Roger Treece's "Orchestration for Vocals" Seminar

The Seattle Composers Alliance and the Bellevue Community College Jazz Program co-sponsored a day-long seminar on the arrangement of works for voice, masterfully presented by composer/arranger Roger Treece. Roger knows his away around a four-part harmony, as evidenced by his work with such luminaries as The Manhattan Transfer and The New York Voices, as well as for nationwide radio and television spots for Disney, PBS, Microsoft, and McDonald's.

Roger covered the basic characteristics of the voice as an instrument: its individuality, physical variations, range and register, and the differing qualities of solo and part singers. He explained timbre variance, head/chest voice, and falsetto methods and ably demonstrated them with the assistance of his guest, vocalist Carl Conner-Kelly.

Roger also presented the basic concepts of scoring for groups: the ranges of parts, mixing and blending of voices, voice leading, and comparisons of voicing with traditional instrumentation. He discussed the requirements of different styles, including jazz, gospel, pop, legitimate choral, and a cappella. Recorded or live examples thoroughly illustrated all concepts.

General Public:	$30
SCA Associate Members:	$20
SCA Full Members:	$10

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