February 25, 2020
1. In.Verse
Saturday, March 14
Lethe Lounge
618 w 113th 2F/2R
7pm
$20 suggested
Bring your own beverage
I am deeply inspired by Rumi’s poem The Guest House, which will make an appearance at In.Verse, a night of performances inspired by poetry, composition and vocal improvisation by the experimental vocal lab and performance ensemble Moving Star on Saturday, March 14.
2. Open Sing
Sunday, March 8
Carnegie Hall, Resnick Education Wing
7 – 9pm
Free
Space is limited. RSVP by Friday, March 6 to reserve your spot!
In this Spring Forward Day edition of our monthly workshop on second Sundays, Moving Star ensemble member Onome will be leading a collective sonic journey based on a variety of collective vocal practices, including the spontaneously composed choral form known as circle-singing, to help us find and celebrate the music between us.
Expect games and songs that engage the whole group of singers in Moving Star’s trademark exploratory style. You will also learn some practical tools for vocal improvisation, such as how to build and join parts, solo, and even lead the group, all while trusting the flow.
3. Save the Date: 4/5 Ecstatic Voyage – a Vocal Intensive
Sunday, April 5
Noon – 5pm
Limited to 12 participants.
Advance registration required.
Location, $$, and other details coming soon!
This experiential workshop is based on vocal improvisation with breath, touch, movement and relational exercises to explore and deepen the inner and inter-personal capacities of your voice in mind, body, soul. Perfect for vocalists seeking creative inspiration, performers, sound healers, music therapists, and vocal improv enthusiasts.
4. Booking Inquiries
Some of you have been inquiring about booking me for your events. Thank you! I’d like to make the process easier for you by sharing some details to consider when sending a booking inquiry.
Email me at lushtongue@gmail.com for those details and let’s design a beautiful, powerful, unforgettable experience!
5. Vocal Coaching
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Who is Onome? Onome is a vocalist and interdisciplinary sound artist of Urhobo heritage in the Niger Delta. She incorporates improvisation into her practice as a tool to expand consciousness, creativity, and personal development. Through her audience-interactive performances, workshops and sound installations, Onome embodies joy, enchantment, and infinite possibility. She is an artist-in-residence at Carnegie Hall as a core member of the vocal improvisation lab and ensemble, Moving Star.
She has performed sound poetry at hundreds of venues nationally, recorded soundscapes for podcasts, and created vocal film scores. She received her MFA in Performance Studies at Pratt Institute. She is the artistic director for Lush Tongue, a project that encompasses improvisation based on a repertoire of songs by women composers, sound healing, singing immersions, workshops, vocal coaching, retreats, and concerts. She facilitates community vocal immersions at concert halls, conferences, galleries, museums, schools, cultural centers, shelters, prisons, parks, churches, wherever voices gather.
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Love and gratitude,
Onome