Showing posts with label Tammy-Jo Mortensen. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Tammy-Jo Mortensen. Show all posts

Friday, July 29, 2011

Arrival at last!


We're finally here! The United Voices of Edmonton have arrived in England!

After many people arrived from different locations (Ireland, Holland, Scotland, Denmark, and other parts of England) and one major group arrived from Edmonton to our meeting point at Heathrow airport, we met our kind, humourous, and knowledgeable "courier" David and our coach driver Lee. There was a fair bit of traffic getting to Bath, which allowed us more time to see the beautiful, picturesque countryside of some of the Cotswolds area. The fact that it was a bit drizzly and foggy added to the ambiance of the view from the bus window!

After some time to shake of a bit of jet lag and freshen up at the lovely Bailbrook House Hotel (photo above) we had a group dinner in Bath. There were oo's and ah's as we drove past gorgeous buildings, and arrived at the restaurant which was right in the shadow of Bath Abbey where we will sing tomorrow! The excitement (and perhaps a bit of overtiredness!) was obvious at dinner and we all look forward to a good sleep tonight. Tomorrow - walking tour and our first evensong. All our hard work will finally be realized!

Tammy-Jo Mortensen

Tuesday, July 19, 2011

Bon Voyage!


It's finally almost here!

Time to leave behind all the hard work that the United Voices of Edmonton have put in, and go on the journey that we've been planning for almost 2 years!

During this time of preparation, we've had a lot of extra rehearsals, sang at four evensong services around Edmonton, met and planned, had some "fun"draisers, and have gotten to know better our fellow choristers from our own choirs and the other choirs that have comprised the group (Robertson-Wesley, Knox-Metropolitan and the Willan Chorale) and perhaps even gotten to know ourselves better too.

It's been a wonderful time of great music-making, as well as researching and learning a lot of new Canadian music. We're truly thankful for the musicians across Canada who have shared their music with us, which we will now share with the congregations and audiences in England.

The tour takes place from July 29-August 15. Stay with us on this journey and share with us in the experience!

Photo: United Voices of Edmonton at Knox-Metropolitan United Church
Taken by Katharine Moore

Tammy-Jo Mortensen