A Great Big God – Concert on Saturday 11 July 2009
June 10, 2009 by Rob Westwood-Payne
Filed under Events
The Songsters will be giving a musical concert of praise and worship entitled, “A Great Big God” on Saturday 11 July 2009 at 7.00pm. The concert, which takes place at The Salvation Army, Meredith Street, Cradley Heath B64 5EP is part of our church’s 128th anniversary celebrations.
The concert will feature the Songsters singing well-known songs from their repertoire such as Breathe, Get On Your Feet and A Gaelic Blessing, plus the introduction of some new songs to our repertoire including How Great Is Our God, Where Eyes Don’t Cry and Your Grace Still Amazes Me.
Songster John Shepherd (cornet), Deputy Songster Leader Shirley Quarry (vocal) and Songster Gail Westwood-Payne (dance) will be contributing solos, and our timbrel group will also bring an item.
Admission is free and tea and coffee will be served at the end of the concert.
You are most welcome to join us!
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 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.
