Lincolnshire Sings!
Putting
community singing on the map in Lincolnshire
Community choirs and choral
groups across Lincolnshire are invited to contribute to a mapping project which
will enable opportunities for people to sing for fun to be identified and
signposted.
Choral ensembles,
glee and folk clubs, social singers, barbershop choruses and amateur operatic
groups in addition to church, gospel and community choirs are all invited to
join the ‘Lincolnshire Sings!’ register, which is being managed by soundLINCS
on behalf of Lincolnshire Music Service. Participating organisations are simply
asked to complete a short questionnaire: the mapping and dissemination of the information
provided is then monitored by the soundLINCS team in accordance with the
guidelines of the Data Protection Act.
‘We’re looking
forward to hearing from hundreds of choirs from all over Lincolnshire!’ says
soundLINCS CEO Nikki-Kate Heyes. ‘Their feedback will enable us to build a
resource which will not only show how much singing goes on in our communities,
but which may ultimately influence funding decisions, encourage new singers and
help identify performance opportunities. It could even lead to choirs sharing
their enthusiasm with others, whether by working with local schools or with
other music-making groups.’
The initiative is an
extension of the ‘Lincoln Sings’ project (see group Facebook page) which has
already established that there are more open choirs than supermarkets in
Lincoln city alone.
For more details on ‘Lincolnshire Sings!’ and a copy of the questionnaire, please e-mail jill@soundlincs.org
soundLINCS is a community music organisation operating across the East Midlands.
