Hope: Songs and Anthems from the Freedom Movement

, the all-new concert by three time Grammy-winning Soweto Gospel Choir. Hope celebrates songs and anthems from the freedom movement of Nelson Mandela’s South Africa, back to the civil rights movement of Martin Luther King’s 1950’s America. opens with a rousing program of South African freedom songs, before the repertoire echoes down through time to the USA, with beautiful renditions of the protest music of the Civil Rights Movement, including works by legendary artists James Brown, Sam Cooke, Stevie Wonder and the one-and-only Aretha Franklin.

Formed to celebrate the unique and inspirational power of African Gospel music, Soweto Gospel Choir draws on the best talent from the many churches in and around Soweto. The choir is dedicated to sharing the joy of faith through music with audiences around the world and has received critical acclaim and audience adoration for their powerful renditions of African American spirituals, gospel and folk music. is a concert that will live forever in your hearts!

See Hope at the Orange Civic Theatre Thursday, September 28. Ticketek or call 6393 8111

Inner Wheel Club Of Orange Minhi Welcome New President Melissah Quinn

PHOTOS BY HENRY DEROOY

Members of the Inner Wheel Club of Orange Minhi celebrated their changeover on Saturday, July 22 at the Orange Ex-Services Club. The Inner Wheel Club of Minhi is a “sister” group of the Inner Wheel Club of Orange that raises money for many di erent local charities. Members welcomed their new President, Melissah Quinn in her new role. Congratulations, Melissah!