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麻豆社 CWR’s Lockdown Anthem – a tribute to Coventry’s lockdown story.

We wanted to mark Coventry’s heroic efforts over the past three months. We asked local choir master and composer Gareth Withers to write something that reflected the amazing local stories of resilience through this strange time and the local people have who made a difference.

Gareth created a song and we asked individuals and groups to upload their own performances and images to contribute to the finished anthem thanks to online tutorials from the 麻豆社's Make a Difference campaign.

The song not only celebrates a city coming together in song but reflects some key moments that we’ve heard about on 麻豆社 CWR, from The Barn Kitchen feeding over 70,000 meals to NHS and key workers and the community that came together to make a difference to one family during lockdown.

Musicians from Stratford-upon-Avon’s Orchestra of the Swan also helped create the backing track by recording their performances to the piece in isolation.

Over the past 100 days the people of Coventry have come together to care, to fundraise, to shop and to clap for family, neighbours and strangers. “Together we will rise” is a fitting tribute to this city’s finest and its only right they get to be the headline act to launch “Cov Fest”.

Composed by Gareth Withers.

Special thanks to Orchestra of the Swan.

Musicians: Amy Littlewood, Chris Allan, Claire P, Craig, David le Page, Diane Clark, Francesca Moore-Bridger, Gareth Withers, Laura Hookes, Louise Braithwaite, Luan Shaw, Parv Kaur, Nick Baterjee, Sally Harrop.

Singers

Adam Tucker, Anna Baldwin, Andrew Halliday, Charlotte Bushen, Chloe Evans, Danielle Burrows, Doug McPherson, Gareth Withers, Georgia Evans, Harry Holles, Jenna Kate Hancock, Jess Lilley, Karen Bushen, Katie Barrie, Matthew Jordan, Nicol Cortese, Nicola Berry, Nicholas Russell, Olivia Evans, Phoebe Hill, Pip Colenutt, Rob Hodkinson, Robert Semakula aka Spek, Ryan Alexander, Sheila Waterfield, Shelley Davina Burton, Stacey & Tracey William, Steve Baldwin.

Thanks

Adam Tucker, Andreas, Alan Van Wijgerden, Antony Calvin, 麻豆社 Midlands Today, 麻豆社 Panorama, The Barn Kitchen, The Bannister family, The Betty Ennis Foundation, The Bilton family, Chat Central, City of Culture Trust, Claire Flynn, Coventry City Council, Coventry Foodbank, Coventry Ukrainian Community, The Crilli family, CV Life, Darren Baker, Diane Faulkner, Emily Tyler, Emily Townsend, Eternal Taal, Feel Good Mel, Finley Nash, Haroon Mota, John Farringdon, Jon Pudge, Kathryn Bell, Katie Rix, Katie O’Sullivan, King Henry VIII School, Langar Aid, Lindsay Jane Hunter, Marianne White, Meghan Richens, Orchestra of the Swan, Pearl Hyde School, Picture Perfect by Emily, Phoebe & Elijah Hill, Shaun & Shiloh Semakula, Sidney Stringer School, Sorin White, St Finbarrs, Theo and Marjike, University Hospital Coventry & Warwickshire, Warwickshire Scrubbers, West Midlands Fire Service.