LOBSTERS & LIMERICKS

Voices for the Future
VIRTUAL CHOIR PROJECT
Oct 19th – Nov 23rd 2021

Continuing our celebration of Beatrix Potter (1866-1943) Mycologist and Author, and marking an important event in the life of Marine Biologist Isabella Gordon ( 1901- 1988) when she took part in the 60th Birthday Festivities for Emperor Hirohito in Japan, 60 years ago!

  • Beatrix Potter & Spot
  • Benkeigani to tsubaki IG
  • Isabella Gordon

We have 6 x Tuesday sessions at 6.30pm and a number of special events.
You can catch up with missed sessions on videos below each week and download word sheets, music scores and sound files as they become available.

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Please visit the main Virtual Choir Page for more details

NEXT SESSION

Session 4 Nov 9th: New version of Lobsters & Limericks & a little Beatrix Potter

Lobsters & Limericks – NEW ALL VOICES with clicks
Lobsters & Limericks – NEW VOICE 1 ONLY with clicks
Lobsters & Limericks – NEW VOICE 2 ONLY with clicks
Lobsters-and-Limericks-FINAL-WORDSDownload
Lobsters-and-Limericks-Vocal-Score-NEW-1Download
Lobsters & Limericks – NEW VOICE 3 (Verse 4 only) with clicks
Lobsters & Limericks – NEW VOICE 4 (Verse 4 only) with clicks
MEGASONG-for-Beatrix-Potter-s-Fantastical-Fungi-Stories-CHORUS-VoiceDownload
Patient-Miss-Potter-Chorus

VOCAL EXERCISE NO. 1!
We are the  Voices for the Future VIRTUAL CHOIR
We are the  Voices for the Future VIRTUAL CHOIR
We sound AMA……..ZING
Every note in tune!
Can’t you hear us, Can’t you hear us
OH I think we’re on mute
We’re right off the scale……….

NEXT SESSIONS

  • SPECIAL EVENT Wed 10th November at 3.30pm: The results of the Beatrix Potter Song Competition will be announced by Master of the Queen’s Music, Judith Weir. We hope you will come along to join in the chorus of “Patient Miss Potter“!
  • Session 5 Nov 16th: Improving recordings & Sign Language
  • SPECIAL EVENT Thur 18th Nov, 4pm Marine Biological Association Isabella and the Emperor – A British Sign Language interpreted celebration of Marine Biologist Isabella Gordon (1901-1988) and the 60th Anniversary of her trailblazing visit to Japan to meet fellow scientist Emperor Hirohito in honour of his 60th birthday.
  • Session 6 Nov 23rd; Plenary

Scroll down for catch up videos for this project:

Session 3 Nov 2nd: More Lobsters

Session 3 Nov 2nd:

Session 2 Oct 26th: Lobsters & Limericks emerge!

2 Oct 26th: Lobsters & Limericks emerge!

Session 1 Oct 19th: Introduction (and final session for Fossils & Fungi)

Session 1 Oct 19th: Introduction (and Session 7 of the previous project!)
Beatrix Potter and the Postman – FULL-TRACK with clicks
Beatrix-Potter-and-the-Postman-for-tHE-Virtual-Choir-voice-parts-onlyDownload
Beatrix-Potter-and-the-Postman-complete-word-sheet-1Download

Session 1 Oct 19th: Introduction

We discussed what music we’d like to use for the story of Marine Biologist Isabella Gordon – including choral work by composer Shena Fraser – but things worked out very differently!!!!!