Song Workshop at Ansells Farm, May 2013: The Merry Month of May

Saturday May 4th 2013

With any luck, by the time we reach this date, cherry trees will be full of blossom, the birds will be fledging their latest families, the thoughts of young and old alike will be turning to the approaching summer in all its glory – and the snow will finally have vanished for another year! What a perfect time for celebration of all things fresh and lovely, so hey nonny nonny, and come and sing a roundelay at Ansells. Composers of many centuries and nationalities have been moved to write about this special time of year, and we want to hear the songs you think the best and most interesting, even if there’s only a passing whiff of apple blossom in the lyrics…

Contact us at stephen@varcoe.com for more details of this day, or to be added to the mailing list for future workshops.

Song Workshop at Ansells Farm, March 2013: Sensational Songs!

Saturday March 16th 2013

Our theme for the March workshop is the Five Senses – taste, touch, smell, sight and hearing. We invite you to search out any pieces inspired by sensory pleasures or pains – and that covers most of the vocal repertoire, at least those songs which have anything at all to do with life and being human. Scents redolent of the countryside or nostalgic for the past; city bustle, rural peace or battlefield clarion calls; the caress of a lover or the touch of a ghostly hand; drinking songs and feasting for stomach or eyes – the potential is almost endless.

Contact us at stephen@varcoe.com for more details of this day, or to be added to the mailing list for future workshops.