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I researched and recorded street cries for ‘Vincent Van Gogh in Brixton’, a BBC Radio 3 feature for ‘Between The Ears’, scheduled for broadcast at 7.15pm on Sunday 12 January, and then available to listen again on BBC Sounds. The producer is Victoria Ferran. You can listen to the programme here: https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m0026nmh The programme recreates the sounds […]
Between 2014 and 2018 I was privileged to take part in a project with The Carnival Band, to record 100 of the most popular ballads of the C17th for a project led by Dr Chris Marsh of Queen’s University Belfast. The Carnival Band are releasing some of these recordings in ‘A New Bag of Old Ballads’, […]
Part of Beverley Early Music Festival 2020, postponed until 2021 – shared online, one song at a time! With my friend and colleague Giles Lewin of Alva, & joined by wonderful medieval harpist & blogger Leah Stuttard, we have created Angels in the Architecture, a concert for St Mary’s in Beverley, thought to be one […]
Welcome to my blog! This is my first entry – thanks for visiting! I’m a community choir leader and singer specialising in early music. I research the history of songs, and the role of the arts in health and wellbeing. I make performances which engage & include audiences and link to closely to communities, places & […]
Vivien Ellis is a singer, community choir leader, music researcher & trainer who uses the power of singing to connect, support wellbeing & feed imagination.
