Sounds Wonderful

Led by Chris James, the choirs are fun and great for our health and wellbeing.

There will be a focus on movement and embodying our voice. Feeling our singing together is empowering and opens us up in so many ways.

No experience needed, Everyone welcome

Wed 3rd, 17th, April and then on every 2nd wednesday 7pm NSW time- Cost $15
Bookings https://chrisjames.as.me/nrccvoicesonfire

We will be returning to our usual Lismore venue as soon as it is ready, but in the meantime, it will be at Mcleans Ridges Hall Corner Cowlong and McLeans Ridges Road McLeans Ridges

Did You Know That Singing Together Makes Our Heart Beat In Unison?
A community that sings together stays together you could say! The ‘Voices on Fire’ Community Choirs led by Chris James, are so much fun and offer the experience of just how beautiful and vital our voice and expression are for our health and wellbeing.

There will be a focus on movement and embodying our voice. Feeling our singing together is empowering and opens us up in so many ways.

We will be using music from many eras and ethnologies with a wonderful emphasis on Persian/Middle Eastern music as it is excellent for developing tonal awareness, and for example Elvis… songs with melodies that are embedded and easily accessible.

There will be no experience necessary, those that were in the choir before and those who have never sung, to professional singers… Everyone is welcome.

What is it about singing that can turn complete strangers into family?
‘I have never met anyone here before, but I feel like I know everyone,’ a newcomer said in amazement at the end of one of our regular choir meetings. To her this was the most exquisite point of the evening. It was not about hitting the right note or knowing the words of the song – it was the connection that we naturally developed as we came together as a group of people from all walks of life and varying ages. All pre-concepts were dropped as we were faced with the actual beauty of what we had achieved – humanity in harmony.

The natural musicality that is in us all plays out, and we come into tune together, literally, and in every conceivable way. It’s amazing what ‘opening our hearts’ can do.

Expression in all its honesty and truth shines out, held by a foundation of joy and connection . . . it’s our natural state!

After one experience of Chris James’ Community Choir, I asked him to come to our end-of-year Prostate Cancer Support Group meeting. Beforehand, I was apprehensive that our collective ‘I can’t sing’ would defeat his enthusiasm. But by the end of the hour we were smiling at one another, astonished at the harmony and volume of our singing I am sure our members would endorse my view that if you want oxygen in your lungs, a lift in your spirits and a sense of community, you could not do better than to come to Chris James’ fortnightly Community Choir in Lismore.
Patrick Coughlan (Convenor, Northern Rivers (Day) Prostate Cancer Support Group)

All Enq: cjames@chrisjames.net