Sing for Life Choir on BBC1

The Sing for Life Choir meets every Monday at 6pm in the Crescent Arts Centre. The choir is for people who have in some way been affected by cancer: whether yourself, or as a partner, friend or relative. This means it's pretty much open to everyone.

 

We are a community choir of over fifty strong. None of us are particularly expert singers but together we make a good sound, and we all get a great buzz from taking part. We sing a wide range of material from medieval (Gaudete) to traditional (Danny Boy) to soul (Lean on Me). We perform too, with gigs in Arts Centres, Churches and Schools thus far.

Now you can see the Sing for Life Choir in action on the BBC website. Go to www.bbc.co.uk/niappeals  and click on Lifeline.

There you will find the programme that was broadcast yesterday afternoon on BBC1 which featured the choir and also see footage of us in rehearsal singing 'For the Beauty of the Earth' by John Rutter.

Warning: this footage includes a close up of me with my mouth wide open.

 

A few months ago I did the Belfast Marathon Walk with a team of walkers from the choir to raise money for Cancer Focus (the charity behind the Sing for Life Choir). The sponsorship money is now all in: I raised a total of £830 and together the choir walking group raised over £2500. Thanks again to our many donors for all their generous support.