Circlesinging with George Emlen Returns to Downeast Maine! 1/5, 2/2, 3/2, 4-5p
Blue Hill conductor and composer George Emlen will return to lead participants in this ancient communal practice for three sessions. Since the dawn of civilization, humans have communicated and celebrated with music and song.
“Circlesinging is one of the most exciting ways to make music I have ever known in my long musical life,” says Emlen, who for 35 years was the music director of Revels, best known for its rich and joyful celebrations of world cultural traditions. “I think of it as a kind of improvised choral singing.”
The person responsible for the modern phenomenon of Circlesinging is singer Bobby McFerrin, with whom Emlen has studied in recent years. “My experiences with Bobby and his amazing team of vocalists changed my life,” he says. “To be able to create, in the moment, multilayered harmonies and counterpoint with a roomful of singers is an experience unlike any other.”
Singers of all skill levels and experiences are welcome – participants need only to love to sing. Each session will be limited in size to 30 singers.
This has been a very popular workshop and a fine way to beat the winter blues!
Check out details and registration at bagaducemusic.org. lydia@bagaducemusic.org. 207-374-5454.
