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Songs of hope, songs for water
17 September 2008 WaterAid's largest Sing for Water took place in London on Sunday 14 September during the Thames Festival. Over 800 members of community choirs from across the UK came together to create a breathtaking performance. The mass choir was also joined by Mouthful, a four piece a cappella vocal ensemble. A number of choirs sang their own repertoire for the Marasong which took place along the riverside. Sing for Water 2008 ended with a rousing performance of Free Yourself, with Una May Olomolaiye, which had the audience on its feet. The first Sing for Water event happened at the Thames Festival in 2002, created by the charismatic composer and singer Helen Chadwick. To date Sing for Water has raised over £260,000 for WaterAid projects in Malawi and Ghana, and over $50,000 Australian dollars for WaterAid Australia's work in East Timor. This year's crowds showed their appreciation of the performance by giving generously to our team of volunteer bucket collectors after the concert. WaterAid also received sponsorship donations from many of the choir groups taking part. We hope to raise £50,000 through Sing for Water London to fund WaterAid projects in Ghana and Malawi. A huge thank you to the choirs and individuals listed below who took part. Thank you to all our volunteers, we couldn't have done it without you! And a special thank you to Choir Directors Michael Harper and Roxane Smith and of course, Helen Chadwick.
We would like to thank the following people for their incredible contributions
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