News
22 December 2020
Season’s Greetings!
We will be producing more of these fantastic Signed Songs via Zoom in New Year so watch this space! Don’t forget to keep an eye on our Facebook Page for more news too.
7th December 2020
Zoom Quiz Charity Fundraiser
8pm Wednesday, 16th December 2020
Join us for a Zoom Quiz Charity Fundraiser!
Exercise those little grey cells from the comfort of your own home!
With Quizmaster Extraordinaire Martin Stubbs at the helm.
There will of course be prizes for the winning team(s)!
Meeting ID: 833 6240 8570
Passcode: 809947
Entry by donation - suggested amount £8 per player.
To pay via Donr text KAOSQUIZNIGHT to 70085
To pay via Paypal:
https://www.paypal.com/donate/?cmd=_s-xclick...
Attention Quizzers - alliances will be allowed! If you want to form a team you can set up a WhatsApp group in advance - maximum 6 players per team. And please let us know your team name by 6pm on Tuesday December 15th (there'll be a prize for the funniest/punniest)
25th October 2020
Halloween On Horror Hill
It's Halloween again!
Team Kaos always enjoys Singing and Signing "Halloween On Horror Hill" at this time of year and this year is no exception!
Also on our YouTube channel - Halloween On Horror Hill
10th May 2019
Deaf Awareness Week
What a fantastic Deaf Awareness Week we've all had! We've all enjoyed Singing and Signing workshops in different schools and our after school groups. On Tuesday we were invited to The Home Office to perform Songs of Kaos. We loved teaching the staff What's It Worth Planet Earth and have had masses of positive feedback since our visit. One of the staff at the Home Office wrote this poem for us after the show...
The seedlings
Today was such a special day
The children had such fun
And adults too as we all joined in
What a wonderful thing had begun
Whilst some could hear and some could not
Or perhaps a little sound
The message they gave was loud and clear
For anyone around
These children are the seedlings
And a future for us all
And showed how easy things can be
No barriers and no wall
Let’s learn from what we saw today
What inclusive can really mean
And take this forward in our lives
To where we’re going not where we’ve been
Happy Deaf Awareness Week everyone!
30th January 2019
Squarespace Advert with Idris Elba
SO proud to share this advert which came out today! The Kaos Signing Choir for Deaf and Hearing Children performing the choral backing music!
We are also mentioned in this article about the advert.
"As for the idea itself, Lee says that his in-house team approached Jonze with the concept, which he helped to "elevate and make as memorable to the viewer as possible, injecting his signature dreamlike style." The team had the idea to use "Que Sera, Sera," but Jonze and team took it further and suggested using a little girl's voice, along with backing from The Kaos Signing Choir for Deaf & Hearing Children "to help create an imperfect and fragile version of the song," says Lee. "The selection of the London children's choir was deliberate, as we wanted to tie the song back to Idris' Hackney roots."
10th September 2018
Workshop Places Available
There are places available for Kids' Kaos, Organised Kaos and Kaos Youth Music Theatre.
Contact Us for more details.
A4 Poster for printing
Flyers (4xA6 on A4) for printing
A4 Poster for printing
Flyers (4xA6 on A4) for printing
25th February 2018
Kaos Rocks the Festival Hall
Kaos Signing Choir for Deaf and Hearing Children opened Rotary Makes Music with a bang last Thursday. Kids from all our groups, Youth Music Theatre, Organised Kaos, Kids Kaos and Highgate and Blanche Nevile Schools got together to perform 4 joyously received songs, to make sure the evening got off to the best possible start for a packed audience at London's famous Royal Festival Hall. We were especially pleased to welcome our latest group, the Enfield Integrated Signing Choir, for their first Kaos show. This brand new venture incorporates West Lea, Meridian Angel, Raynham and St. John & St. James Schools and all the children taking part had a wonderful experience. We'd like to thank Clive and all our friends at the Rotary Club for inviting us to be a part of this exciting event.
19th January 2018
Rotary Youth Makes Music - Royal Festival Hall
Exciting news to start 2018! The Kaos Signing Choir for Deaf and Hearing Children has been asked to perform at the Royal Festival Hall as part of the Rotary Youth Makes Music concert on 22nd February. That's all of us - apart from a few of the younger ones as it's past their bedtimes - so it promises to be a big noise at one of the world's great concert halls. Youth Theatre will be practising their harmonies while planning a show of their own for later in the year, so there's plenty of time to join if you want to be a part of this inspiring, prestigious event. Details of the concert can be found at:
http://www.rotaryinlondon.org/index.php?c=c&page=cms&title=rotary-youth-makes-music
17th December 2017
Kaos YMT Christmas Showing
Fun was had by all at the Kaos Youth Music Theatre open workshop. The kids performed improvs, devised sketches, monologues, songs (signed and staged) and even encouraged - or coerced - some crowd participation. It all ended with a Christmas singalong and a warm and fuzzy feeling amongst cast and audience. Plans are afoot for a show next year, so if you know someone aged 11-18 who'd like to be involved, get in touch through the website or just rock up at Jackson's Lane, 5 o'clock Fridays.
30th November 2017
Kaos Youth Music Theatre Open Workshop
Kaos Youth Music Theatre is having a Christmas Open Workshop at Jackson's Lane, 8th December at 6.15. Come along to see what we've been working on this term and have an early Christmas singalong. And if you feel the urge, and you're between 11 and 18, why not join us in the new term? We are inviting new members to our vibrant and friendly group. All abilities welcome, Fridays, 5 to 7.
5th October 2017
Time and Space are no barrier to the ghostly goings-on at Nighmare Hall... This video from 2015 brings together some of the different groups that make up The Kaos Signing Choir from their individual workshops.
Nightmare Hall opens its creaking doors to all the Friends of Frankenstein, as Winnie the Witch, Wilfred Wizard, the Bogey Boogiemen, the Rock'n'Roll Trolls and limelight-hogging harpy Chiller Black ghoulishly gather to find out who's won the Creepy Cup... Monstrously good fun!
Halloween On Horror Hill is a whole show in one song - ideal for October classroom fun and for assemblies and concerts.
Now available as a Multimedia Bundle (digital download) which includes: BSL signed video (mp4), digital audio - both full song and piano backing track version (mp3), Digital Sheet Music, Workshop Notes and Lyrics (pdf).
Price: £5.00. Buy Now
19th January 2016
Charity Quiz Night
Join us on Monday 5th December at Earl Haig Hall, N8 for a fun-filled fundraiser. Bring a team or find your team mates on the night. Live music from the Angels of Kaos. A BSL signed event. £7 on the door. 7pm for 8pm Quiz start.
Full size poster for printing.
24th November 2016
Teletubbies
We are so proud of The Kaos Signing Choir for Deaf and Hearing Children who appeared on Teletubbies today. Well done everyone!
18th December 2015
Carol Signing
BBC News Feature on The Kaos Signing Choir
The BBC came along to film rehearsals and a recent performance at Brent Civic Centre for a feature that went up on the BBC website today.
bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-35113096
16th December 2015
Santa Claus Is Coming To Town
A big thank you to all the members of The Kaos Signing Choir who came to sing Christmas songs in Crouch End to raise funds for the Rotary Club on Saturday 12th December.
Thanks to John Shields for the video.
24th October 2015
Halloween On Horror Hill
Time and Space are no barrier to the ghostly goings-on at Nighmare Hall this year... This new video of Halloween On Horror Hill brings together some of the different groups that make up The Kaos Signing Choir from their individual workshops.
Nightmare Hall opens its creaking doors to all the Friends of Frankenstein, as Winnie the Witch, Wilfred Wizard, the Bogey Boogiemen, the Rock'n'Roll Trolls and limelight-hogging harpy Chiller Black ghoulishly gather to find out who's won the Creepy Cup... Monstrously good fun!
Halloween On Horror Hill is a whole show in one song - ideal for use in the classroom and for assemblies and concerts.
Now available as a Multimedia Bundle which includes: BSL signed video (mp4), digital audio - both full song and piano backing track version (mp3), Digital Sheet Music, Workshop Notes and Lyrics (pdf).
Introductory Price: £4.50. Buy Now
4th May 2015
The Paul O'Grady Show
- True Colors
The Kaos Signing Choir had a fantastic time on the Paul O'Grady Show as part of Deaf Awareness Week.
Here's a video clip of our bit in case you missed it...
25 April 2013
One Earth, One Sky, one unique choir
Mp3 download available to buy on our Bandcamp Page
The Kaos Signing Choir for Deaf and Hearing Children is releasing a new song dedicated to their Global Patron, Archbishop Desmond Tutu, on Sunday April 28th 2013. The song ‘One Earth, One Sky’ was recorded especially for the Archbishop at Abbey Road Studios and incorporates singing and British Sing Language. The song will be available for download from Monday 29th April.
The launch will take place at 3 – 4pm on Sunday 28th April 2013 at St. Mary’s Junior School, Rectory Gardens, London, N8 7QN.
Suzy Davies, founder and songwriter, The Kaos Organisation, said, “One Earth One Sky is a song about human understanding and unity. We decided to dedicate the song to our Global Patron Archbishop Desmond Tutu as his support and help with our fundraising enabled us to involve more children in this inclusive choir and we wanted to show our thanks the best way we know how, with music.”
In 2008 the Archbishop contributed a one-of-a-kind drawing to the charity’s Celebrity Angel Artworks Auction. The Archbishop also sent the following message ‘I think I probably pray better than I draw but I have made an attempt. I hope it will be helpful to the choir in their fundraising efforts. God bless you.’ His drawing was sold at an auction at Alexandra Place. The whole event raised £6,000 to help The Kaos Organistation to continue its activities. In 2012, the Archbishop became the charity’s Global Patron.
Since then the choir has gone from strength to strength. They performed the British National anthem at The London 2012 Olympic Opening Ceremony for the Queen and a UK audience of 27.3 million people.
The charity receives no formal funding and relies completely on donations and money raised from the sale of songs like ‘One Earth, One Sky’ and DVDs. The charity will host a fundraising event, Art & Soul a night of celebrity art and auction fun on July 12th. Details can be found on the website.
Video and Audio available on our Media Page.
27 March 2013
True Colors collaboration with British Paraorchestra & Team GB Paralympians
In December 2012 The Kaos Signing Choir for Deaf & Hearing Children teamed up with the British Paraorchestra and Team GB Paralympians on a beautiful new recording of True Colors. (See more)
Buy True Colors on iTunes or on our Bandcamp Page
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