As the wind picked up and clouds blanketed the sky Saturday afternoon, Lower.com Field’s video screens were emblazoned with the phrase “Finding Harmony.” It was an invitation for the Columbus community to join together, sing together, and be part of something big.
The goal was to see a pop-up chorus of 20,000 “singing with one voice” as part of an as-yet-unnamed reality-TV series pilot for ABC, Disney, and John Legend’s Get Lifted film company.
Columbus has never attempted a chorus on this scale before, according to the Harmony Project. The event fell short of its goal in numbers (although ticket distribution was close), but not in spirit. Harmony’s Creative Director, David Brown, asked the crowd to show the world who Columbus is, and the world will see Columbus as warm and upbeat.
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Given the Columbus Crew’s overwhelming community support during the “Save the Crew” era, the fact that its new home’s first public musical event assembled a huge choir to prove the power of community makes perfect sense. It was the right opportunity, and it surfaced at the right time.
