I’m delighted to announce the details of my second singing workshop for 2023! This time I’m hosting it in the beautiful rural setting of The Bellwether, Charlton in the North Tyne Valley. Due to the size of the venue, numbers are limited to 30 so get booked in early to avoid disappointment!
It was a huge privilege to direct my own choir Dark Sky Voices last night, in the very first public performance of ‘A Hope Carol‘. They really brought the song to life exactly as I hoped!
The score is available for Upper voices (SSA) and for Mixed voices (SAB) with piano accompaniment. To hear an extract…https://youtu.be/ThwLDc7PO-Q
It’s been a wonderful weekend of festival success! Andover Ladies Choir won the Folk class at Mid Somerset Festival with their performance of Sing a Song of Sixpence whilst here at Ryton Music Festival, (Tyne and Wear) my own choir Dark Sky Voices won their class with a stunning performance of Amazing Grace! It’s terrific that festivals are now back up and running. I know competitive music making is not for everyone, but having competed several times myself in the Tynedale Music Festival as a student, I now realise the value of the taking part. Thank you and a big well done to all singers involved. Keep up the good work!
A very big thank you to the Dartmoor Multi Academy Trust who recently commissioned a new song for 20 of their schools to sing as part of a Festival of Hope. The finished video performance of ‘Make Our Future Bright‘, combining footage from all participating schools looked brilliant and sounded fabulous! Terrific to see so many young singers taking part. Well done to all involved. Bravo!