Urban Voices Showcase - Don't miss it!

Some of you will know that I sing in an urban gospel choir which a few friends
and I set up last year. We are called Urban Voices and you can check us out
on our webpage at http://www.myspace.com/urbanvoicesofficial . Last year
we participated in a few gigs, a charity single and pop video. We have more
gigs lined up in the next few months including our very own showcase event called "Lean on me .....I believe", on Wednesday 4th April at 7.30pm at Christchurch, Commercial Street, Spitalfields (nearest tubes are Liverpool Street and Aldgate East) - and the ticket price is £5. We'll be doing a range of songs from traditional gospel, contemporary American style gospel and funky R&B/pop. There'll be guest singers and a dance troup. As well as family and friends, we're inviting people from the music industry e.g. agents and vocal coaches and reps from the London Community Gospel Choir so it will be a real mix.

Please do come and support us if you can. It will be great to see some familiar
friendly faces there. Lets fill the church and raise the roof!

Choir

A few friends and I are setting up a gospel choir. We met at the British Gospel Arts choir workshops last year. We enjoyed singing together so much that we didn't want the course to end and kept saying "why don't we set up our own choir?" but didn't know how to go about it. British Gospel Arts is the education branch of the London Community Gospel Choir which runs beginners, intermediate and advanced gospel singing classes every term. They are great fun to do as well as vocally stretching and spiritually uplifting. I was amazed at how gospel music brings together people of different faiths, especially when the songs we sing are explicitly worshipping Jesus. Its the love of the music, the energy, the incredible harmony and bond of friendship which unites us. I'm looking forward to meeting with my friends on Wednesday to talk more about the next stage of set up.