Melbourne Staff Songsters to visit Cradley Heath
March 20, 2010 by Rob Westwood-Payne
Filed under Events, News
Cradley Heath Songsters are delighted to announce the visit of The Salvation Army’s Melbourne Staff Songsters.
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 will be priced at £7.50 in advance (£10.00 paid on the door) and will be available online, by email and from Cradley Heath Salvation Army from 20 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 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.