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Sheffield Philharmonic Chorus is one of thirteen Making Music members hosting an event as part of the BBC’s Music Nation, a nationwide celebration showcasing the best of the UK’s musical talent in the lead up to the London 2012 Festival, the finale of the Cultural Olympiad.

Camerata de Música Áurea sing classical pieces, from Monteverdi to Flight of the Bumblebee, in multi-part harmony. They also perform more traditional Cuban music, from the typically amorous boleros to modern folk songs with vibrant Cuban rhythms. Members of Sheffield Socialist Choir first met up with Música Áurea at the biennial choral festival in Santiago in 2003, and started the 'Voces de Cuba' project with the sole purpose of bringing Música Áurea to the UK in the summer of 2012.

Local musicians and singers from the Leeds area were recruited as buskers for a day on Friday 3rd February 2012 as part of the Samaritans’ Feel Good Friday. The musicians were asked to perform songs that, according to a survey by the Samaritans, are effective in cheering people up. Singers and musicians appeared on buses into Leeds, entertaining passengers on their journey to work, before gathering to create a giant musical flash mob in the city centre.