Choral singing workshop

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Why not sing in Les Contamines-Montjoie during your summer holidays in 2024?
Choral singing course "Vacances en Chœur" from Sunday 14 to Friday 19 July 2024
Come and take part in a week's choral singing course led by our choirmasters: Blanche Latour for the classical repertoire, Helena Menachemoff for the gospel repertoire and Jean Marie Couttet for variety.

The programme for the summer 2024 edition of the 'Vacances en Chœur' choral singing course includes work in a friendly atmosphere.
Whatever your vocal level, you'll find all the ingredients you need to progress, discover, improve your technique and musicality, and above all enjoy yourself.
There's lots of fun in store!

Did you say classical?
The classical workshop, led by Blanche Latour, will be unveiling its theme very soon!
 
Blanche Latour
With degrees in organ, musicology, pedagogy and choral conducting, Blanche's passion for choral singing is linked to a constant quest for quality of sound and a tireless desire to help each chorister achieve their full potential. Our choir director will use all her energy and professionalism to offer you a week of choral singing rich in learning, sharing and emotion.

Did you say gospel?
The rhythm of this workshop will be the gospel of its origins, in which the movements of the body lift the voice and carry the spirit away. We'll be discovering (or rediscovering, in the case of some well-known songs) a repertoire
Learning these songs will also take us through some technical difficulties, both musical and vocal, and we'll tackle them with joy and precision. This workshop is open to everyone, as long as they're in a good mood and enthusiastic.
 
Helena Menachemoff
After brilliant musical studies and a post at the Paris Conservatoires in the 9th and 15th arrondissements, Helena returned to her native land as a choirmaster and much more besides...

Did you say variety?
The variety workshop, led by Jean-Marie Couttet, will be unveiling its theme very soon!

Jean Marie Couttet
Jean-Marie Couttet, a clarinettist by training, graduated from the Geneva Conservatoire and now teaches in Megève, Saint-Gervais and Chamonix, where he is conductor of the municipal brass band. A keen choral singer, he joined the departmental choir and the Scherzetto ensemble before directing the Prieuré de Chamonix choir and the Saint-Gervais vocal ensemble.

Programme:
- 6 days of choral singing lessons: 5 hours of singing per day from 9am to 12pm and from 5pm to 7pm.
- Voice work, breathing, accuracy, awareness of the vocal mechanism, learning songs...
- End of course concert open to the public, Friday 19 July 2024 in Les Contamines-Montjoie (free entry)

Les Contamines-Montjoie: your cocoon for the week
Situated at an altitude of 1200m, at the foot of the Mont-Blanc range, the authentic village of Les Contamines is an inexhaustible source of sporting, cultural and gourmet pleasures!
Discover the many hiking trails, marvel at the village's baroque and architectural heritage or soak up the soothing mountain atmosphere of this charming, human-sized resort.