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Sun 2nd Oct

CHOIRS IN THE CRYPT

 

The Liverpool Metropolitan Cathedral presented a free afternoon of music in the magnificent surroundings of the Lutyens Crypt.

To celebrate National Heritage Open Days, local choirs included Sense of Sound Singers, Hope Street Harmonies and the Liverpool Metropolitan Youth choir who joined forces on Saturday 17th September  performed a series of free concerts in the Lutyens Crypt.

Event organiser had this to say:

“Sense of Sound performed at a recent event held in The Lutyens Crypt. Their spectacular performance bought the house down and countless guests approached me afterwards with positive comments on the performance. The Choir gave a professional, polished and heartfelt performance and we would be delighted to recommend them to others”

ADDITIONAL INFO: The Cathedral’s original Crypt was designed by architect Sir Edwin Lutyens in the 1930’s, and formed part of his plans to build one of the biggest cathedrals in the world. Shortly after the Crypt’s completion however, the scheme was forced into abandonment and in its place was constructed the iconic Cathedral we know today. The Crypt is the only remaining part of the original design and following a multi-million pound restoration project it now houses a permanent exhibition, charting the building’s rich history and heritage.

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Sat 1st Oct

Young Artist in UK Open Mic live heats

Jazz Rodrigues De Sousa is one of Sense of Sound’s talented young artists. As a member of UltraViolet, Jazz has already performed at the O2 Arena, Laban and Sadlers Wells Theatre and he has recently wowed judges Open Mic UK auditions with a stunning solo rendition of “Yesterday”. He has made it through to the regional finals and will now be performing at the live showcases of Open Mic UK 2011 on Sunday 2nd October at the Towngate Theatre in Essex. Jazz will be competing to perform solo in the National Final at The O2 Arena in London and the chance of a recording contract.

Jazz also successfully auditioned for Youth Music Voices, the national youth choir for the Cultural Olympiad and has worked as a young leader alongside Sense of Sound at the Royal Opera House.

Everyone at Sense of Sound wishes Jazz all the best for the live heats tomorrow.

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Fri 26th Aug

Sense of Sound Singers’ (Liverpool) auditions

 

Sense of Sound Singers (Liverpool) will be holding auditions for new members.

As a company that creates and produces amazing ways to celebrate singing, the projects we have been involved in include performances with Brian Eno, Damon Albarn and Massive Attack in support of Greenpeace, Seal and John Bon Jovi at The Royal Variety show, Grand finalists in BBC Choir of the Year competition, Imogen Heap at The Barbican and as featured artists on Thea Gilmore’s highly acclaimed album, Strange Communion.

In addition, the singers have performed extensively throughout the UK and Europe and we are looking forward to developing new and exciting projects.

We are looking for confident, versatile vocalists who are skilled at harmonising, improvising, are good team players and are passionate about a cappella singing. We are particularly interested in recruiting more sopranos and basses.

The auditions take place at The Bluecoat in Liverpool city centre on Sunday 11th September and Monday 12th September and will happen in 2 stages.

STAGE 1: – Sunday 11th September and Monday 12th September

The first stage of auditions will be individual ones where you will be given 5 minutes to sing an unaccompanied song of your choice. . If you are successful in completing stage 1, you will then be invited to take part in Stage 2 which will be the group auditions.

STAGE 2: Sunday 18th September – 2-4pm

This stage of the auditon process will include harmony work, improvisation and will enable us to see how you are as team players. It will also enable you to experience how Sense of Sound Singers works.

If you would like to auditon please contact the choir manager, Jennifer John:

Tel: 0151 702 7799

Email: jenny@senseofsound.net

Please also include your music CV and contact details

We are very excited at the prospect of welcoming new members to Sense of Sound Singers and look forward to hearing from you.

 

 

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Fri 26th Aug

The Spooky Mens Chorale

Spooky Men’s Chorale

Thursday 25 August 2011 7:30 pm
Liverpool Philharmonic Hall

 

Book Tickets

 

with special guests the Sense of Sound Singers

Tickets £16, £21

Based in the Blue Mountains in New South Wales, Australia the Spooky Men’s Chorale is a black-clad behemoth, seemingly capable of rendering audiences moist eyed with appreciation or grinning with merriment. With grand foolishness the Spooky Men seek to commentate on the absurdity and grandeur of the modern male armed only with their voices, a sly collection of hats and a staggering diversity of facial hair. It is unclear what is more dangerous to your general equilibrium, missing them, or not.

They will be supported by Liverpool’s own Sense Of Sound Singers. The finalists of Radio 3’s Choir of the Year and one of the last six choirs in BBC1?s Last Choir Standing, the Sense Of Sound Singers deliver soulful, rhythmic and sensitive a cappella versions of alternative and mainstream songs.

‘Fine close harmony singers…tuning, timing and dynamics impeccable’ The Independent

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Tue 2nd Aug

UltraViolet performs at the O2 Arena

Sense of Sound’s youth choir, UltraViolet will be performing at the amazing O2 Arena this evening with Brit Floyd, singing Another Brick in The Wall. The choir also recently performed at Spitalfields market for Youth Music. This group of young people aged between 12 and 18 have been performing together for 2 years and meets weekly at Greenwich Theatre. We are currently looking for more male singers and beatboxers to join the group in September. If you are interested please contact Juliet at juliet@senseofsound.net or on 020 7229 6633

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Fri 29th Jul

Sense of Sound Singers in summer performances

Fresh from their recent gigs in Liverpool which included the official opening of the long awaited Museum of Liverpool,  Brouhaha International festival and the closing celebrations of the Legenday Everyman Theatre and Bistro, Sense of Sound Singers are poised to continue their performances in August with 2 additional appearances.

First will be on the main stage at Liverpool Pride on Saturday July 6th at 3pm and on August 25th they will be sharing the stage with the amazing Spooky Men’s Chorale at Liverpool Philharmonic Hall.

The Pride event is free and will take place throughout the day starting will a march from St. George’s Hall Plateau, Lime St, from 12pm. For more dtails of this event please see here

Sense of Sound Singers will be supporting The Spooky Men’s Chorale who hail from the Blue Mountains in New South Wales, Australia and is an all male choir that are capable of rendering audiences moist eyed with appreciation or grinning with merriment. Tickets for thi event are £16/21 and can be purchased from the Liverool Philharmonic box office here

Please come and join us at one of these events. Your support, as always is gratefully received.

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Tue 26th Jul

One Year To Go – London Olympics 2012

On Wednesday 27th July two of Sense of Sound’s wonderful singers Zara McFarlane and Natalie Christian-John will be singing backing vocals for The Feeling, as part of the One Year To Go celebrations in Trafalgar Square. They will be performing 100 Sinners live between 18.50 and 7.45pm.

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Sat 23rd Jul

Voice Box at The Barbican

This weekend you can record yourself for free at Voice Box – a portable karaoke booth designed by Artistic Director, Juliet Russell for the Barbican and Sense of Sound, as part of the Extraordinary Voices festival. It was decorated by artist Tom Bennet and children from City of London Academy, and built by Management and Design. Just bring a memory stick and your lovely self. You will find it on the Mezzanine. It’s easy to use and wheelchair accessible. http://www.barbican.org.uk/edu?cation/event-detail.asp?ID=120?54

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Thu 21st Jul

Sense of Sound in partnership with Sing Up

COURSE CONTENT
This training session will incorporate songs from the Sing Up song bank, with
usable warm ups, games and techniques to encourage singing in the classroom.
Encouraging harmony singing and rhythm work, the session promises to be fun, uplifting and informative.
WHO IS IT FOR?
Teachers, classroom assistants, singers, music leaders and anyone working with primary aged children. Perfect for non-music specialists looking for ideas on using singing in their practice, as well as for more experienced singers looking for newideas and inspiration.
DETAILS
Thurs 7th July, 1pm-4:30pm The Picturehouse, Manchester
Fri 8th July, 1pm-4:30pm Woodlands Centre, Chorley, Lancashire
Mon 11th July, 1pm-4:30pm Chester University, Cheshire
Weds 13th July, 1pm-4:30pm Liverpool Hope University, Merseyside
Sense of Sound is an award winning music company that creates and produces amazing ways to celebrate singing. Their work has been featured on the BBC2 series The Choir Boys Don’t Sing with Gareth Malone. From 2008 to 2010 the organisation led Sing Up Greenwich, working with over 5,000 children and their teachers and families in South East London. Sense of Sound believes that singing is for everybody and that making music together can be a powerful tool for personal and wider change.
SUMMER SINGING WITH SENSE OF SOUND FREE SING UP TRAINING AFTERNOONS
This is a FREE training event but booking is essential as
places are limited.
Contact Rose Hodgson to find out more or book your place:
rose.hodgson@moremusic.org.uk 07981 036586

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Thu 14th Jul

Saphena Aziz in BBC radio chat show.


Artistic Director Saphena Aziz will appear on BBC Radio Merseyside’ s Late show this evening (14.7.11) on Helen Jone’s talk show. The programme will feature a cross section of light hearted topics. The show starts at 10pm and thew link to listen is here: BBC Radio Merseyside

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