About (aka) VOCE
Live looping and semi-improvised soundscapes characterize this composer and vocal musician who performs as a one-woman choir. VOCE, which means "voice" in Italian (the language of Western musical tradition) was chosen to highlight the capacity of vocalists to project the artistry and skill attributed to instrumentalists.While earning a Bachelor of Arts at Amherst College VOCE benefited formal jazz and classical vocal training as well as courses in music, theatre & dance, African arts. Her professors included gospel pioneer and ethnomusicologist Dr. Horace Boyer (University of Massachusetts) and award-winning actress and playwright Dr. Andrea Hairston (Smith College). In New York City, she continued to sharpen her vocal skills by studying Bel canto under the late Phil Campanella (Singers Forum) and jazz performance with Barry Harris. She entered the experimental realm after being introduced to looping technology by enhanced voice guitar player Tor Snyder.Pieces from her album Cry Uncle: A VOCE Project have been performed at LaMaMa; the Discover Columbus festival in Manhattan, Morningside Park, Baggott Inn, Gallery RIVAA and The Artists Gallery. Film credits include Cuban filmmaker Michael Gongoras 'All the Wrong Faces' and NYU student short 'Until the Noise Starts.' She has also made cameo appearances in 'La Reinas Barriolesque' a carnivale for the stage at Nuyorican Poets Caf. Her recent premier of Cain at Makor/Steinhardt Center marks the first manifestation of VOCE the Muse: An Exploratory Project that will include several interdisciplinary and cross-cultural collaborations.
Jericho Clip:
Beluvid Ola-Jendai - spoken word (Jericho & Then Some)
Gilad Ben-Zvi - lamentation, jazz improv/duet
(aka) VOCE - vocal improv, looping
Ethan Hein - guitar and pod
Katie Down - glass harmonica, percussion
Shiri Sandler - bass, percussion
CLAUDIA - interpretive movement/chair dance
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This piece, entitled "Do the Dead Leave a Trail?" is a collaboration between (aka) VOCE and Veronica Golos.
Poem: "Middle Passage" by Veronica Golos from the book 'A Bell Buried Deep.' More clips from this piece can be found in my blog.
Song Clip: "Yele" and "What Child?" Improv
Poem: "Middle Passage" by Veronica Golos from the book 'A Bell Buried Deep.'
