AS A CHOIR LEADER, Michael has worked with both professional and amateur voices, spanning varied abilities and age ranges from 7 to 70+. Personnel have numbered from small chamber groups to as many as 500 voices.
SONGS OF ICE
December 2018
ALL SING COMMUNITY CHOIR
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Over 40 participants aged 55+
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Devised the programme
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Sourced the material
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Customized arrangements
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Composed original content
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Created audio learning files, full demos, scores and lyric sheets
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Led weekly rehearsals
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Conducted the concert
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Hosted the concert
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Performed in the concert
The follow-up programme, Songs Of Fire (Spring 2019) also necessitated devising a thematically linked workshop which would incorporate the audience as participants.
DEANERY SONG PROJECT
June 2016
TOWER HAMLET SCHOOLS
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Visited 180 KS2 children across 10 schools
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Project partner: Adey Grummet
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Composed "school values" song with lyric input from participants
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Produced fully orchestrated performance backing track
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Provided full score, piano reduction, lead sheet, lyric sheet and audio learning files
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Conducted school-leavers performance for combined year 6 participants.
BLOOMSBURY SONGS
October 2016 and 2017
BLOOMSBURY FESTIVAL
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8 school and community choirs aged 7 to 70+ (over 100 participants)
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Project partner: Emma Bernard
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Composed suite of songs and chants with quartet accompaniment (violin, tuba, accordion and cajon) for KS2 children
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Added 5 bespoke songs for adult choirs the following year
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Provided full score, piano score, lead sheets, instrumental parts and audio learning files
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Visited and rehearsed choirs separately and together
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Conducted and rehearsed the instrumental quartet
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Created a flash-mob introduction for site-specific performance
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Conducted the performances
A SHORT SHOUT
August 2014
THE SHOUT
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9 professional soloists
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Devised the programme
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Devised item links
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Reduced 16-part arrangements
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Ensured all participants were featured equally
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Scheduled and led rehearsals
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Conducted item links
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Performed in the concert
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Choral composition
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Choral arrangements
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Choral direction
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Customised workshops
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Vocal animateur