23 June 2012 – Chorus of Dissent: a choir is born at St Mary’s Old Church
Popularly believed to be Stoke Newington’s first community choir open to all, Chorus of Dissent – the brainchild of local businesswoman financial advisor Ruth Whitehead – launches its career with Faure’s Requiem, plus Ruth’s own arrangement of Freddie Mercury’s “Somebody to love”. All proceeds to www.smartn16.org the campaign to convert St Mary’s Old Church into a versatile arts space for the people of Stoke Newington.
John Sloboda, musician and activist living and working in North London, and passionate about Stoke Newington, was part of the choir and wrote this for us: