Choireography

In this physical atelier, singers will experience how body work and “choireography” affect a musical piece and how movement is able to support the performance. The final concert of this atelier will be theatrical, and its theme “Humanity is taken by a storm” will bring all its constituents into one whole.

Repertoire

Laura Jekabsone (1985):
FATHER THUNDER (Latvian folk song)

Mick Jagger (1943), Keith Richards (1943), Amy Winehouse (1983—2011), Mark Ronson (1975), Michelle Grainge (19??), Tony Hayes (19??), Steve Wadey (19??)/Richard Fitzhugh (19??):
SOD (Mick Jagger, Keith Richards, Amy Winehouse, Michelle Grainger, Tony Hayes, Steve Wadey)
Paint it Black
Back to Black
Black is Black

Benj Pasek (1985), Justin Paul (1985)/Mac Huff (19??):
THE GREATEST SHOWMAN (Benj Pasek, Justin Paul)
A Million Dreams

Freddie Mercury (1946–1991), John Deacon (1951), Brian May (1947), Roger Taylor (1949), Guy Sebestian (1981), Jamie Hartman (1971)/Richard Fitzhugh (19??):
THE SHOW MUST GO ON
BEFORE I GO (Freddie Mercury, John Deacon, Brian May, Roger Taylor, Guy Sebestian, Jamie Hartman)

Imagine Dragons-Robin Fredriksson (19??), Mattias Larsson (1985), Justin Tranter (1980), Daniel Platzman (1986), Ben McKee (1985), Wayne Sermon (1984), Dan Reynolds (1987)/ Tom Johnson (1988):
NATURAL (Imagine Dragons-Robin Fredriksson, Mattias Larsson, Justin Tranter, Daniel Platzman, Ben McKee, Wayne Sermon, Dan Reynolds)

Henning Sommerro (1952)/ Tom Johnson (1988):
VARSOG (Hans Hyldbakk)

Stephen Schwarz (1948)/ Tom Johnson (1988):
DELIVER US (Stephen Schwarz)

The participants will be able to attend the atelier with original scores only. The use of photocopies shall not be permitted. We will offer affordable set of sheet music specified by mentors of the atelier. The participants will be able to purchase them only after receiving the confirmation of participation in the chosen atelier. The link to the online store will be published here in April 2021.

Mentors

Panda van Proosdij (NL)

Panda van Proosdij (NL)
Panda van Proosdij studied at the Rotterdam Dance Academy in the Netherlands. She has been a teacher at the Codarts Music Theatre in Rotterdam and worked with the Netherlands Female Youth Choir as a movement coach and director. For 13 years, van Proosdij has been working on her method ‘From Voice & Physique to Choireography’. She gives workshops and masterclasses all over the world and creates Choireography for different choirs. In April 2014, her book ‘Voice & Physique’ was published and her second book ‘Choireography’ was launched in April 2019. As an atelier leader, Panda van Proosdij has taken part in different European festivals (Europa Cantat, Eurotreff, Choralies etc.).

Tom Johnson (BE)

Tom Johnson (BE)
Tom Johnson, born 1988, is a violinist and a choral conductor.
He finds singing one of the most accessible forms of making music. Johnson reaches out to all groups in society: children and adults, choirs and schools, professionals and beginners, and hopes everyone can experience the joy of singing. It is his personal goal to combine this fun and playful style with a professional and vocal approach. He propagates his ideas to future conductors and teachers to make singing an important part of our society.