Workshops
For this edition there are two composition workshops proposed:
Workshop on choral composition with Bob Chilcott (United Kingdom)
As a composer, Bob Chilcott created music that is both connective and helps give voice to singers, at various levels of preparation. He has also composed pieces designed for young singers that are often sung in schools. As a result, much of his music is melodic, with a connective harmonic language. He also like to collaborate with writers and this has resulted in pieces that focus on the art of storytelling and ideas and themes, and this way of working appeals to him greatly. When he writes, he likes to think about clarity, both lyrically and musically, shape, sound-worlds, practicality and craft. Most importantly, whatever music he writes needs to connect with singers and ultimately with the people who listen. Bob is essentially a communicator who tries to use whatever knowledge he has gained as a singer, conductor and composer to try and motivate a love of singing together, which for him is one of the greatest examples of an art that not only unifies across continents but also resonates on a human level in a most rich and profound way.
Workshop on choral composition with Tadeja Vulc (Slovenia)
In more than twenty years of work with different ensembles, Tadeja Vulc has transformed the basic concept of percussive sound into real sound and visual poems, performed on stage through singing, body percussion or particular movements and choreography. This last aspect is particularly attractive to the composer, who uses it in a very thoughtful way so that the choreography itself takes on the appearance of a sound extension. Her musical language bases on tonality as well as noises and sounds themselves and more modern, complex chords.
During composing with the participants, we will try to give answers to the following questions: how to write a choral piece that is interesting for both performers and audience? How to start composing and what should we pay attention to? What else can be upgraded for each individual participant with a focus to the own language? How to push the boundaries in composing and performing?
