Prepare for Coronation Performance

Preparations to mark His Majesty the King’s coronation this spring are well underway and for a special celebration at their Didsbury home older people residing at Belong Morris Feinmann care village are busy rehearsing for their performance of a lifetime –with a little help from Manchester choir master extraordinaire Dan McDwyer

Newly formed last month The Tomforte Community Choir meets weekly to practise their harmonies ahead of the royal event on May 6th which will see the ensemble many of whom are living with dementia, perform for fellow residents, family and friends as part of the coronation festivities programme

The dementia specialist enlisted the Royal Northern College of Music (RNCM) alumnus after being inspired by his work with Ariana Grande, Emeli Sandé and Katherine Jenkins along with musical direction of thriving community projects focusing on singing for mental health and wellbeing Manchester Proud

Chorus Altrincham Garrick

Show Choir and The Choir Project – Northenden Choir

Dan McDwyer musical director of The Tomforte

Community Choir explains:

“This goes further than a sing-along we’re creating a choir who are performers By using less-familiar songs our singers have really got to work hard and actively use their brains to learn new melodies to make a beautiful sound rather than simply repeating songs they already know Though most have little or no experience we wanted to give all residents the chance and I’ve been pleasantly surprised by the quality of their work People take joy from the sound they create together and that makes them proud, walking away knowing they ve produced something special