It’s been 10 years since we created our ‘Anthem’ choir of 2000 voices on the seafront, to welcome the Olympic Torch Relay to our city of Southend on Friday 6 July 2012!
The project brought together a choir of 1500 school pupils and 500 adults from across Southend to sing a specifically commissioned piece of choral music by Tolga Kashif. The piece of music titled ‘Anthem: Let Your Light Shine’ was a rousing, epic work that draws on many different music genres, rhythm and styles to represent a global message. Staged on the seafront, the choir sang to a crowd of tens of thousands as the Olympic Torch made its lunch time stop. Southend joined together in collective voice to celebrate our town, its people, its cultural achievements and to send a message of good luck to the Olympic athletes.
Music accompaniment for the work was provided by Black Dyke Mills Band among many other musicians.
We worked in partnership with 34 schools, 7 community choirs and 3 music directors to rehearse and perform the work, with the help of Southend City Council, Southend Education Trust and Arts Council England.
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