- Love and Joy
Love and Joy is a gospel choir, formed in 1987 under the directorship of
Dr Tani Omideyi . This vibrant, multi-racial choir, based at theTemple of Praise , has for many years been at the forefront of building relationships with communities locally and around theUnited Kingdom .The choir has ministered at venues the length and breadth of the country, been invited overseas, appeared on television – BBC, Granada, Sky, and sung on local and national radio as well as BBC’s World Service.
The range of venues includes cathedrals, churches, castles, football stadiums, universities,
St Michael’s Cave inGibraltar and the Philharmonic Hall. The events have been as varied as gospel meetings, weddings, launch, the memorial service forPrincess Diana at theLiverpool Metropolitan Cathedral and theSummer Pops Festival at Liverpool’sAlbert Dock .The choir was heavily involved in Liverpool’s Capital of Culture bid, wrote the music for its theme song We’ve got the go, and performed it at the House of Commons. An extended single version of the song "You’ll never walk alone" was released by the choir for Christmas 2002 in collaboration with the world-famous Liverpool Football Club (the song is the club's anthem).
The choir is now engaged in further recording projects to be completed in 2006.
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