Solid Harmony is a young people's choir set up by Jane Wheeler, Nick Bowers-Broadbent and Mo Mason in April 2002. It was designed to be an alternative to Revelation Community Youth Gospel Choir, but has become a force to be reckoned with. Based in Newham, East London, it has over 30 members aged 9 -21 from schools and colleges across the borough, with a strong senior membership taking part in NewVIc's Activ8 program. The members of the choir take pride in singing all kinds of music, from Gospel, R n' B and Rock, to Folk, World music and Classical. It encourages members to write and compose for the choir and has student support from Diân Gasper as Assistant Musical Director and Chrystal Lecointe as Assistant Web Editor. Solid Harmony was set up initially with Neighborhood Renewal Fund from Newham Council.  For more information go to About us.

Solid Harmony would like to extend a particular thank you to Doreen, Lee and Eugene for their vision and inspiration on philosophy, skills and repertoire, to Mathew Brady for the sessions leading up to CME London, (Good luck in your new post in N.Y.C. Mathew!) and to all our guest leaders from last year, including Paul Watson and Geneta Crooke.

Also to our own developing leaders from the choir, Bukky Abdul, Naomi Scarlett and Stefan Vitalis. It is a privilege to learn and grow with you all for us!

So now, "Onwards and Upwards" into the new academic year, thanks to our funders, Newham Council, the Jack Petchey Foundation and NewVIc!