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Welcome to Solid Harmony Choir Website |
 Solid Harmony is a young people's choir set up by Jane Wheeler, Nick Bowers-Broadbent and Mo Mason in April 2002. It was designed to be an alternative to Revelation Community Youth Gospel Choir, but has become a force to be reckoned with. Based in Newham, East London, it has over 30 members aged 9 -21 from schools and colleges across the borough, with a strong senior membership taking part in NewVIc's Activ8 program. The members of the choir take pride in singing all kinds of music, from Gospel, R n' B and Rock, to Folk, World music and Classical. It encourages members to write and compose for the choir and has student support from Diân Gasper as Assistant Musical Director and Chrystal Lecointe as Assistant Web Editor. Solid Harmony was set up initially with Neighborhood Renewal Fund from Newham Council. For more information go to About us. |
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Last Updated on Monday, 15 February 2010 22:27 |
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S.O.U.L. Queen Elizabeth Hall - March 29th 2010 |
 Members of Solid Harmony Youth Community Choir pose for a photo backstage at the Queen Elizabeth Hall. They were invited to take part in the iGospel Event S.O.U.L, (Sing Out Us London). The choir revisited a song they'd written for World Aids Day last year, commissioned by NewVIc.
Young and Gifted were there too and the massed adult and youth S.O.U.L choir. Solid Harmony's performance went down a storm and the choir would like to thank iGospel for the opportunity to sing at this exciting venue as part of a heart felt day! |
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Last Updated on Tuesday, 06 April 2010 09:04 |
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Newham Mayors Festival of Choirs 2010 - March 2010 |
 For the second year running, Newham held a festival of choirs this month. This is a series of choir sharing events leading up to a finale of 8 choirs. Solid Harmony enjoyed reviving their own creation, 'Chicken and Rice' for one of the sharing events and sang Michael Jackson's 'Will You Be There', conducted by Geneta Crooke for the big finale at Newham Town Hall.
Among the other choirs taking part were Young and Gifted, Gouri Choudhury's Hindi and Bangladeshi singers, Forest Voices and the Urban Development crew.
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Last Updated on Monday, 05 April 2010 19:02 |
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Amandla Esandla visit from S.E Cape, South Africa - 9th March 2010 |
 This week the amazing Amandla Esandla were resident in London, as part of their partnership with the Sing Up London Community, led by ARK Schools. The group visited us to perform and lead us in a workshop of traditional and modern Xhosa song and dance. Their energy and musicianship was a total inspiration. We have already coined the phrase, "Amandlasize it!", if ever our performance lacks energy or commitment!
Thank you Amandla Esandla! We hope we get to work with you again!
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Last Updated on Monday, 05 April 2010 19:01 |
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