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Choirs announced for Derby's Last Choir Standing event
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The ´óÏó´«Ã½ today announces details of the choirs performing in a giant singing workshop in the centre of Derby, in conjunction with Last Choir Standing, ´óÏó´«Ã½ One's new Saturday night search to find the nation's favourite choir.
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Offering viewers of the show the chance to have a go themselves, the event will involve a mass singing workshop for the audience by Mike Brewer OBE, world class choral trainer, and performances from regional choirs.
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The choirs at the event – at 3pm on Saturday 16 August at The Big Screen, Market Place, Derby – will be DaleDiva and SOSA-XA!, two groups with contrasting styles encompassing diversity and a love for music.
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Derbyshire's newest ladies' choir, DaleDiva includes women of all ages who want to improve their singing, make new friends and have fun.
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Led by founder and Chorus Director Ally Law, who has been singing in choirs for 27 years, they perform a variety of four-part, unaccompanied arrangements, mainly in the barbershop style.
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Their repertoire includes Can You Feel The Love Tonight (from The Lion King), We Are Family (by Sister Sledge), Lean On Me, I Will Follow Him (from Sister Act) and You Raise Me Up.
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SOSA-XA! was formed in 2001, with members from Africa and continental Europe, as well as England.
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The choir explores multiple southern-African languages and singing styles, including imbube, the style made famous by Paul Simon and Ladysmith Black Mambazo on the album Graceland.
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Hosted by ´óÏó´«Ã½ Radio Derby presenter Aleena Naylor, the event will be relayed onto the Big Screen for all to see.
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Highlights will be posted on bbc.co.uk/lastchoirstanding and an audio recording of the mass sing-along will be made available to download.
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Five hundred seated tickets forthe event will be available from 7am on Friday 11 July until midnight on Sunday 27 July.
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To be in the seated audience, members of the public need to register for tickets either via bbc.co.uk/lastchoirstanding or by telephone on 03700 100 150 (calls cost no more than calls to 01/02 geographic numbers).
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Tickets are free.
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In the event that more people apply for tickets than are available, a lottery system will be used to select successful applicants.
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Queries about the events and application process for tickets can be sent to lcs-events@bbc.co.uk.
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A leading figure in the choral world, Mike Brewer conducts the National Youth Choirs of Great Britain.
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He is in demand worldwide for vocal and conducting workshops and guest conducting of choirs.
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An advisor on world music to the International Federation of Choral Music (IFCM), he is also an assessor to Mexico's Choral programme and a consultant for over 20 prize-winning UK Choirs.
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He is a frequent adjudicator for Choir Of The Year, the National Festival of Music for Youth and in international competitions.
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A Musical Director of award-winning chamber choir Laudibus, he is also the author of several books on working with choirs.
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His sets of African songs for choirs are performed worldwide.
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