This year the Saint-Denis Festival has joined forces with the British vocal ensemble Voces8 to introduce secondary school students to choral music. The Voces8 vocalists and their conductor Paul Smith will share their training method for singing with students from 15 classes.

This original teaching method allows children to develop their musical culture and practice choral singing. The 360 pupils involved in the project will also be accompanied on stage by 8 professional artists. The workshops are conducted by the artists in English, giving them the opportunity to practice the language in concrete situations.

Warming up the voice, the body and the mind with body percussion and sound effects…: the VOCES8 artists intervene three times during the year, with the teaching teams taking over between each highlight to reinforce the children’s learning of the programme.

In collaboration with the association Sing’in.

The community project will end with a concert :

• Tuesday June 2022 at Saint-Denis Basilica as part of the Festival.

Please contact Béatrice Noiset to book tickets to the free concert

15 classes from all years in 3 local secondary schools are taking part in the project with Voces8 :
• Collège La Courtille in Saint-Denis
• Collège Lucie Aubrac in Villetaneuse
• Collège Joséphine Baker in Saint-Ouen