Hi GEM Members, If you are in one of the smaller museums in London you may be interested in Sing London - see below. If so, contact Colette directly. ----- Original Message ----- From: colette hiller To: [log in to unmask] Sent: Friday, December 08, 2006 3:23 PM Subject: sing London Dear GEM, I wonder if you may be able to help. I'm working on a big festival for London called Sing London - which aims to unite the city in shared song for 10 days this summer. A project synopsis is attached and a few details are outlined below in this email. The festival has many parters and is being marketed by the Mayor's office who will make this their major summer campaign. Many large museums are taking part in this... (V&A; Science Museum; National Gallery; National Portrait Gallery......); All events are independly hosted but reflect some aspect of that museum. So theTransport Museum will do train songs, The Science Museum will do 'Science of singing'... We're now keen to involve smaller museums. Initial conversations with many smaller museums show us that there is real interest in finding a way to be part of all this. I wonder if there is someone at GEM who might help us to formulate a list of appropriate (small) museums across London whom we can speak with. The Mayor's office will be giving a lunch launch for Sing London in mid January and we'd like to invite some of these small museums to come along. Best wishes Colette Colette Hiller Sing London The Tin, G02, Black Bull Yard 24-28 Hatton Wall London, EC1N 8JH 0207 430 7921 Idea in a nutshell Sing London is the launch of an annual, pan-London festival to get the whole city singing: all kinds of people singing all kinds of music in all kinds of places. The aim is to create a sweeping presence, bringing together a wide variety of self-hosted events, under a single festival banner. For 10 days this July, there will be over 100 workshops, delivered by a network of arts partners, Local Councils and retail outlets. A vast range of music will be on offer - Workshop venues span swimming pools to historic buildings to West End Theatres. There will be events in local parks, community centres and even singing flashmobs. But whatever the musical style or venue, all Sing London events are participatory and enable people to sing for themselves. The festival kicks off with a special commission at the V&A for 5000 participants singing through the galleries. It culminates in a massive finale to celebrate the reopening of the Royal Festival Hall. (see below) Grand Finale event at the South Bank Centre The festival culminates in a giant city sing for 20,000, in and around the South Bank Centre. Lead by celebrities and supported by a raft of choirs, the finale brings London together in song. Giant screens will project the lyrics. The finale celebrates the South Bank's reopening after 2 years of closure for refurbishment and is produced by the South Bank team, lead by Jude Kelly (Creative Director of SBC and Chair of the Olympic Committee for Culture and Education). Sing London's Purpose Sing London is not just about singing. It's about promoting social cohesion in simple, practical ways. By taking part in something you feel a part of it. By connecting voices we will connect people. Sing London Partnerships in Sing London Support for the project has snowballed. The Mayor's office is supporting Sing London with a major marketing campaign. Grops hosting public singing events include: : The Mean Fiddler Group, Science Museum; National Gallery; West End Theatres, The Roundhouse V&A., Royal Opera House; The Spitz Club. Retail outlets such as John Lewis. The list of partners is growing daily and is included in the attached synopsis, . Reach Sing London is unique in reaching across age divides and social barriers. Many of Sing London's partners have large mailing lists. From the British Museum, the the V& A, , we will gain combined access to these lists. We expect over 60,000 participants throughout the festival Millions, through media broadcasts Media support/ Publicity Sing London is being marketed through the mayor's office and will be a major comaign for next summer. The festival is also supported by BBC London and discussions are underway with BBC 2. Legacy SingLondon aims to become a regular event , building as we move towards the Olympics. It aims to move to Liverpool in 08 for City of Culture and discussions are underway.