What a great way to finish off the Club's 2023 event calendar! With a distinct Christmas feel, the evening started off with Roy Steen playing the arrival music. Roy was followed by Mary Brown playing the Yamaha Clavinova CVP-809. Next up, Len Hancy led us all in a Christmas sing-along from lyric sheets handed out with Len singing the lead enhanced by great orchestration backings from his laptop. We then drew our very special Christmas Hamper Raffle. There were 10 buckets chock full of goodies and wine to share the festive cheer.
Our catering manager, Karen Steen, had arranged a really nice supper with warm mince pies, strawberries, marshmallows and biscuits. All washed down with tea, coffee or cranberry juice. Very nice, thank you Karen. For the second set, we were entertained by two exceptionally talented pianists: firstly, Denise Gunson and followed by Patrick McMillan. Both played for around 20 minutes with a selection of jazz standards and Christmas songs. They were both using the Club's Yamaha Clavinova CVP-809.
Special thanks to Delyse Whorwood and Kay Boyes for organizing the Christmas Hamper Raffle. Also, thanks to Kay for door duties and Delyse Whorwood and Murray McLachlan for helping with the setup of the room - lots of electronics, screens, sound and chairs to arrange as well of some Christmas decorations.
All in all, a great way to finish the Club's 2023 programme.
The Photos:
Roy Steen played the arrival music on his Korg Pa300
| Mary Brown playing the Clavinova |
Denise Gunson playing the Clavinova
Patrick McMillan playing the Clavinova
Our Christmas Raffle Hampers
