One of our sopranos, Suzanne, has written a wonderful account of Saints' Singers summer 2022 concert - Desert Island Discs.

Saturday June 25th 2022 was a momentous day for the Saints’ Singers as it was the first time in three years that we had performed a full concert to a live audience. All Saints’ Church was filled to capacity with an appreciative audience, who delighted in our Desert Islands Discs repertoire, as our singing soared to the rafters!

Going into lockdown in March 2020 didn’t stop our choir singing. Our Musical Director Elisabeth organised Zoom meetings so that we could sing together virtually for 16 months and we also managed 6 weeks of socially distanced outdoor singing last summer. It wasn’t until September 2021 that we finally met again to sing as a choir in the Church under very strict safeguarding measures. It was wonderful to be together again!

Since September we have taken great joy in learning the 15 songs for this concert, each one chosen as a special memory by some of our choir members, some lively and upbeat, some sentimental and emotional but all honed to perfection by our talented and patient MD Elisabeth, supported by our very accomplished pianist Jean.

On the night of the concert we were joined by percussionist, Lisa Oliver and bass guitarist, Toby Jacklin, who added another dimension to our performance. Our choir ladies took great joy in giving their very best to please the audience. There was something for everyone, whatever their taste in music, which was reflected in the very positive responses in the following reviews:

"I was privileged to be present at a Saint Singers' Concert recently. This Concert took the format of Desert Island Discs, and individual choir members introduced each number and the reason it had been chosen. This gave the audience a chance to connect more informally to members. The Concert was "magical" in every sense of the word"  Kath Brown, audience member

"What a fantastic evening spent at Saints' Singers Desert Island Disc Concert. At times emotional, at times joyous, it was such a varied uplifting programme!" Jean Richmond, audience member

"We both really enjoyed your choir’s performance - it was a really nice evening. Great choice of songs!"  Ann and Stuart Harrison, audience members