Open Arts held a concert on 9 December in Carnegie Library, Bangor to celebrate the release of the choir’s first CD.

Open Arts Community Choir – Many Hands…
Tracklisting
1 Kwaze (African Gospel) – soloist Margaret Mann
2 I’ll Say a Little Prayer For You – soloists Anne McCambridge, Margaret Mann, Gareth Smyth, Alan Beattie
3 Stay
4 Can You Feel The Love Tonight? – soloist Andrea Hope
5 Babethandaza/Fan Ban (African)
6 Java Jive
7 Moon River
8 Psallite
9 Blue Bird – soloist Andrea Hope
10 Something Inside So Strong – soloists Maria Svabova, Gareth Smyth, Lesle Dickie, Andrea Hope
11 ABBA Medley
12 Freedom – soloist Andrea Hope
13 Be My Baby

Copies of the CD are available for £10 each.

Contact either in person or by post (by post, add £3 P&P):
Beverley Whyte
Music Director for Open Arts
The Crescent Arts Centre
165 Ormeau Road
Belfast

The Open Arts choir performing ‘Mama Mia’ on Last Choir Standing. Copyright remains with BBC.

More videos of the choir are available here.

Open Arts Community Choir wins at Festival!

The OACC came first in the prestigious Bangor International Choral Festival on 2nd May 2009. Up against stiff competition from 3 choirs of International repute, they sang 3 pieces – ‘Psallite’ by Praetorius, ‘Java Jive’ by Ben Oakland, and ‘The Bluebird’ by Stanford which, with its haunting soprano solo (by Andrea Hope) brought half the audience to tears, followed by a standing ovation! The award included the top prize of £1000 and a beautifully engraved crystal vase. The OACC have just recorded a cd which will be available to purchase in November 2009 – just in time for Christmas!