what would handel have made of this?h # hallelujah #. it was mark strachan's idea. missing his friends in a dorset choir during lockdown, he suggested singing online. music is more thanjust notes on a piece of paper. the feeling of singing with your friends, there's a feeling of going to the same place to be together. there's a feeling of the performance where you're doing it together with other people. this virus has taken all that away. meet choirmaster ben england. just make sure. he agreed to lead nightly rehearsals of the messiah. hello to andrew. he expected a couple of dozen to sign in. but soon, there were three and a half thousand. andrew and nora are twins. he's in berkshire, she's in yorkshire. but the choir means they can be together, despite lockdown. what's it like singing on your own with headphones on a computer? it might be a little bit odd, but knowing that andrew might be 300 miles away but he's singing at the same time as me and three and a half thousand other people just makes it good. this has just

what would handel have made of this?elujah, hallelujah reporter: it was mark's idea, missing friends during lockdown, he suggested singing onlin >> music is more than just notes on a piece of paper. the feeling of singing with your friends, going to the same place to be together, the performance where you are doing it together with other people. this virus has taken that away. reporter: meet the choirmaster. he agreed to lead nightly rehearsals of the "messiah." they expected a couple dozen to sign in, but soon, there were 3500. ♪ reporter: andrew and nora are twins. he is in berkshire, she is in yorkshire, but the choir means they can be together, despite lockdown. what is it like singing on your own with headphones on on t computer? >> it is a bit odd, but knowing that andrew is singing at the same time as me and 3500 other people makes it good. reporter: this has been a fantastic way of getting that togetherness and the fun you get from singing "messiah." >> it is a plus in the middle of a very big minus. reporter: th

what would handel have made of this? # hallelujah #. it was mark strachan's idea. singing online. music is more than just notes on a piece of paper. the feeling of singing with your friends, there's a feeling of going to the same place to be together. there's a feeling of the performance where you're doing it together with other people. this virus has taken all that away. meet choirmaster ben england. just make sure... he agreed to lead nightly rehearsals of the messiah. hello to andrew. he expected a couple of dozen to sign in. but soon, there were three and a half thousand. andrew and nora are twins. he's in berkshire, she's in yorkshire. but the choir means they can be together, despite lockdown. what's it like singing on your own with headphones on a computer? it might be a little bit odd, but knowing that andrew might be 300 miles away but he's singing at the same time as me and three and a half thousand other people just makes it good. this has just been a fantastic way of still getting that togetherness and still getting the fun that you get from singing the

and, hallelujah — handel's messiah gets an outing, as thousands of choirs beat the lockdown.up on bbc news, why liverpool could be forced to play the match that wins them a first league title in 30 years away from anfield, at a neutral venue. good evening. the government will continue to spend billions of pounds to pay the salaries of millions of workers for months to come as it promised to protect the jobs of those furloughed until october. the chancellor, rishi sunak, said the scheme, introduced to prevent mass redundancies, needed to adapt as the economy reopens. employers will have to contribute around 5% of salaries from august, rising to just over 20%, before the scheme runs out at the end of october. the programme currently supports more than 8.5 million employees, with people able to go back to work part—time from july. the chancellor also pledged to extend support for the 2.5 million self—employed who now receive grants through to august. the estimated cost of both schemes stands at around a £100 billion. the news comes as the number of people with covid—19 whose dea

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the baptist and jesus and the power to do it in a choreographic exploration of george frederick handel's messiah broken heroes in classic noir my style. symbiotic for better and for worse john the baptist makes jesus a teacher finding him disciples. noting the expectations of the crowds and doubting his mission. a ballet steeped in soul and sure that if he. was indeed a fact for you you to call it a few there's a bit of myself in every piece of mine every choreography and every production and nish growing up she and i can't choreograph a stage something with complete honesty if i don't understand it. if i don't understand it deeply from a very specific angle my own personal angle in that 1st year. john no i meyer was born in milwaukee on lake michigan in 1039 his father was a ship's captain. his mother loved arts and culture. supported his ambition to dance and ambition born when the family went together to see a musical in the cinema. he started taking tap dancing classes then in the milwaukee city library he stumbled across a biography of that's left nijinsky and fell in love with ball

and hallelujah, handel's messiah, gets an outing, as thousands of choirs beat the lockdown.lo and welcome if you're watching in the uk or around the world, and stay with us for the latest news and analysis from here and across the globe. two big stories tonight, here in the uk — the chancellor has given an update on the job retention scheme, and we'll have the latest from the american city of minneapolis where tensions it will pay them wages of millions of workers who are affected by the crowbar like him. of workers who are affected by the crowbarlike him. in of workers who are affected by the crowbar like him. in minneapolis, up police station has been set on fire as protests continue over the death of george floyd. in the last hour or so, a former police officer, who detained the man, has been arrested. rishi sunak said the scheme needed to adapt as the economy reopens. employers will have to contribute towards pensions and national insurance from august. by september, they will need to pay 10% of wages, rising to around play percent before the scheme runs out at the end o