Hands and Voices
From the collection of
Basement Project: Gospel Singing
- Tower Hamlets
- 1970
Hands and Voices
Get ready for York's only singing and signing choir in rehearsal for a major millennium concert.
Formed in 1997, Hands & Voices is one of the UK's first singing and signing choirs. The inspiration for the choir came from Kate Pearson and Rose Kent of the charity Accessible Arts and Media. The charity was set up in 1992 with the aims to see an inclusive society where everyone gets a chance to shine, and Rose Kent has gone onto be recognized as the first Cultural Champion in the inaugural York Culture Awards in 2016. A choir unique in Britain, Hands & Voices combine signs, symbols, and the sung word to aid communication between those with speech and language problems and the audience, and the mix is an electric one. The choir is still active today, putting on regular performances across the city of York.
York's only singing and signing choir in rehearsal for a major millennium concert
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Performing Arts: Music
Celebrating the joy and expression of music beyond the mainstream
In this latest addition to the performing arts series, we are taking a look at all things music beyond the mainstream; from choir rehearsals and pirate radio coverage, to buskers, festivals and workshops, it's clear that music has remained integral not only to culture and the evolution of arts, but to each of us in our day to day!
Many established music artists have been at the helm of sonic exploration, redefining genres and challenging the familiar ways in which sound can be experienced. But shifting the perspective away from multi-platinum pop stars and established performers, this collection is a celebration of the hobbyists, the amateur & the unrefined love of an art form that builds communities and allows for complete self expression
26 videos in this collection
1
Basement Project: Gospel Singing
2
Black and White Pirate Show
3
Blues Parties
4
The Sidmouth Folk Festival
5
Steel 'n' Skin
6
Freedom Train
7
Hands and Voices
8
Black Voices
9
Blind Guitarist
10
Handicapped Gathering, Salesbury Hall, 22nd Aug
11
Bandurists and Choirs from Bradford and Keighley
12
Music and More
13
The Pied Pipers of Harlow
14
Rock Music Venues
15
Gay Sweatshop: Edward Carpenter Book Launch
16
The Tube [05/11/82]
17
Musical Motorcycles - Cachito cha cha cha (Coursée)
18
Cèilidh nan Gaidheal
19
Liverpool a Go-go
20
Busk Idol 2008
21
The Folk Music Traditions of South Shropshire
22
Shikisha Zulu Dance and Music
23
Grove Carnival
24
Lover's Rock
25
Reggae Part 2
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