Strategies for Male Voices

An exciting workshop with Willi Zwozdesky, coming to the Comox Valley Sept. 8

If you wish to discover and understand your singing voice and become a better and stronger singer for yourself and your choir/band, this is the workshop for you!

This is an exciting opportunity to learn from Willi in a skill-building demonstration workshop open to all singers and aspiring singers, and choral conductors committed to refining their craft. It will offer the opportunity to find your singing voice and range in a welcoming, inspiring exploration of tenor/bass singing.

Participants will sing together – and individually if they wish – along with exploring the unique attributes of the male voice including voice type, register, timbre and falsetto.

Friday, September 8, 2023
6:30 – 9:30 PM
Comox Valley Curling Club (4835 Headquarters Rd, Courtenay)

$30 – Walk-in
$25 – Pre-registered non-BCCF member
$20 – Pre-registered individual BCCF member
$20 – Student

CLICK HERE to register.

For more information, please contact Sheila Doncaster: sheilald[at]shaw.ca

Willi Zwozdesky (MA, MMus) is widely-known for his work as a choral conductor, clinician, arranger, publisher, and producer. A native of north-central Alberta, Zwozdesky later moved to Seattle, where he completed a Master of Music in choral conducting and a Master of Arts in music theory at the University of Washington in 1981. Following his move to Vancouver in that year, he established himself as a leader in the city’s cultural community, and undertook the development of the voice of the Vancouver Men’s Chorus (VMC). Under his direction for the past thirty-eight years, the VMC has distinguished itself internationally through innovative, often collaborative programming that emphasizes the work of Canadian creators, custom arrangements for men’s voices, a wide range of women’s music, and extra-choral elements such as spoken word, movement, and dance.

At the core of Zwozdesky’s career are his arrangements, many of which are heard regularly in concert programs, broadcasts, and recordings around the world. His choral music has been performed by leading choirs in North America, Europe, and Australia. His most recent commission was a suite of five carols for children’s choir and orchestra, for the Ottawa Children’s Choir and Ottawa Junior Youth Orchestra.

In 1990 he established Rhythmic Trident Music Publishing, which focuses on new Canadian work. Zwozdesky’s long-term dedication to choral music has been recognized with both a Legacy Award from GALA Choruses and a Willan Award from the British Columbia Choral Federation for outstanding service to the province’s choral community. An active choral clinician and consultant, Willi was the choral Artist in Residence for the Surrey School District in 2019. He has also served on a number of national and regional organizations, including the Canadian Music Centre, GALA Choruses, Inc., and the World of Children’s Choirs. Today, in addition to his freelance work, he is the Executive Director of the British Columbia Choral Federation and a board member of Choral Canada – the Association of Canadian Choral Communities.