Building Community Choirs in the Twenty-First Century - Re-imagining Identity through Singing in Northern Ireland

This book explores how five diverse community choirs build their collective identity within the complex setting of Northern Ireland. The case studies investigate the ways in which singers engage in their choral practice and demonstrates how this engagement can move beyond sectarian identity constructs. 16 b/w illus.

About the author

Sarah-Jane Gibson is a music lecturer at York St John University in York, England, where she also works as a research associate within the International Centre for Community Music.

Summary

This book explores how five diverse community choirs build their collective identity within the complex setting of Northern Ireland. The case studies investigate the ways in which singers engage in their choral practice and demonstrates how this engagement can move beyond sectarian identity constructs. 16 b/w illus.

Product details

• Authors: Sarah Jane Gibson, Sarah-Jane Gibson
• Publisher: Intellect Books
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 01.07.2023
• EAN: 9781789387964
• ISBN: 978-1-78938-796-4
• No. of pages: 194
• Dimensions: 175 mm x 250 mm x 15 mm
• Weight: 524 g
• Series: Music, Community, and Education
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Music > Miscellaneous; Social sciences, law, business > Sociology > Miscellaneous