On 13 June, at Opera Holland Park's Hope For Grenfell Memorial Gala in aid of Rugby Portobello Trust, a choir of 200 children and adults from the community, alongside our own chorus, performed ‘Help Me Believe’ – a new piece commissioned by OHP with words and music by Will Todd and Gareth Malone.
Created through a series of workshops over the last few months as part of OHP’s Inspire Project, the song is meaningful to the members of the community, who helped write the words, describing their hopes for the future and their desire for remembrance.
Full credits:
‘Help Me Believe’
Conducted by Gareth Malone and performed by the company and the community
Created from workshops with members of the Grenfell Community and Opera Holland Park’s Inspire Project
Soloists: Ivana Cabagan, Avondale Park Primary School and Alessandro MacKinnon, Cardinal Vaughan Memorial School
Words and music by Gareth Malone and Will Todd
