Celebration of Voice: The Music in You - Sweet Tonic Singers Inc.

Celebration of Voice – The Music in You
Date: Saturday 17 May 2024, 9.30am-3pm
Tickets: $30

Celebrate singing by raising your voice with like-minded people at ‘Celebration of Voice – The Music in You’ at Campbelltown Arts Centre (CAC).

Under the expert guidance of facilitators Linda Marr, Roma Jenner and Christina Mimmocchi, you are invited to find your hidden voice, share vocal harmonies, demystify the dots and squiggles on a musical score, and explore your musicality and vocal resonance in a series of three workshops.

Workshops

10-11am: Workshop 1 - Exploration of Rhythm and Harmony with Linda Marr

Find your voice – or rediscover it!  Share the joy of learning songs and participating in a choir with a focus on harmony, voice production and rhythm patterns by singing together in a safe and friendly atmosphere.  This workshop will also cover vocal warm-ups, voice maintenance and techniques for singing in a group.

11.30am-12.30pm: Workshop 2 - Reading Musical Scores with Roma Jenner

Have you ever wondered how to make sense of all those little dots and squiggles on a music score?  During this session, Roma will teach the fundamental knowledge behind the notes, symbols and dynamics used as a ‘language’ by composers of music.

1.30-2.30pm: Workshop 3 - Vocal Resonance and Musicality with Christina Mimmocchi

Singing in a choir is an uplifting and joyful experience that contributes to mental and physical wellbeing.  Join us for the opportunity to experiment with the voice that is within you and experience the fulfilment of producing a melodious and resonant sound – even if you didn’t know it was there!

More Information

Adults and seniors of all levels of experience and vocal abilities are welcome to attend Celebration of Voice – The Music in You. Please note, you will not be required to sing solo in the workshops.

Please arrive at Campbelltown Arts Centre at 9.30am for a 10am start. The final workshop will be followed by a 30-minute finale by Linda Marr, Roma Jenner and Christina Mimmocchi which will finish at 3pm.

Please bring lunch, morning tea, water, a mug and a pen/pencil.  Tea and coffee will be provided.  If you wish, you can pre-order lunch from the onsite Art Café & Catering for pick up at the beginning of the 12.30pm lunch break. View the menu here: art-cafe.com.au.

Facilitators

Linda Marr – Arranger, Musical Director, Performer 
 
An important figure in the acapella and world music scenes since the 1980’s, Linda is still inspiring people musically in 2025.  She performs with Balkanski Bus and in theatre shows, makes song-teaching videos, leads community choirs and presents world music on radio.   

Founding member of internationally acclaimed acapella group Blindman’s Holiday, seminal world music group Nakisa and Cuban salsa band Musica Linda; she specialises in singing, arranging and playing music from a variety of cultures.   

Over the last 30 years, Linda has appeared on more than 25 CDs, performed throughout Australia and toured in Europe and Asia.  

Roma Jenner – Assistant Musical Director, Accompanist 

Roma’s professional music career as an educator and instrumentalist spans more years than she cares to say. She has taught classroom, choral and instrumental music at both high school and primary school levels in New South Wales and Queensland in Australia, London and Leeds in the United Kingdom.   

Currently she performs with Campbelltown-Camden District Band in the Wind Ensemble, The Daytones and the CCDB Stage Band, and is the accompanist and Assistant Musical Director of Sweet Tonic Singers.   

Other musical activities include writing and arranging music for choral and instrumental groups. 

Christina Mimmocchi – Songwriter, Musician, Choir-Maker and Event Co-ordinator  

Christina has forged a career as a songwriter, musician, choir-maker and event coordinator for over 25 years.  

She writes for her own solo projects, in collaboration with The Third Voice, PerSisters, with Greg White, and for various choir and community projects.  

As a community choir leader, she currently has seven weekly choirs and has organised special place-specific weekends (Sing Cockatoo, Sing Canowindra, Sing Dubbo, Forbes Festival, April Sun in Cuba) which combine community harmony singing and exploring place and culture through song.  

Her debut album of original songs is “Rumours of Summer” (2011) and she is currently recording a new album of her own songs and one with The Third Voice vocal trio. Her song “Let There Be Peace” has been sung by choirs everywhere and was recently translated into Tetum and sung in Dili to celebrate twenty years since the first democratic election in East Timor. 

Celebration of Voice – The Music in You is hosted by Sweet Tonic Singers and supported by Campbelltown City Council and Campbelltown Arts Centre.