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The Choir Invisible, East Midlands
Subtitled The Gospel Choir of the East Midlands,
the Choir Invisible has astonished this largely rural
region by springing up out of nowhere as if overnight,
bringing together, in six short months, over ninety non-auditioned
singers aged 15 to 70. The choir specialises in the blues
and jazz-inflected songs of the African-American tradition,
alongside the heart songs of South African gospel, all
sung in its broadest, most inclusive spiritual context.
Performing a capella, the music is taught 'by ear' in
the traditional way, with no use of written music.
The Choir rehearses weekly at Harlaxton College, on the
A607 just outside Grantham,with members travelling from
Nottingham, Leicester, Melton Mowbray, Retford, Newark,
Lincoln, Boston and Peterborough.
The choir's name was shamelessly stolen from Monty Python's
'Dead Parrot' sketch ('He has passed through the gauzy
veil and joined the Choir Invisible") - although
this is an very unlikely-looking 'heavenly chorus', appearing
on stage as a motley collection of savage, singing bikers.
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