Malc writes from the sub's bench:
Sometimes things work out for the best. Not obviously for the 40000 or so of my fellow Boro-ites who went to Wembley yesterday, only to lose to a deserving Norwich team (buoyed up by last year's parachute millions - you didn't expect a totally unbiased opinion did you?). But I was obliged to pass up the chance of a ticket to go at the very hour to a rehearsal for the Voices choirs' concert next Saturday in Villefranche.
About 60 of us, from children aged about 8 to me, the doyen; French, Dutch and English (may be others); girls, boys, women, men (may be others) gathered in our rehearsal room on the 4th floor of an old convent building in the town centre. Under the enthusiastic direction of Julie Gibergues the children, then the "ados" (with their sole brave teenage boy - though I would say lucky boy with all those lovely girls) went through their repertoire of songs, in both French then English. They were charming and lots of tears will be shed by proud parents and grannies next Saturday. Then we, La Chorale, under the direction of Becky Brown, gave our first "public" performance. Many of us are debutants and our mixture of English pop and French chansons seemed to please the critical ears of the children.
With the help of musicians we ended up all 60+ affirming that we were "Famille". The enjoyable evening blotted out the Wembley disappointment. Boro can do it again next year and we will be at the Villefranche theatre on Saturday evening, 9pm. Entry 8 euros, no reservations (but with all those parents it could be full).
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