The Southern Gospel Choir performed for a UTAS/Festival of Voices major collaboration. The concert also included choirs from across Australia (Melbourne Singers of Gospel, Festival of Voices choir) with Legg as conductor, arranger, facilitator and performer. In a Conservatorium/UTAS first, this concert was broadcast live internationally via the new High Speed Broadband technology. Data from the broadcast identified the following: Beamed into 175 countries, including USA, UK, Germany, France, Argentina, Mexico, Japan. Number of viewers: 5,500. The SGC web page crashed after its 250,000 hit, and at least one external venue (Potters House Church, Dallas, TX) reported in excess of 5000 people attending the internet concert presentation during the event.

Item Type:	Broadcast
Keywords:	Music, Performance, African, Gospel, Spiritual
Research Division:	Studies in Creative Arts and Writing
Research Group:	Performing Arts and Creative Writing
Research Field:	Music Performance
Objective Division:	Cultural Understanding
Objective Group:	Arts and Leisure
Objective Field:	Music
Author:	Legg, AFJ (Associate Professor Andrew Legg)
ID Code:	82002
Year Published:	2011
Deposited By:	Conservatorium of Music
Deposited On:	2013-01-14
Last Modified:	2018-03-27
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