Tickets on sale for Melbourne Staff Songsters Concert
June 26, 2010 by Rob Westwood-Payne
Filed under Events, Featured, News, Worship Meetings
Cradley Heath Band of The Salvation Army are pleased to announce that tickets for the concert by the Melbourne Staff Songsters of The Salvation Army go on sale from the end of our concert tonight by Risca Salvation Army Band (starts at 7:00pm).
You can find out more about the concert with Risca Band here. Tickets for tonight’s concert will be available on the door at £7.50.
Our Australian friends will be giving a worship concert on Wednesday 22 September 2010 at 7:30pm at Cradley Heath Salvation Army, Meredith Street, Cradley Heath, West Midlands B64 5EP.
Tickets for the Melbourne Staff Songsters concert are priced at £7.50 on payment in advance or £10.00 when paid for on the door. Please get your order in early as we anticipate the concert will be a sell-out. Tickets will be available online from mssatcradleyheath.eventbrite.com or use the ticket form below (a small booking fee will be added to the price of your ticket(s)) from midnight on Sunday 27 June 2010 or by post to Margaret Shepherd, The Salvation Army, Meredith Street, Cradley Heath, West Midlands B64 5EP (money with order please – make cheques payable to The Salvation Army) or from the office at that address, Monday to Friday during office opening hours from Monday 28 June 2010.
Melbourne Staff Songsters is a Salvation Army gospel choir who communicate the love of God and invite listeners to respond to Jesus Christ. The group, which performs at both Salvation Army and community events, has travelled to all states of Australia and toured Canada, the United Kingdom and New Zealand. Current repertoire includes contemporary, classical and gospel music, with some drama, choreography and humour thrown in to the mix!
Members belong to Salvation Army churches around Melbourne and regional Victoria. Their ages range from 18 to 60, and they are employed in various occupations including school teaching, community work, management and sales. All give of their own time and expense to be part of the MSS.
We are delighted they will be with us at Cradley Heath in September as part of a tour to all parts of the United Kingdom. This concert is their only visit to the West Midlands.
Don’t miss out on this very special event!
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Rob Westwood-Payne grew up in The Salvation Army at Norwich Citadel. He left Norwich to study at the University of Warwick and became fully involved in the music centre there culminating in his conducting Gershwin’s Rhapsody in Blue to a full house in Symphony Hall in Birmingham. He also transferred to The Salvation Army at Coventry City, where he became Songster Leader at the age of 21. He was made Songster Leader at Cradley Heath in April 1998 shortly before marrying Gail in the following October. He was commissioned Bandmaster of the Cradley Heath Band of The Salvation Army in January 2006. He is a former leader of the West Midlands Divisional Youth Chorus and is currently Programme Director at the West Midlands Divisional Summer School for The Salvation Army. He is an Associate Solicitor in the Licensing Team of a national practice based in the south west.
