Dear God...
“The ocean is like God and raindrops are the religion. When they fall into the ocean they become one.”
Zoya Ahmed and Nurun Uddin
Performances Birmingham Community Spirit 2020 Community Spirit is a project run by Town Hall Symphony Hall in partnership with THSH Associate Artists, Black Voices. The project offers local community choirs the opportunity to share repertoire and perform as a collective in a large-scale concert in Symphony Hall. ![]() All community choirs are welcome to take part in this event and all choral music genres from classical, pop, rock, gospel, folk, reggae and barbershop are encouraged. Last year saw over 350 Community Spirit singers entertaining an audience of more than 1,100 people. THSH is delighted to offer participating community choirs the opportunity to perform on Symphony Hall’s stage. This year Community Spirit will be celebrating 10 years as a choral music festival, so the theme will a retrospective focus on popular Community Spirit Songs performed over the last ten years, along with new works as in celebration of entering a new decade. This year’s concert will take place at Symphony Hall on Sunday 21 June 2020. ![]() The project has benefits for all involved, whether they are choir members themselves or supporting friends or relatives who are participating. Community Spirit hopes to achieve and provide the following positive impact for all beneficiaries: For choir members:
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For more information: https://www.thsh.co.uk/projects/community-spirit |