As TIC and TOCfi evolved we undertook Social Dreaming experiments as a way to get in depth feedback from both singers and the Landmass Listen Party audience. Below is the TOCfi “dream”. Social Dreaming Process Create “snowflake” seating so people are in non-aligned concentric circles giving space to gaze out beyond the circle. Listen to music – collective listening for 30 minutes, extracts from snips of recordings from previous concerts. […]
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Calendar: The Open Choir concert: June 2nd 2019
June 2nd 2019 at 6.30pm – In the last term’s rehearsals the open choir have been developing songs based on the original and freshly penned poetry of its members. I think we were all amazed at the quality of the poetry and we have been finding ways to create musical backdrops over which the songsmiths themselves can improvise their solos on their own texts. We are happy the house cat […]
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Blog: Cartoonesque Cadenzas (TOC – House Concert 12th November 2017)
. The very nature of the music is constantly in flux, endlessly evolving, resulting in an ever expanding palette of musical material and ideas.
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Blog: TOC House Concert November 12
“A really captivating evening of polyphonic music with much heart and soul from all the singers. MORE PLEASE!” Audience testimonial. Earl Haig Hall 2016. TOC is a community improvisation choir directed by Jenni Roditi. Founded in February 2016 the choir have performed locally at Earl Haig Hall 2, Crouch End Festival -Hornsey Town Hall (in 2016 and 2017), Oxjam HTH, Meadow Orchard Project, Inderwick Road Street Party and now for […]
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It was a beautiful sun filled Sunday in June and the Crouch End festival was in full swing. One of our first gigs as a choir was at the festival last year and it was good to be back, this time with a little more experience and a few more gigs under our belts. This year we would be playing two gigs during the festival, another at the Meadow Orchard […]
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Blog: TOC – The Open Choir Rehearsal: ‘Three’ Improvisation
A brief but heavy downpour had flooded our usual venue, Earl Haig Hall, so this week’s choir rehearsal was promptly moved to Jenni’s loft apartment in Crouch End. Being the location of numerous Vocal Tai Chi workshops, many of us felt quite at home singing or, more broadly speaking, vocalising in Jenni’s home. This week brought yet another challenge! In groups of three we were to spontaneously come up with […]
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Blog: A Composition Crash Course
TOC – The Open Choir Summer Season 2017 Rehearsals “A Composition Crash Course” – Monday 15th May, Earl Haig Hall, Crouch End This Monday was the first rehearsal of a new term for a group that is now a regular core of people; a group that continues to grow in confidence and character as Jenni continually pushes us forward into new territory. This first week was no exception as Jenni […]
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Calendar: April 23rd – TOC – The Open Choir at Club Vocale
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Blog: Club Vocale III (TIC – TOC & Cleveland Watkiss)
Cleveland Watkiss is a singer with a huge wealth and diversity of experience. Despite his many different collaborations and projects he is still primarily regarded as a Jazz vocalist, due to the improvisatory nature of his solo work. However, he has moved beyond Jazz into a much wider sound world, drawing from all the different threads of his past. This world is where he and both TIC and TOC met […]
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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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