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Vivien Ellis is a singer, community choir leader, music researcher & trainer who uses the power of singing to connect, support wellbeing & feed imagination.
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- Street cries for ‘Van Gogh in Brixton’, ‘Between The Ears’, BBC Radio 310 January 2025 - 2:58 pm
- The Clerkenwell Ballad Walk for Baroque At The Edge Festival20 January 2022 - 2:39 pm
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/in Events 2025, Uncategorised/by Vivien EllisStreet cries for ‘Van Gogh in Brixton’, ‘Between The Ears’, BBC Radio 3
/in News/by Vivien EllisI 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 […]
The Clerkenwell Ballad Walk for Baroque At The Edge Festival
/in c17th Ballads, Events 2021, Events 2022, News/by VivienThis is a short film trailer of The Clerkenwell Ballad Walk for Baroque At The Edge Festival, January 2021: This trailer was used to advertise a podcast of The Clerkenwell Ballad Walk (which I did for) Baroque at the Edge Festival, which was online in January 2021. In this short film, I am walking up […]
Beverley Early Music Festival: Alva Online!
/in Events 2021, News/by VivienOur forthcoming concert “Angels in The Architecture’ for Beverley Early Music Festival, Saturday 29th May 2021 will be filmed and available to watch online here:
https://www.ncem.co.uk/events/alva-online/
Premiere: Sunday 6 June 3.30pm, on sale until: Friday 25 June 5.00pm, view on demand until: Friday 2 July 5.00pm. Tickets £10
Little Mousgrove and The Lady Barnet
/in c17th Ballads, News/by Vivien EllisBetween 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’, […]
Angels in the Architecture – a concert for St Mary’s, Beverley
/in c17th Ballads, Events 2020, News/by Vivien EllisPart 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!
/in News/by Vivien EllisWelcome 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 & […]