Everything You've Always Wanted To Know About Healthy Choral Singing But Were Afraid To Ask

Clinician: Kathryn Whitney

...a workshop co-sponsored by Victoria's Newcombe Singers, with the BCCF.

Focus of workshop:

Blending voices in a section
Improved singing technique through correct breathing and tone support
Maintaining good vocal health

Dr. Kathryn Whitney began her studies at the Victoria Conservatory of Music, and, in addition to private singing study in New York City with Cornelius Reid, went on to complete music degrees from the universities of Toronto (BA) and Oxford (MPhil and DPhil), and at the Guildhall School of Music & Drama in London (PGDip Performance). An experienced mezzo-soprano soloist, her work has taken her across Canada and Europe, and has led to collaboration with many modern composers (she's given over 40 world premieres) and two periods as Artist in Residence: Oxford University (2002-2005) and the Royal Welsh College of Music (2009-2011). Kathryn also has extensive experience as a chorister, having sung in chapel choirs in England for 8 years, and as a teacher of both solo and choral singing. Kathryn currently teaches at the Victoria Conservatory of Music and is also a Singing Fellow at the Institute of Musical Research in London, England, where she runs the SongArt Performance Research Group.

Schedule:
· 9:45am                   Registration, coffee & muffins, welcome
· 10.30-11.30am     warm-up, some group singing and listening exercises; healthy singing and choral blend
· 11.30-12.30pm    singing with support; discussion of vocal tract; engaging your breath; healthy tone production
· 12.30-1.30pm      lunch (bring a brown bag lunch; we will provide a list of eateries nearby)
· 1.30-2.30pm        tackling the "ageing voice"; tricks for better sight reading; singing healthily with your colleagues.
· 2.30-3.00pm        tea break
· 3.00-3.30pm       Question & Answer session
· 3.30-4.00pm       achieving healthy choral blend

Suitable For:

adult singers of all abilities

Date:

Saturday, February 25, 2012

Time:

9:45am-4pm (see detailed schedule)

Venue:

St Mary's Anglican Church, Oak Bay

1701 Elgin Road, Victoria, V8R 5L7

City:

Victoria

Cost:

$50 per singer (see below for discounts)

Special Instructions:

· $50 per singer without BCCF affiliation
· $40 for singers who are members of a BCCF member choir
· $35 for singers who are individual BCCF members
· $30 per singer for a team of 10 or more from the same choir - group registration must be sent in by participating choirs by Thursday 23 February, and paid on workshop day with a single cheque from the choir. For group registration please email projectmanager@bcchoralfed.com

For workshop brochure click HERE

For pre-registration

register online by clicking HERE
email projectmanager@bcchoralfed.com
phone Cherry Osborn (below)

Contact:

For information and phone pre-registration, call CHERRY OSBORN

Phone:

250-477-1405