Church Choirs in Covid-19: Finding Meaning in Choral Worship
In a changed landscape of worship through song, choirs have had to evolve very quickly over the last year. This session explores new ways for choral leadership to engage choristers in worship and community, ideas for repertoire selection and teaching online, and techniques in keeping the voice alive whilst choirs rehearse virtually.
In a changed landscape of worship through song, choirs have had to evolve very quickly over the last year. This session explores new ways for choral leadership to engage choristers in worship and community, ideas for repertoire selection and teaching online, and techniques in keeping the voice alive whilst choirs rehearse virtually.
Session 1
24 June 2021 (Thu), 10:30am-12pm
24 June 2021 (Thu), 10:30am-12pm
Session 2
25 June 2021 (Fri), 10:30am-12pm
25 June 2021 (Fri), 10:30am-12pm
Session 3
26 June 2021 (Sat), 10:30am-1pm
26 June 2021 (Sat), 10:30am-1pm
INSTRUCTOR
Ellissa Sayampanathan
Ellissa is a choral practitioner who spends a large part of her life teaching music in Special Education classrooms. She received her Masters in Music (Choral Conducting) from the University of Cambridge, where she sang as a choral scholar with The Choir of Trinity College, Cambridge, and had the pleasure of studying at the Kodály Institute in Kecskemét, Hungary. Ellissa worships and serves at Barker Road Methodist Church.
Ellissa is a choral practitioner who spends a large part of her life teaching music in Special Education classrooms. She received her Masters in Music (Choral Conducting) from the University of Cambridge, where she sang as a choral scholar with The Choir of Trinity College, Cambridge, and had the pleasure of studying at the Kodály Institute in Kecskemét, Hungary. Ellissa worships and serves at Barker Road Methodist Church.