#ELFTin1Voice 'We Didn't Know' Song YouTube Premiere

27 October 2021

Everyone is invited to the launch of an inspirational song of strength and resilience, taking place online on Wednesday 27 October at 4.00 pm - 4.30pm

Register to attend the #ELFTin1Voice Launch of We Didn't Know on the Eventbrite page here

The YouTube premiere of We Didn’t Know will also delve into the remarkable story of how staff and service users from the East London NHS Foundation Trust (ELFT) came together online as a choir to co-create, rehearse and record the song through some of the bleakest moments of the pandemic.

We Didn’t Know takes the listener on a lyrical journey, from isolation and loneliness, through “connected moments” and “unexpected laughter”, to signs of hope managing to grow.

Talented composer and choir leader Leanne Sedin led the #ELFTin1Voice group sessions online during 2020-21, working alongside ELFT’s Polly Bowler Music Therapist and Lead Arts Therapist to facilitate the songwriting process. The song’s inspirational lyrics and melodies were co-created by the choir themselves, and include these poignant lines:

“Stuck inside, lost and lonely, worries growing / I’m surprised I survived, just kept going”

“Like the Spring unfolds, feeling hope again / In adversity we are finding strength, we are growing”

“Before we decide what to do next, may we take from this what really matters”

The YouTube premiere on 27th October will feature the ‘virtual choir’ video for We Didn’t Know, recorded interviews with choir members describing what the project meant to them, and input from some special guests who have been part of the #ELFTin1Voice journey since its inception.