Choir on song for semi-finals
Date of release: 9 May 2024
Singers from a Wolverhampton choir hit the right notes to reach the semi-finals of a regional competition for the second time in a row.
The choir, with Martin Trotman, Choir Director, kneeling
The RWT Choir, made up of The Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust (RWT) staff, is tuning up for the semi-finals of Midlands Choir of the Year at Lichfield Cathedral.
It finished runner-up the last time the event was held in 2022 and the group has made an impression in more ways than one. Its photo is now Lichfield Cathedral website’s poster advertising events there.
Each choir had to submit six minutes of their songs which were assessed by the judges, who then invited selected choirs forward.
The RWT Choir entered three songs: ‘Viva La Vida’ by Coldplay, Bob Marley’s ‘Is This Love’ and a gospel version of ‘Overjoyed’ by Stevie Wonder.
It will be competing as one of 10 choirs at the event, which takes place on Sunday, 19 May. Jayne Harper, Choir Organiser, is hopeful of a repeat of their success two years ago.
“We are very optimistic as we feel we have improved a lot and we would be thrilled to go through to the final,” said Jayne, a retired Patient Access Manager.
“Last time was overwhelming really – it was so special and a real achievement for us all which will live long in the memory.”
Following that, the choir hosts its summer concert on Sunday, 30 June at The Pavilions, Stafford Road, Oxley, Wolverhampton WV10 6AJ.
From starting with six members when it began seven and a half years ago, the RWT Choir – renamed from The RWT Singers – is now 26 strong.
Members include Nurses, Consultants, Physiotherapists and Health Records Clerks, plus staff in Procurement, Dietetics, Clinical Governance and Black Country Pathology Services.
Any RWT employee is welcome to join. Rehearsals take place on Thursdays from 5pm-6.30pm in Room 2 at the Wolverhampton Medical Institute (WMI) under Martin Trotman, Choir Director.
The choir has performed at the opening of the Christmas lights at New Cross Hospital and Tettenhall, at St. Mary’s Church in Bushbury, the NHS 75th anniversary celebration concert for volunteers, RWT’s Long Service Awards, Black History Month and Foxlands Grange Retirement Home on Wergs Road.
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- For further information, please call Tim Nash on 07714 741097 or email tim.nash2@nhs.net
