Voicelab | Southbank Centre
Sunday 18 December 2011
Welcome Yule &
Voicelab’s Big Winter Sing
Part of Southbank Centre’s Winter Festival
Welcome Yule
1.15pm, The Clore Ballroom: Performance
Enjoy a celebration of winter with songs, jigs and wassails gleaned from traditional folk resources and arranged by Bellowhead’s Andy Mellon. Voicelab Director Mary King and its Surge and Swell choirs will be supported in performance by other members of the iconic band, Southbank Centre Artists in Residence, in a programme where familiar carols are intertwined with rarer gems. Joining us in festive mood will be the dance troupe Morris Offspring and their leader and choreographer Laurel Swift, who has also worked with this huge ensemble of singers, assisted by Samantha Ivey.
VOICELAB’S BIG WINTER SING
18th December
4.30pm, The Clore Ballroom: Massed Sing
4.55pm onwards, Across the foyers of Royal Festival Hall: Performances by individual choirs
Come and join in with the choirs taking part in Voicelab’s Big Winter Sing in a selection of best loved Christmas carols. Raise your voice with them in The Clore Ballroom, and then follow your ears and wander to discover choirs of all ages and sizes as they disperse around the foyers of the Royal Festival Hall, singing in every nook and cranny.
Recent Voicelab projects include performing:
In Mass, the culmination of a year long season celebrating the work of Leonard Bernstein. Over 300 Voicelabbers performed in the show.Watch Mary King introduce Voicelab on YouTube
"If people can produce a sound, they can sing! Voicelab will be about unlocking people's potential." (Jude Kelly, Artistic Director of Southbank Centre)
To register your interest in either of these projects please email voicelab@southbankcentre.co.uk
Voicelab is a Southbank Centre initiative supported by ![]()
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