A Toolbox for Better Singing.
Payment Policy We often have requests for members to pay only for each session attended. However, we are starting to feel that we need a more formal policy, as most courses or groups have a termly subscription fee. So: Course fee is £70 per term. Some terms will include 8 sessions for that price, … Read more
For those interested, this is Saturday 11 July at St Anne’s Church on Western Road in Lewes. Peter Farrant will run a workshop for singers, beginning at 2.00pm, followed by a performance of Faure’s Requiem at 7.45pm. (Friends’ Fabric Fund to benefit.) For bookings and/or further information call 01273 475201.
Happy New Year, LVW-ers! Here are 2 new pieces (actually 4!) to get busy on. I’ll makes separate posts for these to make them easier to search later on. To those of you who don’t read any music, please don’t fret a bit––that’s what the audio files are for. However, I would advise trying to … Read more
Hi Group, I’ll be posting a list of repertoire for this Thursday very shortly, but meantime I thought you’d find this interesting reading. PSYPOST: Those Who Attend Choir Practice Report Less Anxiety Enjoy! PK
With all the bloody competitions out there trying to show how untrained people can and should be conducting in major opera houses or singing solos with major orchestras while us poor blighters are shelling out good dosh for tickets… ahem, sorry but I mean, really! Anyway, I found this somewhat amusing. And I’ll promote his … Read more
I’m once again offering all of the MP3 files from the site as a download from a single link. Good if you want to be able to load them onto your iPod or computer for offline study purposes when there’s nothing good on telly. Or YouTube. The link is only good for 14 days so … Read more
Roger Parish says: We are having a Birthday Party for Joan on the 1st of April(Sunday). Its running from 12 noon and is a drop in, eat drink and be merry affair which will run until the last guest has left. All Voiceworks members are welcome to attend anytime from noon onwards. If anyone wants … Read more
Anyone interested in the current state of classical music should be following Norman Lebrecht’s blog Slipped Disc. Full of good stuff for you head. Here’s Norman’s latest takes on Bocelli’s catastrophic Romeo and the BBC’s dreary return of “Maestro.” Bocelli Crashes Out of Romeo, Ordered to Cancel all immediate commitments BBC’s dreary Maestro game show … Read more
Okay, so we were awakened by the dog at 5am and couldn’t get back to sleep because of a strange sound. At first I thought Carol or Zeke had developed a strange snoring. But no, I could hear both of them snoring very plainly. This was a third sound! I crept downstairs, got my trusty … Read more