University of Birmingham

Join Cambridge Timeline Choir (conducted by Stef Conner) and Juice for a vibrant performance of Shakespeare-inspired vocal music, in honour of the 400th anniversary of the playwright’s death. Our eclectic programme evokes the boisterous atmosphere of a Globe performance, in which people from all levels of Elizabethan society - from the richest to the poorest - came together to be captivated by drama. Our centrepiece is a new commission by Kerry Andrew, for Timeline Choir and Juice, which incorporates inspiration from renaissance texts, madrigals, folksong and Elizabethan popular songs into Kerry’s edgy, experimental style, to animate themes and imagery explored in Shakespeare’s plays.

Kerry’s work will be paired with compositions by the English renaissance composers Robert Johnson, whose music was heard in the earliest performances of Shakespeare’s plays, and Thomas Ravenscroft, who, unusually, drew his inspiration from the popular songs of the day and the sounds of the street, such as the cries of markets traders, children’s game songs and tunes for making merry. We’re singing the Elizabethan pieces in Original Pronunciation (Shakespeare’s accent), so you’ll hear all the fabulous rhymes, puns and peculiarities that get lost when the music is sung in Modern English. Ravenscroft also had a particular fondness for bird-related rounds, madrigals and part-songs, which, coupled with the prevalence of metaphor-laden references to birds in Shakespeare’s work, inspired the title ‘British Bard-Song!’. Te-wit te-woo!

Also thrown into the mix are Shakespeare settings by other excellent contemporary choral composers, including John Tavener, James Macmillan, Wilfrid Mellers and Stef Conner, as well as original arrangements by Juice members Sarah Dacey and Anna Snow.

Pre-concert Workshop: 5:30pm-6:30pm

An English renaissance singing workshop with Stef Conner precedes the concert. It is open to all and no singing or sight-reading experience is required. Participants will sing rounds and catches by Thomas Ravenscroft, some of which were used in Shakespeare’s plays, in Original Pronunciation (Shakespeare’s accent). One of the pieces from the workshop will feature in the concert and workshop participants are warmly invited to join in.

Join Leith Hill Timeline Choir (conducted by Stef Conner) and Juice for a vibrant performance of Shakespeare-inspired vocal music, in honour of the 400th anniversary of the playwright’s death. Our eclectic programme evokes the boisterous atmosphere of a Globe performance, in which people from all levels of Elizabethan society - from the richest to the poorest - came together to be captivated by drama. Our centrepiece is a new commission by Kerry Andrew, for Timeline Choir and Juice, which incorporates inspiration from renaissance texts, madrigals, folksong and Elizabethan popular songs into Kerry’s edgy, experimental style, to animate themes and imagery explored in Shakespeare’s plays.

Kerry’s work will be paired with compositions by the English renaissance composers Robert Johnson, whose music was heard in the earliest performances of Shakespeare’s plays, and Thomas Ravenscroft, who, unusually, drew his inspiration from the popular songs of the day and the sounds of the street, such as the cries of markets traders, children’s game songs and tunes for making merry. We’re singing the Elizabethan pieces in Original Pronunciation (Shakespeare’s accent), so you’ll hear all the fabulous rhymes, puns and peculiarities that get lost when the music is sung in Modern English. Ravenscroft also had a particular fondness for bird-related rounds, madrigals and part-songs, which, coupled with the prevalence of metaphor-laden references to birds in Shakespeare’s work, inspired the title ‘British Bard-Song!’. Te-wit te-woo!

Also thrown into the mix are Shakespeare settings by other excellent contemporary choral composers, including James Macmillan, Damien Harron, Wilfrid Mellers and Stef Conner, as well as original arrangements by Juice members Sarah Dacey and Anna Snow.

Pre-concert Workshop: 5:30-6:30pm

An English renaissance singing workshop with Stef Conner precedes the concert. It is open to all and no singing or sight-reading experience is required. Participants will sing rounds and catches by Thomas Ravenscroft, some of which were used in Shakespeare’s plays, in Original Pronunciation (Shakespeare’s accent). One of the pieces from the workshop will feature in the concert and workshop participants are warmly invited to join in.

Juice present their new programme, 'O, Let Us Howl!', a selection of diverse and provocative literary settings including plenty of Shakespeare.

An unusual three-part a cappella meets Roshi’s Welsh-Iranian torch songs and electronica from Pars Radio.  Juice Vocal Ensemble mix classical, folk, pop and improvisation, including a unique take on a pop song or two! Roshi’s experimental folk-pop explores themes including her Iranian heritage and London life, with vocal effects, loops, field recordings and atmospheres.

FREE EVENT!

The BBC Proms Inspire scheme is for budding composers aged 12 to 18 who want to create their own music. The scheme provides you with a friendly environment to share ideas, participate in workshops, meet other young composers and develop your musical creativity. Best of all, it's free!

This year’s Inspire Day will bring together young composers from across the UK to take part in a range of workshops and activities, including:

• Opening workshop with composers and Inspire Competition judges Kerry Andrew and Fraser Trainer
• Speed-mentoring with Inspire Ambassadors
• Q&A with a panel of professional composers

Participants can also choose between:
• Film music composition with Michael Price
• Vocal composition with Juice ensemble
• Collaborative composition with Fraser Trainer

This event is open to 12-18 year olds (parents/guardians do not need to accompany). Priority booking will be offered to Inspire Competition entrants on Tuesday 6 June and any remaining places will become available on the BBC Proms website at 9am on Friday 9 June. Please be aware places are limited and will be offered on a first-come first-served basis.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/events/e5g2rz

The imaginative vocal trio, Juice present a tribute to the creative achievements of composer-vocalist-choreographer Meredith Monk, whose 75^th birthday is this year.

Alongside performances of Monk’s unique music for unaccompanied voices, Juice will be premiering new pieces inspired by her work. Please see the link below for details.

http://www.city.ac.uk/events/2017/october/juice-to-meredith-monk

Juice make their annual visit to Royal Holloway University to workshop and record pieces written by Undergraduate Music students

Juice make their first ever visit to the compositional team at the Junior Department of the Royal College of Music. We'll be discussing vocal writing techniques in a day composition workshops and returning at a later date to perform pieces composed by students.

A performance of new works written by the very talented composition students of the RCM Junior Department

A performance of award winning composer, Stuart Hancock's 'Bitter Suite' with The London Phoenix Orchestra.

Juice will be workshopping and performing pieces written by the participants of the Cheltenham Music Festival's Composer's Academy, which this year is being directed by Michael Zev Gordon.

As members of Kerry's 'Vocal Group', Juice will be workshopping and performing solo and ensemble pieces with a group of singing instrumentalists, written by 14 - 18 year olds. Now in its 10th year, the Sound and Music Summer School for Young Composers is the only course of its kind in the world. Many of its participants have become prizewinners in the BBC Proms Inspire Competition and gone on to study composition at the UK's leading conservatoires and universities.

http://www.soundandmusic.org/summerschool

Pencil in your diaries for now...more info to come! 🙂

Pencil in your diaries for now...more info to come! 🙂

Kerry Andrew
Ojo
Piers Hellawell
Emerodde
Sally Whitwell
Going Somewhere and Lightness of Being
Orlando Gough
Ariel Songs
Morag Galloway
Dream of You
Traditional (arr. Juice)
Didn’t Leave Nobody But The Baby
Benjamin Oliver
Songs for Stanley
Sarah Dacey
Cruel Mother
Anna Snow
The Seven Star Girls

http://www.cambridgemusicfestival.co.uk/events/juice-vocal-ensemble/

CHRIS WARNER Blow, Blow thou Winter Wind
TRAD. Coventry Carol
ALISON WILLIS The Ballad of the Harp-Weaver
JUDY COLLINS Winter Sky
KATE BUSH December will be magic again
DAVID LANCASTER Confound Winter
THOMAS CAMPION Cold Nights Freeze Me Dead

Juice are charismatic vocal storytellers and their new programme, Snow Queens, takes a journey into the realm of snow, frost and ice. Featuring an eclectic mix, from pop and folk to contemporary and classical, the trio will perform gorgeous new arrangements of ancient carols, renaissance lute songs, folk songs and wintery pop/rock classics such as Kate Bush’s ‘December will be Magic Again’ and Judy Collins’ ‘Winter Sky’.

https://www.lancasterarts.org/visiting/performance-venues/the-great-hall

Juice Vocal Ensemble launch their latest album Snow Queens (Resonus Classics), a collection of adventurous a cappella songs full of snow, frost and ice featuring new works by composers including Tarik O’Regan, Emily Hall, Benjamin Tassie, Alison Willis and Chris Warner.

It also features new Juice arrangements of ancient carols, Renaissance lute songs, traditional folk songs and wintry pop/rock classics including Kate Bush and The White Stripes.

Get your tickets.. https://www.kingsplace.co.uk/whats-on/contemporary/juice-vocal-ensemble-snow-queens/

Join us for Juice’s new wintry programme full of snow, frost and ice, featuring new works by composers such as Tarik O’Regan, Emily Hall, Benjamin Tassie, Alison Willis and Chris Warner. It also features new Juice arrangements of ancient carols such as Coventry Carol, Hollyberry Song and Down in Yon Forest, renaissance lute songs, folk songs and winter pop/rock classics such as Kate Bush’s ‘December will be Magic Again’ and Judy Collins’ ‘Winter Sky’.

“Astonishing variety, spark and brilliance” The Observer

https://tickets.ncem.co.uk/en-GB/shows/juice%20vocal%20ensemble/events

Juice's final 'Snow Queens' concert before Christmas takes place in the beautiful town of Shrewsbury.

Juice are renowned in the UK’s experimental/classical scene, performing new vocal music that draws on classical, world music, jazz, folk, pop, improvisation and theatre. They have featured on BBC Radio 4’s Woman’s Hour, BBC Radio 3 and Classic FM, and performed at London’s Wigmore Hall, the South Bank, King’s Place and the Roundhouse.

Tickets available at the door, no booking required.

Tickets £10, £5 concession, all students and children free.

https://www.abdn.ac.uk/music/events/13968/

The Sound and Music Summer School is a week long residency for young composers. Anna and Sarah will be working in the Vocal Group with composer Laura Bowler, beatboxer MaJiKer, baritone Peter Willcock and actor Ollie Kaiper-Leach.

Experimental vocal trio Juice Vocal Ensemble present a programme combining voice with electronics, found sounds and percussion, inspired by leftfield pop, theatre and new classical music. Featuring three new commissions from pioneering composer-vocalist-artists: Gazelle Twin, Nwando Ebezie and Olivia Louvel.

https://www.kingsplace.co.uk/whats-on/contemporary/juice-vocal-ensemble-voices-of-venus/

An evening of new music curated by Daniel Kidane, in culmination of his time as an LSO Jerwood composer, featuring a new work for Juice and Musicians of the LSO. Programme will also include music by Andrew Hamilton, Kerry Andrew, Kaija Saariaho, David Lang and Orlando Gough.

https://lso.co.uk/whats-on/icalrepeat.detail/2019/10/26/1613/-/daniel-kidane-jerwood-composer-showcase.html

Juice will be performing three works for voices and electronics by Gazelle Twin, Nwando Ebizie and Olivia Louvel.