{"id":735,"date":"2020-08-21T10:48:52","date_gmt":"2020-08-21T09:48:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/festivalofthemind.sheffield.ac.uk\/2020\/?post_type=event&#038;p=735"},"modified":"2021-07-09T17:05:15","modified_gmt":"2021-07-09T16:05:15","slug":"creating-hope-concert-live","status":"publish","type":"event","link":"https:\/\/festivalofthemind.sheffield.ac.uk\/2020\/spiegeltent\/creating-hope-concert-live\/","title":{"rendered":"Creating Hope: A Choir Concert &#8211; Live Event"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Uplifting songs on the theme of hope, arranged, conducted and performed by the Chorus UK choir. The song choices were inspired by research\u00a0being undertaken by staff and students in the Faculty of Engineering that aims to make the world a better place.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The programme included rock classics <em>We Built This City<\/em> by Starship and ELO\u2019s <em>Mr Blue Sky<\/em> alongside greats such as Louis Armstrong\u2019s <em>What a Wonderful World<\/em>. The choir was bolstered for the occasion by members of the Faculty.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Conceived by engineer and long-time choir member Professor Matt Carr\u00e9, this unique concert conveyed a simple message: though the world is facing immense challenges, human beings have the spirit and the ingenuity to overcome them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">The team<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>For more information about Professor Matt Carr\u00e9\u2019s work visit his&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.sheffield.ac.uk\/mecheng\/people\/academic\/matt-carre\">staff page<\/a>&nbsp;or follow him on Twitter&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MattJCarre\">@MattJCarre<\/a> <\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>To hear more of Andy Booth\u2019s work, visit&nbsp;<a href=\"choruschoirs.com\">choruschoirs.com<\/a>&nbsp;or follow him on Twitter <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/iamandybooth\">@IamAndyBooth<\/a><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n<form id=\"survey\" class=\"survey\">\n    <div class=\"survey__content\">\n        <h2>How do you rate the festival?<\/h2>\n        <div class=\"survey__rating\">\n                <input type=\"radio\" id=\"great\" name=\"rating\" value=\"Great\">\n                <label class=\"btn btn-shadow\" for=\"great\">Great<\/label>\n                <input type=\"radio\" id=\"ok\" name=\"rating\" value=\"OK\">\n                <label class=\"btn btn-shadow\" for=\"ok\">OK<\/label>\n                <input type=\"radio\" id=\"not-good\" name=\"rating\" value=\"Not very good\">\n                <label class=\"btn btn-shadow\" for=\"not-good\">Not very good<\/label>\n        <\/div>\n        <div class=\"survey__question\">\n            <h3>Please let us know if you have any comments<\/h3>\n            <p>\n                <textarea name=\"comments\" id=\"comments\" cols=\"5\" rows=\"5\"><\/textarea>\n            <\/p>\n        <\/div>\n        <button class=\"btn btn-shadow\" type=\"submit\">Submit<\/button>\n    <\/div>\n    <div class=\"survey__success\">\n        <h2>Thanks for your feedback<\/h2>\n    <\/div>\n<\/form>\n\n<div class=\"related-content\" style=\"--background-image-tablet-var: url(https:\/\/festivalofthemind.sheffield.ac.uk\/2020\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/07\/spiegeltent-see-also-768x513.jpg); 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Podcast<\/h3>        Choir leader Andy Booth and engineer Matt Carr\u00e9 talk about the Creating Hope choir concert and explore \u2018hope\u2019 with Engineering colleagues    <\/div>\n<\/a>                    <\/li>\n                                    <li class=\"content-carousel__item swiper-slide\">\n                        \n<a href=\"https:\/\/festivalofthemind.sheffield.ac.uk\/2020\/spiegeltent\/feed-the-beast-live\/\" class=\"grid-list__item\">\n    <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"610\" height=\"340\" src=\"https:\/\/festivalofthemind.sheffield.ac.uk\/2020\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/08\/Feed-the-Beast--e1599690737853-610x340.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/>    <div class=\"grid-list__content\">\n                <h3>Feed the Beast &#8211; Live Event<\/h3>        Musician Sarah Watts performs new pieces for solo contrabass clarinet on the theme of endangered species, with visuals by Peter and Paul and voiceover by the actor Jon Iles    <\/div>\n<\/a>                    <\/li>\n                                    <li class=\"content-carousel__item swiper-slide\">\n                        \n<a href=\"https:\/\/festivalofthemind.sheffield.ac.uk\/2020\/spiegeltent\/what-does-it-feel-like-film\/\" class=\"grid-list__item\">\n    <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"610\" height=\"340\" src=\"https:\/\/festivalofthemind.sheffield.ac.uk\/2020\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/08\/Screenshot-2020-08-13-at-13.59.58-610x340.png\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/>    <div class=\"grid-list__content\">\n                <h3>What does it feel like? &#8211; 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