PHIL MINTON'S FERAL CHOIR

Avant-garde vocalist Phil Minton has been workshopping his Feral Choir throughout the festival week, culminating in this informal showing of the groups work. 

If you would like to take part in this project, please contact the fuseleeds09 office on 0113 247 8332 or email info@fuseleeds.com. Places are limited and available on a first come first served basis. Workshops will be held on Tuesday 28, Wednesday 29 and Thursday 30 April from 6 -8pm at Holy Trinity Church, Leeds.

No musical experience is necessary for participation and the process is very much about encouraging wider inclusion in music production and performance by people who might never have considered themselves musical. The process uses the raw qualities of untrained voices in non-verbal vocal improvisation, working with sounds rather than song and encouraging participants to take a vocal leap.

The finale performance will take place on Friday 1 May 7pm at Holy Trinity Church. Free and unticketed.

ANDY SHEPPARD'S SAXOPHONE MASSIVE

A site-specific saxophone fanfare for the recently opened Leeds City Museum. Composed and led by UK saxophonist Andy Sheppard, the performance features soloists from LIMA (Leeds Improvised Music Association) and Leeds College of Music together with a massed choir of saxophonists from across the region.

The musicians left in the same way as they came. In music. In rhythm. In jazz.  Audience feedback, Saxophone Massive at Jazz sous les pommiers, Coutances, April 2008

If you play the saxophone all ages and abilities welcome! - and would like to take part in this flagship performance, please contact the fuseleeds09 office on 0113 247 8332 or email info@fuseleeds.com. Places are limited and available on a first come first served basis and you will need to attend three afternoon rehearsals on 22 March, 29 March and 19 April all at 2 - 5pm at the Venue, Leeds College of Music. Please note that children under 15 need to bring a completed parent/guardian consent form.

The finale performance will take place in the Arena at Leeds City Museum at 2pm on Sat 25 April.  It is free and unticketed.