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Manvinder Rattan, CEO Voices Foundation

“Having Suzzie Vango in front of a hall full of children is like watching poetry in motion. She has them eating out of her hand and having such a fantastic time singing, they don't want to stop"

Education

Here you can find out what Suzzie is up to with her education work and what she has been involved in recently.
Upcoming events:

2024

August 2024

28th July-3rd August 2024

Conductor - Blue Choir

National Children's Choir of Great Britain Summer Course

Bromsgrove School

9th August-14th August 2024

Vocal Coach and Workshop Leader

Sing Ireland International Choral Conducting Summer School

University of Limerick

14th-17th August 2024

Conductor - Chorale Course

Sing for Pleasure Summer School

Keele University

19th-23rd August 2024

Conductor

Vache Baroque Children's Choir

Chalfont St Giles, Buckinghamshire

September 2024

20th September 2024

Vocal Tutor

Ex Cathedra Education SingMaker Workshop

Stoke on Trent

21st September 2024

Workshop leader

Sing Out! Upper Voice Singing Day

Winterton - Lincolnshire

22nd September 2024

Conductor

Come and Sing: Fauré Requiem

Warwick Arts Centre, Coventry

October

29th September - 6th October

Vocal coach

Voices for Hospice Event: Handel's Messiah

Nairobi, Kenya

20th October 2024

Workshop Leader

UK Choir Festival 

St Albans

November

22nd November 2024

Composer and workshop leader

Sing for Pleasure 60th Anniversary: Schools Singing Day

Manchester

23rd November 2024

Workshop leader and panelist

Sing for Pleasure 60th Anniversary Conference

Manchester

29th November 2024

Conductor

University of Warwick Chamber Choir: The Times They Are A Changin'

Warwick Arts Centre, Coventry

December

 

1st December 2024

Conductor

University of Warwick Symphony Orchestra and Chorus: Songs for a New World

Warwick Arts Centre, Coventry

Previous events:

2024

Composer and workshop presenter

Military Wives Choirs National Conference - Scotland

Workshop presenter

National Schools Singing Programme conference - Leeds

Conductor - Blue Choir

National Children's Choir of Great Britain Easter Course - Bromsgrove

Course Conductor

National Youth Choir 9-15 Girls/Non-binary - York

Workshop presenter

Sing Ireland - Dublin

Composer and workshop presenter

Concordia School - Paris, France

Artistic Director

Warwick 'Power in Me' Big Sing

Workshop presenter

Severn Arts Big Sing - Worcester

How to make your choir sound awesome masterclass with conducting students

University of Birmingham

Schools singing workshops

Pen-y-Fai

Aloud! CPD training workshops

Oswestry

2023

Ex Cathedra SingMaker Y7 singing session - workshop leader

Birmingham Midland Institute

English Arts Chorale Singing Day (upper voices) - workshop leader

Reigate, Surrey

Sing for Pleasure London Choir Showcase - workshop leader

St Peter's Church, Eaton Square, London

Ex Cathedra Singmaker - vocal tutor

Symphony Hall Birmingham

UK Choir Festival - workshop leader

Birmingham

Choral workshops - workshop leader

Manchester High School for Girls

How to make your choir sound awesome workshop

Blessed Thomas Holford Catholic College, Altrincham

Presenter - ABCD 37th annual convention, 2023

York

How to make your choir sound awesome BOOK LAUNCH

Presto Music

Choral workshop - Just Sing

Newark

Ex Cathedra Singmaker teacher training - vocal tutor

Birmingham Midland Institute

 

Singing Squad Summer School - vocal leader

Worksop College

Ex Cathedra Academy of Vocal Music - Conductor

Summer Concert

Conductor - Blue Choir

National Children’s Choir of Great Britain Summer Course

Birmingham Town Hall 

Ex Cathedra SingMaker - Workshop leader

Symphony Hall, Birmingham

My First Concert - Workshop leader

Helen Martin Studio, Warwick Arts Centre

Adjudicator - Choral categories

Cheltenham Festival of Performing Arts

Conductor - Blue Choir

National Children’s Choir of Great Britain Easter Course

UK Choir FestivalWorkshop Leader

Manchester

Specialist Platform Masterclass

University of Birmingham

House Singing Competition - Adjudicator

South Hampstead High School for Girls, London

London Symphony Orchestra Family Concert - Orchestral OlympicsWorkshop Leader

Barbican Centre, London

Coventry City of Culture Legacy Project - Workshop Leader

Cosy Creative and Ex Cathedra Singing Medicine

2022

Ex Cathedra ChoirMaker - workshop leader

Symphony Hall, Birmingham

 

Ex Cathedra SingMaker - workshop leader

Symphony Hall, Birmingham

 

My First Concert

Warwick Arts Centre

 

Julia Donaldson Singalong

Warwick Arts Centre

 

Workshop Leader

Vache Baroque Festival

 

‘How to Make Your Choir Sound Awesome’ Book Launch

ABCD Conference 2022

 

Workshop Leader and Conductor

Singing Squad

 

Conductor - Blue Choir

National Children’s Choir of Great Britain Summer Course

 

Assistant Conductor

National Youth Choirs of Great Britain Residential Course

 

Conductor - AVM Senior Upper Voices

Ex Cathedra Academies Summer Concert

 

Ex Cathedra Singing Playgrounds event

Birmingham Symphony Hall

 

Artistic Director

Music of Life Celebration Concert - ‘With a Smile and a Song’

 

Workshop Leader

ABCD Webinar: ‘Get them singing, Keep them singing: Leading singing in Primary Schools

 

Workshop Leader

Warwick University FAB Festival

 

Vocal Coach

Sing For Pleasure international trip to Siena, Italy (Handel’s Dixit Dominus)

 

Vocal Strategy Advisor

Sefton Music Service

 

2021 Highlights

 

Workshop Leader

London Symphony Orchestra

 

Panellist

National Youth Choir of Great Britain Fellowship Programme 2022

 

Artistic Director

Polymnia Chamber Choir - Sunset Departure Lounge

 

Workshop Leader

Vache Baroque

 

Conductor

Sing for Pleasure Summer School Singer’s Course

 

Guest Workshop Leader

National Youth Choir Fellowship Programme

 

Guest Workshop Leader

Sing for Pleasure Webinar

 

Workshop Leader (with Papagena)

Sing for Pleasure Virtual Webinar

 

Guest Panelist (with Papagena)

Penang Philharmonic Orchestra Virtual Conference

 

Guest Workshop Leader

London Symphony Orchestra Children’s Chorus workshop

 

Conductor

National Children’s Choir of Great Britain Virtual Easter and Summer Courses

 

2020 Highlights

Workshop Leader

ABCD Virtual Webinar

 

Guest presenter

Music of Life Virtual Conference

 

Conductor

National Children’s Choir of Great Britain Virtual Easter and Summer Courses

 

Course Leader

Sing for Pleasure Online Virtual Summer School

 

Vocal Tutor and Composer

Ex Cathedra SingMaker Online

 

Vocal Tutor

Stagecoach Online Lessons

 

Chorus Master

Warwick University Chorus

 

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