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    • newCHOIR blogger
      • Jan 21, 2019
      • 1 min read

    Painting the music!

    Our open workshop, “Sing the Words, Paint the Music”, on the second Saturday of

    January was an exhilarating musical launch into 2019. Here are just a few of the

    many very positive comments we received from participants:


    “Incredibly well-structured… a very clear narrative to the

    session, thinking about vowels and consonants, meaning

    and colour. The pieces used as exemplars were similarly

    well chosen… The best three hours of singing I've spent in

    the last year, bravo!”


    one of the pieces we studied at the workshop
    'O Radiant Dawn' by James MacMillan, one of the pieces we studied at the workshop

    “I loved the entire workshop… Janet's instruction was

    fantastic… I learned how to adapt my voice and

    pronunciation to get the desired effect, which seemed (to

    me) to create a beautiful ensemble.”


    “Really interesting to focus on a proper warm-up and

    understand articulation. It was well timed and the break

    was good. Gorgeous music and interesting, interested

    friendly people attending.”


    “Clear organisation and instructions; music ready and

    available; interesting selection of music; well-paced and

    planned workshop, with Janet giving us the benefit of her

    buckets of experience; being able to sense improvement

    and refinement with each pass through a musical phrase.”


    There were many helpful suggestions for future workshop

    themes, too. We’ll keep you posted!

    #workshop #vocalworkshop #choralworkshop #oxfordevents #singinginoxford #choirinoxford #oxfordchoirs

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    • newCHOIR blogger
      • Oct 28, 2018
      • 1 min read

    Beginnings

    Updated: Jul 21, 2019

    newChoir was born in 2012. Four friends were sitting in a pub, and one suggested starting a choir. It seemed a good idea at the time.


    As it turned out, it was. But why start a choir in Oxford, which had at least 70 choirs already? Was there any need for yet another?


    Our idea was ... something a bit different. Neither a choral society nor a chamber choir, but something in between. An auditioned ensemble that aimed for high musical standards, and pushed singers' boundaries - but was not forbidding.


    Also, we wanted to tackle unusual repertoire, as well as the well-known works. So, pushing boundaries in that way too.


    It was a bit like a business startup - but, if there was ever a business plan, it was on the back of an envelope, now lost.


    We were fortunate that Janet Lincé, our distinguished musical director, was willing to come on board. And that James Brown, organist at at the University Church and a superb musician, was too.


    To our surprise (given our home-made marketing) there was a surge of interest. A room full of people at our first rehearsal. Suddenly, a pub conversation had become a possible reality!


    #newchoir #oxfordchoir #singing #choral #startup #choircreation #choir #choirstartup #formachoir #joinachoir #singinginoxford




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