Don’t stop me now

Welcome to groovy pop songs for choir, both a capella and with band. In the workshop, we will work on sound, blending, groove, phrasing, intonation and last but not least the message of the song. Special voice exercises and playful body percussion will help us to get a powerful, homogeneous and bright sound.

Repertoire

Freddy Mercury (1946–1991)/Oliver Gies (1973):
DON’T STOP ME NOW (Freddy Mercury)

John Lennon (1940–1980), Paul McCartney (1942)/Jens Johansen (1952):
WITH A LITLLE HELP OF MY FRIENDS (John Lennon, Paul McCartney)

Max Martin (1971), Rickard Göransson/Stefan Flügel (1983):
BANG BANG (Max Martin, Rickard Göransson)

Rosalba Pippa-Arisa (1982), Giuseppe Anastasi/Gianlucca Castelli (1985):
LA NOTTE (Arisa)

Jure Robežnik (1933)/Special arrangement for the EC Festival 2021:
ORION (Gregor Strniša)

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In reserve:
Will Champion (1978), Chris Martin (1977), Guy Berryman (1978), Jon Buckland (1977)/Martin Seiler (1985):
FIX YOU (Will Champion, Chris Martin, Guy Berryman, Jon Buckland)

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 the mentor 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.

Mentor

Anne Kohler (DE)

Anne Kohler (DE)
Anne Kohler, Professor of Choral Conducting at the Detmold University of Music, Germany, not only teaches her class of choral conductors, but also conducts the Institution's Chamber Choir and the vocal ensemble Pop-Up. Pop-Up have recorded their forth CD, won first prizes at international competitions and performed with the Rolling Stones. Anne Kohler’s work with her jazz choir has been influenced and formed through workshops with The Real Group, Jens Johansen and Thierry Lalo. Leading coursesand workshops on conducting, vocal technique as well as jazz and pop-choir conducting has taken her all over the country.