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We are delighted to announce that award winning Desi Arts Development CIC will be working alongside Music24 as it’s chosen charity for Desi Fest Luton 2025!
A prestigious cultural community event that celebrates unity and diversity, Desi Fest takes place in Wardown Park, Luton. The festival’s 2025 date will be officially announced soon. Please checkout the website for updates!
We thank Desi Arts Development CIC and look forward to working with their team on this exciting event!
How did you celebrate the Coronation in May? Music24 marked the historic event with cake, colour and, of course, music! Our Singing Café group in Welwyn Garden City had fun making majestic crowns, singing songs of celebration and sharing sumptuous baked confections known as cake, with plenty of second helpings!
As a tribute to His Majesty’s public service, we also spread the message about the act of volunteering highlighted by the Coronation weekend’s ‘The Big Help Out’ campaign. Championing the positive impact that volunteering has on supporting local areas and communities across the nation, the campaign encouraged people to give volunteering a go for themselves. We would like to thank all our current volunteers that help make Music24 possible. From those of you who help out at our sessions to those who support us in countless other ways - thank you for everything you do!
If, in the spirit of King Charles III’s Coronation legacy, you would like to consider volunteering for us, more information is available here. So please, get in touch with us directly, we would love to hear from you!
Music24 was lucky enough to be invited to take part in a local project led by Gail from the Big Music Company. The plan was to create a flashmob in the Mall in Luton, singing Queen’s famous ‘Bohemian Rhapsody’ and Pink’s ‘What About Us’. Over the course of a week, our mental health group, ’Mind Our Music’, took part in learning the songs led by talented choral arranger and vocal coach, Mark De-lisser.
The project involved 85 participants local to Luton, most of which hadn’t met eachother before, let alone sung together. Gail and Mark gave the opportunity for people to learn, sing and perform together.
Teela, Music24’s CEO, states: “We are eternally grateful to Gail for this amazing opportunity to work with Mark De-lisser. It offered the members of our mental health group a wonderful opportunity to engage in something that was really special and it connected with everyone in a deep way. Mark’s approach towards singing for all levels and general ethos resonated with everybody in that room and he built a wonderful ‘team’. It was a truly inspirational experience and it was a pleasure to witness.”
Mark conducting the Choir at the Performance in the Mall, Luton
