News Archive 2024
News Archive 2024
17.Dec.24: ICC Christmas Crackers
Happy Christmas and good cheer as Belinda sang with Ipswich Chamber Choir for their annual Christmas Crackers concert at St Peter’s Church in Ipswich.
14.Dec.24: Handel’s Messiah - ICC & ICS
Belinda sang with Ipswich Chamber Choir as part of a guest choir appearance with Ipswich Choral Society on Saturday night at the Ipswich Corn Exchange as they performed Handel’s Messiah as part of their 200th year anniversary.
10.Dec.24: Cello Duo @ St Mary-Le-Tower
Belinda’s lunchtime Cello Duo was played to a packed St Mary Le Tower and received rapturous applause from those attending (in person and online watching the livestream).
If you didn’t get a chance to see it yourself the recording can be found on St Mary-Le-Tower’s facebook page.
29.Oct.24: Upcoming cello duo concert
Belinda will be playing a lunchtime concert with Sue Smith at St Mary-le-Tower church in Ipswich on 10.December. Admission is free (retiring collection).
More info - https://www.ipswich-arts.org.uk/events/st-mary-le-tower-church-lunchtime-concerts-sue-smith-belinda-shave-cello-duo/ .
12.Oct.24: Ipswich Chamber Choir - Singing Workshop
Belinda took part in ICC’s singing workshop on Saturday, and now turns her attention to their Messiah concert with the Ipswich Choral Society on 14.Dec at Ipswich Corn Exchange.
10.Oct.24: Practice, practice and more practice
Belinda continues to practice cello in preparation for a lunchtime concert on 10.Dec at St. Mary-Le-Tower in Ipswich.
16.Sept.24: A quiet summer
It has been a quiet summer time. Belinda continues to practice, (in particular with recorder) and to teach piano. She’s also shortly planning to be back to ICC as they prepare for the next instalment of Bach’s Passions.
11.May.24: ICC - Jazz and Cake a success!
Belinda sang with the ICC at the weekend as part of their Jazz & Cake Concert at St Andrew’s Church, Rushmere - as ever a great performance well received.
02.May.24: ICC - Jazz and Cake rehearsals
Belinda is rehearsing with ICC for their next concert - Jazz & Cake on the 8th June at St Andrew’s Church, Rushmere.
16.Mar.24: ICC - St Luke’s Passion passioned
Belinda sang alto this evening as the Ipswich Chamber Choir’s performed St Luke’s Passion at Ipswich’s St Mary-Le-Tower church - another one of the cycle of four completed.
<- Afternoon rehearsal
The Concert ->
12.Mar.24: ICC - St Luke’s Passion this weekend
Belinda will be singing Alto this weekend in the Ipswich Chamber Choir’s performance of St Luke’s Passion at Ipswich’s St Mary-Le-Tower church (concert starts 7.30pm on Saturday 16th March).
22.Feb.24: Cosy Concerts recital postponed
Arrangements for a recital next week for Cosy Concerts have been put on hold for the foreseeable future. In the meantime Belinda continues to practise and organise for other events for later in the year.
05.Feb.24: 4 Cello’s Cafe - Belinda steps in to save the day
Belinda played at St Augustine’s Church, Hall & Community Centre, Cambridge on Saturday evening as part of 4 Cello’s Cafe (in the words of organiser Michael “stepping in at short notice to save the day”). Concert was well received by the audience.
30.Jan.24: Cosy Concerts recital planning under way
Belinda is working with a local organiser on a classical recital evening on the 28th February - music with a splash of insight!
22.Jan.24: Quartet at St Augustine’s Church, Hall & Community Centre, Cambridge
Belinda will be performing on cello as part of a Quartet in a free concert in Cambridge on Saturday 3rd February.
19.Jan.24: My Little Coffee Shop - not quite as expected
A well received performance by Belinda to a smaller than expected audience due to a lack of promotion for the event on this occasion by the venue! But still nice to be appreciated and get great feedback from those who did make it along.
14.Jan.24: Waveney Sinfonia went great!
A successful evening of music in Lowestoft as Belinda led the cello section for the Waveney Sinfonia.
7.Jan.24: Waveney Sinfonia - upcoming concert 13.January
After a weekend of rehearsals, Belinda will be leading the Cello section in next week’s Waveney Sinfonia concert in Lowestoft. Tickets available on the door.
4.Jan.24: Busy busy busy…
Belinda’s keeping busy at the start of the year with preparation for the next next evening of entertainment at My Little Coffee Shop & Bar in Colchester, for the upcoming Waveney Sinfonia concert on 13.January where she leads the cello section, plus additional recording work for Backwater records, and not to mention that ICC rehearsals start up again next week…