BIG BIG SING SET TO BRING MUSIC FROM ACROSS THE GLOBE TO BELFAST AS PART OF THE
BEFAST FESTIVAL AT QUEEN’S
Big Big Sing is a UK-wide celebration of singing, encouraging the nation to start enjoying the health and well-being benefits of singing. Following a full programme of events this year including workshops and flashmob choirs up and down the UK and a spectacular Big Big BIG Sing day in Glasgow during the 2014 Commonwealth Games – Big Big Sing are heading to Whitla Hall, Queen’s University for Belfast Festival at Queen’s on Saturday 25th October, don’t miss out!
As part of the Belfast Festival at Queen’s, Big Big Sing will host one of their renowned Big Big Sing Sessions in Whitla Hall where everyone, no matter what their age or ability, is invited to come along to learn and sing together as a choir. The day will be led by inspirational choir masters Eugene Skeef and Stephen Deazley and participants can also enjoy workshops in Gaelic Scottish Mouth Music with Joy Dunlop, Indian Singing with Ranjana Ghatak and Signing Songs with Ali Wood from The Kaos Signing Choir for Deaf and Hearing Children.
Eugene and Stephen each have richly diverse musical backgrounds. Eugene is a South African percussionist, composer, poet and animator and Stephen is also a composer, renowned educationalist and founder and director of the acclaimed Love Music Choir. Together and with the help of our workshop leaders they will teach participants songs and techniques from across the globe, bringing everyone together for an uplifting afternoon of song.
Big Big Sing invite everyone to come along on the day and take part, even those who have never sung or read music before will be amazed at the sound they can make together as a choir and will hopefully feel the social, physical and mental well-being benefits that singing can have.
Timings for the Big Big Sing Day at Whitla Hall, Queen’s University on Saturday 25th October are as follows,
12.00 – 13.30: Big Big Songbook
13.30 – 14.00: Lunch Break
14.00 – 15.10: Indian Singing & Introduction to Signed Song
15.10 – 15.30: Break
15.30 – 16.10: Gaelic Scottish Mouth Music
16.10 – 17.00: Mash Up!
Director of Big Big Sing, Svend Brown said:
“We are delighted to be part of Belfast Festival at Queen’s this year, we hosted a Northern Irish Big Big Sing day in Ballymena earlier this year and the people and the atmosphere on the day were fantastic. I would strongly encourage everyone, even if you have never sang in a choir or in public before to come along and give it try it is a great opportunity to have some fun, meet new people and learn something new. I challenge anyone not to leave at 5pm with a big smile on their face.”
Previous Big Big Sing attendee, Irene Grant said:
“Members of our choir attended the Big Big Sing in the Usher Hall in February. We all came away buzzing with excitement at the atmosphere created on the day by Stephen and Eugene and the inspirational songs they taught us. We all had such a wonderful day.”
To come along to the Big Big Sing Day book your tickets online now from BelfastFestival at Queen’s or call the Box Office: 028 9097 1197. Tickets cost £5 / Concessions: £3 / Groups of 12+: £3 and tickets include a free Big Big Sing t-shirt.
Big Big Sing is an initiative of Glasgow UNESCO City of Music, and was one of the highlights of the Glasgow 2014 Cultural Programme. The project is funded by Glasgow 2014, Creative Scotland, Glasgow UNESCO City of Music and the Spirit of 2012 Trust (Spirit) (set up by an endowment by the Big Lottery Fund).
BIG BIG SING – HOW TO GET INVOLVED
The Big Big Sing’s online singing portal – www.bigbigsing.org – provides a wealth of materials and information for those looking to take up singing. The site includes a searchable database of choirs, the Big Big Songbook with lots of learning and teaching resources, a guide on how to set up your own choir, a playlist of performances by choirs and singers from around the Commonwealth and details on all Big Big Singevents.
For further details on all Big Big Sing activity visit www.bigbigsing.org and keep up-to-date with Big Big Sing on Facebook and Twitter.
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