🌹 🎶Sparkly Midwinter Solstice Greetings 🎶🌹

 

Dear Friend 🌹 🎶Sparkly Midwinter Solstice Greetings 🎶🌹 What Unites Human Beings is Huge and Wonderful. What Divides Human Beings is Small and Mean. - Bob & Roberta Smith, Letter to an Unknown Soldier Ultimately I believe Singing helps us connect with the huge, wonderful part of ourselves - so many times it has inspired, challenged and called me to do bigger things than I ever believed myself capable of.  It continually stretches me beyond my fears and small-mindedness.  In twenty years of leading choirs, I've found that small and mean, whilst it often masquerades as big and scary, never wins because it has no real power.  When we think, love and dream big, unifying and reaching for the stars together, everybody wins. I am grateful for the courage of those who come to sing and stretch with me - we all grow together! 🌹 🎶Huge Wonderful Sing for Water London News 🎶🌹 Drum roll… delighted to announce that #SingForWaterLondon 2022 raised a Grand Total of £20,938.34 for WaterAid UK - yay!! THANKYOU EVERYONE!!  Winter Solstice can be a magical time of encounter with the huge wonder of life. The beautiful deep, mystery of the dark dances with the promise of light returning, inviting us to keep faith in the seeds growing beneath the cold winter earth and be guided by the stars twinkling in the longest nights.  However and whatever you celebrate in these times, wishing you a hugely wonderful time! Festive Singing Wishes to you and yours! Be well, breathe deep and keep singing loudly! @katierosewindow on the Socials katie@therosewindow.org www.therosewindow.org

🌹 🎶Huge Thanks for a Wonderful Winter Sparkle Concert 🎶🌹 Thankyou to all the singers, choir leaders, organisations, volunteers, friends and family who came together to make something huge and wonderful happen at our concert on 11th December Full Photo Albums here: Officlal Photos - John Barrett Family Album

🌹 🎶 Winter Sparkle Part I

🌹 🎶 Winter Sparkle Part II

🌹 🎶 Wassail! A Cup of Joy! Big thanks to Kate O’Connell and her singers at Just Sing, Eden Theatre, Inverness for this lovely rendition of my Wassail (which I’ve added to some recent snow scenes from hereabouts.) Much good singing cheer to all!

🌹 🎶 The Gift of Singing this Midwinter

 

Dear Friend 🌹 🎶 The Gift of Singing this Midwinter🎶🌹 A voice is a human gift; it should be cherished and used, to utter fully human speech as possible. Powerlessness and silence go together. - Margaret Atwood, Second Words: Selected Critical Prose Our voices are magical gifts - an everyday superpower with which we can summons dragons, charm snakes and enchant fairies.  So it's no wonder that singing plays a central role in many midwinter cultural celebrations. 🌹 🎶Warmly inviting you to come sparkle at the Winter Sparkle Concert this Sunday and to share the gift of your magical voice with yourself, your loved ones and the world in brave, bold and beautiful ways. 🌹 🎶 Our gift to ourselves, vocal expression bestows many magical benefits. A good bellow billows our lungs, warms our hearts, clears the mind and invigorates our bodies.  Healthy expression can liberate us from the grip of fears and inhibition, boosting our confidence and personal presence so we shine and sparkle.  As vocal expression relies upon highly tuned listening to be effective, we must learn first to listen. So quiet moments of reflection, retreat, rest and re-tuning to our inner voice can also be a gift to ourselves amidst the seasonal hurly-burly. 🌹 🎶 Our gift to others, our voice allows us to share ourselves with others. The bridge between our inner and outer world, it's the instrument by which we communicate our needs, wants and desires, enabling us to connect, collaborate and cooperate.  In the dance of communication, we also fine-tune our empathic power of listening, taking care to examine whether what we express is true, necessary, helpful or kind. 🌹 🎶 Our gift to the world, our voice is often mightier than the sword, enabling us to speak truth to power and to face down falsehoods of oppression.  From protesters in Iran to carol singers rattling a bucket for a local charity, raising our voices mobilises and unifies us around important messages and causes.  As we sing together we tap into a deeper sense of purpose, belonging and power - it really is magic!

🌹 🎶 Thank you for staying tuned and gifting the world your magical voice. 🌹 🎶 Bright sparkly songs of the season to you from me ...and the Sphinx in Crystal Palace!:) @katierosewindow on the Socials katie@therosewindow.org www.therosewindow.org

Winter Sparkle - A Magical Midwinter Concert Songs to uplift, soothe and inspire from the heart and soul of community Warmly inviting you to join us for a magical afternoon of singing and delicious afternoon tea in the beautiful ambience of St John the Evangelist. Starring * Welcome Choir * BLG Mind Wellbeing Choir * Caterham Community Choir * Carers Support Centre Choir * The Hive Community Choir* St Christopher's Community Choir Led by Katie Rose With Sarah Fisher Sunday 11th December Doors open 2.00pm, Concert starts 2.30pm and finishes 4.30pm latest. St John the Evangelist Upper Norwood, Sylvan Rd, SE19 2RX Afternoon Tea - available to buy - proceeds to St John's Tickets: by sliding scale donation Book in advance to receive a special e-programme and avoid queues/ disappointment. www.therosewindow.org/choirs On-the-door payments by card only, no cash or cheques Travel - free parking in the streets, car shares recommended. Bus - 410 bus stops right outside or other bus routes to Crystal Palace  Crystal Palace Station is 10-15 minutes walk away Info: Katie Rose info@therosewindow.org Do share the love and forward this invitation to friends - thankyou!  Looking forward to sharing this special occasion with you!

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Heart & Lung Songs Christmas Carol Sing Thursday 8th December 2pm-ish Outside the main entrance of Grosvenor Wing  St George's Hospital  Our merry group will be singing and rattling a bucket for St George's Hospital Charity!

🌹 🎶Welcome Choir 🎶🌹 Warm, welcoming lively choir who laugh as much as they sing! Thursdays 7.00-8.30pm, St John the Evangelist, Sylvan Road, SE19 2RX, First session free, then pay by term. More information  Facebook Page 🌹 🎶Breathe Harmony NHS Staff Choir 🎶🌹 Guy’s & St Thomas’ NHS staff choir run by Breathe Arts Health Research Led by Musical Directors Mike King & Katie Rose More information 🌹 🎶  BLG Mind Bromley Recovery College Wellbeing Choir🎶🌹 Led by Musical Directors Sarah Fisher & Katie Rose Tuesdays 2.30-4pm, Azelia Hall, 258 Croydon Road, Beckenham, BR3 4DA 🌹 🎶 Carers Support Centre Choir 🎶🌹 Sing & Shine - Singing Respite Sessions for Carers.  Weds 10.30-11.45am, Carers Support Centre, 24 George Street, CR01PG  Free for Croydon Carers More information 🌹 🎶 Caterham Community Choir 🎶🌹 Co-Directed by Sarah Fisher & Katie Rose Tuesdays 7-9pm, de Stafford School, Burntwood Lane, CR3 5YX Facebook Page 🌹 🎶 HeartSong 🎶🌹 Happy heartwarming harmonies Bi-monthly Singing on Fridays 2-4pm - see you in 2023! Holwell Village Hall, Pirton Lane, SG5 3SS 🌹 🎶 Heart & Lung Songs 🎶🌹 Fun Friendly Singing for Cardiac and Respiratory Patients Overseen by the Respiratory Physio Team at St George's Hospital  Hybrid Sessions @ All Saints Church, Brudenell Rd, London SW17 8DQ 🌹 🎶 St Christopher's Hospice Choir 🎶🌹 Your voice matters - compassionate empowering singing Weds 6.30pm - 8pm , St Christopher’s CARE, St Christopher’s Hospice 51-59 Lawrie Park Road, Sydenham London, SE26 6DZ  More information

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