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Keep Mayfair Singing published their Delivery Report!4 years ago
The Mayfair Community Choir wants to Keep Mayfair Singing through the pandemic and beyond. We aim to offer practical help to those struggling to sing with us online, and to fund more singing sessions.
Our project aims to encourage as many people as possible, people new to us or already part of our choir community, to join us in singing through the pandemic and into better times when we can all meet and sing in person together. We will do this by providing technology that will enable would-be singers to enjoy our rehearsals online. This will be equipment such as ethernet adaptors, internet signal boosters and headphones; items that will improve the online experience for those finding it difficult to listen in and take part. Our project aims also to secure support for weekly Tuesday night one-and-a-half hour rehearsals through to Summer 2021.
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Why it's a great idea:
Singing is solace for the soul. It is well recognized that singing can improve mood and feelings of well-being. Singing with others has even more benefits. In these difficult and often lonely times we want to do all we can to maintain a sense of community in Mayfair, make new connections and maintain the friendships that we already have through the community choir. We hope to reduce the feelings of isolation many of us are currently confronting. While we are unable to meet as a choir in person our online sessions are the next best thing and offer an important link with others. This term our concert will be virtual - we will create a recording of beautiful songs to celebrate the winter season, something we can take pride in and can share with others. Enabling more singers to take part will benefit each of them as well as the whole choir and give us something to share with others in the local community. Securing more singing sessions will help us take all these benefits into the future.
Steps to get it done:
People from all walks of life belong to the Mayfair Community Choir. It is free to take part and there is no need to know how to read music or already be a singer. We were established by the Friends of the Mayfair Library to develop friendship and community in the area. Whether you work in Mayfair, live there, or just enjoy being there, the choir is there for you.
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Thank you to all our wonderful backers. We are still fundraising! The more we can raise the more secure our choir will be going into the future. Your help would be hugely appreciated. Why not sing with us too? Contact: [email protected]. Keep Mayfair Singing!
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How will the money be spent?Target (inc. fees) £1,500
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The Mayfair Community Choir has been singing up for the local community since 2013. Everyone is welcome to join us, whether new to singing or experienced. There are no auditions and no fees. All we ask is that you come along and enjoy. In normal times the choir meets every Tuesday in term time in person in Mayfair, and hosts three concerts a year. Since March 2020 and the coronavirus pandemic we have met online through Zoom at the same time (Tuesdays, 6.30pm). We refuse to be beaten and are now working on recordings of our songs to share with others. While there is nothing better than singing together in person, and we can't wait to do that again, it is still wonderful to see all those friendly faces online and to share singing together. The choir has received very generous support since it began, from Westminster City Council, the Hyde Park Place Estate Charity, Grosvenor, the Living Communities Fund and the scores of friends who have attended our concerts. The wonderful Richard Hobson, organist and accomplished choir master, lead us for six years before handing over to our current Director of Music, Daniel Collins. Daniel is a fabulous musician, singing with the reknowned choral group The Sixteen. His musical knowledge and enthusiasm directed us to a hugely successful concert at the Mayfair Library in December 2019 and have kept us going through the pandemic. The choir sings a mix of music: classical choral pieces, folk songs, the best of musical theatre and modern pop. We aim to provide something musical for everyone and to bring the joy of singing to as many people as possible, whether they be singers or listeners.
Project Owner: Mayfair Community Choir The Project Owner takes legal responsibility for receiving and spending the funds raised and ensuring the project is delivered.
Contractor: Daniel Collins The team responsible for building or installing the project.
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