Singing is pure joy for Norwich Community Choir

Norwich, UK — Singing in a choir has become a harmonious pastime for many Norfolk communities. Emma Harrowing talks to members of Norwich Community Choir and discovers a community brought together through one voice.

 

Singing makes for entertaining viewing. Why else would television programmes such as The Voice and The X Factor have us hooked.

When BBC2’s The Choir hit our screens in 2006 choirmaster Gareth Malone was tasked with the sometimes inharmonious challenge of teaching choral singing to people who never had the chance or experience to sing before. He is also behind the Military Wives Choir which became a chart-topping success. The programme won a Bafta and spawned a new generation of choirs.