THE BRITISH gospel choir which stole the hearts of the world when it sang at the wedding of Prince Harry and Meghan is on the lookout for 'pitch perfect' Aussie singers to join them on tour.
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The Kingdom Choir performed soul classic Stand By Me at the royal wedding last year in front of nearly 2 billion people. Since then the choir has shot to global fame.
The choir, led by charismatic conductor and founder Karen Gibson, is now set to visit Australia and is giving local choirs the opportunity to join them on tour in Brisbane, Sydney and Melbourne.
The choir will choose a winner and runner-up from each state to perform on stage, providing an once-in-a-lifetime opportunity for amateur choirs to appear at one of Australia's leading musical venues.
"The Kingdom Choir are passionate about providing opportunities for others to grow and shine. It was this same belief of others that pave the way for us to embark on our own incredible journey," said Karen Gibson.
She said the Pitch Perfect competition is open to all choirs irrespective of age, race, region or musical taste.
"The winners won't necessarily be the most polished performances but the ones that demonstrate their own love of music and strike a cord with the judging panel led by myself."
Both the winner and runner-up in each city will get to perform two songs (acapella or to backing track) before watching The Kingdom Choir in concert. The winning choir in each city will also receive a masterclass with Ms Gibson.
Ms Gibson founded The Kingdom Choir in London in the mid-90s. The group of singers from in and around London draw from various Christian traditions and are dedicated to creating a sound that demonstrates the community they share through their warm energy and enthusiastic performance.
How to enter
To enter, choirs can submit a MP4 (or similar) video of them recently performing one song via the competition page at www.teglive.com.au/perfect-pitch-competition
Entries close at 11.59pm AEST, Friday 7 June 2019. The competition is open to all amateur choirs in Australia no larger than 20 members including their conductor. Full terms and conditions are available at the competition page.
The winners and runner-ups will be announced on July 1.
On tour
The Kingdom Choir is performing at:
- Queensland Performing Art Centre, Brisbane, August 5, qpac.com.au
- Sydney Opera House, August 6, ticketek.com.au and sydneyoperahouse.com
- Athanaeum Theatre, Melbourne, August 7, ticketek.com.au
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Geraldine Cardozo
Features Editor at The Senior.
Features Editor at The Senior.
