SOUTHSEA CHOIR HITS THE RIGHT NOTE Kate Thompson
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antando Female Voice Community
agreed it was a good cause for us to support,”
Choir has been hitting the right note
added Becs.
during the lockdown, raising money for
important
cause
and
continuing
to
sing safely.
Becs friend and choir member Clara Flethem was then able to take the activity to a new level by using video recordings of the individual signers to create a polished
The brainchild of founder Becs Robertson, the
final film with each track.
choir boasts 42 members and they have managed
Shonagh Dillon, CEO of Aurora New Dawn, said:
to keep singing despite
“We are so touched by the
the restrictions.
efforts of the choir and in
Becs explained they have
particular Becs. We feel
utilised the latest technology
like
to capture their voices singing
alongside us for the whole
a variety of tunes - and they
of lockdown and they just
have raised a whopping
kept going, releasing songs
£3,920 so far for the Aurora
week after week. The fact
New Dawn charity.
they
“When the lockdown came,
a
take things a bit further and record our singing to support a good cause,” said Becs. ‘Something Inside So Strong’ was the first song they recorded and Becs admitted it put her technical abilities to the test.
to
is their
towards the retention of our
real feeling of sisterhood
got used to it, that was when we thought we would
falter
they have raised will go
a large group, and there is a
keep going. It has been a learning curve but once we
didn’t testament
walked
for survivors. The money
keep the choir going. We are
“We’ve used Facebook Live on a closed group to
have
commitment to raise funds
we were all determined to
between us.
they
helpline which we are continuing post lockdown for the foreseeable. The choir has done amazingly well by raising so much money and so much awareness. They have energised us at Aurora and we will be forever grateful to them.” “It has been a strange experience but singing with the choir has helped us to come through this – we will be doing a virtual gig at the Jolly Sailor on August 29 and we hope to ultimately raise £5,000 for Aurora
Each choir member recorded themselves singing and Becs
New Dawn,” added Becs.
mixed each of the 42 voices to create the final track.
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“Aurora New Dawn charity kept popping up on my
Choir on Facebook Cantando Female Voice
Facebook feed and when I put it to the choir, they
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