Choir of Hard Knocks – From Isolation to Belonging

Where do you belong when you have no home or are excluded from the mainstream by disability or mental health issues?

The story of the “Choir of Hard Knocks” is the story of an opera singer who was inspired by an old Readers Digest article to work with homeless and disadvantaged people in Melbourne.  Who could have predicted that this would lead to a choir who would go on to sing at both the Melbourne Town Hall and the Sydney Opera House?  Click here to access a video clip of one singer discussing the power of the choir to create a sense of community and belonging:

“A very communal group.  I think that’s what sorely lacks in being homeless or disadvantaged.  That sense of isolation and no sense of belongingness.”