 World Choir GamesWednesday, July 04, 2012 - Saturday, July 14, 2012 It has 29 competition classes, including gospel, jazz and contemporary. 30K participants and 250K spectators expected (but hopefully not all on the same day! Ed.) |
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The Real Vocal Festival Thursday, August 16, 2012 - Sunday, August 19, 2012 The Real Vocal Festival, Stockholm, August 16, featuring The Real Group, Swingle Singers,Rajaton, Postyr Project,Jens Johansen, Jake Moulton and others.
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7-in-a-bar
Rehearsal venue: at members' homes, Oxfordshire
Rehearsal venue street: n/a
Rehearsal venue city: n/a
Rehearsal venue county: Oxfordshire
Rehearsal venue postcode: OX
Contact Person: Geoff Mason
Website:
7-in-a-bar website
Description: We sing 20th century pop and show numbers, plus a little barbershop
Rehearsal day:
- Monday
Rehearsal start time: 19.45 'till 22.45
Voice parts: Male voices only
Alilo Georgian ensemble
Rehearsal venue: members homes
Rehearsal venue street: members homes
Rehearsal venue city: Forres
Rehearsal venue county: Moray, Scotland
Rehearsal venue postcode: IV36 2HL
Contact Person: Bill Henderson
Phone: 01309 672951
Description: A 3 person mixed ensemble singing songs from Georgia. We perform and run workshops as well as hosting and promoting other Georgian events in this area
Voice parts: Mixed voices
Main musical style:
- Other
Black Voices
Rehearsal venue: Grosvenor Road
Rehearsal venue street: Handsworth
Rehearsal venue city: Birmingham
Rehearsal venue county: Birmingham
Rehearsal venue postcode: B20 3NP
Name of your conductor / musical director: Bob Ramdhanie
Phone: 07903 72 64 82
Contact Email:
b.ramdhanie@cmatltd.co.uk
Website:
www.blackvoices.co.uk
Description: We sing contemporary world music and gospel
Rehearsal day:
- Saturday
Voice parts: Female voices only
Main musical style:
- Other
- Gospel
Chapter Eight
Rehearsal venue: Worcester Cathedral
Rehearsal venue street: College Green
Rehearsal venue city: Worcester
Rehearsal venue county: Worcestershire
Rehearsal venue postcode: WR1 2LH
Contact Person: Carol West
Phone: 01905 732927
Contact Email:
carol-west@live.co.uk
Description: Chapter Eight performs an eclectic repertoire including Swingle & Kings Singers repertoire, early polyphony and everything in between. Our nine members work within education, law, medicine and finance but all share a great love of singing and perfor
Rehearsal day:
- Tuesday
Rehearsal start time: 7:30pm
Voice parts: Mixed voices
Main musical style:
- Other
No Strings
Rehearsal venue: Loughton School
Rehearsal venue street: Bradwell Road
Rehearsal venue city: Milton Keynes
Rehearsal venue county: Bucks
Rehearsal venue postcode: MK5 8DN
Contact Person: John Kesteven
Name of your conductor / musical director: Tony Crook
Phone: 0208 621 3326
Website:
No Strings website
Description: No Strings is a group of sixteen a cappella (unaccompanied) singers. We meet once a month on a Sunday just to sing together, to socialise and to explore different forms of a cappella singing. Our repertoire ranges from the 17th century to the present day, from Tallis through Rachmaninov to Gershwin and The Beatles. It is the sheer joy of singing that binds us together.
Rehearsal day:
- Sunday
Rehearsal start time: 1pm - 5pm
Voice parts: Mixed voices
Are you always a cappella: Yes
Do you learn from music?: From sheet music
Main musical style:
- Other
Looking for new members:
- Yes
Sonas
Rehearsal venue: various
Rehearsal venue street: n/a
Rehearsal venue city: n/a
Rehearsal venue county: Moray, Scotland
Rehearsal venue postcode: n/a
Contact Person: Kate o’Connell/Heather Hatch /Carol Corkery
Website:
http://www.sonas.me.uk
Description: We are a group of 3 singers, and sing world music: African, West Indian, Balkan, Maori, Armenian, as well as contemporary compositions.
Voice parts: Female voices only
Main musical style:
- Other
SOSA-XA! Sounds of Southern Africa
Rehearsal venue: Friends Meeting House
Rehearsal venue street: 10 St James Street
Rehearsal venue city: Sheffield
Rehearsal venue county: South Yorkshire
Rehearsal venue postcode: S5 7AP
Contact Person: Philip Weiss
Name of your conductor / musical director: Mandla Sibanda
Phone: 0730070946
Contact Email:
arts@semea.org.uk
Website:
http://www.sosa-xa.org.uk
Description: Founded in 2001 SOSA-XA! Explores the music of multiple South African languages. It is the first multicultural choir in the UK to explore the complexities of the imbube (syncopated steps in a cappella) and isicathamiya performing styles as exemplified by the singing of the world famous Ladysmith Black Mambazo.
Rehearsal day:
- Monday
Rehearsal start time: 19:15-21:15
Voice parts: Mixed voices
Are you always a cappella: Yes
Do you learn from music?: We learn by ear
Main musical style:
- Other
Looking for new members:
- Yes
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The Forres Big Choir
Rehearsal venue: St Johns Episcopalian Church
Rehearsal venue street: Victoria Road
Rehearsal venue city: Forres
Rehearsal venue county: Moray, Scotland
Rehearsal venue postcode: IV36 3BN
Contact Person: kate o’connell
Phone: 01343 850266
Contact Email:
kateoc@naturalvoice.net
Website:
www.forresbigchoir.info
Description: We sing inspirational songs from around the world
Rehearsal day:
- Thursday
Voice parts: Mixed voices
Main musical style:
- Other
- Gospel
- Doo Wop
- Jazz
- Contemporary pop