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The series that produced the hit single Wherever You Are In a series that became a national phenomenon, Gareth Malone took on the challenge of forming a choir of military wives while their husbands and partners were deployed on a tour of duty in Afghanistan. While the men were away, Gareth believed that music and singing might help the women through a difficult time of worry and separation; but the emotional torment of the tour proved challenging for even this experienced choirmaster. The wives feel they are all too often forgotten, and Gareth plans several performances for them with the aim of giving the women a voice. They sing to the local town of Barnstaple to help them understand their often difficult lives; at a Commissioning Dinner at the Sandhurst Officer Training Academy in search of a military seal of approval; and to their men at their Homecoming Medals Parade when they return from war. Finally, their crowning achievement: the choir perform Wherever You Are , the song based on their letters and lyrics in front of the Queen and Royal family at the Festival of Remembrance at the Royal Albert Hall. It is a night no one who witnessed it will ever forget. From the sale of this DVD, Acorn Media aims to raise £5,000 in support of The Royal British Legion and SSAFA. SPECIAL FEATURES: GARETH MALONE BIOGRAPHY, PICTURE GALLERY, SUBTITLES
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157 of 158 people found the following review helpful
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I was absolutely glued to the TV series The Choir - Military Wives, as an ex military wife and music fan.
Choirmaster Gareth Malone moved down to a military base in Devon to live amongst a community where a large proportion of the men were about to be sent to Afghanistan, with the idea of setting up a choir for those left behind.
As with all his ventures, Gareth really wasn't sure if the choir would take off at first, but approached his task with zeal and enthusiasm.
In contrast to some of the other choirs Gareth has put together, from the very start it was clear that the wives were really behind the venture.
The experience of having something to take them away from the worries surrounding them whilst their husbands were away was warmly welcomed. Gareth was clever in introducing them to choral singing via Bob Dylan's lovely 'Make You Feel My Love' which was familiar to them ... and then he really stretched them. More complex pieces followed including a version of I Wanna Dance With Somebody with incredibly difficult harmonies and performances in the local community. Gareth had the massive challenge of running two choirs that were to come together to sing as one, one based at Chivenor and the other at Plymouth. What a task...
It certainly wasn't all plain sailing but with vast practice things started to come together - and sound REALLY good.
One of the fascinating 'sub-plots' was the question of who would be the soloist for the projected piece to be sung at the Festival of Remembrance at the Royal Albert Hall. Before the last episode, the Festival was televised and I was delighted to hear the gorgeous voice of Samantha Stevenson ring out with the opening chords of 'Wherever You Are'. Though it was a close call, Sam was the right woman for the job, as an experienced chorister with a fantastic talent.
Even though I 'knew the ending' the last episode was wonderful - with all the Chivenor husbands safely returned and a behind the scenes look at the Albert Hall performance.
To see how Sam gathered her courage to audition and perform, then master the very challenging solo was incredibly moving. I hope that circumstances grant her the chance to develop her undoubted gifts.
If you missed the story when first shown this DVD will be a great chance to catch up, to further your admiration of these incredible women and to get an insight into what it is to be a 'wife of'. Well done to the producers for getting as much of the full story as they could.
Equally importantly, this will further your admiration of Gareth Malone and his wonderful gift of inspiring the best in others, through the medium of music.
In times like these we need all the heart-warming real-life stories we can get, and this is one of the best.
The DVD release date is a little way off so in the meantime I've pre-ordered the CD of the Choir's lovely Wherever You Are -I hope you have too - and that should keep me going.
Choirmaster Gareth Malone moved down to a military base in Devon to live amongst a community where a large proportion of the men were about to be sent to Afghanistan, with the idea of setting up a choir for those left behind.
As with all his ventures, Gareth really wasn't sure if the choir would take off at first, but approached his task with zeal and enthusiasm.
In contrast to some of the other choirs Gareth has put together, from the very start it was clear that the wives were really behind the venture.
The experience of having something to take them away from the worries surrounding them whilst their husbands were away was warmly welcomed. Gareth was clever in introducing them to choral singing via Bob Dylan's lovely 'Make You Feel My Love' which was familiar to them ... and then he really stretched them. More complex pieces followed including a version of I Wanna Dance With Somebody with incredibly difficult harmonies and performances in the local community. Gareth had the massive challenge of running two choirs that were to come together to sing as one, one based at Chivenor and the other at Plymouth. What a task...
It certainly wasn't all plain sailing but with vast practice things started to come together - and sound REALLY good.
One of the fascinating 'sub-plots' was the question of who would be the soloist for the projected piece to be sung at the Festival of Remembrance at the Royal Albert Hall. Before the last episode, the Festival was televised and I was delighted to hear the gorgeous voice of Samantha Stevenson ring out with the opening chords of 'Wherever You Are'. Though it was a close call, Sam was the right woman for the job, as an experienced chorister with a fantastic talent.
Even though I 'knew the ending' the last episode was wonderful - with all the Chivenor husbands safely returned and a behind the scenes look at the Albert Hall performance.
To see how Sam gathered her courage to audition and perform, then master the very challenging solo was incredibly moving. I hope that circumstances grant her the chance to develop her undoubted gifts.
If you missed the story when first shown this DVD will be a great chance to catch up, to further your admiration of these incredible women and to get an insight into what it is to be a 'wife of'. Well done to the producers for getting as much of the full story as they could.
Equally importantly, this will further your admiration of Gareth Malone and his wonderful gift of inspiring the best in others, through the medium of music.
In times like these we need all the heart-warming real-life stories we can get, and this is one of the best.
The DVD release date is a little way off so in the meantime I've pre-ordered the CD of the Choir's lovely Wherever You Are -I hope you have too - and that should keep me going.
65 of 65 people found the following review helpful
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superb, I have purchased 5, they deserve to be supported by all of the country for what they are doing for both the RBL and SSAFA.
20 of 21 people found the following review helpful
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Top marks to Gareth Malone. His love of music and natural talent has achieved extraordinary results in the choirs he has created. The most recent..the Military Wives Choir is one of the most inspiring and moving musical experiences ever. So impressed am I with this lovely talented man that I seriously feel he deserves a knighthood not only for his contribution to music but for the joy he has given both to the members of the various choirs and the t.v. viewing public. Well done Gareth your a star
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A Multi-faceted Masterpiece
So many things to admire.
The skill of the Choirmaster, Gareth Malone, as with tact, cajoling, patience and humour he molds a group of women, who for the most part have little... Read more
The skill of the Choirmaster, Gareth Malone, as with tact, cajoling, patience and humour he molds a group of women, who for the most part have little... Read more
Published 14 days ago by Springbok
The Choir- Military Wives.
I think most people with musical knowledge will know of Gareth Malone. The video will perhaps bring better knowledge of the turmoil of dependants with military relatives overseas... Read more
Published 23 days ago by Graeme W Norval
the choir military wives
I found this DVD of Gary Malone conducting the choirs life affirming.He really brought the best out of the women left behind when their husbands went to war. Read more
Published 29 days ago by phyl
Wonderful, wonderful.
The Choir - Military Wives - I thoroughly enjoyed it. I had never seen the series The Choir but was sent a clip of the Military Wives singing "Wherever You Are". Read more
Published 1 month ago by Lynda S Poyser
The choir Military Wives bought from Amazon
This was a lovely DVD. I loved watching how it all started then the end product, I bought the DVD from Amazon unfortunately the sound was very poor & I had to return it. Read more
Published 1 month ago by Ell
Heartwarming!
Watched the show when it was on TV but missed a week. Bought the DVD so I could see the whole series and was not disappointed! Read more
Published 1 month ago by shaarilu57
military wives choir dvd
Brilliant DVD enabling all the BBC programmes to be seen in a whole. Anyone seeing the individual programmes will love this combined recording.
Published 2 months ago by campsie
Great Gareth
What a wonderful product, and well deserved praise to all concerned in the making. I would happily recommend to anyone, and Gareth deserves a knighthood !!!
Published 3 months ago by Mr. Peter Hemphill
A Brilliant DVD
I am not a singer and have never been in a choir but since my daughter's fiance was in Afghanistan I thought I would watch this series. Read more
Published 3 months ago by Mrs. E. Shonfeld
Poor quality picture
The Choir Series Four: Military Wives [DVD]I was looking forward to receiving this DVD but the picture quality is poor (v dark) so have just returned it.
Published 3 months ago by Stonyb
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