#SingRochdale

Zusammen Choir Procession on the Millenium Bridge in London

Following a nationwide public vote the Rochdale Pioneers Museums and Touchstones Rochdale  won the Museums at Night competition. Their prize is to bring the artist Susan Forsyth's Zusammen Choir to Rochdale on Thursday 16 May.

Zusammen means ‘together’ and the drop-in choir consists entirely of members of the general public and community groups who come together to sing together for one night only. There are no rehearsals and no singing skill is required. Song sheets will be provided.

The choir will be accompanied by community bands, including Littleborough Brass Band, and will stop to sing at local landmarks including the Broadfield Park Bandstand, the Rochdale War Memorial and Toad Lane - home of the Rochdale Pioneers Museum and St Mary in the Baum Church.

The museums are now looking for ideas of well known songs to be sung during the procession. Suggestions so far have included 'Sing As You Go' by Gracie Fields, Lisa Stansfield's 'All Around the World' and the widely know 'Jerusalem'. If you have a suggestion please share it by email to museum@co-op.ac.uk or by sending a tweet using the hashtag #SingRochdale before Wednesday 24 April.

All are welcome to take part and are asked to meet at Rochdale’s St Chad’s Church at 6.00pm with the procession beginning at 6.15pm. The procession will end at the Rochdale Pioneers Museum at around 7.45pm. Further details, including the full procession route, will be published in the coming weeks.

To assist event organisers please register your intention to take part by emailing museum@co-op.ac.uk, calling 01706 524920 or joining the event’s facebook page.

Further details can be found at www.rochdalepioneersmuseum.coop/event/singrochdale