Sense of Sound will be running monthly Singing in Harmony days throughout 2013

The workshops will cover important aspects of physical and vocal technique, breathing exercises, improvisation and the exploration of repertoire.

There will be lots of opportunity to ask specific questions and discuss vocal health. It will also be a lot of fun.

These will be an a cappella workshops so all you will be required to bring is yourself, flat comfortable shoes and somethng to write on and with.

Times: 10am-4pm

The course is designed for those aged 16 and above.

These singing days are open to everybody regardless of your singing experience.

When you book a place on the workshop, please let The Bluecoat know ahead of time whether you have any special requirements.

Where: The Bluecoat, School Lane, Liverpool, L1 3BX

When: Saturday 27th April,  Sunday 2nd June &  Saturday 29th June

Times: 10am-4pm

Cost: £25.00

Book tickets by calling Bluecoat Box Office on 0151 702 5324

The Liverpool based choir, Sense of Sound Singers, is due to hold some auditions in the New Year. We are particularly on the hunt for more male singers. We have an abundance of wonderful altos and a significant smattering of strong tenors but we desperately need more baritones and basses. In addition, we also require more sopranos.

Fancy coming to audition? If so, the 2 staged audition process will take place on 27th and 28th January 2013 at The Bluecoat in Liverpool city centre.

The first stage on Sunday 27th January will be individual auditions (one a cappella song of your own choice) and if successful you will then be invited to take part in stage 2 on the evening of Monday 28th January which will be the group auditions. In stage 2 we will gauge your ability to harmonise, work effectively in a team and blend well vocally and physically. At this stage, you will be invited to learn some repertoire alongside current Sense of Sound Singers choir members.
For more details contact Jennifer John: jennifer@senseofsound.net OR ring during office hours and leave a message 0151 702 7799

As part of this year’s Liverpool Biennial and Long Night, Sense of Sound Singers premier their new work, Stargazing. The 20 minute piece will explore the universal theme of mythological story telling.

Weaving together the narrative of the night sky as explained in ancient Greek and Celtic traditions, Stargazing, is an interpretation of the story of the constellation, The Pleiades also known as the Seven Sisters.

This original a cappella composition is vocally emotive and ambitious drawing on the group’s diverse musical influences embracing jazz, classical and gospel.

There will be 3 performances of Stargazing at Liverpool’s Walker Art gallery on October 19th: 7pm, 8pm & 9pm and the event is FREE

After setting the stage alight during BBC’s Last Choir Standing, Welsh Choir Ysgol Glanaethwy and English Choir Sense of Sound Singers are reuniting for two very special concerts this autumn. The Choirs will visit Liverpool Anglican cathedral on Saturday Nov 3rd

In joining the two nations of England and Wales, the nationally recognised choirs will perform both separately and together, singing in English and Welsh at Liverpool Anglican Cathedral on Saturday 3rd November and at Venue Cymru, Llandudno on Saturday 24th November.

Before Last Choir Standing both choirs had an impeccable pedigree for international award winning performance. Ysgol Glanaethwy are regular winners at the Music Youth Festival and have received seven Outstanding Performance Awards as well as attending festivals all over the globe including Switzerland, China and many more! The awards and praise continue to flow from all directions with Ysgol Glanaethwy winning the youth category in Budapest at the Musica Mundi Festival and even receiving the honour of being made ambassadors of the Llangollen Festival.

Cefin Roberts – Musical Director of the Glanaethwy Senior Choir said “Sense of Sound made such an impact on the members of our youth choir on Last Choir Standing. Today we have a completely new ensemble of singers and I know that these new members will have the same joy of listening and working with such a diverse and amazing choir. We are also excited that we will be singing a few songs with Sense of Sound in the concerts, and hope that this will create a new synergy of sound and music making. It will certainly be a new learning curve for the Glanaethwy Singers.”

Equally Sense of Sound Singers are one of the UK’s most successful, dynamic and contemporary choirs having collaborated with artists such as Brian Eno, Imogen Heap, Damon Albarn and Paco Pena. They are renowned for their stunning vocal acappella arrangements of existent and original songs. Sense of Sound Singers are thrilled about this moving collaboration between the two choirs, learning about each other’s culture, style and technique just as they did during Last Choir Standing in 2008. Together these two choirs will produce uncompromising musical performances that will display new and unique sounds, highlighting what has been an incredibly exciting journey for each group.

Jennifer John – Musical Director and Manager of Sense of Sound Singers said “Music is a universal language and the human voice, regardless of the vicinity it comes from in the world, has a resonance and truth that manages to transcend boundaries and borders. Whenever I hear Ysgol Glanaethwy sing, my heart opens a little more because under the Musical Direction of Cefin Roberts they can communicate in such a pure and beautiful way that the intention to move and inspire cannot be denied. It is an honour to collaborate with such a choir and I am delighted that we met, shared a stage, and are about to do so again in a much more profound way.”

The choirs will each perform highlights from their extensive repertoire from classical to modern and will even perform some numbers together in both English and Welsh. Two Choirs Standing is an evening of unprecedented vocal performances that cannot be missed!

Ticket details

Date: Saturday 3rd November
Time: 7.30pm
Tickets: £16.50 and £14.50 *

How to Book:

Box Office:  0844 8000 410
Online:  at www.ticketquarter.co.uk
or in person:  at TicketQuarter, Queens Square, Liverpool *

(*Subject to booking fee).