S-T-R-E-T-C-H project
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STRETCH at Truro Cathedral, and sharing work in progress: Angela Reith's 'Come. come whoever you are' at the Big Friendly in Dec '24
In the S-T-R-E-T-C-H project, the premise is to bring together a small group of committed, confident singers who are interested in the challenge of working on: sound quality, accuracy, tuning, blend and interpretation in the lovely acoustic of Carleen Village Hall (with a maximum 24 voices).
The idea is to learn and work on songs from a variety of genres for the pleasure of singing beautiful a capella harmony music as well as we can, while enjoying the challenge and satisfaction of pushing ourselves to improve - individually and as a group. The focus will be on the process - not performance. We will share what we've been working informally e.g. at a 'Big Friendly Sing' ... or occasionally at a lunchtime concert in a local church.
Practical details:
(9 sessions & an informal lunchtime concert per term)
Autumn 2026:
Winter 2027:
Summer 2027:
The S-T-R-E-T-C-H project suits singers who are:
The idea is to learn and work on songs from a variety of genres for the pleasure of singing beautiful a capella harmony music as well as we can, while enjoying the challenge and satisfaction of pushing ourselves to improve - individually and as a group. The focus will be on the process - not performance. We will share what we've been working informally e.g. at a 'Big Friendly Sing' ... or occasionally at a lunchtime concert in a local church.
Practical details:
- Tuesday mornings
(9 sessions & an informal lunchtime concert per term)
- 10.00am - 12.15pm (with a 15 minute BYO coffee break)
- Carleen Village Hall, TR13 9QP (good parking, access and great acoustic for singing)
Autumn 2026:
- 6th Oct (NB - this session 9.30 - 12.15 ... with a hearty coffee break)
- 13th Oct
- 20th Oct
- 3rd Nov
- 10th Nov
- 17th Nov
- 24th Nov
- 1st Dec
- 8th Dec - Informal Lunchtime Concert at St Breaca, Breage
- 15th Dec
Winter 2027:
- 12th Jan
- 19th Jan
- 26th Jan
- 2nd Feb
- 9th Feb
- 23rd Feb
- 2nd March (NB - not 9th March)
- 16th March
- 23rd March - Informal Lunchtime concert
Summer 2027:
- 20th April
- 27th April
- 4th May
- 11th May
- 18th May
- 25th May
- 8th June
- 15th June (NB - not 22nd June - Golowan week)
- 29th June
- 6th July - Informal Lunchtime concert
The S-T-R-E-T-C-H project suits singers who are:
- Motivated and excited by the idea of a collective vocal challenge
- Able to sing in tune and hold their part confidently with 2 or 3 other voices
- Either: able to read music and / or willing and able to learn parts (accurately) from sound files of individual parts sent out in advance
- Willing to listen with as much attention as we sing
- Willing to experiment
- Willing to review music / words between sessions
- Open and committed to the project ...
- Able to make at least 7 dates of the 10 dates of each S-T-R-E-T-C-H series
- Cost: £90 - payable in advance once your place is confirmed (you are welcome to request a 'pay what you can' bursary place if that would enable you to participate - please don't let financial resource be a barrier to singing).
- NB you need to be confident you are free to attend at least 7 of the 10 sessions to sign up for the series.
- How to Book: There is currently a vacancy up to two soprano voices. If you are interested, please contact Pip by email ([email protected]).