SINGLE RELEASE☁️
Dreamer:1 is out now on all streaming platforms, composed by @natyouthchoir 2024 Young Composer Áine Mallon
We're releasing 8 new commissions from NYC's Emerging Professional Artists on our 6th NYC Young Composers album on 31st Jan
Listen: nmcrecs.lnk.to/Dreamer1
🎶 Vocal Health for amateur choirs & their conductors
Led by conductor and vocal coach @joannaconductor,
this session will explore day-to-day vocal health, but
also consider what to do if a vocal problem arises.
You'll come away from the session with exercises to
explore and greater knowledge about how conducting
gesture affects the way your singers use their voice.
📅23 January, 5 - 6.30pm; attend live or catch up later
🎟️Ticket: £15 (£10 for abcd members)
Book here: abcd.org.uk/events/473/Vocal…#singer#vocalhealth#vocalhealthresource#conductor#cpd#communitychoir#choralsociety
Happy New Year, everyone!🥳
Just a reminder that we have a vocal technique choral workshop coming up February 15th with the amazing guest director @joannaconductor!
Get your tickets at the early bird price of £20 ONLY UNTIL January 15th (£25 after)!
Info@ wokingchoral.org.uk/workshop…
Making plans for the New Year? Are you looking to develop your musical leadership skills? Take a look at our online winter events designed to support those New Year's resolutions without leaving the house:
18 Jan: Choral Conducting: An Introductory Guide - with @amybebbs1. Perfect for anyone new to conducting or looking for a skills refresher!
23 Jan: Vocal Health for Amateur Choirs & their conductors with @joannaconductor. Day-to-day vocal health, what to do if there's a vocal problem, useful exercises & how to protect your voice in rehearsal.
26 Feb: Managing Voice Changes in the mature singer with Jenevora Williams. Help your singers reduce effort, increase stamina, & avoid vocal injury.
Find out more: abcd.org.uk/events/abcd-even…@MakingMusic_UK@RSCMCentre@RCO_Updates@MDbrunch
Looking forward to this with @whitehallchoir@IanTindale
Happy Christmas everyone!
I can now be found at joannaconductor@bsky.social
I'll be winding down this account. X
We have an exciting vocal technique choral workshop coming up February 15th with the amazing guest director @joannaconductor!
Get your tickets at the early bird price of £20! There is also a reduced rate of £10 for students.
For more info, please visit wokingchoral.org.uk/workshop…
About last night...
Our final engagement of a very busy 2024 was carol singing at the magnificent Hay's Galleria to quite the crowd, raising funds (well over £1,000!) for our chosen Christmas charity Catch22's Music To My Ears programme.
Listen to the latest recordings by our 9-15s singers as they bring @Karakelcomposer's beautiful commissions to life! 🌿
'Willow' transforms the tree into a symbol of protection, while 'Snowdrop' captures the flower’s resilience with words by @Karakelcomposer and Karen Hayes 🌸
ALT Album artwork mockup for Willow and Snowdrop featuring a willow leaves overlayed with snowdrops on a faint blue and red colour wash
Listen to the latest recordings by our 9-15s singers as they bring @Karakelcomposer's beautiful commissions to life! 🌿
'Willow' transforms the tree into a symbol of protection, while 'Snowdrop' captures the flower’s resilience with words by @Karakelcomposer and Karen Hayes 🌸
ALT Album artwork mockup for Willow and Snowdrop featuring a willow leaves overlayed with snowdrops on a faint blue and red colour wash
Curious to learn more? Join our Q&A Discovery Event this Sunday at 10:30am to hear about our courses and audition process. Sign up here ➡️ tinyurl.com/3r9ftxud
Curious to learn more? Join our Q&A Discovery Event this Sunday at 10:30am to hear about our courses and audition process. Sign up here ➡️ tinyurl.com/3r9ftxud
Come & sing on Sat 28 Sept, 11:00-17:30 at St Paul's, Knightsbridge. Immerse yourself in one of the cornerstones of the choral repertory with @neilcpferris, @joannaconductor, @Libby_Burgess & Norbert Meyn.
Book your place now!
🎟️ ticketsource.co.uk/sonoro
Lovely start to the term with @whitehallchoir with lush programme around Howells' Requiem other repertoire with texts related to those Howells included: Sarah Quartel, Becky McGlade, Thomas Morley, Samuel Coleridge-Taylor, Undine Smith-Moore and more! Concert 21 Nov
@OUPMusic
Thanks @joannaconductor for your @abcdtweets Female Changing Voices session. I’ve watched it this summer and now have lots of fresh ideas for September, plus greater knowledge and renewed confidence in the work that I’m doing with my choirs. 🙏🏻😊
Our friends @NatYouthChoir offer three innovative development schemes for early-career artists. Applications are open for their Fellowship, Young Conductors and Young Composers programmes until 16 September.
Find out more and apply: nationalyouthchoir.org.uk/be…
“It has been absolutely life-changing for me”
Discover what our fully funded Emerging Professional Artist programmes could do for your musical development in 2025! Here's how they helped @karakelcomposer and @shottonliv
After 5 years, my time as Principal Conductor with @natyouthchoir comes to an end. I'll still be part of the NYC family: several projects lined up in the Autumn including conducting the Emerging Professional Artists with @nmcrecordings. What a wonderful team I've worked with!