Summer Harmony Singing Retreat, 22/06

About the session

Join a blissful harmony singing retreat day at Braziers Park this summer. More soulful than a choir session, these retreat days are designed for you to be creative and expressive, with everything else taken care of: lunch and refreshments are all provided, and we have a beautiful room to call home for the day. You will feel refreshed, relaxed and creatively freed. • Step into beautiful, historic surroundings • Sing beautiful songs in full harmony, all taught by ear • Enjoy a delicious lunch and refreshments THE VENUE The retreat will take place in the beautiful Drawing Room of Braziers Park, a community, residential college and architectural treasure with extensive grounds near Wallingford. We also have access to the grounds to break into smaller groups and enjoy the fresh air. CREATIVE PRACTICE I will provide prompts for reflection and a guided mediation to quieten your busy mind and open your creative side. In our afternoon session I will facilitate you to improvise and refine a song of your own, inspired by the words of poets or by your own writing. THE RETREAT HOST Rachel Holmes is a singer and choir leader based in Oxfordshire. She connects emotion, body and voice into powerful group singing. In 2019 she trained as a natural voice leader with Kate Valentine and currently runs natural voice song circles in Chilton and Cholsey. She completed Line Hilton’s singing teacher training in 2020 and completed her Foundation in Art Therapy at IATE in 2021. Rachel loves bringing these threads together into a holistic and uplifting experience of singing. WHO CAN ATTEND? The retreat is open to all adults who love singing. WHAT TO BRING • A water bottle • A notebook and pen • (Optional) A book, poem or any words that inspire you DATES The retreat is offered on two days: 22nd June and 10th August, 10 am to 4 pm. LOCATION The Drawing Room Braziers Park, Ipsden, Wallingford OX10 6AN TICKET INFORMATION £95 for the day. Booking is essential and closes one week before the event. Spaces are limited to 16. Tickets are non-refundable. Lunch and refreshments are included. All food is vegetarian; vegan, dairy free and gluten free options can be provided. Unfortunately other requirements cannot be catered for. CATERING Braziers can't guarantee severe allergy sufferers won’t be affected by: celery, cereals containing gluten, crustacea, eggs, fish, lupin, milk, molluscs, mustard, tree nuts, peanuts, sesame seeds, soybeans, sulphur dioxide, sulphites.