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January 2022
Happy New Year!
We hope you all had a lovely Christmas and New Year! We are now back to rehearsals and preparing for another exciting year of performing! Next month, we celebrate our 4th Birthday and as we look back over the incredible achievements that our members have reached in that time, we also look forward to what's to come in 2022.
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In November, our wonderfully talented member, Chris introduced us to a brand new original song that he had written. We spent a number of weeks recording all of the parts individually and recording an epic music video with hints of 80's style - yes sweat bands and roller skates could feature! The video and song will be released in the first part of the year and will be available to purchase on all major sites as well as streaming services. We also saw his Christmas song from last year return as the official song for WAVE 105's Mission Christmas campaign. Vocalize raised over £200 this year to help children living in poverty.
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In December, we were lucky enough to hold our Christmas party for the first time in a couple of years (thanks to Covid certificates and testing!). It was a brilliant night enabling members to all come together socially and enjoy food, drinks, plenty of dancing and even an Elvis tribute act!
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Now to look forward to 2022....our next Vocalize Live in Concert show is being finalised in the coming weeks so we hope to share the date and how to buy tickets very soon. This show will feature completely brand new material with songs ranging from 80's power ballads to Motown and spectacular musical hits! There will also be a brand new section to our show this year which we can't wait to show off. We will return to The Hub in Verwood for this, our 4th consecutive show which we hope will also be a sell out!
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We are also incredibly excited for the Queen's Platinum Jubilee in June where Vocalize have been asked to perform at a number of local events to mark this once in a lifetime celebration. More to come on this soon!
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That's it for now... if you are interested in joining us, please do get in touch using the Contact Us page and a member of the Vocalize Team will get back to you within 72 hours.
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Much love and stay safe,
Mark, Jamie & Steph x
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Be Here This Christmas
November 2021
This year Vocalize Choir will be supporting WAVE 105 with their fundraising efforts for Mission Christmas Cash for Kids. To help raise awareness and encourage donations, we hope you will take a listen to our festive hit Be Here This Christmas. You can even download the song from all major platforms* with all proceeds going to this special cause.
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1 in 3 children will be living in poverty this festive season. We want to be there for them this Christmas and hope our song raises as much awareness for this wonderful cause.All funds raised will make a real difference to the lives of local children and young people with a focus on alleviating poverty, supporting disability and improving quality of life.
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Any amount you care to give is very much appreciated and will make such a difference.
How can you get involved?
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1. Download Be Here This Christmas from all major online music stores
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2. Share, like, comment on our social media pages
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August 2021
We are back!
We are delighted to all be back rehearsing indoors now that Covid-19 restrictions allow choirs to do so! Over parts of summer we were able to get back to rehearsals outdoors albeit a much smaller number of us. It's been a long 18 months for the performing arts and this has been welcome news for Vocalize Choir.
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We are currently preparing for our next show, Vocalize Live in Concert taking place on Saturday 2nd October 2021 and its all hands on deck as we make up for lost time. The choir are doing phenomenally well and it's like they never went away!!
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We couldn't be more proud of what they have achieved already over the pandemic, we have teachers, healthcare professionals, social carers, retail staff and many more frontline workers who have not only sacrificed so much already for others but have continued to be a pivotal part of our amazing group.
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We hope you are all looking forward to watching us perform in October.
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Until next month, thank you for your continued support.
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Mark, Steph & Jamie x
January 2021
Be Here This Christmas
Raised over £4,500 for Shelter
Over Christmas 2020, we raised over £4,500 in aid of Shelter and we are truly grateful for each and every one of you who has supported Vocalize Choir in the fight against homelessness so Shelter can be there for everyone who needs it.
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'Be Here This Christmas' is an original, catchy number, written by one of our members about celebrating the holidays despite all that has happened. It's about being with others and rejoicing in the love and connection we've missed with our family and friends so much during the Covid-19 pandemic.
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We managed to make it onto national television being featured on BBC South Today and ITV Meridian as well as plays across many major UK radio stations both local and national as part of our fund raising efforts!
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