{"id":447,"date":"2013-12-08T20:24:50","date_gmt":"2013-12-08T20:24:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/romseyyouthchoir.org.uk\/?p=447"},"modified":"2013-12-09T21:41:04","modified_gmt":"2013-12-09T21:41:04","slug":"generations-concert","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/romseyyouthchoir.org.uk\/?p=447","title":{"rendered":"Generations Concert"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Friday 15<sup>th<\/sup> November 2013<\/p>\n<p>ROMSEY ABBEY, Romsey<\/p>\n<p>The Romsey Youth Choir was one of the groups invited to perform in the \u201cGenerations Concert\u201d alongside the Mountbatten School Big Band, Barton Peveril 6<sup>th<\/sup> Form College Choir, Romsey Abbey Primary School Choir and the Romsey Male Voice Choir in a very full Abbey in aid of George\u2019s Trust. \u00a0RYC performed 6 songs, \u00a0\u201cLet the Rivers Run\u201d, \u201cWith a Little Help from my Friends\u201d and \u201cOnly Time\u201d in the 1<sup>st<\/sup> half and \u201cI Dreamed a Dream\u201d, \u201cThe Rose\u201d and \u201cSwing Low\u201d in the second. As a finale all the groups massed on the stage to perform \u201cThe Freedom Song\u201d &#8211; a specially arranged medley of songs in remembrance of Martin Luther King and the US civil rights campaign.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/romseyyouthchoir.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/generations-concert-photo-1.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"448\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/romseyyouthchoir.org.uk\/?attachment_id=448\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/romseyyouthchoir.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/generations-concert-photo-1.jpg?fit=755%2C504&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"755,504\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-title=\"generations concert photo 1\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/romseyyouthchoir.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/generations-concert-photo-1.jpg?fit=755%2C504&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-448\" alt=\"generations concert photo 1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/romseyyouthchoir.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/generations-concert-photo-1.jpg?resize=300%2C200&#038;ssl=1\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/romseyyouthchoir.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/generations-concert-photo-1.jpg?resize=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/romseyyouthchoir.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/generations-concert-photo-1.jpg?w=755&amp;ssl=1 755w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Maisie and Patrick\u2019s solo opening lines set the song rolling, with beautiful controlled singing from the junior choir then joined by the RMVC and the RYC, moving into a more upbeat tempo with the Big Band and the gospel choir sound from the Barton Peveril Choir before it reached its final climax with everyone in full voice.\u00a0 It was a really stunning evening with many parents saying it was one of the best concerts they\u2019d experienced in the Abbey. \u00a0\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/romseyyouthchoir.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/generations-concert-photo-2.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"449\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/romseyyouthchoir.org.uk\/?attachment_id=449\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/romseyyouthchoir.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/generations-concert-photo-2.jpg?fit=693%2C462&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"693,462\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-title=\"generations concert photo 2\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/romseyyouthchoir.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/generations-concert-photo-2.jpg?fit=693%2C462&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-449 alignleft\" alt=\"generations concert photo 2\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/romseyyouthchoir.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/generations-concert-photo-2.jpg?resize=300%2C200&#038;ssl=1\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/romseyyouthchoir.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/generations-concert-photo-2.jpg?resize=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/romseyyouthchoir.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/generations-concert-photo-2.jpg?w=693&amp;ssl=1 693w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>This was the largest choir the RYC has staged to date with over 70 choir members singing. \u00a0Over \u00a33000 was raised for this very worthwhile local charity.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Friday 15th November 2013 ROMSEY ABBEY, Romsey The Romsey Youth Choir was one of the groups invited to perform in the \u201cGenerations Concert\u201d alongside the Mountbatten School Big Band, Barton Peveril 6th Form College Choir, Romsey 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