Beloved choirmaster Malone will be leading a mass singalong at the Corn Exchange with popular and seasonal music
Regular warbler or not, chances are you’ll find yourself engaging your vocal chords at some point over Christmas, whether at your kids’ school carol service or drunkenly at the office bash.
This month, the nation’s favourite choirmaster, Gareth Malone, will be leading a mass singalong at the Corn Exchange. He’ll be joined by his choir, Voices, who’ll be performing songs by the likes of Ed Sheeran, Mark Ronson and Bruno Mars, as well as some seasonal classics.
Awarded an OBE in 2012 and two BAFTAS for The Choir, the 39-year-old has made a career out of helping people channel their emotions through song. In 2011, his Military Wives choir had the nation in bits with their tender recording of Wherever You Are, knocking Simon Cowell’s Little Mix clean out of the running for Christmas No.1. The following year he was coaching workplace choirs in Sing While You Work, while 2013 saw him embark on a search for the nation’s most talented young singers. Lately, he’s been hunting for Britain’s best amateur singing group in The Naked Choir for BBC2.
2015 marks ten years since Malone’s first show, The Choir, so now’s a perfect time to be part of his global classroom of singing.
Gareth Malone is at the Corn Exchange on 9 December, 7.30pm; tickets are £27.50-£40.
