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The James Fund
Peterborough Singers Founder and Director Syd Birrell has helped
the choir conquer many musical challenges...but many people even
beyond the Peterborough community are familiar with the significant
challenges faced by Syd and his family during the illness and death
of his young son James due to neuroblastoma. During James's lifetime
Syd established the James
Birrell Fund for Neuroblastoma Research, and it continues to
do extremely important work to this day.
The Peterborough Singers has been deeply involved in raising awareness
and funds for the James Fund. It commissioned a work by Grammy award
winning Canadian composer Paul Halley, "House in Heaven"
for which actor Tom Hanks provided the endorsement on the CD jacket
and also signed 100 copies. All proceeds from the 2500 CDs sold
have gone to fighting childhood cancer. Through the sale of this
CD and the "Gift of Song" CD (with soloist Measha Brueggergosman's
recording debut), the choir has raised $25,000 for cancer research.
To learn more about CDs and sheet music, visit our recordings
& products page.
To learn more about the James Fund, please visit the James
Fund website.
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