
Connected Voices
Our online programme
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the programme
Two acclaimed LGBTQ+ choirs, Manchester’s The Sunday Boys and Paris’ Melo’Men, unite for Connected Voices, an evening that celebrates harmony, diversity, and the shared language of song. Together they explore what it means to connect, across borders, cultures, and experiences, through the universal power of choral music.
The evening begins with Melo’Men, whose programme weaves together moments of beauty, rhythm, and emotion. Their music moves gently between quiet reflection and joyful bursts of energy, capturing the warmth and connection that choral singing brings. It’s a celebration of voices coming together, across time, style, and tradition, to share something deeply human and full of hope.
After the interval, The Sunday Boys invite audiences on a journey inspired by the northern seas and the poetry of love and belonging. With their distinctive mix of contemporary and folk-inspired songs, they create a sound world that feels both personal and expansive, soothing in one breath, thrilling in the next.
Together, both choirs close the concert in a moving finale that celebrates creativity, community, and the beauty of voices joined as one.
Connected Voices is more than a concert, it’s an evening of shared humanity, where every note reminds us that, wherever we come from, we are all connected.
First Half
Melo’Men
Time
J Cook
Clair de Lune
C Debussy arr Baker
Fields of Gold
Sting arr Sperry
The Ballad of Little Musgrave
B Britten
Libertango A Piazzolla
arr Escalada
Luceat Eis
C Takach
Can we sing the darkness to light?
K Perderson
Three Hungarian folk-songs
M Seiber arr Widdicombe & Bertrand
Joint
Connected
B. Tate
Second Half
The Sunday Boys
Songs of the Sea: Sea Danger
(Movement 3) A. Sallinen (words: Michael Hurd)
Ubi Caritas
O. Gjeilo
Suite de Lorca: Malageuña
(Movement 4) E. Rautavaara
Vísur Vatnsenda-Rósu
trad. Icelandic arr. Ásgerisson (words: J. Ainscough)
Sofðu unga astin min (Sleep, my young love)
trad. Icelandic arr. Rule (words: J. Ainscough)
Á Sprengisandi
trad. Icelandic arr. Ralf (words: J. Ainscough)
It's Oh So Quiet
opb. Bjork arr. Pearson
Unravel
opb. Bjork arr. Bennett
Joint
‘Sunday’ from Sunday in the Park with George
S. Sondheim arr. Betteridge
Thanks to our friends
Ali Ahmed Hafiz, Gordon Armour, Sarah Barber, John Baughan, Ruth Baughan, Janet Betteridge, Andrew Blower, John Copestake, John (Chris) Dent, Andrew Desmier, Barbara Gianquitto, Manju Gosh, Martin Hardman, Matt Howarth, Timothy Hunsley, Lesley Hughes, Leif Jerram, Rich Laverick, Alex "Pippin" Merry, Pedro Nogueira, Gywnneth Owen, Rosalind (Jane) Shires, Susan Smith, Barbara Woodyatt.
We’d like to say a huge thank you to all of our Friends, whose regular contributions make what we do possible. If you love what you see today, then why not become a Friend of The Sunday Boys? Join our growing family of singers, artists and volunteers. We’re open access, ambitious in everything we do and work hard to develop our members’ talents in choral singing and musicianship.
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Upcoming Events
- The Bells at MidwinterDecember 13 - 30 minute performancesRawtenstall
- The Sunday Boys: Connected VoicesSat 18 OctManchester
- A Very Queer Christmas 2023Sat 02 DecManchester Cathedral
- Queer British VoicesFri 25 AugThe Stoller Hall