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Choir's Power Tower Songs for Hospice

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Songs for Eight Towers: A Kent choirs charity single, recorded in Ratcliffe-on-Soar Power Stations cooling tower, benefits Rainbows Hospice. Composers Hughie Gavin and Vince Pope pay tribute to the towers before demolition. The choirs director and Rainbows music therapist praise the haunting tracks, perfect for therapy sessions. The power station team raises over £185,000 for Rainbows over twenty years. Stream or buy the single today.

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Choir's Power Tower Songs for Hospice

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UK News Today | 2 Min News | The Daily News Now!Choir's Power Tower Songs for Hospice. Machine-transcribed; use the interactive transcript above to jump the player to any line.

On April 29th, a choir from Kent's Institute Collective just dropped two choral tracks recorded inside a cooling tower at Rackliff on Sora Power. Station, turning it into a charity, single for Rainbow's hospice for children and young people. All proceeds had straight to the Loughborough Bay Spot that's cared for kids in the East Midlands for over 30 years. Uniper gave them special access to nail that epic, echoing sound. Composers, Huey Gavin and Vince Pope sparked the idea after news hit about the station closing down. They crafted the pieces as a musical nod to the towers, capturing their vibe before demolition kicks and toward the end of the decade. The choir's director called it an honor to blend beauty and acoustics into something lasting that funds the hospice. Meanwhile, Rainbow's music therapist raved about the haunting tracks, perfect for therapy sessions where kids layer in their own voices and... instruments during outreach. This marks the power station team's final push for Rainbow's after 20 years of fundraisers totalling over 185,000 pounds.

The site wrapped operations end of September 2024 and is now in full decommissioning mode. Stream or buy songs for eight towers on bandcamp or other platforms today. It's a smooth echo of industrial history flowing right into healing for the next generation.

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