Stabat Mater ? what is that all about? It’s the name of a new choral work by composer Karl Jenkins. He is the guy who wrote the music to the advert with the boy swimming down for pearls – his music is a cross between Bach and Enya, well that’s my assessment anyway. It involves a large choir and orchestra and our club along with the other Maidstone Rotary clubs will be promoting the event when it is performed on June 13th 2009. at teh Mote Hall. I went to a meeting with the President of Maidstone Rotary Dennis Fowle and Jeffrey Vaughan Martin who will produce the concert through his Jupiter workshops. He will be auditioning many youngsters to take part and it will be the opening event of the Maidstone Festival of Music next year. No financial risk to our club but we will need to sell tickets and help publicity. All profits will go to the Heart of Kent Hospice. I will tell club tonight and go to Council tomorrow for formal lift off.
Whilst at theLeisure Centre this morning I checked the Wishing Well, it’s still in one piece and has attracted a small amount of copper and even some silver. I got some youngsters to have a go and that attracted more interest. I am still convinced that occasional promotion visits from our members will help considerably.
Tonight at club our guest speaker is my son Stuart. He will talk about COSMIC and the fundraising he has done over the past year and a half since his daughter Grace died. £55 k raised for the paediatric unit at St Mary’s Hospital Paddington is fantastic and it has also helped him and our family to cope with our tragic loss. Hopefully his talk will end on a lighter note when we play the video of the pictures taken on the London to Paris Cycle Ride that we did in June.
Yesterday I popped into Inner Wheel and gave them a cheque for £550 as their contribution for their help at County Show.