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COME & LEARN TO SING

Have you always wanted to learn how to SING and/or to read music notation? Or would you like to find out what it might be like being part of a choir and what the multitude of health benefits might be?

Please join VBF Artistic Director Jonathan Darbourne in the cafe space of the Wycombe Arts Centre later this year for super informal and FREE sessions all about the voice, singing, and reading music.

All ages and levels of experience are welcome! Email info@vachebaroque.com for details.

PIANO MASTERCLASS

Calling young pianists aged 15 – 18! Apply for our masterclass exploring the music of J. S. Bach’s ‘The Well-Tempered Clavier’ Book 1 and ‘Notebook for Anna Magdalena’ with acclaimed pianist and teacher Libby Burgess.

Sunday 23 October

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CHILDREN'S CHOIR 2.0

We're so excited to be running the second edition of our Children's Choir with a group of brilliant young singers aged 8 - 15. Join us at Conway Hall on Saturday 19 November to hear them in action side-by-side with leading professional performers.

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COME & SING DAY

As the year turns towards colder weather we invite amatuer singers of all ages to join us at the Wycombe Arts Centre to rehearse and perform a varied programme of vocal consort music themed on 'Endings'. From a piece by Baroque composer Henry Purcell (sung at the Queen's funeral at Westminster Abbey) to a comic lark-about by Peter Cook and Dudley Moore, singers will explore not just music from different eras but also many different styles of singing - church, spiritual, close harmony, music hall.

The day will be led by Artistic Director Jonathan Darbourne, a highly experienced choral conductor and arranger, and will include a group of professional singers who will join in when needed to make sure all involved feel confident.

Saturday 15 October
10am - 5pm

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CHILDREN'S CHOIR 2.0

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WANT TO TAKE PART NEXT TIME?

If you missed the deadline for our 2022 Children’s Choir, don’t worry as we’ll be announcing future opportunities very soon! In the meantime, please sign up to our mailing list to stay in the loop with all things Vache Baroque.

SCHOOL WORKSHOPS

In June and July 2022, we held our first series of workshops in partnership with two primary schools in Buckinghamshire, exploring the world’s environmental challenges through music and art. The participating schools were St Peter’s Catholic Primary School and Haddenham Community Junior School. Students enjoyed short performances from some of today’s finest baroque musicians and singers, as well as opportunities to sing and interact with the music. Designer Carla Conte then led the students in creating art pieces that encapsulated their responses to the music. Their artwork was displayed at our performances of Orphée in September 2022. We’re thrilled to have received lots of extremely positive feedback, such as…

This workshop made me feel… “Happy and I would like to see more!” “Happy, free, alive, wonderful” “Free and happy” “Happy and glad that I am here” “Artistic” “Very positive” “Relaxed and happy” “Intense… I love your music!”

We are excited to have confirmed a number of school partners for our upcoming History of Sound workshop-performances & are looking forward to announcing these once we have confirmed our funding. We are always interested in hearing from schools and community groups who would like to collaborate with us. Please get in touch: info@vachebaroque.com

FREE TICKETS TO OUR EVENTS

We’re really proud that, to date, over 150 people have watched our critically acclaimed productions completely free of charge. We’ve received some wonderful feedback, such as…

“We enjoyed the theatre very much, the garden, the ambience, and the story played on stage was unforgettable. We are very grateful for the experience. Thank you for taking us to see the play. The songs were very meaningful and the actors were able to get the emotion through us very well. Thank you.”

In September 2022, we were thrilled to welcome individuals and groups from St.Peter’s, Haddenham and Wycombe Refugee Partnership to the open dress rehearsal of our opera Orphée.

A number of free tickets for our Looking Bach event are reserved for beneficiaries of our charity partners. We have a large number of affordable tickets available at £10 but please do get in touch with our box office team on tickets@vachebaroque.com if this is a problem for you.