H.I.P.S.T.E.R.
HISTORICALLY INFORMED PERFORMANCE SERIES,
TEACHING, EDUCATION, AND RESEARCH
When?
Thursday 9th October 10:30am–12:30pm
Where?
Irish Chamber Orchestra Studio, University of Limerick
About
Moira Smiley leads an interactive voice workshop for singers, voice students, choir leaders, music teachers, group-singing facilitators or enthusiasts, and community music practitioners. Moira will focus on ways to include movement & body percussion into group singing, singing as social activism, and ways to creatively work with familiar songs and finding new repertoire. This workshop is presented by Sing Ireland in collaboration with H.I.P.S.T.E.R. (Historically Informed Performance Series, Teaching, Education, and Research) and with venue support from the Irish Chamber Orchestra. Registration is free, but advance booking is required.
Moira Smiley is a singer, composer, and song-collector based in Vermont, USA. With a deep respect for the cultural roles of singing, Moira blends teaching, composing, improvising, and performing to empower community and our sense of wonder and belonging. Moira has published over 150 choral works that are sung by millions of singers worldwide and has produced 10 albums of vocal-harmony-centred songwriting and traditional folk music. Known for her dynamic voice and stage presence, Moirahas collaborated with some of the most celebrated names in music, including Tune-Yards, Eric Whitacre, Chris Thile, Hilary Hahn, and Morten Lauridsen. As a member of Tune-Yards, she's performed on Jimmy Kimmel Live, The Late Show with Stephen Colbert, Conan O’Brien and the UK’s Later… with Jools Holland. Recently, she performed and recorded for Chris Thile’s project ‘Attention!’ and Laurie Anderson’s ARK, and she released an album and book called ‘The Rhizome Project’.