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SEASONED musicians, George and Geoffrey Williams are organising another Virtual Soul Choir project to brighten up Ballarat\u2019s second stage three lockdown.<\/p>\n

After taking to technology and successfully completing their first virtual project earlier this year, the team are working to bring a second one to life.<\/p>\n

Mr Williams said that the project exists because they were hoping to replicate the positive community aspect of a choir under the COVID-19 restrictions.<\/p>\n

\u201cEveryone knows singing is good for you,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

\u201cGetting together, laughing and having a great time is important now more than ever.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe thought the first time around was a huge success because we didn\u2019t really know what was going to happen and all the<\/p>\n

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The Virtual Soul Choir performing its first project, Ray of Sunshine. Photo: SUPPLIED<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

imperfections made it perfect.\u201d<\/p>\n

Unlike the choirs first try at a virtual performance, this project was commissioned by the Ballarat Baha’is to celebrate 100 years of the faith reaching Australian shores.<\/p>\n

Mr and Mrs Williams originally composed this song for the Ballarat Baha’i community in 2017 and are now hoping to use this opportunity to reach a wider audience.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s called Song of Celebration<\/em> and we thought it would be really appropriate to invite a wider community to be a part of because the message is so unifying and uplifting,\u201d Mrs Williams said.<\/p>\n

\u201cFor people to come together is just really special.<\/p>\n

\u201cAfter this, we\u2019ve got another project in the pipeline and we will just keep doing them while people are keen to join in.\u201d<\/p>\n

Choir member and spokesperson from the Baha’i community Dellaram Vreeland said the purpose of their faith to build community and effect change is reflect in the choir project.<\/p>\n

\u201cWith the current restrictions and having worked with Geoffrey and George numerous times before, we thought it would be an awesome way to continue the community through music,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n

\u201cDeciding to turn the piece into a virtual choir, not only is a beautiful showcase of unity through song but is a creative way to still celebrate this occasion in the current climate.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe hope that people from all walks of life, religious or not, join in on this project.\u201d To learn more and enter a submission visit virtualsoulchoir.com<\/a><\/strong> and follow the instructions.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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