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The Military Wives was formed in 2011 by Gareth Malone for the BBC Two television series The Choir: Military Wives.The programme documented Malone's visits to Chivenor Barracks first and then a few months later to Royal Citadel, Plymouth – both in Devon, in which he formed two choirs of wives and partners of British military personnel deployed on active service in the Afghanistan War.
The first choir held their first rehearsal in April 2010 in Catterick Garrison.It was the idea of two Scots Guards wives (Nicky Clarke and Caroline Jopp [1]) who decided, whilst their husbands were deployed in Afghanistan in 2009, to put up posters at the Garrison to actively encourage and look for women interested in singing together, to help support and give the wives a focus whilst their ...
Charles turns 76 on November 14 and the choir’s new song, November Sunday, is dedicated to the monarch.
In My Dreams is the debut album released by the Military Wives, originally a choir of women who rose to public prominence in 2011 when they featured in the fourth series of the BBC TV series The Choir, presented by choirmaster Gareth Malone. [1] [2]
The final record features more than two-hundred singers and musicians, including a guest appearance from Prince Harry on tambourine, the African Children's Choir, the Kibera Drummers from Kenya as well as the Military Wives Choir conducted by Gareth Malone, well-known musicians such as reggae duo Sly Dunbar and Robbie Shakespeare, and ska ...
The music video, however, depicts a couple torn apart by the war in Iraq, which began in 2003 and continues raging to this day. 40. Tony Orlando & Dawn, "Tie a Yellow Ribbon Round the Ole Oak Tree"
With the song taking shape, Barlow then visits the Sydney Opera House to record a full symphony orchestra before heading back to Abbey Road Studios to master the track and to add the vocals of The Military Wives Choir with Gareth Malone. The song is finally completed and Barlow, Lloyd Webber and Malone meet The Queen to play her the final ...
The culmination of the programme is a performance by the Military Wives Choir in The Royal British Legion's Remembrance service at the Royal Albert Hall on 12 November 2011. [ 20 ] [ 21 ] As a spin-off of the Military Wives series, the Military Wives Choir recorded a CD single of the song Wherever You Are specially composed for the programme by ...