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25.01.2022 So many people in the choir are also talented artists like Ella Turner. Ellas love of the nature, particularly the sea is seen in her paintings. Sitting on the shore, its like another heaven, you feel the tranquillity, the loneliness, the calm she explained. I hope to see more artwork on my visits to choir members who need help setting up zoom - Leonie

24.01.2022 Our first ZOOM choir rehearsal was a success! Congratulations to those choir members who managed to connect today to the Zoom rehearsal. We did it - we sang, had some laughs, told some stories and felt better at the end of it.

22.01.2022 We LOVE our new choir beanies - just in time for the cold weather!!!

21.01.2022 Update on COVID-19 rehearsals schedule for the Sydney Street Choir. The Choir will be holding socially-distanced rehearsals on Tuesdays from 11.30am-1.30pm in Redfern Park, Redfern. Lunch will be provided and hygiene and social-distancing procedures will be followed. But it's still lots of fun!!!... For those who are unable to attend face-to-face rehearsals we will also be continuing our Thursday Zoom rehearsals at 12pm which are also a great way to stay in contact with friends and to sing and enjoy ourselves! We are also offering, in conjunction with the Ozanam Learning Centre, free online guitar and singing classes at a time that suits you. If you need technology support to access our online rehearsals or tutorials, please get in contact with James or Leonie.

21.01.2022 Thanks to the Exodus Foundation for providing lunch for our Tuesday rehearsals in Redfern Park! It's great to have a hot lunch on a Tuesday - much appreciated!

20.01.2022 A beautiful song in difficult times.... Here is a live recording of the Sydney Street Choir, singing a song written by its members - "Our Healing Hearts", recorded last year. Stay strong Sydney Street Choir members!... Street Choir staff and volunteers are regularly in contact with all choir members to make sure they are safe and well. If you are experiencing difficulty, please contact James or Leonie through on the usual phone numbers. We are here to help.

20.01.2022 Only three days to go until the 2020 Sydney Street Choir Corporate Challenge! Here is Tanya Plibersek MP with a message of support for the event! Remember to register for the event here:... https://www.sydneystreetchoir.org.au//2020-corporate-chall

20.01.2022 Welcome to the whimsical word of Hilary Latta. Hilary is not only valued and generous member of choir, she is also an artist who uses imagery of nature and vibrant colors to produces extraordinary work. She explained to me each painting begins with music I sing it in my head and it wont leave (my head) until its on paper, until it sticks there. Hilary sums up her work by saying Art, it makes me happy.

17.01.2022 Another fun Zoom rehearsal with the Street Choir! It was great to see Jono, Alyx, John, Wayne, Ruth, Katrina, Leonie, Lester, Elizabeth, Allen, Fabi, Hillary and Michael today, singing our favourite songs.

17.01.2022 Thanks to St Manoun's Menonite Cathedral in Redfern for hosting our rehearsal today. Also thanks to the Exodus Foundatipn for supplying lunch! Despite the rain we had so much fun singing together and catching up with friends.

15.01.2022 Thanks to James I get to see everyone at the Zoom choir rehearsals every Thursday at 12, it's fun and Zoom meetings remind me of an episode of the Muppets. And as usual, Queen Elizabeth is the go-to person for things to do. Last week she shared information on Ozanams zoom workshops join a yoga group, chat at a morning tea or make a mandala are some of the activities - Leonie https://www.vinnies.org.au//Ozanam_Learni/Remote_Programs/

14.01.2022 The choir sang "Glory, Glory to South Sydney" for the South Sydney Rabitohs today at Redfern Park during their practice. Thanks to the boys and Wayne Bennett for coming to say g'day to the choir!

14.01.2022 The Sydney Street Choir are total legends. Thanks for making our Tuesday meetings and lunch so masked up, safe and fun you are all super heroes - Leonie

14.01.2022 Our first face to face rehearsal in 3 months! What a great turn out and what fun we had singing together!

13.01.2022 Here is Graham Jacups, volunteer with the Street Choir, playing a sea chanty on his boat! We miss hearing your wonderful violin playing, Graham.

13.01.2022 Here's what happens at 12pm on a Thursday

13.01.2022 Ray Morgans aim in life is to spread respect and ask that we all live in peace. It was through his art that Ray found peace. Over the phone last Thursday, Ray explained that when he first started making art, he went to art galleries to look at art. But then he realised he loved looking at people looking at art. Some of the art they looked at he thought was not very good, but he saw that they like it. He then understood that different people like different art. I cant judge the art and (therefore) I cant judge people. Rays art makes him happy and it makes me happy as well. - Leonie

12.01.2022 The Street choir are recording today for our Corporate Challenge massed-choir video. Each choir member is being recorded individually and these will be edited together to make a virtual choir video. Make sure you tune in to the 2020 Corporate Challenge to see the final product

10.01.2022 Check out the latest instalment of the Sydney Street Choir 20 minute Song Writing Challenge! It was so much fun to write this Caronavirus song over the phone with John Horsley from the Street Choir. It's called "Lockdown". John has just released his own album on Spotify. Check it out at Order 4 Kaos.

10.01.2022 Thanks to Coca-cola for donating some beverages for our members. Singing is thirsty work, especially with masks on!

10.01.2022 Announcing the new Sydney Street Choir Prisons Program We are excited and very proud to announce that Corrective Services NSW has asked The Sydney Street Choir to pilot a brand new Prison Choir program at the Dillwynia Correctional Centre for Women. The program will commence in January 2021. We can't wait to share the joys of singing and community building with the inmates of Dillwynia!

09.01.2022 We’re so excited to share details of the 2020 Corporate Challenge! Join us for this special online event on Thursday 3 December (5.30-6.15pm), where you’ll help us spread some Christmas joy and support the Sydney Street Choir to continue singing in years to come. Check out the video below, featuring journalist and presenter Brooke Corte who will be our host for the evening, along with some surprise special guests! Find out more and register for this free event at: ... https://www.sydneystreetchoir.org.au//2020-corporate-chall

09.01.2022 Thanks to Paul for donating your guitar to the Street Choir. It's gone to a good home - Ray from the choir has left a thank you video below!

08.01.2022 Today with the Street Choir - Vocal warm ups! Enjoy!!

08.01.2022 BREAKING NEWS FROM THE STREET CHOIR AND THE MACQUARIE FOUNDATION!! The Macquarie Foundation, as part of their Macquarie Foundation Week, will be double-matching any donations given to the Sydney Street Choir this week. So if you donate $20, the Macquarie Foundation will donate $40! Please donate now, and see you donation impact tripled! ... Go to our Give Now site to donate: https://www.givenow.com.au/sydneystreetchoir

08.01.2022 Another awesome rehearsal at Redfern Park today! Thanks to our chefs Kai, Leonie and Peter for cooking a delicious sausage sizzle for the choir!

08.01.2022 It's so good to see our Street Choir friends every Tuesday at Redfern Park. Well done everyone for masking-up!

07.01.2022 ZOOM REHEARSAL TODAY at 12PM!!! For those who have the ZOOM App, our meeting number is 773-623-680... And the password is 726758 I hope to see you there!

07.01.2022 Thanks to all of our Corporate Choir members who made it a very special Corporate Challenge this year. We are very proud to present our music video of "And so this is Christmas." Thanks for all your hard work!

07.01.2022 Thanks to all our Corporate Choir friends at PAYCE, Paynter Dixon, Minter Ellison, Macquarie Group, APA and PwC. It has been wonderful singing with you at our Zoom rehearsals! We had 60 people join us on Zoom on Thursday for our last Corporate Choir rehearsal and everyone did so well learning their parts for the song "And so this is Xmas". Now it's time to look forward to our 2020 Sydney Street Choir Corporate Challenge! We will be streaming live on Thursday December 3rd at 5.30pm. Save the date and make sure you tune in on the day!

07.01.2022 The Sydney Street Choir Corporate Challenge is coming! The Street Choir is very excited to announce that this year we are holding our Corporate Challenge online. Our first online rehearsal for the Corporate Challenge was with the fantastic folks from Macquarie. Thanks for joining us for a lot of singing and a lot of fun! ... We look forward to seeing everyone at the online fundraiser on the 3rd of December!

06.01.2022 TAFE NSW Live streamed concert! Some of our members are currently doing a Certificate III in Music Performance at TAFE. Their concert is on tomorrow (Friday) at 1pm. Tune in to check out John, Ray and Michael singing! You can also check out the YouTube clip here -... https://youtu.be/ZBg5IfcxpIw

05.01.2022 Great to see St Canices back in action. If you need a good meal head down there.

05.01.2022 Our first social outing in 3 months - socially distanced of course - was a ferry ride to Watsons Bay for fish and chips. It was great to see old friends!

05.01.2022 The Sydney Street Choir is proud to present our video "This Little Light of Mine". Thanks again to all those who tuned in to our Corporate Challenge 2020 and to all those who made generous donations. There is still time to donate, so please click below to make a tax-deductible donation.... https://www.sydneystreetchoir.org.au/donate/

04.01.2022 We're baaaaaack! Yes - we are super-excited to announce that our first face-to-face in 3 months will be taking place tomorrow at Redfern Park. We will be holding an outdoor, socially distanced (staying 1.5m apart) rehearsal tomorrow at Redfern Park from 11.30am - 1.30pm. ... We will meet at the gates to Redfern park on the corner of Chalmers St and Redfern St. It's a 10 minute walk up Redfern St from Redfern train station, or you can get the 308, 309, 320, 343, 355 bus there. Lunch will be provided. I hope you see you there!

04.01.2022 Only one week to go until the 2020 Sydney Street Choir Corporate Challenge! Here is ARIA award-winning musician Amy Shark with a message of support for the event! Remember to register for the event here:... https://www.sydneystreetchoir.org.au//2020-corporate-chall

04.01.2022 Thanks to the PAYCE Foundation and the City of Sydney for helping our members stay connected during COVID. We are so grateful for your support! Check out the wonderful video below.

01.01.2022 Thanks to our excellent friends at PriceWaterhouseCoopers for joining in our Zoom session today. We had a so much fun with all of you, learning the song "And So This is Christmas". We can't wait for you to join us on Thursday December 3rd for our Corporate Challenge 2020 live-streamed fundraiser! Thanks PwC!

01.01.2022 Guitar lessons now available to members of the Street Choir! The Street Choir, in conjunction with the Ozanam Centre, is now offering free over-the-phone guitar lessons to Street Choir members. Angus Thomson (from the band The Super Super) will be running beginner and intermediate guitar classes. Please contact James at the Street Choir to make your booking! (Street Choir archive photos below are of John, Owen and Dave in action!)