We are very sad to announce that past 2nd Alto member June Mitchell died peacefully, aged 89 years, at the Hospice, on 1st November.
June was a keen singer, and a dedicated and enthusiastic member of Cantata for many years; onwards throughout the 90’s and 00’s.
She took on the role of Chairman from 2002 until 2006; supporting the choir through performances of Bach’s Mass in B Minor, Mozart’s Mass in C Minor, Rutter’s Requiem, Dvorak’s Stabat Mater, Beethoven’s Missa Solemnis, Bizet’s Carmen, Brahms’ Requiem, and also Verdi’s Requiem for the Choir’s 50th Anniversary Commemoration Concert.
June sadly left the choir in 2012.
However, she was also an ardent bell-ringer for most of her life, and carried on with her passion for ringing, which continued to give her great pleasure.
She was also the Brading Tower Secretary.
June’s Memorial Service will take place at 12noon, on Monday 20th November, at St Mary’s Church, Brading.
Family request that only bright colours are worn.
Any donations to be made to the Brading Bell Fund.
(Flowers are from family only)
There will be a reception afterwards, at the church hall.
June was a loving sister, mother of 2, grandmother of 5, and great-grandmother of 6.
Our thoughts and best wishes are with all her family and friends.
We are very sad to announce that past Soprano member Sally Kimpton died on 4th October, after enduring a very aggressive brain tumour.
Sally joined Cantata in 2012, and was a committed member of the front row 1st Sopranos for 8 years, until rehearsals ceased in March 2020; due to the Covid Pandemic.
Sally was a keen singer and music was very important to her. She loved singing with Cantata Choir, and relayed to friends how attending rehearsals and participating in concerts made her happy and fulfilled.
Sally felt unable to return to singing at the end of the Pandemic, due to her vulnerability as an asthmatic.
However, she became a passionate and devoted owner to a rescue dog, who had experienced the loss of his various previous owners and thus struggled with separation anxiety.
Sally’s funeral will take place at 11.15am, on Tuesday 7th November, at the Isle of Wight Crematorium.
There will be a reception afterwards, at the Horse and Groom pub, in Ningwood.
Sally will be remembered with great fondness, so if anyone would like to join in celebrating her life, you would be very welcome to attend on Tue 7th.
Our thoughts and best wishes are with Sally’s family and friends.
Tickets: Adult: £15 Under 18: £5 plus venue booking fee
Our Autumn 2023 Concert is a beautiful, rousing, joyous and uplifting programme of Classical Greats from the 1960’s.
Ariel Ramirez’s ‘Misa Criolla’: with its vibrant accompaniment celebrates the uplifting beats and beautiful melodies and rhythms of Argentinian Folk Music; combining sacred mass with the deeply-rooted musical rituals and dances of Latin America.
Leonard Bernstein’s ‘West Side Story Choral Selection’: displays the rhythmic colours of Puerto Rican culture jostling against the jazz of modern New York, in favourites such as – ‘I Feel Pretty’, ‘America’ and ‘Maria’.
And, Bernstein’s ‘Chichester Psalms’ is altogether life-affirming and hopeful, with its combination of Hebrew and Christian choral tradition, and bright, energetic, yet accessible style.
As a celebration of musical and cultural traditions from around the world – there is something for everyone.
