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  • Members: 28
  • Category: United Kingdom
  • Founded: Nov 6, 2007
  • Language: English
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Rising Voices is the Oxford Folk Festival's own community choir, led by Cat Kelly.

We are a folk-based a cappella group; our repertoire consists mostly of traditional English music, with a large part of it coming from our own local area. We also sing some songs from further afield and a few of our own arrangements of more contemporary songs. In other words, if we lke it, we'll sing it! Our musical director, Cat Kelly, is a qualified music teacher and has many years experience in leading ensembles. She's also well known at many folk festivals for her high energy singing workshops!

The ethos of the choir is very much about community; we do take our singing seriously and work to a high standard, but it is important to us that everyone is included and that we are all having fun whilst doing it. All the songs are taught by ear so there is no need to be able to read music, and there are no auditions to join, and no age restrictions. Our songs are arranged in a way that builds up texture and harmony to create a stunning overall effect, whilst at the same time having parts suitable for singers of any ability.

Our debut performance was at Oxford Folk Festival in 2008 (pictured above). At the 2009 festival we led a very successful workshop on local traditional songs as part of the Singing Histories project. In June 2009 we held our own concert - the Rising Voices Summer Party - cheese, wine and lots of singing! Lots of fun was had by all :)

Our practice venue is the United Reform Church Hall, Risinghurst, near Headington. We practice every Sunday evening from 7.30-9pm in the main hall.

The Autumn term starts on Sunday 6th September. We will be heading towards Christmas and doing some lovely traditional carols. In December we always sing carols at Oxford Castle with the Oxford Folk Festival, and on 12th December we'll be singing at Oxfolk ceilidhs.

If you'd like more information please contact info@risingvoices.co.uk

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Re: Christmas stuff
Hi all I've got another gig in the afternoon of the 18th Dec which is now finishing much later than she originally said, so I may be end up arriving a teensy
Posted - Thu Nov 26, 2009 1:38 pm
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Re: New file uploaded to RisingVoices
Great, thanks Barbara. If anyone else can print some off and hand out that would be great - Karen, can you get any round OxOps or anything like that?? Cat x On
Posted - Wed Nov 25, 2009 3:46 pm
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Re: New file uploaded to RisingVoices [1 Attachment]
Thanks Cat It looks good printed off. I'll distribute. Barbara
Posted - Wed Nov 25, 2009 3:36 pm
Barbara Walton
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Re: New file uploaded to RisingVoices
Here you go.. was very naughty and made on at work today. No idea what it will look like printed out though!! Cat x On Mon, 23 Nov 2009 16:11 +0000, "Barbara
Posted - Wed Nov 25, 2009 3:23 pm
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Re: dates
I'd like as many people as poss to come to the workshop but it it's difficult then it's ok to just come to the gig. The reason I'd like people at the workshop
Posted - Wed Nov 25, 2009 10:57 am
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