"It's coming on Christmas..." We hope you enjoy our Christmas offering this season... River by Joni Mitchell. Featuring 27 singers from around the world, all starting in Bristol. Everyone involved filmed themselves at home on their phones. Video edited by Raphaël Pontgratz-Coleman Arranged, mixed & produced by Eliza Fyfe Listen in headphones for best sound quality! Want to get involved? Sign up here: https://www.choircast.com About choir director, Eliza Fyfe: https://www.elizafyfe.com

You don't really care for music, do ya? We present to you our first release of 2023! Featuring 29 singers from around the world, all starting in Bristol. Everyone involved filmed themselves at home on their phones. Video edited by Raphaël Pontgratz-Coleman Piano by Eliza Fyfe Arranged, mixed & produced by Eliza Fyfe Listen in headphones for best sound quality! Want to get involved? Sign up here: https://www.choircast.com About choir director, Eliza Fyfe: https://www.elizafyfe.com

Listen in headphones for best sound quality! We present to you our Christmas Release: Christmas Always Finds Me by Ingrid Andress (2020). Featuring 35 singers from around the world, all starting in Bristol. Everyone involved filmed themselves at home on their phones. Thanks to our soloists: Emma, Kate and T and our special feature from Remi. And thanks to T for finding this song :) Video edited by Martin Elsbury Piano by Eliza Fyfe Arranged, mixed & produced by Eliza Fyfe Want to get involved? Sign up here: https://www.choircast.com About choir director, Eliza Fyfe: https://www.elizafyfe.com

*Listen in headphones for best sound quality!* We present to you a Beatles mashup of Here Comes The Sun with Golden Slumbers, both from the 1969 Abbey Road album. Our talented video editor, Martin Elsbury, came up with a 60's photographical theme. "The winter of 62/63 in the UK was ‘a long cold lonely winter.’ At the end of December a blizzard swept across southern England causing deep snowdrifts to form. The snow was still lying around on the ground until well into March. I was 5 years old at the time and I remember trudging through snow to get to my first primary school in Bristol. Another thing I remember of the 60’s was my Dad’s involvement in photography. This was the decade when popular photography really took off. People bought cheap cameras and the development of mass printed colour photography made taking ‘snaps’ affordable to most people. My Dad was the manager of a photographic processing laboratory in Bristol. He was heavily involved in this new commercial opportunity. I can still remember the smell of the processing chemicals…” Also… can you spot Martin as a wee nipper?! Featuring 27 singers from around the world, all starting in Bristol. Everyone involved filmed themselves at home on their phones. Thanks to our soloists (in order of appearance): Jill Wilkins, Alison Wallis, Mary Smith, Vika Moisey & Zoe Reed. Video edited by Martin Elsbury Arranged, mixed and produced by Eliza Fyfe Want to get involved? Sign up here: https://www.choircast.com About choir director, Eliza Fyfe: https://www.elizafyfe.com

***Listen in headphones for best sound quality!*** We present to you our first jazz standard: Blue Moon, a 1934 song composed by Richard Rodgers and Lorenz Hart. This version is inspired by the Julie London rendition. New Moon, Blue Moon: we are releasing today as it's the start of the New Moon - the lunar phase starts on 30 May 2022. During this phase, the moon is too close to the sun in the sky to be visible. The moon rises and sets with the sun and is not present in the night sky. Because of this the night sky is darker and an excellent time to view other celestial objects. Like the Full Moon, a New Moon happens at a very specific time when the sun and moon have the same ecliptic longitude and it can be measured down to the second it occurs. A special thanks to Ted Green for creating this video and to Wilson Fowlie for his graphics. Featuring 23 singers from around the world, all starting in Bristol. Everyone involved filmed themselves at home on their phones. Video edited by Ted Green Arranged and mixed by Eliza Fyfe Want to get involved? Sign up here: https://www.choircast.com About choir director, Eliza Fyfe: https://www.elizafyfe.com

***Listen in headphones for best sound quality!*** It's three months today since the war started in Ukraine and ChoirCast present to you a cover of Somewhere from West Side Story, featuring Bristol Choir Brigade. To the people of Ukraine, our hearts are with you and we stand together. We want to continue raising money to support those in need, so please donate to the DEC here: https://www.justgiving.com/fundraising/asongforukraine Here is our BBC Radio Bristol interview talking about the song - it starts 1 hour and 15 minutes in: https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/p0c5xxyy We have altered some lyrics: "we'll find our own way of healing, we'll find another beginning". Featuring 42 singers from around the world, all starting in Bristol. Everyone involved filmed themselves at home on their phones. A special thanks to one of our singers, Raph, for creating this video. Thank you so much for your donations so far and to all our singers for taking part in this song. Want to get involved? Sign up here: https://www.choircast.com About choir director, Eliza Fyfe: https://www.elizafyfe.com

Well, coincidentally, I am uploading this video realising it's TWO years TODAY since our debut release of Bohemian Rhapsody, a week after lockdown was announced! Now we are back to basics in a Zoom room, hoping that you enjoy our latest offering: Creep by Radiohead. HAPPY 2 YEAR ANNIVERSARY CHOIRCAST! Congratulations to all our singers... and for their last 2 years of virtual singing. Long may it continue! Solo lines written and performed by Isabelle Bastien (Belgium) Vocal arrangement and picture edited by Eliza Fyfe

Want to get involved? Sign up here: https://www.choircast.com Choir director Eliza Fyfe & editor Martin Elsbury are proud to wrap up 2021 with an original Christmas song they wrote for ChoirCast, and also our 20th video release since April 2020! We present to you: Glimmers Of Light. Featuring 32 singers from around the world, all starting in Bristol. Everyone involved filmed themselves at home on their phones. We also projected this video at the first real life choir concert in 2 years in Bristol, with Eliza's community choir, Bristol Choir Brigade, joining in singing the melody. Our ChoirCast members from around the world attended the event on Zoom and it was a magical hybrid experience! There's still time to donate to Bristol Refugee Rights - https://www.justgiving.com/fundraising/Eliza-Fyfe1 Merry Christmas! Lyrics: Bells ring out in the twilight Tomorrow is Christmas day Choirs unlocked sing together again Locked hand in hand they sway There’s sparkle in our eyes once more Harmonies ripple through grey All that we want at this magical time Is a song that’s here to stay Sing with us at Christmas time A star is piercing the night Laughter cascading, sadness is fading Together as glimmers of light Every window is gleaming Angels and children at play But all that we want in the candlelight glow Is to share our love far away Sing with us at Christmas time Follow the star shining bright Laughter cascading, sadness is fading Together as glimmers of light Snow falls soft in the desert night (snow on snow) The wars have all rusted away All that’s left in this broken land is our star lighting the way Sing with us at Christmas time Songs of our soul shine bright Laughter cascading, sadness is fading Together as glimmers of light, Bells ring out in the twilight Tomorrow is Christmas day The hope in our hearts can challenge the dark And illuminate dreams far away All that we want at this magical time Is a song that’s here to stay Video edited by Martin Elsbury Arranged and mixed by Eliza Fyfe About choir director, Eliza Fyfe: https://www.elizafyfe.com Glimmers Of Light Writing Process: Eliza: "The lyrics were inspired by thoughts and feelings from the choir during lockdown. A choir member mentioned missing the “sparkle in people’s” eyes. Another shared feeling of being back together again, “swaying hand in hand” being a beautiful image. I loved the reference to “glimmers of light” by another member in a poem she had written back in the first lockdown. Thank you, Vika, for inspiring our title :) I definitely found this a challenging yet rewarding experience musically - getting the right 'Christmassy' hopeful/joyful sound was difficult. The main thing was making sure I kept it simple and focused on making it about the choir. There’s a scattering of little sleigh bell sounds here and there, as well as a celeste and bells which were the favourite sounds selected by ChoirCast when I showed them some synth options during a rehearsal - thanks for this!" Martin: "The writing of this song was an interesting journey for us. The problem with writing a Christmas song, (especially one that is not overtly religious) is that it’s very easy to fall back on the familiar ideas that make other Christmas songs work well. We tried hard not to write a ‘cheesy’ song and while there are still some of those familiar ideas in our song, I think, (I hope), that we’ve also woven in some elements that speak from a deeper, more profound level. We discussed different ideas of what the song might be about but it was obvious from the start that an important theme would be the locking down and unlocking of choirs. That, after all, was the story of Choirantine and ChoirCast. Other sources of inspiration were explored and one idea that was strong in our minds and in the news at the time was the situation developing in Afghanistan. I felt strongly that the circumstances there were so unspeakably awful that we shouldn’t even attempt to make any direct reference to them in the song. However, I was inspired to write some lines and the ideas in the middle eight section (‘desert night’/ ’rusting wars’ / ‘broken land’) remain as a witness to the darkness. They are not overtly referencing their original inspiration but they act as a darker metaphor for any situation in the world or in human experience that seemingly lacks hope. I think that the tone of this section balances well with the more positive ‘return to singing’ / ‘shining songs’ / ‘love sharing’ ideas that drive the rest of the song."

Want to get involved? Sign up here: https://www.choircast.com HAPPY HALLOWEEN! We are proud to present our creepy version of this Talking Heads classic: Psycho Killer. This is also the FIRST time we've featured Eliza's real life community choir who started rehearsing together again in September - look out for Bristol Choir Brigade! Our talented video editor, Martin, discovered that a major source of inspiration for the song was the 1960 Hitchcock film ‘Psycho’, therefore iconic images from that film have been used. In turn, the film Psycho was inspired by and shares many story details with a real life mass murderer case that happened in Wisconsin in the 1950s - check out the gory details about the mild mannered farmer Ed Gein...! Featuring 23 singers from around the world, all starting in Bristol. Everyone involved filmed themselves at home on their phones. Video edited by Martin Elsbury Arranged and mixed by Eliza Fyfe With special thanks to Isabelle Bastien from Belgium for her extra harmony ideas and French ramblings! About choir director, Eliza Fyfe: https://www.elizafyfe.com

Want to get involved? Sign up here: https://www.choircast.com Life may be slowly returning to some sort of normal again, but we are keeping the dream alive with virtual singing! We are proud to present our FIRST a cappella release! Keeping The Dream Alive is a 1988 song by German pop and rock band Münchener Freiheit. Münchener Freiheit is named after a square in Munich. Their song Keeping The Dream Alive was recorded at Abbey Road Studios (originally in German). Featuring 34 singers from around the world, all starting in Bristol. Everyone involved filmed themselves at home on their phones. Video edited by Martin Elsbury Arranged and mixed by Eliza Fyfe About choir director, Eliza Fyfe: https://www.elizafyfe.com

Check out our "live" piano Zoom version of ...Baby One More Time! Enjoy :)

Want to get involved? Sign up here: https://www.choircast.com Oh baby baby, check out our new release! Here's our version of this 90's classic by Britney Spears - the iconic "...Baby One More Time" - here is where we #FreeBritney in our own way! ;) The ChoirCasters embraced the schoolgirl theme and we even have a special dancing feature from one of our member's daughters. Look out for Rosie, Kathryn's daughter! Featuring 30 singers from around the world, all starting in Bristol. Everyone involved filmed themselves at home on their phones. Video edited by Martin Elsbury Arrangement by Eliza Fyfe & Kristian Bressington Mixed by Kristian Bressington About choir director, Eliza Fyfe: https://www.elizafyfe.com

Want to get involved? Sign up here: https://www.choircast.com Here's our version of yet another 80s classic from 1989 - Like A Prayer by Madonna. Our talented video editor, Martin Elsbury, has featured the making of stain glass and some mysterious glass spheres... because life is a mystery! Enjoy the gorgeous scenery and colourful outfits! Soloists: Vika, Laura, Beth, Aliki, Raph and Jill. Featuring 30 singers from around the world - and musicians from Bristol, where ChoirCast began. Everyone involved filmed themselves at home on their phones. Video edited by Martin Elsbury Arrangement by Eliza Fyfe & Kristian Bressington Mixed by Kristian Bressington About choir director, Eliza Fyfe: https://www.elizafyfe.com

Here's our piano version of our latest release: A Little Respect by Erasure. After our release, we decided to sing along to it together on Zoom!

Want to get involved? Sign up here: https://www.choircast.com Here's our take of this 80s classic from 1988 - A Little Respect by Erasure. Enjoy some behind the scenes action of the makings of our ChoirCast videos as well as sign language in the choruses. Thanks to Isabelle Bastien, our dedicated choir member from Belgium, for her additional harmony ideas featured from the Middle 8 to the end. Featuring 40 singers from around the world - and musicians from Bristol, where ChoirCast began. Everyone involved filmed themselves at home on their phones. Video edited by Martin Elsbury Arrangement by Eliza Fyfe, Kristian Bressington & George Turner Mixed by Kristian Bressington June is going to be an exciting one with a 90's American pop icon... sign up now! https://www.choircast.com/join-us About choir director, Eliza Fyfe: https://www.elizafyfe.com

Want to get involved? Sign up here: https://www.choircast.com/ What are you dreaming of as the world gradually opens up again? "All You're Dreaming Of" is a beautifully poetic song by Liam Gallagher which was released December 2020. Featuring 42 singers from around the world - and musicians from Bristol, where ChoirCast began. Everyone involved filmed themselves at home on their phones. Video edited by Martin Elsbury Arrangement by Eliza Fyfe, Kristian Bressington & George Turner Violins - Craig Stratton Cello - Jacqueline Phillips Piano - Eliza Fyfe Trumpet - Rebecca Crawshaw French Horn -Phillippa Slack Bass Trombone - Ed Hilton Tuba - Edd Leech Sound mixed by Kristian Bressington Singers: BASSES Anthony "T" Thompson - Bristol Beth Mann - Nashville Bethany Pozzi-Johnson - Maui, Hawaii Helen Rossington - Isle Of Mann Jill Wilkins - Darlington Martin Elsbury - Bristol Sarah Kerrigan - London Ted Green - New Jersey Wilson Fowlie - Coquitlam, Canada TENORS Alison Glover - Cheshire Alison Wallis - Surrey Caroline Bartle - Bristol Isabelle Bastien - Belgium Jenny Szewiel - Bristol Judith Glassbrook - Henlow, Bedfordshire Judy Brooks - Beaumont, California Kaz Fox - Bristol Mary Dale Esposito - British Columbia, Canada Mary Smith - York Raphael Pontgratz-Coleman - Bristol Sherry Fuller - Orange County, California ALTOS Amy Davies - Bristol Darcey Healey - Bristol Eliza Fyfe - Bristol Kathryn Field - Andover Laura Pickerill - Bristol Marianne Bugni - Beaumont, California Maureen Wood - Darlington Sam Broomfield - Berkshire Victoria Henniker-Heaton - Bristol Vika Moisey - Bristol SOPRANOS Alex Johnson - Bristol Claire Broomfield - Bristol Deborah Bishop - Cumbria Elizabeth Figg - Bristol Gill Gale - Warwick Izzy Ainger - Bristol Jan Robinson - British Columbia, Canada Lena Izzat - Llanelli Michelle Dyer - Shropshire Vanessa Gough - Surrey Zoe Reed - Didcot Subscribe to our channel now for our upcoming ChoirCast projects! Visit www.choircast.com to sign up :) https://www.elizafyfe.com/

We present to you a medley of our releases over the last 12 months, finishing up with our anniversary re-release. We are very proud of what we have achieved in a year and want to celebrate bringing people across the world in song, virtually, during a global pandemic. Congratulations to everyone involved! Happy Anniversary, ChoirCast! https://www.choircast.com

We are proud to present our 1 year anniversary re-release of Bohemian Rhapsody: exactly a year on from our debut! We are really excited to share this with you - a total of 73 singers feature - our biggest virtual video yet - what a way to celebrate! Magnifico!!! With thanks to our musicians: Martin Sean McConnell on guitars Jeremy Robberechts on piano Brandon Quentin-Hicks on bass Charlie G on drums And producers: Mixed by Charlie G Edited by Martin Elsbury ChoirCast continues on, making more great music each month. To sign up, visit https://www.choircast.com

Want to get involved? Sign up here: https://www.choircast.com "Waiting for that feeling" - the feeling to be with people again? Hugging your loved one? The feeling of that vaccination?! We are almost there! What a turbulent year it's been - we hope this song can bring you joy and hope as we start to come out the other side. But for now, as we hold out that little bit longer: "Come on, come on, come on! Get through this!" - and remember "love's the greatest thing". "Tender" by Blur is a song of a fragile mind - which I'm sure we can relate to after a challenging year. We were inspired by Van Gogh's Starry Night over the Rhone painting, which is featured in this video. The song is about Blur's frontman Damon Albarn’s breakup with musician turned painter Justine Frischmann; we featured her paintings as well. Featuring 31 singers from around the world - and musicians from Bristol, where ChoirCast began. Everyone involved filmed themselves at home on their phones. This is also the most soloists we have had in a ChoirCast video (a total of 15) so congratulations to them! Video edited by Martin Elsbury Arrangement & Instrumentation by Eliza Fyfe, Kristian Bressington & George Turner Sound mixed by Kristian Bressington Subscribe to my channel now for our upcoming ChoirCast projects! Our next release is in April. https://www.elizafyfe.com Story of how the theme of Tender came about, by our editor, Martin: "I bought a copy of the classic novel ‘Tender is the Night’ by F. Scott Fitzgerald. I knew the title was the inspiration for the song’s title and its first line and I thought I might get some hints from the content. Actually I did – but I would only realise that later. Next, I turned to the lyrics of the song to see if there was anything beyond the fist line that might give me some inspiration. The line ‘Lord I need to find someone who can heal my mind’ would prove to make an interesting connection. The line suggested someone might be having issues with their mental health! Then I looked at the book again. Its front cover design was an art deco style painting of a sweeping bay somewhere on the French Riviera where the book is set. I liked the look of it and thought that it was a potential background image for the video. But it was a daytime scene and I needed it to be a night image, so I started to search for something similar painted at night. I found it. It was a painting called ‘Starry Night over the Rhone’ by Vincent Van Gogh. And there was the first connection. If ever there was an artist who had issues with his mental health it was Van Gogh! Then I returned to story of the song and learned that it was written by the four band members about Blur frontman Damon Albarn’s breakup with musician turned painter Justine Frischmann. And there was the second connection. I had another painter in the mix! Two people with broken minds, and two painters! So the video features details of Van Gogh paintings with his deep yellows and blues and some Justine Frischmann paintings. I suppose at one level the use of these images might be a subtle reference to the artist’s often fragile state of mind. I think the song suggests that too. Here's some trivia for you.... Did you know that the word ‘Tender’ only occurs 4 times in the song? There are 8 ‘Oh why’s’, 10 ‘Oh my’s’, 10 ‘Oohs’ , 24 ‘Come on’s’ and 24 ‘Oh My baby’s'. You can’t accuse me of not researching this thoroughly!"

***Want to get involved? Visit https://www.choircast.com to sign up*** We are proud to present to you our first song of 2021 under our new name: ChoirCast! This is a Valentine's special which aims to bring you love and nostalgia, perhaps with a bit of romance too! We hope to kick off this year with new hope. Choir members submitted photographs of their loved ones, or of them with their loved ones. It was very enjoyable to add that personal touch to the video and tell a bit of a story from our singers' past & present. Featuring 31 singers from around the world - and musicians from Bristol, where ChoirCast began. Everyone involved filmed themselves at home on their phones. Video edited by Martin Elsbury Arrangement & Instrumentation by Eliza Fyfe, Kristian Bressington & George Turner Sound mixed by Kristian Bressington Subscribe to my channel now for our upcoming ChoirCast projects! Our next release is the second week of March. Visit www.choircast.com to sign up :) Happy Valentine's Day! https://www.elizafyfe.com #VirtualChoir

We are proud to present to you our Christmas song of 2020, "Love Is Christmas" by Sara Bareilles, featuring 51 singers from around the world (the most singers we've had). Everyone involved filmed themselves at home on their phones. We have raised £1121 for Southmead Hospital Charity for their research programme for Covid-19. There's still time to donate: https://www.justgiving.com/fundraising/choirantinebuskathon We chose this song as we want to reflect on this difficult year. Remember that no matter where you are, you are loved. And if you can't see your loved ones, we hope that this can be a comfort - hold tight, it will be worth the wait for next year. We'd like to share the lyrics with you for this beautiful song by Sara Bareilles: I don’t care if the house is packed, Or the strings of light are broken. I don’t care if the gifts are wrapped, Or there’s nothing here to open. Love is not a toy, and no paper will conceal it. Love is simply joy that I’m home. I don’t care if the carpet's stained; we've got food upon our table. I don’t care if it’s gonna rain, our little room is warm and stable. Love is who we are, and no season can contain it. Love would never fall for that. We sing ooooooooooooooo... Let love lead us, love is Christmas. Why so scared that you’ll mess it up? When perfection keeps you haunted. All we need is your best my love, that’s all anyone ever wanted. Love is how we do, let no judgment overrule it. Love I look to you, and I sing. Ooooooooooooooooooooo Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhh... Let love lead us, love is Christmas. Let love lead us, love is Christmas. Video edited by Martin Elsbury Arrangement by Eliza Fyfe & Kristian Bressington Sound mixed by Kristian Bressington Subscribe to my channel now for our upcoming ChoirCast projects! Visit www.choircast.com to sign up :) www.elizafyfe.com #VirtualChoir

...well, as live as we can get anyway! Still a post edit but a RAW take to achieve a live feel! Choir members recorded themselves singing along with me in their headphones while on mute, then sent me the audio afterwards. A great take from our Zoom rehearsal, well done all! www.choircast.com www.elizafyfe.com

ChoirCast release their Halloween special: Michael Jackson’s Thriller - complete with ghouls, make-up, real grave stones and dancing! HAPPY HALLOWEEN… mwahahahahahaa!!! Featuring 31 singers from around the world - and musicians from Bristol, where ChoirCast began. Everyone involved filmed themselves at home on their phones. Video edited by Martin Elsbury Arrangement by Eliza Fyfe & Kristian Bressington Sound mixed by Kristian Bressington Subscribe to my channel now for our upcoming ChoirCast projects! Visit www.choircast.com to sign up :) Credits to the singers involved: BASSES Anthony “T” Thompson, Bristol, UK Caroline Bartle - Bristol, UK Eliza Fyfe - Bristol, UK Helen Rossington - Bristol, UK Jenny Szewiel - Bristol, UK Ken Jewell - Bristol, UK Martin Elsbury - Stanton Wick, UK Maureen Wood - Darlington, UK Sam Broomfield - Berkshire, UK Raphael Pontgratz-Coleman - Bristol, UK Steve Broomfield - Bristol, UK (also the intro voice) ALTOs Anne Jocqué - Écaussinnes, Belgium Colette Fyfe - Lechlade, UK Emma Broughton - Bristol, UK Jane Hunter - Bristol, UK Judy Brooks - Beaumont, California, USA Kathryn Field - Andover, UK Marianne Bugni - Beaumont, California, USA Mary Dale Esposito - British Columbia, Canada Victoria Henniker-Heaton - Bristol, UK SOPRANOS Amy Davies - Bristol, UK Angela Masella - Taranto, Italy Becky Walmsley - Liverpool, UK Claire Broomfield - Bristol, UK Emily Miller - Bristol, UK Isabelle Bastien - Mons, Belgium Jan Robinson - British Columbia, Canada Kate Russell - Leeds, UK Laura Penney Shamir - New Jersey, USA Nicole Whippey - Bristol, UK Vika Moisey - Bristol, UK Special guest: Ryan Shamir (Laura's daughter) The ChoirCast Band: Drums - Kristian Bressington Keys - Eliza Fyfe Bass - Dan Plimmer Guitar - George Turner Alto & Tenor Saxophone - Nick Webb Trumpet - Harry Bassett www.choircast.com www.elizafyfe.com

It's Autumn and ChoirCast are back with this leafy classic! 36 people come together in song, this time singing California Dreamin', dedicated to the people of California and the west coast of America whose lives have been affected by the 2020 wildfires. ***Please donate to the California Community Foundation - help the victims deal with the aftermath of the disaster*** https://www.globalgiving.org/dy/v2/checkout/billing/ https://www.pledgeling.com/ccfwildfirerelieffund#donate Featuring singers from around the world - including California. And musicians from Bristol! The painting featured is by one of our very own ChoirCast members, Mary Dale Esposito. Painting is something she has been thriving in since lockdown - it really does look beautiful in this video! We hope you enjoy our summer of love twist! Singers all videoed themselves at home on their phones. Featuring people across continents as well as Bristol Choir Brigade where it all began. Plus The BBC Pips choir, as well as Eliza's students and even some of her old school friends. Video edited by Martin Elsbury Instrumentation & arrangement by Eliza Fyfe, Charlie Grimsdale & Daniel Edney Sound mixed by Daniel Edney Subscribe to my channel now for our upcoming ChoirCast projects! Visit www.choircast.com to sign up :) Credits to the singers involved: BASSES Anthony “T” Thompson, Bristol, UK (also Soloist 2) Helen Rossington - Bristol, UK (also Soloist 5) Jamie McHugh - Bristol, UK Jo Llewellyn - Bristol, UK Ken Jewell - Bristol, UK Martin Elsbury - Stanton Wick, UK Mary Smith - York, UK Romy Romagnoli - Bristol, UK Steve Broomfield - Bristol, UK Tim Kirkpatrick - London, UK ALTOs Alison Wallis - Surrey, UK Anne Jocqué - Écaussinnes, Belgium Alke Schwarz - Bristol, UK Beth Mann - Nashville, Tennessee, USA (also Soloist 6) Caroline Bartle - Bristol, UK Eliza Fyfe - Bristol, UK Jenny Szewiel - Bristol, UK (also Soloist 1) Judy Brooks - Beaumont, California, USA Kathryn Field - Andover, UK Marianne Bugni - Beaumont, California, USA Maureen Wood - Darlington, UK Sally Mehler - Newberg, Oregon, USA Sam Broomfield - Berkshire, UK SOPRANOS Alison Glover - Cheshire, UK Angela Masella - Taranto, Italy Bella Lowe - Marple, Stockport, UK Claire Broomfield - Bristol, UK Emily Miller - Bristol, UK (also Soloist 4) Isabelle Bastien - Mons, Belgium Jan Robinson - British Columbia, Canada Jane Hunter - Bristol, UK Laura Penney Shamir - New Jersey, USA (also Soloist 3) Mary Dale Esposito - British Columbia, Canada Michelle Dyer - Shropshire, UK Vika Moisey - Bristol, UK Zoe Reed - Didcot, UK The Choirantine Band: Drums & Keys: Charlie Grimsdale Bass & Guitar: Daniel Edney Flute: Sally Mehler Trumpet: Harry Bassett Saxophone: Nick Webb Trombone: Alice Hutton www.choircast.com www.elizafyfe.com

We are proud to introduce you to our latest video, which is all about celebrating people singing together from all over the world. Covid or no covid, this is an awesome opportunity to sing together thanks to electricity, so we thought this song was very apt! Those who would never normally have the chance to meet have created beautiful harmonies together, which never ceases to amaze me, so I was excited to create this arrangement with a bit of a twist. The song was a choir member suggestion (thanks Helen Rossington!) and we hope you enjoy its dreamy theme. ChoirCast presents: Together In Electric Dreams, by Philip Oakey & Giorgio Moroder. Featuring 33 singers who all videoed themselves at home on their phones. This is the most parts we've had in a ChoirCast song so far: 5-part harmony! Featuring people across continents as well as Bristol Choir Brigade where it all began. Plus The BBC Pips choir, as well as Eliza's students and even some of her old school friends! Video edited by Martin Elsbury Instrumentation by Eliza Fyfe & Daniel Edney Sound mixed by Daniel Edney Song arrangement by Eliza Fyfe Subscribe to my channel now for our upcoming ChoirCast projects! Our next song is California Dreamin’ and starts on 7th September. Visit www.choircast.com to sign up! Credits to the singers involved: BASSES Jack Faber - Bristol, UK Ken Jewell - Bristol, UK Martin Elsbury - Stanton Wick, UK Rob Horton - Falkland Islands, South Atlantic Romy Romagnoli - Bristol, UK Steve Broomfield - Bristol, UK Anthony “T” Thompson, Bristol, UK ALTO 1s Alke Schwarz - Bristol, UK Caroline Bartle - Bristol, UK Diana Wick - Rhode Island, USA Helen Rossington - Bristol, UK Judie Shaw - Sonoma, California, USA Katherine Sarfaty - London, UK Marianne Bugni - Beaumont, California, USA ALTO 2s Alison Glover - Cheshire, UK Eliza Fyfe - Bristol, UK Jenny Szewiel - Bristol, UK Kathryn Field - Andover, UK Pia Menzies - Bristol, UK SOPRANO 1s Amy Davies - Bristol, UK Angela Masella - Taranto, Italy Jane Hunter - Bristol, UK Julie Da Silva Moore - Oxford, UK Naomi Honour - Kent, UK Sarah Kerrigan - London, UK Vika Moisey - Bristol, UK SOPRANO 2s Beth Mann - Nashville, Tennessee, USA Claire Broomfield - Bristol, UK Isabelle Bastien - Belgium Kayleigh Guy - Bristol, UK Michelle Dyer - Shropshire, UK Sarah Shrestha-Howlett - Oslo, Norway Zoe Reed - Didcot, UK www.choircast.com www.elizafyfe.com

During this strange time of social distancing, we try to keep our heads above the water with Rolling In The Deep by Adele! Choirs all over the world are really missing singing under one roof, so this is the closest we can get to bringing them back together, with the added bonus of being able to reach people all over the world! So, in the words of Finding Nemo, it’s important to “just keep singing” - ah wait, it was “just keep swimming………” well, that too! This is the most singers we've had involved with a grand total of 41 singers who all videoed themselves at home on their phones. Featuring people across continents as well as Bristol Choir Brigade where it all began. Plus The BBC Pips choir, as well as Eliza's students and even some of her old school friends! Video edited by Martin Elsbury Sound mixed by Daniel Edney Vocal Arrangement by Eliza Fyfe Instrumentation by Kristian Bressington Subscribe to my channel now for our upcoming ChoirCast projects! Credits to the singers involved: Colin Davies, Jack Faber, Martin Elsbury, Eliza Fyfe, Ken Jewell, T Thompson, Romy Romagnoli, Steven Broomfield, Tim Kirkpatrick, Jo Llewellyn, Kathryn Field, Sarah Shrestha-Howlett, Donna Phillips, Jenn Phillips, Diana Wick, Caroline Bartle, Sylvia Daley, Ransika Foneska, Helen Rossington, Helen Sampson, Judie Shaw, Katherine Sarfaty, Alke Schwarz, Marianne Bugni, Amy Davies, Nicole Whippey, Rob Horton, Claire Broomfield, Jane Hunter, Sally Mehler, Aimee-Claire Eyermann, Alex Johnson, Alison Dyer, Angela Masella, Beth Mann, Corinne Dobinson, Kate Russell, Kayleigh Guy, Michelle Dyer, Sarah Kerrigan & Zoe Reed www.choircast.com www.elizafyfe.com

Finally we are easing out of our self-isolation life and enjoying beautiful summer days out! We hope our latest release puts you in the mood: Elbow's "One Day Like This" by ChoirCast! 26 singers videoed themselves at home on their phones. Featuring the ChoirCast band, Bristol Choir Brigade & The BBC Pips choir, as well as Eliza's students and even some of her old school friends! Video edited by Martin Elsbury Music mixed by Daniel Edney Arrangement by Eliza Fyfe Subscribe to my channel now for our upcoming ChoirCast projects! Credits to the singers involved: Colin Davies, Jake Harris, Martin Elsbury, Eliza Fyfe, Ken Jewell, T Thompson, Romy Romagnoli, Steven Broomfield, Tim Kirkpatrick, Jo Llewellyn, Lorna Yuill, Kathryn Field, Sarah Shrestha-Howlett, Helen Rossington, Emma Broughton, Alke Schwarz, Victoria Henniker-Heaton, Marianne Bugni, Amy Davies, Nicole Whippey, Isabelle Bastien, Georgia Terry, Natasha Filer, Claire Broomfield, Jane Hunter and special guest Colette Fyfe - Eliza's mum! Credits to the ChoirCast band: Craig Stratton on violin 1 Jude Russell on violin 2 Jacqueline Phillips on cello Christian Walsh on guitar Kristian Bressington on percussion Andy Vincent on bass Eliza Fyfe on piano www.choircast.com www.elizafyfe.com

Missing family and friends? Here is a message of hope: our latest video - Mumford & Sons' "I Will Wait"! 28 singers videoed themselves in isolation on their phones. Featuring the ChoirCast band, Bristol Choir Brigade & The BBC Pips choir, as well as Eliza's students and even some of her old school friends! Video edited by Martin Elsbury Music arrangement & production by Eliza Fyfe Subscribe to my channel now for our upcoming ChoirCast projects! Credits to the singers involved: Martin Elsbury, Eliza Fyfe, Ken Jewell, T Thompson, Romy Romagnoli, Geovanna Romagnoli, Steven Broomfield, Tim Kirkpatrick, Sophie Alam, Rebecca Walmsley, Jo Llewellyn, Lorna Yuill, Kathryn Field, Sarah Shrestha-Howlett, Rebecca Hogarth, Helen Rossington, Emma Broughton, Alke Schwarz, Victoria Henniker-Heaton, Jackie Fedozi, Amy Davies, Zoe Reed, Claire Broomfield, Helen Sampson, Kayleigh Guy, Emily Winslow, Jane Hunter and Ali Shouls. Credits to the ChoirCast band: Martin Sean McConnell on guitar Kristian Bressington on drums Dan Ashby on banjo Kathryn Kuczynski on double bass Eliza Fyfe on piano Alice Hutton on trombone Nick Webb on saxophone Harry Bassett on trumpet Steve Broomfield on accordion www.choircast.com www.elizafyfe.com

Feeling trapped in lockdown? Want to break free?! We feel you... hope you enjoy our latest video: we present Queen's "I Want To Break Free"! 26 singers videoed themselves in isolation slightly losing it ;) With what's going on in the news, we hope this brings a little cheer. Featuring the all-new ChoirCast band, Bristol Choir Brigade & The BBC Pips choir, as well as Eliza's students and even her parents! Video edited by Martin Elsbury Music mixed by Daniel Edney Arrangement & vocal mixing by Eliza Fyfe Subscribe to my channel now for our upcoming ChoirCast projects! Credits to the singers involved: Martin Elsbury, Eliza Fyfe, Ken Jewell, T Thompson, Geovanna Romagnoli, Romy Romagnoli, Rob Sheffield, Jo Llewellyn, Lorna Yuill, Sam Fineman, Helen Rossington, Emma Broughton, Alke Schwarz, Mina Skelly, Victoria Henniker-Heaton, Jackie Fedozi, Amy Davies, Zoe Reed, Helen Sampson, Kayleigh Guy, Natasha Filer, Emily Winslow, Jane Hunter, Aimee-Claire Eyermann, Colette Fyfe & Patrick Fyfe. Credits to the ChoirCast band: Kristian Bressington on drums, Andy Vincent on bass, Andrew Ford on keys and Christian Walsh on guitar. www.choircast.com www.elizafyfe.com

We are proud to unveil our latest ChoirCast virtual venture - Take That's "Shine" and ELO's "Mr Blue Sky". 38 singers videoed themselves in isolation - some from choirs Bristol Choir Brigade & The BBC Pips choir, as well as Eliza's students and a cappella group, Chicapella. We hope it adds sunshine to your lockdown! Video edited by Martin Elsbury Music mixed by Daniel Edney Arrangement by Eliza Fyfe Subscribe to my channel now for our upcoming ChoirCast projects! Credits to the 38 singers involved: Chicapella (Nel O’Carroll, Georgia Terry, Samantha Prior & Eliza Fyfe), Martin Elsbury, Ken Jewell, T Thompson, Stefan Brochocki, Rob Horton, Rob Sheffield, Jo Llewellyn, Lorna Yuill, Ali Shouls, Hermione Fraisse, Helen Rossington, Daniel Bateman, Rebecca Walmsley, Emma Broughton, Sophie Alam, Nicole Whippey, Alke Schwarz, Victoria Henniker-Heaton, Jackie Fedozi, Amy Davies, Angela Masella, Zoe Reed, Anna Bennett, Helen Sampson, Kayleigh Guy, Claire Broomfield, Natasha Filer, Ola Koziol, Charlotte Fryer, Emily Winslow, Jane Hunter, Aimee-Claire Eyermann and 10-year old Safiyya Walker, who sings the solo at the end of "Shine". www.choircast.com www.elizafyfe.com

Thursday 2nd April 2020 Watch the video here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PIpc-27iLZw www.choircast.com

Featured on BBC Points West: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LK8IEV8XQWQ Lockdown can't stop my students and choir from singing - and we can even bring our voices together thanks to technology. We therefore present to you our virtual choir, ChoirCast. Everyone in this video filmed themselves in self-isolation during the Coronavirus 2020 pandemic lockdown. Produced remotely - with several video calls between Eliza & Martin! Subscribe to my channel now for our upcoming ChoirCast projects! Credits in order of appearance: Chicapella: Nel O’Carroll, Georgia Terry, Samantha Prior & Eliza Fyfe Jane Litten Jake Harris Rob Sheffield Amy Davies Jess Payne Daniel Edney Claire Broomfield Anthony “Mr T” Thompson & daughter Emma Thompson Leanne Wicks Mitch Buckley Sophie Whitbread Rob Horton Kayleigh Guy Angela Masella Nicole Whippey Tom Parry Anna Bennett Zoe Reed Jo Llewellyn Vicky Rice Stefan Brochocki Helen Sampson Hermione Fraisse Ella Morgan Safiyya Walker Lidia Bennett Jackie Fedozi Helen Rossington Alison Shouls Emily Miller Lorna Yuill Ken Jewell Gareth Malone Jane Brown Kate Hole Nikki Waldron Martin Elsbury Katy Stevenson & daughter Ella Stevenson Sarah Whalley Sam Hunter Scarlet Waller Kaz Fox Lorraine Tovey Andrew “Roo” Helps Sophie Alam Jayne Shipley Jack Faber (by phonecall!) Sharon Hiscox Elise Strange www.choircast.com www.elizafyfe.com See who sings what here: https://docs.google.com/document/d/18nl56SxTnn16FL5T-G7ftAoi7myjJRYljD-I_o3Q0b4/edit?usp=sharing Outtakes: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9d8AznQ5KOE&feature=youtu.be

Want to get involved? Sign up here: https://www.choircast.com Choir director Eliza Fyfe & editor Martin Elsbury are proud to wrap up 2021 with an original Christmas song they wrote for ChoirCast, and also our 20th video release since April 2020! We present to you: Glimmers Of Light. Featuring 32 singers from around the world, all starting in Bristol. Everyone involved filmed themselves at home on their phones. We also projected this video at the first real life choir concert in 2 years in Bristol, with Eliza's community choir, Bristol Choir Brigade, joining in singing the melody. Our ChoirCast members from around the world attended the event on Zoom and it was a magical hybrid experience! There's still time to donate to Bristol Refugee Rights - https://www.justgiving.com/fundraising/Eliza-Fyfe1 Merry Christmas! Lyrics: Bells ring out in the twilight Tomorrow is Christmas day Choirs unlocked sing together again Locked hand in hand they sway There’s sparkle in our eyes once more Harmonies ripple through grey All that we want at this magical time Is a song that’s here to stay Sing with us at Christmas time A star is piercing the night Laughter cascading, sadness is fading Together as glimmers of light Every window is gleaming Angels and children at play But all that we want in the candlelight glow Is to share our love far away Sing with us at Christmas time Follow the star shining bright Laughter cascading, sadness is fading Together as glimmers of light Snow falls soft in the desert night (snow on snow) The wars have all rusted away All that’s left in this broken land is our star lighting the way Sing with us at Christmas time Songs of our soul shine bright Laughter cascading, sadness is fading Together as glimmers of light, Bells ring out in the twilight Tomorrow is Christmas day The hope in our hearts can challenge the dark And illuminate dreams far away All that we want at this magical time Is a song that’s here to stay Video edited by Martin Elsbury Arranged and mixed by Eliza Fyfe About choir director, Eliza Fyfe: https://www.elizafyfe.com Glimmers Of Light Writing Process: Eliza: "The lyrics were inspired by thoughts and feelings from the choir during lockdown. A choir member mentioned missing the “sparkle in people’s” eyes. Another shared feeling of being back together again, “swaying hand in hand” being a beautiful image. I loved the reference to “glimmers of light” by another member in a poem she had written back in the first lockdown. Thank you, Vika, for inspiring our title :) I definitely found this a challenging yet rewarding experience musically - getting the right 'Christmassy' hopeful/joyful sound was difficult. The main thing was making sure I kept it simple and focused on making it about the choir. There’s a scattering of little sleigh bell sounds here and there, as well as a celeste and bells which were the favourite sounds selected by ChoirCast when I showed them some synth options during a rehearsal - thanks for this!" Martin: "The writing of this song was an interesting journey for us. The problem with writing a Christmas song, (especially one that is not overtly religious) is that it’s very easy to fall back on the familiar ideas that make other Christmas songs work well. We tried hard not to write a ‘cheesy’ song and while there are still some of those familiar ideas in our song, I think, (I hope), that we’ve also woven in some elements that speak from a deeper, more profound level. We discussed different ideas of what the song might be about but it was obvious from the start that an important theme would be the locking down and unlocking of choirs. That, after all, was the story of Choirantine and ChoirCast. Other sources of inspiration were explored and one idea that was strong in our minds and in the news at the time was the situation developing in Afghanistan. I felt strongly that the circumstances there were so unspeakably awful that we shouldn’t even attempt to make any direct reference to them in the song. However, I was inspired to write some lines and the ideas in the middle eight section (‘desert night’/ ’rusting wars’ / ‘broken land’) remain as a witness to the darkness. They are not overtly referencing their original inspiration but they act as a darker metaphor for any situation in the world or in human experience that seemingly lacks hope. I think that the tone of this section balances well with the more positive ‘return to singing’ / ‘shining songs’ / ‘love sharing’ ideas that drive the rest of the song."

Want to get involved? Sign up here: https://www.choircast.com Life may be slowly returning to some sort of normal again, but we are keeping the dream alive with virtual singing! We are proud to present our FIRST a cappella release! Keeping The Dream Alive is a 1988 song by German pop and rock band Münchener Freiheit. Münchener Freiheit is named after a square in Munich. Their song Keeping The Dream Alive was recorded at Abbey Road Studios (originally in German). Featuring 34 singers from around the world, all starting in Bristol. Everyone involved filmed themselves at home on their phones. Video edited by Martin Elsbury Arranged and mixed by Eliza Fyfe About choir director, Eliza Fyfe: https://www.elizafyfe.com

Check out our "live" piano Zoom version of ...Baby One More Time! Enjoy :)

Want to get involved? Sign up here: https://www.choircast.com Oh baby baby, check out our new release! Here's our version of this 90's classic by Britney Spears - the iconic "...Baby One More Time" - here is where we #FreeBritney in our own way! ;) The ChoirCasters embraced the schoolgirl theme and we even have a special dancing feature from one of our member's daughters. Look out for Rosie, Kathryn's daughter! Featuring 30 singers from around the world, all starting in Bristol. Everyone involved filmed themselves at home on their phones. Video edited by Martin Elsbury Arrangement by Eliza Fyfe & Kristian Bressington Mixed by Kristian Bressington About choir director, Eliza Fyfe: https://www.elizafyfe.com

Want to get involved? Sign up here: https://www.choircast.com Here's our version of yet another 80s classic from 1989 - Like A Prayer by Madonna. Our talented video editor, Martin Elsbury, has featured the making of stain glass and some mysterious glass spheres... because life is a mystery! Enjoy the gorgeous scenery and colourful outfits! Soloists: Vika, Laura, Beth, Aliki, Raph and Jill. Featuring 30 singers from around the world - and musicians from Bristol, where ChoirCast began. Everyone involved filmed themselves at home on their phones. Video edited by Martin Elsbury Arrangement by Eliza Fyfe & Kristian Bressington Mixed by Kristian Bressington About choir director, Eliza Fyfe: https://www.elizafyfe.com

Here's our piano version of our latest release: A Little Respect by Erasure. After our release, we decided to sing along to it together on Zoom!

Want to get involved? Sign up here: https://www.choircast.com Here's our take of this 80s classic from 1988 - A Little Respect by Erasure. Enjoy some behind the scenes action of the makings of our ChoirCast videos as well as sign language in the choruses. Thanks to Isabelle Bastien, our dedicated choir member from Belgium, for her additional harmony ideas featured from the Middle 8 to the end. Featuring 40 singers from around the world - and musicians from Bristol, where ChoirCast began. Everyone involved filmed themselves at home on their phones. Video edited by Martin Elsbury Arrangement by Eliza Fyfe, Kristian Bressington & George Turner Mixed by Kristian Bressington June is going to be an exciting one with a 90's American pop icon... sign up now! https://www.choircast.com/join-us About choir director, Eliza Fyfe: https://www.elizafyfe.com

Want to get involved? Sign up here: https://www.choircast.com/ What are you dreaming of as the world gradually opens up again? "All You're Dreaming Of" is a beautifully poetic song by Liam Gallagher which was released December 2020. Featuring 42 singers from around the world - and musicians from Bristol, where ChoirCast began. Everyone involved filmed themselves at home on their phones. Video edited by Martin Elsbury Arrangement by Eliza Fyfe, Kristian Bressington & George Turner Violins - Craig Stratton Cello - Jacqueline Phillips Piano - Eliza Fyfe Trumpet - Rebecca Crawshaw French Horn -Phillippa Slack Bass Trombone - Ed Hilton Tuba - Edd Leech Sound mixed by Kristian Bressington Singers: BASSES Anthony "T" Thompson - Bristol Beth Mann - Nashville Bethany Pozzi-Johnson - Maui, Hawaii Helen Rossington - Isle Of Mann Jill Wilkins - Darlington Martin Elsbury - Bristol Sarah Kerrigan - London Ted Green - New Jersey Wilson Fowlie - Coquitlam, Canada TENORS Alison Glover - Cheshire Alison Wallis - Surrey Caroline Bartle - Bristol Isabelle Bastien - Belgium Jenny Szewiel - Bristol Judith Glassbrook - Henlow, Bedfordshire Judy Brooks - Beaumont, California Kaz Fox - Bristol Mary Dale Esposito - British Columbia, Canada Mary Smith - York Raphael Pontgratz-Coleman - Bristol Sherry Fuller - Orange County, California ALTOS Amy Davies - Bristol Darcey Healey - Bristol Eliza Fyfe - Bristol Kathryn Field - Andover Laura Pickerill - Bristol Marianne Bugni - Beaumont, California Maureen Wood - Darlington Sam Broomfield - Berkshire Victoria Henniker-Heaton - Bristol Vika Moisey - Bristol SOPRANOS Alex Johnson - Bristol Claire Broomfield - Bristol Deborah Bishop - Cumbria Elizabeth Figg - Bristol Gill Gale - Warwick Izzy Ainger - Bristol Jan Robinson - British Columbia, Canada Lena Izzat - Llanelli Michelle Dyer - Shropshire Vanessa Gough - Surrey Zoe Reed - Didcot Subscribe to our channel now for our upcoming ChoirCast projects! Visit www.choircast.com to sign up :) https://www.elizafyfe.com/

We present to you a medley of our releases over the last 12 months, finishing up with our anniversary re-release. We are very proud of what we have achieved in a year and want to celebrate bringing people across the world in song, virtually, during a global pandemic. Congratulations to everyone involved! Happy Anniversary, ChoirCast! https://www.choircast.com

We are proud to present our 1 year anniversary re-release of Bohemian Rhapsody: exactly a year on from our debut! We are really excited to share this with you - a total of 73 singers feature - our biggest virtual video yet - what a way to celebrate! Magnifico!!! With thanks to our musicians: Martin Sean McConnell on guitars Jeremy Robberechts on piano Brandon Quentin-Hicks on bass Charlie G on drums And producers: Mixed by Charlie G Edited by Martin Elsbury ChoirCast continues on, making more great music each month. To sign up, visit https://www.choircast.com

Want to get involved? Sign up here: https://www.choircast.com "Waiting for that feeling" - the feeling to be with people again? Hugging your loved one? The feeling of that vaccination?! We are almost there! What a turbulent year it's been - we hope this song can bring you joy and hope as we start to come out the other side. But for now, as we hold out that little bit longer: "Come on, come on, come on! Get through this!" - and remember "love's the greatest thing". "Tender" by Blur is a song of a fragile mind - which I'm sure we can relate to after a challenging year. We were inspired by Van Gogh's Starry Night over the Rhone painting, which is featured in this video. The song is about Blur's frontman Damon Albarn’s breakup with musician turned painter Justine Frischmann; we featured her paintings as well. Featuring 31 singers from around the world - and musicians from Bristol, where ChoirCast began. Everyone involved filmed themselves at home on their phones. This is also the most soloists we have had in a ChoirCast video (a total of 15) so congratulations to them! Video edited by Martin Elsbury Arrangement & Instrumentation by Eliza Fyfe, Kristian Bressington & George Turner Sound mixed by Kristian Bressington Subscribe to my channel now for our upcoming ChoirCast projects! Our next release is in April. https://www.elizafyfe.com Story of how the theme of Tender came about, by our editor, Martin: "I bought a copy of the classic novel ‘Tender is the Night’ by F. Scott Fitzgerald. I knew the title was the inspiration for the song’s title and its first line and I thought I might get some hints from the content. Actually I did – but I would only realise that later. Next, I turned to the lyrics of the song to see if there was anything beyond the fist line that might give me some inspiration. The line ‘Lord I need to find someone who can heal my mind’ would prove to make an interesting connection. The line suggested someone might be having issues with their mental health! Then I looked at the book again. Its front cover design was an art deco style painting of a sweeping bay somewhere on the French Riviera where the book is set. I liked the look of it and thought that it was a potential background image for the video. But it was a daytime scene and I needed it to be a night image, so I started to search for something similar painted at night. I found it. It was a painting called ‘Starry Night over the Rhone’ by Vincent Van Gogh. And there was the first connection. If ever there was an artist who had issues with his mental health it was Van Gogh! Then I returned to story of the song and learned that it was written by the four band members about Blur frontman Damon Albarn’s breakup with musician turned painter Justine Frischmann. And there was the second connection. I had another painter in the mix! Two people with broken minds, and two painters! So the video features details of Van Gogh paintings with his deep yellows and blues and some Justine Frischmann paintings. I suppose at one level the use of these images might be a subtle reference to the artist’s often fragile state of mind. I think the song suggests that too. Here's some trivia for you.... Did you know that the word ‘Tender’ only occurs 4 times in the song? There are 8 ‘Oh why’s’, 10 ‘Oh my’s’, 10 ‘Oohs’ , 24 ‘Come on’s’ and 24 ‘Oh My baby’s'. You can’t accuse me of not researching this thoroughly!"

***Want to get involved? Visit https://www.choircast.com to sign up*** We are proud to present to you our first song of 2021 under our new name: ChoirCast! This is a Valentine's special which aims to bring you love and nostalgia, perhaps with a bit of romance too! We hope to kick off this year with new hope. Choir members submitted photographs of their loved ones, or of them with their loved ones. It was very enjoyable to add that personal touch to the video and tell a bit of a story from our singers' past & present. Featuring 31 singers from around the world - and musicians from Bristol, where ChoirCast began. Everyone involved filmed themselves at home on their phones. Video edited by Martin Elsbury Arrangement & Instrumentation by Eliza Fyfe, Kristian Bressington & George Turner Sound mixed by Kristian Bressington Subscribe to my channel now for our upcoming ChoirCast projects! Our next release is the second week of March. Visit www.choircast.com to sign up :) Happy Valentine's Day! https://www.elizafyfe.com #VirtualChoir

We are proud to present to you our Christmas song of 2020, "Love Is Christmas" by Sara Bareilles, featuring 51 singers from around the world (the most singers we've had). Everyone involved filmed themselves at home on their phones. We have raised £1121 for Southmead Hospital Charity for their research programme for Covid-19. There's still time to donate: https://www.justgiving.com/fundraising/choirantinebuskathon We chose this song as we want to reflect on this difficult year. Remember that no matter where you are, you are loved. And if you can't see your loved ones, we hope that this can be a comfort - hold tight, it will be worth the wait for next year. We'd like to share the lyrics with you for this beautiful song by Sara Bareilles: I don’t care if the house is packed, Or the strings of light are broken. I don’t care if the gifts are wrapped, Or there’s nothing here to open. Love is not a toy, and no paper will conceal it. Love is simply joy that I’m home. I don’t care if the carpet's stained; we've got food upon our table. I don’t care if it’s gonna rain, our little room is warm and stable. Love is who we are, and no season can contain it. Love would never fall for that. We sing ooooooooooooooo... Let love lead us, love is Christmas. Why so scared that you’ll mess it up? When perfection keeps you haunted. All we need is your best my love, that’s all anyone ever wanted. Love is how we do, let no judgment overrule it. Love I look to you, and I sing. Ooooooooooooooooooooo Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhh... Let love lead us, love is Christmas. Let love lead us, love is Christmas. Video edited by Martin Elsbury Arrangement by Eliza Fyfe & Kristian Bressington Sound mixed by Kristian Bressington Subscribe to my channel now for our upcoming ChoirCast projects! Visit www.choircast.com to sign up :) www.elizafyfe.com #VirtualChoir

...well, as live as we can get anyway! Still a post edit but a RAW take to achieve a live feel! Choir members recorded themselves singing along with me in their headphones while on mute, then sent me the audio afterwards. A great take from our Zoom rehearsal, well done all! www.choircast.com www.elizafyfe.com

ChoirCast release their Halloween special: Michael Jackson’s Thriller - complete with ghouls, make-up, real grave stones and dancing! HAPPY HALLOWEEN… mwahahahahahaa!!! Featuring 31 singers from around the world - and musicians from Bristol, where ChoirCast began. Everyone involved filmed themselves at home on their phones. Video edited by Martin Elsbury Arrangement by Eliza Fyfe & Kristian Bressington Sound mixed by Kristian Bressington Subscribe to my channel now for our upcoming ChoirCast projects! Visit www.choircast.com to sign up :) Credits to the singers involved: BASSES Anthony “T” Thompson, Bristol, UK Caroline Bartle - Bristol, UK Eliza Fyfe - Bristol, UK Helen Rossington - Bristol, UK Jenny Szewiel - Bristol, UK Ken Jewell - Bristol, UK Martin Elsbury - Stanton Wick, UK Maureen Wood - Darlington, UK Sam Broomfield - Berkshire, UK Raphael Pontgratz-Coleman - Bristol, UK Steve Broomfield - Bristol, UK (also the intro voice) ALTOs Anne Jocqué - Écaussinnes, Belgium Colette Fyfe - Lechlade, UK Emma Broughton - Bristol, UK Jane Hunter - Bristol, UK Judy Brooks - Beaumont, California, USA Kathryn Field - Andover, UK Marianne Bugni - Beaumont, California, USA Mary Dale Esposito - British Columbia, Canada Victoria Henniker-Heaton - Bristol, UK SOPRANOS Amy Davies - Bristol, UK Angela Masella - Taranto, Italy Becky Walmsley - Liverpool, UK Claire Broomfield - Bristol, UK Emily Miller - Bristol, UK Isabelle Bastien - Mons, Belgium Jan Robinson - British Columbia, Canada Kate Russell - Leeds, UK Laura Penney Shamir - New Jersey, USA Nicole Whippey - Bristol, UK Vika Moisey - Bristol, UK Special guest: Ryan Shamir (Laura's daughter) The ChoirCast Band: Drums - Kristian Bressington Keys - Eliza Fyfe Bass - Dan Plimmer Guitar - George Turner Alto & Tenor Saxophone - Nick Webb Trumpet - Harry Bassett www.choircast.com www.elizafyfe.com

It's Autumn and ChoirCast are back with this leafy classic! 36 people come together in song, this time singing California Dreamin', dedicated to the people of California and the west coast of America whose lives have been affected by the 2020 wildfires. ***Please donate to the California Community Foundation - help the victims deal with the aftermath of the disaster*** https://www.globalgiving.org/dy/v2/checkout/billing/ https://www.pledgeling.com/ccfwildfirerelieffund#donate Featuring singers from around the world - including California. And musicians from Bristol! The painting featured is by one of our very own ChoirCast members, Mary Dale Esposito. Painting is something she has been thriving in since lockdown - it really does look beautiful in this video! We hope you enjoy our summer of love twist! Singers all videoed themselves at home on their phones. Featuring people across continents as well as Bristol Choir Brigade where it all began. Plus The BBC Pips choir, as well as Eliza's students and even some of her old school friends. Video edited by Martin Elsbury Instrumentation & arrangement by Eliza Fyfe, Charlie Grimsdale & Daniel Edney Sound mixed by Daniel Edney Subscribe to my channel now for our upcoming ChoirCast projects! Visit www.choircast.com to sign up :) Credits to the singers involved: BASSES Anthony “T” Thompson, Bristol, UK (also Soloist 2) Helen Rossington - Bristol, UK (also Soloist 5) Jamie McHugh - Bristol, UK Jo Llewellyn - Bristol, UK Ken Jewell - Bristol, UK Martin Elsbury - Stanton Wick, UK Mary Smith - York, UK Romy Romagnoli - Bristol, UK Steve Broomfield - Bristol, UK Tim Kirkpatrick - London, UK ALTOs Alison Wallis - Surrey, UK Anne Jocqué - Écaussinnes, Belgium Alke Schwarz - Bristol, UK Beth Mann - Nashville, Tennessee, USA (also Soloist 6) Caroline Bartle - Bristol, UK Eliza Fyfe - Bristol, UK Jenny Szewiel - Bristol, UK (also Soloist 1) Judy Brooks - Beaumont, California, USA Kathryn Field - Andover, UK Marianne Bugni - Beaumont, California, USA Maureen Wood - Darlington, UK Sally Mehler - Newberg, Oregon, USA Sam Broomfield - Berkshire, UK SOPRANOS Alison Glover - Cheshire, UK Angela Masella - Taranto, Italy Bella Lowe - Marple, Stockport, UK Claire Broomfield - Bristol, UK Emily Miller - Bristol, UK (also Soloist 4) Isabelle Bastien - Mons, Belgium Jan Robinson - British Columbia, Canada Jane Hunter - Bristol, UK Laura Penney Shamir - New Jersey, USA (also Soloist 3) Mary Dale Esposito - British Columbia, Canada Michelle Dyer - Shropshire, UK Vika Moisey - Bristol, UK Zoe Reed - Didcot, UK The Choirantine Band: Drums & Keys: Charlie Grimsdale Bass & Guitar: Daniel Edney Flute: Sally Mehler Trumpet: Harry Bassett Saxophone: Nick Webb Trombone: Alice Hutton www.choircast.com www.elizafyfe.com

We are proud to introduce you to our latest video, which is all about celebrating people singing together from all over the world. Covid or no covid, this is an awesome opportunity to sing together thanks to electricity, so we thought this song was very apt! Those who would never normally have the chance to meet have created beautiful harmonies together, which never ceases to amaze me, so I was excited to create this arrangement with a bit of a twist. The song was a choir member suggestion (thanks Helen Rossington!) and we hope you enjoy its dreamy theme. ChoirCast presents: Together In Electric Dreams, by Philip Oakey & Giorgio Moroder. Featuring 33 singers who all videoed themselves at home on their phones. This is the most parts we've had in a ChoirCast song so far: 5-part harmony! Featuring people across continents as well as Bristol Choir Brigade where it all began. Plus The BBC Pips choir, as well as Eliza's students and even some of her old school friends! Video edited by Martin Elsbury Instrumentation by Eliza Fyfe & Daniel Edney Sound mixed by Daniel Edney Song arrangement by Eliza Fyfe Subscribe to my channel now for our upcoming ChoirCast projects! Our next song is California Dreamin’ and starts on 7th September. Visit www.choircast.com to sign up! Credits to the singers involved: BASSES Jack Faber - Bristol, UK Ken Jewell - Bristol, UK Martin Elsbury - Stanton Wick, UK Rob Horton - Falkland Islands, South Atlantic Romy Romagnoli - Bristol, UK Steve Broomfield - Bristol, UK Anthony “T” Thompson, Bristol, UK ALTO 1s Alke Schwarz - Bristol, UK Caroline Bartle - Bristol, UK Diana Wick - Rhode Island, USA Helen Rossington - Bristol, UK Judie Shaw - Sonoma, California, USA Katherine Sarfaty - London, UK Marianne Bugni - Beaumont, California, USA ALTO 2s Alison Glover - Cheshire, UK Eliza Fyfe - Bristol, UK Jenny Szewiel - Bristol, UK Kathryn Field - Andover, UK Pia Menzies - Bristol, UK SOPRANO 1s Amy Davies - Bristol, UK Angela Masella - Taranto, Italy Jane Hunter - Bristol, UK Julie Da Silva Moore - Oxford, UK Naomi Honour - Kent, UK Sarah Kerrigan - London, UK Vika Moisey - Bristol, UK SOPRANO 2s Beth Mann - Nashville, Tennessee, USA Claire Broomfield - Bristol, UK Isabelle Bastien - Belgium Kayleigh Guy - Bristol, UK Michelle Dyer - Shropshire, UK Sarah Shrestha-Howlett - Oslo, Norway Zoe Reed - Didcot, UK www.choircast.com www.elizafyfe.com

During this strange time of social distancing, we try to keep our heads above the water with Rolling In The Deep by Adele! Choirs all over the world are really missing singing under one roof, so this is the closest we can get to bringing them back together, with the added bonus of being able to reach people all over the world! So, in the words of Finding Nemo, it’s important to “just keep singing” - ah wait, it was “just keep swimming………” well, that too! This is the most singers we've had involved with a grand total of 41 singers who all videoed themselves at home on their phones. Featuring people across continents as well as Bristol Choir Brigade where it all began. Plus The BBC Pips choir, as well as Eliza's students and even some of her old school friends! Video edited by Martin Elsbury Sound mixed by Daniel Edney Vocal Arrangement by Eliza Fyfe Instrumentation by Kristian Bressington Subscribe to my channel now for our upcoming ChoirCast projects! Credits to the singers involved: Colin Davies, Jack Faber, Martin Elsbury, Eliza Fyfe, Ken Jewell, T Thompson, Romy Romagnoli, Steven Broomfield, Tim Kirkpatrick, Jo Llewellyn, Kathryn Field, Sarah Shrestha-Howlett, Donna Phillips, Jenn Phillips, Diana Wick, Caroline Bartle, Sylvia Daley, Ransika Foneska, Helen Rossington, Helen Sampson, Judie Shaw, Katherine Sarfaty, Alke Schwarz, Marianne Bugni, Amy Davies, Nicole Whippey, Rob Horton, Claire Broomfield, Jane Hunter, Sally Mehler, Aimee-Claire Eyermann, Alex Johnson, Alison Dyer, Angela Masella, Beth Mann, Corinne Dobinson, Kate Russell, Kayleigh Guy, Michelle Dyer, Sarah Kerrigan & Zoe Reed www.choircast.com www.elizafyfe.com

Finally we are easing out of our self-isolation life and enjoying beautiful summer days out! We hope our latest release puts you in the mood: Elbow's "One Day Like This" by ChoirCast! 26 singers videoed themselves at home on their phones. Featuring the ChoirCast band, Bristol Choir Brigade & The BBC Pips choir, as well as Eliza's students and even some of her old school friends! Video edited by Martin Elsbury Music mixed by Daniel Edney Arrangement by Eliza Fyfe Subscribe to my channel now for our upcoming ChoirCast projects! Credits to the singers involved: Colin Davies, Jake Harris, Martin Elsbury, Eliza Fyfe, Ken Jewell, T Thompson, Romy Romagnoli, Steven Broomfield, Tim Kirkpatrick, Jo Llewellyn, Lorna Yuill, Kathryn Field, Sarah Shrestha-Howlett, Helen Rossington, Emma Broughton, Alke Schwarz, Victoria Henniker-Heaton, Marianne Bugni, Amy Davies, Nicole Whippey, Isabelle Bastien, Georgia Terry, Natasha Filer, Claire Broomfield, Jane Hunter and special guest Colette Fyfe - Eliza's mum! Credits to the ChoirCast band: Craig Stratton on violin 1 Jude Russell on violin 2 Jacqueline Phillips on cello Christian Walsh on guitar Kristian Bressington on percussion Andy Vincent on bass Eliza Fyfe on piano www.choircast.com www.elizafyfe.com

Missing family and friends? Here is a message of hope: our latest video - Mumford & Sons' "I Will Wait"! 28 singers videoed themselves in isolation on their phones. Featuring the ChoirCast band, Bristol Choir Brigade & The BBC Pips choir, as well as Eliza's students and even some of her old school friends! Video edited by Martin Elsbury Music arrangement & production by Eliza Fyfe Subscribe to my channel now for our upcoming ChoirCast projects! Credits to the singers involved: Martin Elsbury, Eliza Fyfe, Ken Jewell, T Thompson, Romy Romagnoli, Geovanna Romagnoli, Steven Broomfield, Tim Kirkpatrick, Sophie Alam, Rebecca Walmsley, Jo Llewellyn, Lorna Yuill, Kathryn Field, Sarah Shrestha-Howlett, Rebecca Hogarth, Helen Rossington, Emma Broughton, Alke Schwarz, Victoria Henniker-Heaton, Jackie Fedozi, Amy Davies, Zoe Reed, Claire Broomfield, Helen Sampson, Kayleigh Guy, Emily Winslow, Jane Hunter and Ali Shouls. Credits to the ChoirCast band: Martin Sean McConnell on guitar Kristian Bressington on drums Dan Ashby on banjo Kathryn Kuczynski on double bass Eliza Fyfe on piano Alice Hutton on trombone Nick Webb on saxophone Harry Bassett on trumpet Steve Broomfield on accordion www.choircast.com www.elizafyfe.com

Feeling trapped in lockdown? Want to break free?! We feel you... hope you enjoy our latest video: we present Queen's "I Want To Break Free"! 26 singers videoed themselves in isolation slightly losing it ;) With what's going on in the news, we hope this brings a little cheer. Featuring the all-new ChoirCast band, Bristol Choir Brigade & The BBC Pips choir, as well as Eliza's students and even her parents! Video edited by Martin Elsbury Music mixed by Daniel Edney Arrangement & vocal mixing by Eliza Fyfe Subscribe to my channel now for our upcoming ChoirCast projects! Credits to the singers involved: Martin Elsbury, Eliza Fyfe, Ken Jewell, T Thompson, Geovanna Romagnoli, Romy Romagnoli, Rob Sheffield, Jo Llewellyn, Lorna Yuill, Sam Fineman, Helen Rossington, Emma Broughton, Alke Schwarz, Mina Skelly, Victoria Henniker-Heaton, Jackie Fedozi, Amy Davies, Zoe Reed, Helen Sampson, Kayleigh Guy, Natasha Filer, Emily Winslow, Jane Hunter, Aimee-Claire Eyermann, Colette Fyfe & Patrick Fyfe. Credits to the ChoirCast band: Kristian Bressington on drums, Andy Vincent on bass, Andrew Ford on keys and Christian Walsh on guitar. www.choircast.com www.elizafyfe.com

We are proud to unveil our latest ChoirCast virtual venture - Take That's "Shine" and ELO's "Mr Blue Sky". 38 singers videoed themselves in isolation - some from choirs Bristol Choir Brigade & The BBC Pips choir, as well as Eliza's students and a cappella group, Chicapella. We hope it adds sunshine to your lockdown! Video edited by Martin Elsbury Music mixed by Daniel Edney Arrangement by Eliza Fyfe Subscribe to my channel now for our upcoming ChoirCast projects! Credits to the 38 singers involved: Chicapella (Nel O’Carroll, Georgia Terry, Samantha Prior & Eliza Fyfe), Martin Elsbury, Ken Jewell, T Thompson, Stefan Brochocki, Rob Horton, Rob Sheffield, Jo Llewellyn, Lorna Yuill, Ali Shouls, Hermione Fraisse, Helen Rossington, Daniel Bateman, Rebecca Walmsley, Emma Broughton, Sophie Alam, Nicole Whippey, Alke Schwarz, Victoria Henniker-Heaton, Jackie Fedozi, Amy Davies, Angela Masella, Zoe Reed, Anna Bennett, Helen Sampson, Kayleigh Guy, Claire Broomfield, Natasha Filer, Ola Koziol, Charlotte Fryer, Emily Winslow, Jane Hunter, Aimee-Claire Eyermann and 10-year old Safiyya Walker, who sings the solo at the end of "Shine". www.choircast.com www.elizafyfe.com

Thursday 2nd April 2020 Watch the video here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PIpc-27iLZw www.choircast.com

Featured on BBC Points West: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LK8IEV8XQWQ Lockdown can't stop my students and choir from singing - and we can even bring our voices together thanks to technology. We therefore present to you our virtual choir, ChoirCast. Everyone in this video filmed themselves in self-isolation during the Coronavirus 2020 pandemic lockdown. Produced remotely - with several video calls between Eliza & Martin! Subscribe to my channel now for our upcoming ChoirCast projects! Credits in order of appearance: Chicapella: Nel O’Carroll, Georgia Terry, Samantha Prior & Eliza Fyfe Jane Litten Jake Harris Rob Sheffield Amy Davies Jess Payne Daniel Edney Claire Broomfield Anthony “Mr T” Thompson & daughter Emma Thompson Leanne Wicks Mitch Buckley Sophie Whitbread Rob Horton Kayleigh Guy Angela Masella Nicole Whippey Tom Parry Anna Bennett Zoe Reed Jo Llewellyn Vicky Rice Stefan Brochocki Helen Sampson Hermione Fraisse Ella Morgan Safiyya Walker Lidia Bennett Jackie Fedozi Helen Rossington Alison Shouls Emily Miller Lorna Yuill Ken Jewell Gareth Malone Jane Brown Kate Hole Nikki Waldron Martin Elsbury Katy Stevenson & daughter Ella Stevenson Sarah Whalley Sam Hunter Scarlet Waller Kaz Fox Lorraine Tovey Andrew “Roo” Helps Sophie Alam Jayne Shipley Jack Faber (by phonecall!) Sharon Hiscox Elise Strange www.choircast.com www.elizafyfe.com See who sings what here: https://docs.google.com/document/d/18nl56SxTnn16FL5T-G7ftAoi7myjJRYljD-I_o3Q0b4/edit?usp=sharing Outtakes: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9d8AznQ5KOE&feature=youtu.be