Louise Gibbs

Will you be cheering the Tour de France in Yorkshire? Would you like to create an inspiring wave of sound to motivate competitors as they speed by? Would you like to have fun making a big noise and learn some vocal skills along the way? In the run up to the TdFY, CheerSing – part of the Yorkshire Festival 2014 – offers workshops to help communities along the route to devise, lead and perform their own songs, cheers and chants. Be part of it!

The workshops are free, open to all ages and require no previous experience or skill.  For more information: www.cheersing.co.uk

Will you be cheering the Tour de France in Yorkshire? Would you like to create an inspiring wave of sound to motivate competitors as they speed by? Would you like to have fun making a big noise and learn some vocal skills along the way? In the run up to the TdFY, CheerSing – part of the Yorkshire Festival 2014 – offers workshops to help communities along the route to devise, lead and perform their own songs, cheers and chants. Be part of it!

The workshops are free, open to all ages and require no previous experience or skill.  Just turn up! For more information: www.cheersing.co.uk

There are two workshops on the same day at Addingham: 11.00-12.30pm and 2.00-3.30pm. Just turn up!

Will you be cheering the Tour de France in Yorkshire? Would you like to create an inspiring wave of sound to motivate competitors as they speed by? Would you like to have fun making a big noise and learn some vocal skills along the way? In the run up to the TdFY, CheerSing – part of the Yorkshire Festival 2014 – offers workshops to help communities along the route to devise, lead and perform their own songs, cheers and chants. Be part of it!

The workshops are free, open to all ages and require no previous experience or skill. Just turn up! For more information: www.cheersing.co.uk

Will you be cheering the Tour de France in Yorkshire? Would you like to create an inspiring wave of sound to motivate competitors as they speed by? Would you like to have fun making a big noise and learn some vocal skills along the way? In the run up to the TdFY, CheerSing – part of the Yorkshire Festival 2014 – offers workshops to help communities along the route to devise, lead and perform their own songs, cheers and chants. Be part of it!

The workshops – others in Leyburn, Leeds, Addingham, Skipton, Holmfirth and Sheffield are free, open to all ages and require no previous experience or skill.  For more information: www.cheersing.co.uk

There are two workshops on the same day at Leeds Trinity Church: 1.00-2.30pm and 2.30-4.00pm. It’s right next door to the sparkling new Leeds Trinity Shopping. Just turn up!

Will you be cheering the Tour de France in Yorkshire? Would you like to create an inspiring wave of sound to motivate competitors as they speed by? Would you like to have fun making a big noise and learn some vocal skills along the way? In the run up to the TdFY, CheerSing – part of the Yorkshire Festival 2014 – offers workshops to help communities along the route to devise, lead and perform their own songs, cheers and chants. Be part of it!

The workshops are free, open to all ages and require no previous experience or skill.  For more information: www.cheersing.co.uk

Will you be cheering the Tour de France in Yorkshire? Would you like to create an inspiring wave of sound to motivate competitors as they speed by? Would you like to have fun making a big noise and learn some vocal skills along the way? In the run up to the TdFY, CheerSing – part of the Yorkshire Festival 2014 – offers workshops to help communities along the route to devise, lead and perform their own songs, cheers and chants. Be part of it!  The workshops are free, open to all ages and require no previous experience

CheerSing project banner www.cheersing.co.uk 

Want to learn how to sing, rap-clap, cheer and make a BIG sound? Then come to the CheerSing workshop in Hebden Bridge, West Yorkshire. You’ll learn some new skills and cheering, rap-clapping repertoire with the latest Louise Gibbs community participation project.  For more information on how you can join in (it’s free and fun) see: www.CheerSing.co.uk

And if you want to put your new skills to the test then come along to cheer  The Grand Departs project  (part of Hebden Bridge Piano Festival and Yorkshire Festival) on Saturday 5 April which will tether cyclists together to haul a grand piano and playing pianist up the challenging Cragg’s Hill. Mad or not! But you’ll have some chants, songs and skills to cheer them on!

Louise Gibbs’ powerful new work for jazz singer and septet Seven Deadly Sings receives its premiere performance 6 March 2014 at Seven Arts in Leeds. Louise will be joined by THE SEPTET – top UK jazz musicians: Tony Kofi (alto/baritone sax), Tim Whitehead (tenor sax/bass clarinet), Quentin Collins (trumpet/flugel), Tom White (trombone), Sam Leak (piano), Oli Hayhurst (bass), and Sam Gardner (drums)- the same stellar line up as on her recent CD release.

The premiere of Seven Deadly Sings will be preceded by a set of Monk-inspired compositions and arrangements from the band.

This is a very special occasion and you are advised to book as soon as possible: Tel: Seven Arts – 0113 2626777 or book online: http://sevenjazzleeds.ticketsource.co.uk/

To get a flavour of Seven Deadly Sings view the brief video clip of Seven Deadly Sings music and interviews from the first band run-through at Hideaway Jazz Club, London, 26.2.13

Tonight, from 8.00-10.30pm jazz gig (with the house band and guest trombonist, Matt Ball) at:

Undercliffe Cricket Club
Intake Road, Bradford BD2 3JR

It’s regular straight-ahead jazz standards, with improvisation of course…

Louise Gibbs and Nikki Iles play a mix of jazz standards and originals for a lunchtime concert on Friday 8 February 2013 as part of the University of Leeds jazz mini-festival. This is a FREE concert! For more information on the Gibbs-Iles collaboration

For more information on the University of Leeds Concert Series