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@67 Communications to launch new Community Choir for Wrexham – One Voice Singing for All
Date: 05.01.2012
@67 Communications, a Wrexham based social enterprise specialising in media and community relations has joined forces with Carol Donaldson, an award winning Musical Director and composer to create Wrexham Community Choir with a membership which will reflect the mix of all communities living in Wrexham.
The Wrexham Community Choir – One Voice Singing for All begins on Tuesday January 10th and aims to bring people together through song and its membership will reflect the diversity of the local community by including songs from all around the world.
There will be a huge repertoire of music including Welsh, African , Eastern European, Hawaiian and Maori songs and more, as well as songs in English including, pop, indie and musical theatre. This innovative project, funded by the Welsh Government's Community Cohesion fund, will also expand its repertoire to include the songs that members of the choir bring to the group.
There is no upper limit to numbers and no experience is necessary– the more the merrier. There are no auditions and the choir is free and will meet every Tuesday evening from 7.30 pm to 9.30pm at the Wrexham Lager Club on Union Road in Wrexham from Tuesday 10th January 2012.
Musical Director, Carol Donaldson says “Many of us think we can’t sing but I believe we all have a beautiful voice that’s bursting to get out of us and, in my work with choirs, I always strive to get people singing together by creating a good balance between having fun and singing to a high standard. Wrexham Community Choir is open to everyone – from terrified beginners to seasoned singers and those in between and we hope as many people will join us as it will be fun, energising and a great way to be with people”.
Wendy Paintsil from @67 Communications says ‘This is an exciting and fun way to bring people together through a shared passion for music and singing - allowing them to develop friendships, share experiences and introduce music and songs from many cultures. We have been overwhelmed with the interest and enthusiasm for the choir so far and look forward to meeting all the new members next week.”
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@67 Communications is a Wrexham based social enterprise run by Wendy Paintsil and Iolanda Viegas specialising in media and community relations - providing media campaigns, media training, multi-cultural pr, events management and community relations and services in the field of community cohesion and equality, working to bring local communities together. @67 is a recent UnLtd Millennium Award winner - UnLtd supports social entrepreneurs who want to make a difference to the communities they live in. @67 is also a member of Wales Social Enterprise Coalition, Social Firms Wales and AVOW.
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Carol Donaldson is an accomplished Musical Director and composer with 20 years experience as a Musical Director in theatre and numerous TV commercial and theme tune credits to her name. She was Musical Director and composer on ‘Slave’ for Feelgood Theatre which has just won the Pete Postlethwaite award for Best New Play.
Growing out of her experience of teaching over 200 songs as part of her theatre work, Carol has developed over the last 10 years as a Choral Director. Carol grew up Wrexham and continues to have strong links in the community. For more information about Carol's work her website is http://carol-donaldson-music.co.uk/
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