World Choir Games 2014 - Programme

Thu
10
July
Ugis Prauliņš (Latvia)
Latvian & Baltic Folklore and Choral Music
In this session Uģis Prauliņš will discuss and
present Folklore and its elements in choral music,
focusing on the new trends and paradigms in
Latvian and Baltic music on the whole.
14:00
Rīga Latvian Society House
Workshop
Cultural Showcase
Fred Sjöberg (Sweden)
16:00
Rīga Latvian Society House
Workshop
Modern Times
Get inspired – gospel, pop and jazz
In this workshop you will sing different kind of music
related to pop and jazz. The idea is that you as
a singer or conductor have a chance to try out different
music styles, different vocal approach. How
can we sing pop and jazz with a true identity to the
originals? Is it possible? What do we have to change
in our vocal style to get there? We will sing some
special arrangements of well-known pop and jazz
tunes. We will do vocal exercises that improve the
vocal approach for this style of genre. There is a big
difference between gospel, pop and jazz and we will
explore the differences how to sing, how to conduct,
how to act. Music by ABBA, Sting, Elton John etc will
be performed.
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