ImproVox: News

Well, we didn't bring spring completely back, but we got the robins home anyway! 12 singers joined the circle of song in the beautiful art gallery space at 317 Main Street Community Music Center to sing for spring on a lovely Sunday afternoon. What a great group of willing and inventive singers! Watch for more information on upcoming Vocal Exploration "Vortex" workshops this summer...

Thanks to 317 for the great space.

Just a brief reminder here that Kathy offers private vocal coaching to anyone interested - call her @ 846-7610. Also, that Martin is leading a vocal skinnydipping class via Augusta Adult Ed on Wednesdays in March beginning 3/12 (3/5 was cancelled due to ice, so there's still time to join without missing anything!) call Adult Ed @ 582-3774 for info.

A thousand thanks to Judy Zink and her friend Barbara Nickerson for arranging and hosting a most wonderful ImproVox Workshop and House Concert in Kingfield this January. What a beautiful home. What a gorgeous view! What a fabulous collection of singers! It was all pure joy. Thank you Judy!!! Let's do it again soon!

Grateful thanks to all who attended the "Vortex" Vocal Exploration Workshop in Yarmouth in the beautiful gallery of 317 Main Street Community Music Center. We are delighted with the many new voices we met and friends we made. We toned and harmonized, shared and scored, moved and mused, patterned and played and joyfully celebrated the holy fallout.

The evening "house" concert was a sweet and joyful sharing. Again, grateful thanks to all who came from far and wide.

Blessings on all new and old Improvoxers. Let's play again soon!

Improvox was delighted to host a well attended local vocal "Vortex" over Memorial Day weekend in Rockland. A rich gathering of singers, many new to Improvox and vocal improvisation, joined voices in the beautiful upstairs gallery space of the Linclon Street Arts Center. Imagine our further delight when an insistent crow decided to set up a rhythmic jag from a tree by the window to signal our first circle song.

What a lovely group. To all who attended and entered the soul pool, jumping in fearlessly with both vocal chords, or just gliding softly in---thank you for coming...for your daring, your gusto, your beauty and for letting your voice be heard.

After our January visit to NYC, we determined we HAD to have BLACK T SHIRTS so now we DO! We Blend SO COOL with the BIG APPLE because we wear our BLACK "ImproVox: Artists in Resonance" T shirts everywhere - especially now that SUMMER has finally arrived!

YOU can be 'TOO COOL FOR COLOR' WITH US! Send $12 (check written to ImproVox) with your size and address to Martin Swinger 52 Green St. Augusta, ME 04330 and we'll get one on the mail to you immediately! ...OR, BETTER YET -- COME to a VORTEX and get one EVEN CHEAPER!!!!!

ImproVox recently had the fun of spending an evening 'jamming' with the fine singers of another of Maine's premier A Cappella groups, Referendum. Four voices blended in intricate harmony sounds tasty, but EIGHT voices sounds like.... Well, HOT BUTTER!! YUMMM!
So much fun, in fact, that the two groups have agreed to 'date' often just to see what they can cook up together. Keep your ears open for future events featuring "Hot Butter"

ImproVox begins a NEW ROUND of rehearsals every week from February through May. We are very excited about our new-found commitment to work (and PLAY!) HARDER!
We find the more we work at Improvised music, the more there is to learn and explore! We are honored that our friends enjoy sharing our journey and we LOVE sharing the journey with our FRIENDS!

PLEASE JOIN US at an upcoming VORTEX and BRING MORE FRIENDS!!

ImproVox recently spent two, too-short days with one of our favorite teachers, Rhiannon, and 18 other like minded and fabulous singers in a GEORGEOUS loft in SoHo, Manhattan! We enjoyed a truly inspirational time learning, creating and sharing riffs, leads, complex rhythms, music theory and harmonic healing, and we can't wait to share it all with YOU at our next VORTEX! ImproVox was honored that our 'classmates' recognized our skills level and envied our opportunity to work together regularly. They have invited us back to NYC to share our games with them. We are hoping to return in July. Visit the Calendar for more details about VORTEX on the ISLANDS!

Improvox spent a deliciously colorful Saturday on October 7, singing with friends from Farmington and beyond in a 3 hour vocal "Vortex" workshop sponsored by The Western Maine Arts Institute. The workshop was attended by a host of strong, talented singers who enthsiastically shared in the magic of improvisational in-the moment-music.

Improvox extends heartfelt appreciation to all who supported our evening concert at U Maine Farmington's fabulous Nordica Auditorum. It was an honor to sing in such soulful space. Grateful thanks again to friends from the Western Maine Arts Institute for going "out of the box" with Improvox.

Improvox had a wonderful time at the Common Ground Fair last Saturday roving the grounds in the wild and wooly weather. We sang to the babies, danced with the children, included adventuresome vocalizers in our circle and shared spontaneous
"Presumptuous Jingles" with artists and craftspeople throughout the Folk Arts tents. It was a grand and blustery day calling forth much mirth and music. Thanks to all who joined us in rain and song.