Expression of Interest: Our Songs
FUSE Summer Special: 2024 Our Songs is Back
FUSE Summer Special: 2024 Our Songs is Back
Following on the success of Our Songs last year. FUSE Darebin are seeking expressions of interest from Darebin-based community choirs, acapella, and/or unamplified musical groups, to perform at Our Songs – celebration of peace, love, and community.
Our Songs is a series of pop-up performances by a culturally and linguistically diverse mix of music collectives, programmed across sites in Darebin.
Our Songs 2024 is a FUSE summer special event and keep the spirit of FUSE alive between our festivals.
Background
Like last year the aim is to deliver:
- A cultural program of culturally and linguistically diverse community choirs sharing songs inspired by the theme: peace, love, and community.
- Events that feature songs sung in diverse languages by multi-faith and secular choirs and performers.
- Performances spread across the breadth of the City of Darebin.
- Vibrant, live music to support local communities.
The theme of peace, love and community is inspired by the idea of our local community coming together in the spirit of reconciliation and harmony at the local neighbourhood level.
Project Brief
Dates Proposed: Over two weekends on December 7–8 and weekend of the 14 & 15
Times: To be confirmed.
Locations: across Darebin- To be announced
Performance: Groups will only be required to be available for one, two or three hours of the program.
Fee: A nominal performance fee will be paid to groups selected to participate.
The performances will be filmed, edited, and distributed via social media to spread the message of peace, love, and joy across our community. By taking part in Our Songs you must agree to allow images of the event that may contain your group to be used across all media.
Are you interested in being part of “Our Songs”?
Applications will be accepted through an expression of interest to be submitted via email with the following:
- A short video and/or recording of your choir.
- A summary of your group and why you should be considered for selection.
- Your location in Darebin. (Please note only Darebin based groups can apply)
- Please provide a minimum and maximum number of performers.
- The languages your group perform in.
- Social media pages or website if you have any
Applications should be emailed to fuse@darebin.vic.gov.au by midnight 27 October 2024.
Timeline
- Expression of interest open 4 October 2024
- Expressions of interest close midnight Sunday 27 October
- Successful groups to be notified by 1 November 2024
- Our Songs performances will take place Saturday 7 December 2024, Sunday 8 of December and Saturday 14 and Sunday 15 December weekends. You must be available at least one of these days.
For further information please contact either Luke or Bronwyn on 8470 8551 or email fuse@darebin.vic.gov.au
