The GLOW community started in a field in Dorset, at the turn of the century!
Participants and teachers convened an 'LGBT and our straight allies' group, at the fantastic Unicorn Voice Camp. We met together to share lunch, stories and songs, and over the years, GLOW has become part of the firmament the annual Voice Camps.
GLOWchoirs was formed to capture the spirit of the Voice Camp, and to create a glorious monthly GLOW space in our lives during the rest of the year! We are proud to have some of the foremost Natural Voice Teachers affiliated to the GLOW movement.
Participants and teachers convened an 'LGBT and our straight allies' group, at the fantastic Unicorn Voice Camp. We met together to share lunch, stories and songs, and over the years, GLOW has become part of the firmament the annual Voice Camps.
GLOWchoirs was formed to capture the spirit of the Voice Camp, and to create a glorious monthly GLOW space in our lives during the rest of the year! We are proud to have some of the foremost Natural Voice Teachers affiliated to the GLOW movement.
The Natural Voice Practitioners' Network is a network of people who share a common philosophy in relation to singing and group work. GLOWchoir workshop leaders are part of this network.
We believe that singing is everybody’s birthright. For thousands of years all over the world people have sung — to express joy, celebration and grief, to aid healing, to accompany work, devotion and the rituals of life — without worrying about having a "good" voice or "getting it right". Singing has been a part of life, a way of binding communities.
Each person's voice is as unique as their fingerprint: the voice we are born with is capable of freely expressing a full range of emotions, thoughts and experience - this is what we mean by the "natural voice".
Creating an accepting community is an essential element of our approach: a community where singing together is a natural experience that is open and accessible to all.
We believe that singing is everybody’s birthright. For thousands of years all over the world people have sung — to express joy, celebration and grief, to aid healing, to accompany work, devotion and the rituals of life — without worrying about having a "good" voice or "getting it right". Singing has been a part of life, a way of binding communities.
Each person's voice is as unique as their fingerprint: the voice we are born with is capable of freely expressing a full range of emotions, thoughts and experience - this is what we mean by the "natural voice".
Creating an accepting community is an essential element of our approach: a community where singing together is a natural experience that is open and accessible to all.
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GLOW choir singers from all over the UK came together to take part and perform at Hand In Hand Festival 2015. This was a gigantic celebration of LGBTQ voices, and was a fantastic success! The picture here was taken in the concert hall at Brighton Dome. What a treat and an honour to be part of.
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I don't sing because I'm happy; I'm happy because I sing. ~ William James
Sing: It's Good For You - The Guardian 09/07/2013
Why Singing in a Choir Is Good For You - Science Daily 04/12/2013
