Worcestershire based singers – of all abilities - wanted for Godiva Awakes Choir

Ilona Sekacz and members of the newly formed Godiva Awakes Choir

Imagineer Productions and BAFTA award-winning composer Ilona Sekacz are recruiting Worcestershire based singers – of all abilities from those who have never sung before to those with experience - for the already 80 strong Godiva Awakes Choir. The Godiva Awakes Choir is an opportunity to be part of the London 2012 Cultural Olympiad.

On Saturday 7 May 2pm – 4pm and Sunday 8 May 2pm – 4pm people with a passion for singing are invited to take part in an open workshop audition at Ombersley Memorial Hall in Worcestershire. The final Choir will be made up of voices from across the region who will perform in 2012 as part of the Godiva Awakes project.

Godiva Awakes is part of Artists taking the lead, a series of 12 public art commissions across the UK to celebrate the London 2012 Cultural Olympiad. Arts Council England is delivering the project in partnership with the Arts Council of Northern Ireland, Creative Scotland and Arts Council of Wales.

Imagineer Productions will create a ten metre high Godiva, who will awake in July 2012 to a spectacular performance and powered by 50 cyclists journey to London to play a part in the London 2012 celebrations. She will be a symbol of justice for the 21st Century embodying the values of fair play, friendship, respect and courage that are at the heart of the Olympic and Paralympic Games.

Ilona Sekacz said: “I hope people of all ages and singing abilities will come along to take part. The workshop will include a wide range of musical styles and vocal techniques and those chosen to form part of the Godiva Awakes choir will have a great opportunity to get involved with a project inspired by London 2012 right here in the West Midlands.”

Jane Hytch, Director at Imagineer Productions said: “The choir is another way in which people in the West Midlands can get involved with the Godiva Awakes project. Choir members’ to-date have shown fantastic commitment to rehearsing demonstrating the role singing has in reviving community spirit and bringing people from all walks of life together, I am already looking forward to the performances planned for later this year and of course to when Godiva awakes in 2012.”

To register your interest in attending the singing workshop at Ombersley Memorial Hall on 7 or 8 May please contact Julie Boyle, Project Co-ordinator on 02476652882/07799540176 or email julieb_imagineer@yahoo.co.uk.

To find out more about Godiva Awakes and to follow the Godiva Awakes Choir visit www.imagineerproductions.co.uk/godivaawakes.

Over 1000 people are already part of the Godiva Awakes project across the region, including the Communitas (220 young people), the Choir (100), the Cycle Team (100) with 58 people employed on delivering Godiva Awakes alongside eight apprenticeships for young people and a further 100 jobs planned to be created during the project.

Imagineer Productions are working with the Coventry and Warwickshire Partnership for the 2012 Games (CW2012) to maximise opportunities arising from the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games. www.cswp.org.uk/london2012 To see how the West Midlands region as a whole is maximising the benefits from London 2012 visit http://www.wmfor2012.com/.