The Eurovox Congress took place in Riga, Latvia, June 18-20, 2015. It was a wonderful gathering of colleagues and friends from across Europe. Our host, LATS President Antra Jankava and her team had spared no efforts in preparing for an unforgettable event. The warm atmosphere and the Latvian national spirit climaxed in the celebration of Summer Solstice in the countryside outside of Riga where we made flower wreaths and danced around the bonfire in the white Nordic Night. The invited speakers and presenters were equally enthusiastic about the friendly, yet professional approach of the organisers. Financially Eurovox managed to turn out satisfactorily. The costs were kept to balance, aided partly by the remaining LEO project funds.
The programme of the congress
Special events
Training the Speaking Voice for This Century | Old traditions and new communication – By Kristin Linklater
Lectures
How a posturoacoustic laboratory can help singers – By Joseph Quoidbach
Multidimensional aspects of human voice production | Anatomy and physiology from the standpoint of arts, mathematics and sound physics – By İlter Denizoglu
Scientific Secrets of Breathing for Singing – By İlter Denizoglu
History of Latvian Opera House – By Mikus Čeže
Latvian Vocal Music – By Jānis Kudiņš
Classical Singer’s Profession Today – By Martin Vácha
Lax Vox for Singing Voice Therapy – By İlter Denizoglu
Presentations
Arias for Young Singers – By Barbro Marklund-Pētersone
From The Inside Out: Teaching Pop and Jazz Singing – By Ineke van Doorn
Ethnic Styles of Singing – By Sirkka Kosonen, Zane Šmite
Introduction to LEO Sings! – By Stéphane Grosclaude
Traditional Song – By Hannah Fahey, Zane Šmite
What must I do with my tongue in singing? – By Pilar Lirio Seminars
Pedagogy Symposium 1
Penelope Price-Jones. Pathways: A new teacher training course in the UK
Eleanor Forbes & Bettina Kerth. Continuing education opportunities for Singing Teachers in Germany
Pedagogy Symposium 2
Elizabeth Aubry. Mirror, mirror, on the wall, who is the best voice teacher of them all?
Hannah Fahey. The Singers Voice: Rehearse, record, reflect and write
Pedagogy Symposium 3
Jaana Turunen. Group Singing Education of Beginners
Janine Magnin. ‘I like to sing’: Scaffolding performance learning around the school pupils’ self motivation
Marina Bizjak. Vocal technique with adolescent singers
Seminar: Spanish, French and German pronounciation and orthoepy
Pilar Lirio. Spanish vowel formants
Jean-Yves Bosse-Vidal. French accentuation in song
Nina Jokela. Professional singers’ way of German language pronunciation in the song cycle Frauenliebe und Leben
Warm-ups by Pedro de Alcantara and by Ineke van Doorn
Workshops
Style and Comfort in Multi-genre Teaching, Part 1 and Part 2 – By Gillyanne Kayes & Jeremy Fisher
Six Exercises for the Integration of Body and Mind – By Pedro de Alcantara
Freeing the Natural Voice – By Kristin Linklater
Research Methodology for Singing Teachers | Parameters, Software, Statistics – By Pilar Lirio
Free Contemporary Improvisation for Singers – By Dana Indāne
Vowels, Harmonics, and Pure Joy – By Pedro de Alcantara
The Body Instrument | How the Body is Essential for Voice Quality – By Nana Fagerberg, Sophie Ziedoy
Intelligent Choir, an innovative methodology to empower conductors and singers in rock/pop/jazz/vocal music – By Jim Daus Hjernøe
Concert Designs – By Astrid Vang Pedersen
Voice Release Through Movement – By Izabela Jezowska
Voice meditation and voice improvisation – By Malene Bichel
