What a fabulous setting!
400 Rugby school children delighted their audiences with their wonderful singing in three concerts held over two days at the prestigious Temple Speech Rooms in Rugby. To see so many children so happily engaged in singing together was a sight to behold and SO good for the soul!
Let’s have MORE of this.
For the past ten weeks, I have been working with primary schools in Rugby, rehearsing to take part in three separate vocal concerts as part of the Rugby Festival of Culture.
Monday 11th July:11am
….will see KS1 singers from Rugby’s rural cluster schools taking to the stage at the Temple Speech Rooms, where they will sing a programme of 6 songs.
Monday 11th July:7pm
….will see KS2 rural cluster primary schools’ singers coming together to perform songs from ‘Oliver!’ again, at the Temple Speech Rooms.
Schools Choral Festival link ONE:
Tuesday 12th July:7pm
….will see children from Rugby schools who, as part of the Wider Opportunities programme, have been rehearsing hard for their own concert performance of ‘Oliver!’ songs.
Schools Choral Festival link TWO
The children get so much from experiences like these. Let’s hope we get the opportunity to do many more in the future.
As the newest member of the committee for the Rugby Musical Union I have been responsible for organising the 1731st RMU concert since its inception in 1895.
The concert, to be held on Saturday 9 July will take place at Alexander Youngman Music Centre at Rugby High School for Girls, at 7.30pm. Attendance at the concert is by invitation only – should friends or contacts of Little Soprano wish to come along, please make contact to reserve a ticket.
The varied programme will include pieces for voice, for cello, for pianoforte, for lute and recorder by a wonderful mix of composers, from Dowland to Walton.
I also work for Warwickshire County Music Service as a Choral Animateur. As such I provide inspirational, shared and wide-ranging musical experiences, pathways for pupils and students to reach their vocal potential.
This varied job ranges from teaching singing peripatetically in local secondary schools to delivering ‘Feel The Buzz’, a ten-week programme of songs to whole KS1 and KS2 groups at a time at local primary schools.
From September, weekly singing lessons will be available to both children and adults alike, organised through the East Area Music Centre.
If you’ve always wanted to learn to sing, or simply want to brush up your vocal skills, or improve your vocal technique, why not give me a call or send me an email to arrange a 30 minute consultation session?
Fees:
30 minute consultation fee : £15
(Please come with a prepared song to sing, no matter how simple it is.)
30 minute lesson : £20
45 minute lesson : £30
60 minute lesson : £40
Multiple lesson bookings are secured by paying for one lesson in advance.
gillian@littlesoprano.co.uk
07792 328164
The following music was performed and recorded live at the Wessex Centre, Sparsholt College.
Gillian Wormley – Soprano, David Harper – Piano
Amarilli – Caccini -
Laudate Dominum – Mozart -
Pie Jesu – Fauré -
Silent Noon – Vaughan Williams -
Somewhere – Leonard Bernstein -
Widmung – Schumann -
A recital given at The Milner Hall, St Peter Street, Winchester during the afternoon of Sunday 10th May 2009.
A diverse and varied programme of solo and duet repertoire by Purcell, Vivaldi, Mozart, Mendelssohn, Copland, Faure, Barber, Bolcom and more, was shared by the Little Soprano and guest soprano Kate Macoboy, with David Harper accompanying at the piano.
On the very wintry evening of the 12th November, the audience gathered for Gillian’s latest performance at the Recital Room, Peter Symonds College in Winchester. Continue reading
Gillian last performed with internationally- renowned vocal coach David Harper in concert, on 12th November 2005, in The Recital Room at Peter Symond’s College, Winchester.
Gillian and David presented a special programme of classical music inspired by the theme of ‘Women & Love’, including works by Mozart, Bellini and Hahn. The programme explored the emotions of women in love.
On the evening of 19th October 2002 Gillian and David presented a varied recital programme at the Methodist Church in Chandler’s Ford.
Their sixth concert appearance together since 1995 began with a segue of songs by Noel Coward, George Gershwin and Cole Porter, before offering further songs and arias in English, German, French, Latin and Italian by composers Purcell, Schubert, Schumann, Strauss, Chausson, Fauré, Debussy, Mozart, Handel, Caccini, Giordani and Parisotti.
The range of music was enriched further by the inclusion of a selection of traditional folk songs from both the British Isles and America and concluded with the unusual and beautiful aria ‘Ain’t It a Pretty Night‘ from the opera ‘Susannah’ by American composer, Carlisle Floyd
