Shirley Community Choir

Tuesday evenings, 7:30-9:30pm, at the Scout Hall in Harrison St (off Flockton St).

A new community choir has started in the St Albans/Shirley area.
We're having sessions on Tuesday evenings, 7:30-9:30pm, at the Scout Hall in Harrison St (off Flockton St).
We're singing World Spiritual songs, which is my personal favourite .
I totally love it that, with plenty of different world cultures to choose from, there's plenty of styles/feels to choose from too, like funky African, lilting Celtic, uplifting African-American Gospel, dramatic Georgian, Eastern-European songs with their characteristic crunchy harmonies, sweet sweet Hebrew songs... even the occasional funny one!
My vision is to be part of a group that is consciously and pro-actively inclusive.
SO: We are open to all who want to sing, or even come and listen, and there is no membership fee, simply a request for Koha.

As well as being inclusive in the general sense, I also specifically aim to be pro-actively inclusive of all people with any kind of beliefs about spirituality. I believe there is a need for this kind of interpersonal connection in community, within our wider community.
It seems to me there are many people searching all the time for places to experience belonging, and more than that, a sense of oneness.
How many of us used to "go to church mainly for the singing"?!

I love singing songs (in a group especially) that have a spiritual meaning or message, even if simply in the broadest sense. And I particularly love seeing what kinds of group dynamics it creates, when we sing together in this way. It creates connection/closeness so fast, and easily.
My hope is that people will be drawn to the group who enjoy exploring and expanding on our understanding/experience of what "spirituality" means to each of us, in this context of singing for the joy of it.

Contact Christopher ph 386 1025 or 027 568 5515
email: christopher_musgrave@yahoo.co.nz