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Freedom is coming? – we can only hope!
Freedom is coming? – we can only hope! So what would it be like for us in the Manchester Community Choir to sing face to face, if socially distanced and outdoors at St. Margaret’s Centre, Whalley Range, Manchester. Some familiar … Continue reading
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International Women’s Day Event
Hilda Holland sent us this report, our first new blog post since the lockdown started… We were invited by the Sea Green Singers to join with them and other choirs in a virtual singing event on the 8th March to … Continue reading
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Singing with the cat
When Rose first mentioned the idea of recording a choir video, my initial thought was, Oh well not something I can be a part of. This was based solely on seeing other choirs’ videos during lockdown: they looked so professional … Continue reading
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You must be joiking, Sami…………
The choir’s final performance of the year was a festive and very apposite one at Manchester Central Library’s annual Christmas Extravaganza. As ever we were very well looked after by the library staff, who provided us with hot drinks and … Continue reading
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Sleepwalking for Shelter
By William West and Rose Hodgson When Shelter was founded in 1966 in order to campaign to end homelessness and bad housing in England and Scotland perhaps no-one could have guessed how much more it would be still needed some … Continue reading
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Scales in the old fish market
Written by Julie Batten As a choir we have had the privilege of singing in many historic and atmospheric venues – the wonderful Victoria Baths in Manchester, the ruins of a castle in Aberystwyth, a cave in Kendal. On Saturday … Continue reading
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Rounding up reindeers, human or not!
Singing at the Stockport Fair Trade Fair has become one of the choir’s regular performances at the start of the festive season in late November. It was also our second public performance with our new choir director Rose Hodgson, who … Continue reading
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Singing is a piece of cake!
Singing in front of family and friends should be a piece of cake and it was … literally! Our Winter Concert at Didsbury Baptist Church on Sunday 17th November featured some excellent homemade cakes on sale, to support the Choir … Continue reading
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Who in the world is singing?!
Tudor Owen writes about Friday July 12th, the opening day of the Manchester Streetchoirs Festival Let’s start where it all got sorted, on the shop floor. The registration process on Friday afternoon was quiet, efficient, quick – and friendly, the … Continue reading
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You’re The Voice!
Manchester is currently marking the 200 anniversary of the Peterloo Massacre. This was violent attack on over 60,000 peaceful pro-democracy and anti-poverty protesters with 18 killed and hundreds injured. As part of a number of events the Art Gallery has … Continue reading
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