Choral Workshop Series
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"I am new to the Music In Offices experience, feeling very welcomed and encouraged to take part...I would not have come across this level of musicality without MIO! What a great treat for any amateur." Maureen Roberts, Historic Royal Palaces |
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| "Truly enjoyable – my face aches from smiling so much." | "I arrived tired and lethargic and left awake and invigorated." Helena, Debenhams |
As part of the Office Choir of the Year Competition, MIO invited participating choirs from a variety of London workplaces to take part in a series of multi-choir "singing days". It was a chance for choirs to meet and sing together before the heats in February 2010 and to get some valuable feedback from one of the country's most treasured choral leaders, David Lawrence. It was a huge success and here is just some of the feedback we received from participants:
| "What a terrific day: learnt a lot, laughed a lot and we made a fabulous sound with such a varied repertoire. Great to try new things! HIGHLY recommended." Annette Alford, UBS Choir | "An amazing day and not something I thought I'd ever get to be part of." Jenny Magni, Debenhams Choir |
| "An excellent choir master who improved our performance by 110%. [Made] me realise how much I’d missed singing in a choral group." Alison Jameson, Debenhams Choir | "Based on previous comments, my expectations were very high. I am delighted to say they were met and then some! Uplifting, inspiring, fantastic – thank you!" Steven Aitken, RPC Choir |
| "I feel euphoric – on a natural high!!" Hannah Ntende, Debenhams Choir | "On a personal level a very positive experience, and in terms of our choir absolutely invaluable." Grahame Paintry, News International Choir |
| "We return to our offices enthused, encouraged and energised. I’m sure we'll be back next year – in even greater numbers! Thank you!" UBS Choir | "Absolutely fantastic. Well worth an entire Saturday! We are now inspired to go back to our own choirs" Kathy, UBS Choir |
| "David Lawrence is a legend! His engagement and rapport with the choir is extraordinary, and it felt like a privilege to have him lead us. If you missed this, you missed out! Well done to all! When can we have another one?" Richard Martin, UBS Choir | |
