Montgó Chorale

MONTGÓ CHORALE and Musical Director Aileen Lightfoot were delighted last week to return to the handsome Teatro-Auditorio in Beniarbeig for their May concert.

The programme included the much-loved Cantique de Jean Racine by Faure, Verdi´s Chorus of the Hebrew Slaves and works by Gounod and John Rutter, among others. Particularly well-received was Sing Gently, a piece written by Eric Whitacre during Covid lockdown, originally sung online by a mass choir.

Soloists soprano Rosemary Jukic, alto Nadia Kasheva and bass John Edwards as always contributed greatly to the concert. Rosemary and Nadia’s performance of the ever-popular Flower Duet by Delibes thrilled the audience, as did John’s choice and performance of the delightful setting by Gerald Finzi of Shakespeare’s It was a Lover and his Lass. Special thanks go to accompanist Kirsty Glen, whose accomplished playing supports the choir at rehearsals and is a major part of the final performances.

Montgó Chorale will be joining several other choirs for a joint concert at the Lady Elizabeth School in Benitachell on September 30, 2023. Further details will be available shortly.

WEDNESDAY May

24 saw the last monthly quiz night until the group meet again in Septemberand what a great time was had by all.

On this occasion 71 U3A members and guests competed to land first prize whilst enjoying the special tasters provided by DeniArros restaurant in Las Marinas.

The food and drink were wonderful, and so was too the quiz, kindly organised by Bobby and Terry Walker who did their normal excellent job, assisted as usual by Ginny Whitehead. There were five rounds of quizzing and two special table quizzes to keep everyone’s minds occupied during the evening.

In the end it was a very close competition with very few points separating the 14 teams and a sixway tie break to sort out the table quiz. The quiz master Bobby will now forever be known as Bristol!