it? Some love change and some hate it but one thing is for sure: Change will always be with us in everything we do. At this week's concert, held at St. Patrick's Church in Redfield, Bristol. there was certainly some change. Not in the fabric of the building because that is still beautiful. Not in the songs that we sing because they were a good choice and selection anyway. No! What changed was merely the placement of the choir members on the stage. It takes a good deal to persuade us old boys out of our comfort zone and to ask us to sing in a different format but I have to say that it worked. Oh boy! Did it work!

Alison, our musical director, placed the tenors in the centre with the lower parts to right and left and it made a big difference to the sound. At the end of the concert I had people effusing (yes, effusing) over the difference it had made. "It was fantastic" said one. "It was so full sounding" said another. "Can you point me to the loo?" said a third person who seemed in a rush. One lady even told me that the concert was "Stupendous". I hope that you get the general idea. The experiment was a big success!!!

A big thanks to all concerned, including our friendly soloist Stephen Foulkes who did us proud as usual. With Pete Jones repeating his solo of "Stars" in our Les Miserables section, it was a night to remember. After all that excitement, I'm off to bed with some cocoa!