With the evening sun shining through the stained glass windows of St. Saviours on the Cliff Church in Shanklin on Friday (August 9) the Newchurch Male Voice Choir entertained a large audience with their Summer Serenade.

With a variety of songs from the shows Anthem (from Chess), Maria (West Side Story), New York (from show of same name), Oh what a beautiful morning (Oklahoma) The Gendermes (Genevieve De Branant by Offenbach) then a Back to the 60’s medley of House of The Rising sun, Sealed with a Kiss and He Ain’t Heavy. Other songs include ‘Going Home’ from the New World Symphony. Their guest artist was Soprano Lucy Hinkley who kept the show theme going with ‘The Sun Whose Rays (Mikado) ‘I dreamed a Dream’ (Les Miserables) ‘Wonderful, Wonderful Day’ (7 Brides for 7 Brothers) ‘I could have danced all night’ (My Fair lady). There was a rousing finale with ‘Sweet Caroline’ followed by ‘You’ll never walk alone’ Both the choir and Lucy were accompanied on the organ by Cate Clark on her visit home to the Island. The sum of £426 was raised through the retiring collection.