Coventry Carol - Corona Choir

Christmas is the season many singers are busily anticipating the next Christmas gig. There is usually an array of music events, services, concerts and organised - and impromptu - carolling. This year will have a muted lead-up and main event. The Corona choir is our way to bring everyone together in the Christmas spirit, through the music we love.
The 'Coventry Carol' is the Corona Choir's second Christmas carol and overall our 8th piece together. Dating from the 16th century, the carol was traditionally performed as part of a mystery play called 'The Pageant of the Shearmen and Tailors'. It refers to the Massacre of the Innocents, in which Herod ordered all male infants in Bethlehem under the age of two to be killed.
Formed in March 2020 the virtual global 'Corona Choir' made singing together possible at a time when humans' need for connection has never been greater. Singers in lockdown all over the world use the material put together by Neil and send recordings of their part to Julia, who mixes the parts together creating the unique virtual choir sound. The Corona Choir brings together singers from a variety of backgrounds and experience, most who have never met in person yet have a desire to create music with others and feel connected with other humans in the special way only choir singers can understand.
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