I’m delighted Alistair has once again offered us an incredibly nuanced reading of the concert experience at the launch of Club Vocale. Read it and let it invoke something behind the music’s forms and the personalities involved… this commentary reveals the multiple layers of a listeners’ thoughts and experiences unveiled during the concert – so exquisitely articulated. The form of the evening was five new devised improvised pieces by members […]
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Blog: TOC – Cracking the Kernel
The Open Choir Having been involved on the sidelines with TIC – The Improvisors Choir, a fly on the wall to their rehearsals; witnessing their creative process emerge and evolve into a strong force, bursting with ideas and potential. It was now my turn to be a part of the action, as Jenni invited me to sit beside her at my first rehearsal with TOC – The Open Choir. […]
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Blog: TIC TOC leadership exchange
We are in the middle of TOC rehearsals at the moment. Last night 7 TIC’s joined 10 TOC’s and we had a leadership exchange workshop. What could TIC and TOC learn from each other? Here are some comments following the exercises in the first half of the workshop….. Matt and Uran “FUN!” Responsiveness way. Rhythm, cooperation, developing ideas”. Matt. “My toc partner wanted to explore having fun. First we created funky, […]
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Jenni was interviewed recently for Mind Body Spirit Magazine. There are some fascinating insights into how she became a composer, and a preview of her ambitious plans for TIC – The Improvisers’ Choir and TOC – The Open Choir. A must-read for anyone considering signing up for TOC. Source: Jenni Roditi interview and video
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5th December 2015, The Vortex, Dalston, London. One of my favourite things to do at university was to go to the vocal recital seminars and watch the singers trying out their current works in progress. To be in an intimate setting and hear the singers giving it their all, acting the part of their pieces, was a bit of a thrill. Shivers up my spine, time after time was the […]
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Blog: After TIC: What was your audience experience?
If you attended the concert on Saturday 5th December, we’d love to know what you thought and felt. You can fill in the feedback form directly below or click here for a wider-screen version. [googleapps domain=”docs” dir=”forms/d/1cIqGIpGKSwJsQdrw0wpznwrkL45ZonxGHmyl7cnFrkw/viewform” query=”embedded=true” width=”760″ height=”500″ /]
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Blog: Final rehearsal!
This past Sunday, the choir gathered for the 6th and last time before their début performance. Composer Alistair Smith, who already came to a TIC rehearsal a few weeks ago, was in attendance alongside a few other ‘test’ audience members; he his sharing his thoughts about the choir in the article below. If you’ve been wondering what 10 vocal improvisers sound like with no other safety net than Artistic Director Jenni Roditi’s guidance, we also […]
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Blog: Artistic Director’s Diary: Week 5
As members of TIC – The Improvisers’ Choir are getting ready for their final rehearsal before their first public performance on Saturday 5th December, founder and Artistic Director Jenni Roditi looks back at the past few weeks to reflect on the artistic journey that she and the choir members have gone through, the process she’s developed along the way and her relation to improvisation. From the first gathering 6 weeks ago […]
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Another good TIC rehearsal today! Sorted out the hand, body, face and mouth signals. Made a quick video talking through the main ones so we can all learn them. There’s a signal for ‘I don’t know’ – and another called ‘ emergency exit’. We have textured and smooth drones, smudging, parallel movement harmonisation, interlocking, pod harmonisations and go through the red light. We have ostinatos and graduations, dissolve, clusters and […]
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TIC – The Improvisers’ Choir – Rehearsal 3 In Jenni Roditi’s stunning loft apartment, light streaming in through the windows that are three sides of the space, seven unique individuals entered one by one to greet Jenni. “The warming up is done! The bonding is done! Now it’s time to get down to it!” These were some of Jenni’s first words to the group as they commenced their third rehearsal. The […]
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