August CircleSing!

There are many ways that people have tried to describe this wonderful form that we call CircleSinging (spontaneous choral music, drum circle for singers...). While there are no words that can truly convey what it's like to experience CircleSinging, here's a description that borrows from what WeBe3 (Rhiannon, David Worm & Joey Blake) have said about it:

A participatory ritual which allows for a sharing of culture through the medium of music, the voice in all its forms and colors. Singers gather in a circle with a leader/facilitator/conductor, in the center, who improvises repeated parts (musical phrases, patterns, loops…) to be sung at the same time by different sections of the circle. These parts are changed and shifted by the facilitator, allowing the singing to continue for long stretches, creating a rich, deep and joyful experience, calling forth a wonderfully primal connectedness among the singers.

There will be opportunities for participants to solo over this improvised choral music (or “vocal orchestra “) and possibly create parts, themselves. Because we sing in an invented language in this form, it is accessible across borders and cultures, making it possible to create this musical magic anywhere on the planet.

Ben Silver will be leading. Ben has taught Vocal Improvisation, group singing and CircleSinging for decades -- including a class at Omega Institute for CircleSong leaders during a week of workshops featuring Bobby McFerrin and members of his group Voicestra. Ben's vocal improv teachers have included McFerrin, Rhiannon (including her master classes for Teachers of Vocal Improvisation) and David Worm. Ben is based in New York and has taught and performed in many parts of the U.S. and beyond. In addition to performing as a singer/songwriter, he has been a member of numerous ensembles including the Vocal Improv performance groups Intuit, Vox Pop and The Tritones and has sat in with Voicestra, Rhiannon, WeBe3 and many others.

The location will be in the 30's on the West Side.
Advance tickets (required) are available on Eventbrite at
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/circlesinging-nyc-tickets-1573679962129?aff=oddtdtcreator