2025 talk:WikiChoir

2025 Discussion

If you would like to perform with us in Nairobi 2025, you can add your name here. Also, you can share any ideas about what or how we can perform in 2025 here.

• Maybe we could do one piece as an a capella choir, and sing some traditional East African music? We would of course need to find some local help for this. EMwangi (WMF) told me that she might have a recommendation for us. --Gnom (talk) 07:14, 11 August 2024 (UTC)
  • some inspiration: Wana Baraka, Luo Folk Song, Mungu ibariki Afrika (en), Jambo Bwana (en), Malaika (en), Wimbo wa Jumuiya Afrika Mashariki (en)
• Really hoping to make it. I’m open to singing, which is probably a better place for my talents but will be practicing flute now on the regular. Bastique (talk) 08:10, 11 August 2024 (UTC)

I can join by singing, I am from the West Africa. I don't know if that counts. Tesleemah (talk) 00:37, 13 August 2024 (UTC)

Absolutely! If we want to do a choir, we need as many singers as possible! Gnom (talk) 07:31, 13 August 2024 (UTC)

I don't suffer much of stage fright so I could reinforce a choir. I do have a good sense of rhythm though I've only have had a single singing lesson. I used to be able to play the clarinet but that was many years ago. 1Veertje (talk) 08:32, 13 October 2024 (UTC)

@Gnom, if there is a choir next year, I would like to partake. I had a major en:FOMO feels when I saw the group of singers on stage this year. I have been part of choirs for more than two decades (there were short breaks in between, but yeah). I am comfortable in the bass section. Robertsky (talk) 13:18, 14 October 2024 (UTC)

Yay, very cool! Once planning for Wikimania 2024 kicks off, we can talk to the programme team and then select a local choir director to help us choose a suitable piece. Gnom (talk) 14:51, 14 October 2024 (UTC)

Pinging Bastique, 1Veertje, Robertsky – you can now go ahead and sign up :-) --Gnom (talk) 17:37, 26 January 2025 (UTC)

Thank you, I did before I saw this notification. 😉 Bastique (talk) 20:34, 26 January 2025 (UTC)

2025 feedback

What are your thoughts and comments? What should we keep in mind for next year? Gnom (talk) 15:03, 10 August 2025 (UTC)

• Request for rooms/space for rehearsals. We were bouncing a bit looking for empty rooms. Robertsky (talk) 10:27, 11 August 2025 (UTC)
• It would have been nice if there had been an opportunity for the participants to introduce themselves to each other. This time, there was no opportunity to meet other than practice time. Wadakuramon (talk) 03:45, 17 August 2025 (UTC)
• The scheduling of the rehearsals and the sound check was a bit haphazard and I am sorry for that – let's plan better next year. --Gnom (talk) 20:03, 17 August 2025 (UTC)
• We also forgot about preparing the thank you cards – thank you for improvising the thank you letter for Joel!! --Gnom (talk) 20:03, 17 August 2025 (UTC)
• It was weird to have professional musicians on the stage for the spoken word performance. We need to coordinate this better next year. --Gnom (talk) 20:03, 17 August 2025 (UTC)