Emily from Mauao Crazy Choir arranged and taught this beautiful Leonard Cohen song in November 2017 to a pop up choir in Tauranga, New Zealand. It was professionally filmed and magically put together by BOP Films (see https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=99svVvXXkEE). New Zealand's Ria Hall graciously gifted her beautiful rich voice to the project. Sally Cooke from Downtown Tauranga helped to pull it all together. Interwoven in the video is a smattering of Emily's own personal experience with tragedy since the theme of the event was suicide prevention. They raised well over $1000 for a local Suicide Prevention charity. It was a powerful experience for Emily to share her story of grief and to then lead the crowd in singing together in support of such a cause.  For her it's all about the power of music to bring people together.

Ria Hall Sings Hallelujah At Sing Sing Sing with Emily Macklow Nov 2017

We are a bunch of people of all ages and abilities in Tauranga, New Zealand who love to sing and have a good time, and everybody is welcome, whether or not you think you can sing.  These are the arrangements put together by our leader Emily Macklow so we can learn our parts.  You're welcome to use them too, and you can follow us more closely on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/crazychoir.
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