Abstract
In 2013 and 2014 a newly formed musical collective Belfast City Choir performed a series of site-specific improvisatory participative public performances - Moving Song, On the Move, and Literary Lunchtime.
The performances aim to offer alternative means of access to literature, provoking a number of compositional strategies for group vocalisation and improvisation amongst participants of all skill levels. These strategies include the curation of site-specific oral histories and local literatures as lyrical material, free melodic improvisation, games, parody, and faux tour guides.
This talk addresses key issues surrounding Belfast City Choir’s improvised reworkings of local narratives, and their importance as opportunities for exploration, expression and critique within the city.
The performances aim to offer alternative means of access to literature, provoking a number of compositional strategies for group vocalisation and improvisation amongst participants of all skill levels. These strategies include the curation of site-specific oral histories and local literatures as lyrical material, free melodic improvisation, games, parody, and faux tour guides.
This talk addresses key issues surrounding Belfast City Choir’s improvised reworkings of local narratives, and their importance as opportunities for exploration, expression and critique within the city.
| Original language | English |
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| Publication status | Published - 25 Apr 2015 |
| Event | Two Thousand + FIFTEEN Symposium - Sonic Arts Research Centre, Belfast, United Kingdom Duration: 25 Apr 2015 → 25 Apr 2015 |
Conference
| Conference | Two Thousand + FIFTEEN Symposium |
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| Country/Territory | United Kingdom |
| City | Belfast |
| Period | 25/04/2015 → 25/04/2015 |
Keywords
- Participatory arts
- Choral music
- Improvisation
- Verbal notation
- Belfast City Choir