Comments on: Streetwise Performers’ Forum http://www.streetwiseopera.org/leave-a-message-here-if-you-are-a-streetwise-performer/ Giving homeless people a voice Wed, 30 Jun 2010 15:14:40 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: matt http://www.streetwiseopera.org/leave-a-message-here-if-you-are-a-streetwise-performer/comment-page-1/#comment-1038 matt Wed, 30 Jun 2010 15:14:40 +0000 http://208.101.60.152/~streetwi/?p=367#comment-1038 Thanks Drew - your reading of this poem at the Open Mic Night is something I'll never forget. Thanks for sharing your beautiful words. Matt Thanks Drew – your reading of this poem at the Open Mic Night is something I’ll never forget. Thanks for sharing your beautiful words.
Matt

]]> By: Drew Foster http://www.streetwiseopera.org/leave-a-message-here-if-you-are-a-streetwise-performer/comment-page-1/#comment-1035 Drew Foster Thu, 24 Jun 2010 13:22:10 +0000 http://208.101.60.152/~streetwi/?p=367#comment-1035 The Power of People through Music A gathering of voices all singing aloud, streetwise performers from all kind of backgrounds, extraordinary talent with songs to sing, performance with passion and enthusiasm, melody sang with emotion and meaning, harmony sang with expression and feeling, an inspired choir of people join in song, where novice and professional singers are together as one. By Drew Foster (11.5.2010), written for Streetwise Opera Open Mic Night at Clocktower Cafe, Hoults Yard. The Power of People through Music

A gathering of voices all singing aloud,
streetwise performers from all kind of backgrounds,
extraordinary talent with songs to sing,
performance with passion and enthusiasm,
melody sang with emotion and meaning,
harmony sang with expression and feeling,
an inspired choir of people join in song,
where novice and professional singers are together as one.

By Drew Foster (11.5.2010), written for Streetwise Opera Open Mic Night at Clocktower Cafe, Hoults Yard.

]]> By: matt http://www.streetwiseopera.org/leave-a-message-here-if-you-are-a-streetwise-performer/comment-page-1/#comment-1009 matt Thu, 20 May 2010 10:04:15 +0000 http://208.101.60.152/~streetwi/?p=367#comment-1009 Hi all - check out the Fables blog in the news section of our website. I'm trying to keep it updated - let me know what you think! By the way it's been amazing seeing quite a few performance recently. I though the NOAH's Sea Change was really amazing atmospheric. Well done Tom for writing it with the group and I loved Tommy's poetry. The Booth Centre group were fantastic at Manchester Cathedral last week - the Booth Centre Blues was particularly excellent! And finally the Newcastle Open Mic night was just heart-stoppingly amazing. Everyone sang so beautifully and it was so nice to hear regulars like Marie, Bridgette, Katherine, Chris, Dave and Stephen sing with newer performers like Bridget and Toni. Drew's poem was wonderful too. Matt Hi all – check out the Fables blog in the news section of our website. I’m trying to keep it updated – let me know what you think!

By the way it’s been amazing seeing quite a few performance recently. I though the NOAH’s Sea Change was really amazing atmospheric. Well done Tom for writing it with the group and I loved Tommy’s poetry. The Booth Centre group were fantastic at Manchester Cathedral last week – the Booth Centre Blues was particularly excellent! And finally the Newcastle Open Mic night was just heart-stoppingly amazing. Everyone sang so beautifully and it was so nice to hear regulars like Marie, Bridgette, Katherine, Chris, Dave and Stephen sing with newer performers like Bridget and Toni. Drew’s poem was wonderful too.
Matt

]]> By: matt http://www.streetwiseopera.org/leave-a-message-here-if-you-are-a-streetwise-performer/comment-page-1/#comment-997 matt Wed, 05 May 2010 10:00:07 +0000 http://208.101.60.152/~streetwi/?p=367#comment-997 Hello everyone. The Fables project has started and thanks to the Manchester and Notts groups and the London Crisis and Luton group for their brilliant work on the first Devising Days. We had a great time and the composers and filmmakers are really looking forward to creating these new film operas with you. Looking forward to seeing everyone in the North East on 21 May and the other London groups later in May or the start of June. Matt Hello everyone. The Fables project has started and thanks to the Manchester and Notts groups and the London Crisis and Luton group for their brilliant work on the first Devising Days. We had a great time and the composers and filmmakers are really looking forward to creating these new film operas with you. Looking forward to seeing everyone in the North East on 21 May and the other London groups later in May or the start of June.
Matt

]]> By: matt http://www.streetwiseopera.org/leave-a-message-here-if-you-are-a-streetwise-performer/comment-page-1/#comment-753 matt Tue, 02 Feb 2010 09:53:16 +0000 http://208.101.60.152/~streetwi/?p=367#comment-753 Thanks Elizabeth and Maria and a belated Happy New Year to everyone. YOU are the ones we should thank for working so hard and conquering everything in your paths. A big congrats to those who took part in our first Open Mic Night in London last week. Amazing performances from Mada, Kevin, Ken R, David K, David W, Isabelle, Sarah, Ken W and Joy. Also I was at an amazing performance given by the Streetwise Choir in Newcastle earlier in Jan at the Discovery Museum infront of the Lord Mayor. You totally blew the audience away and I had a flood of comments about how amazing you all are. Looking forward to hearing the Middlesbrough group at Northern Stage this month and I'm hoping to come up to Nottingham and Luton soon! Keep the messages coming! Matt Thanks Elizabeth and Maria and a belated Happy New Year to everyone. YOU are the ones we should thank for working so hard and conquering everything in your paths.
A big congrats to those who took part in our first Open Mic Night in London last week. Amazing performances from Mada, Kevin, Ken R, David K, David W, Isabelle, Sarah, Ken W and Joy.
Also I was at an amazing performance given by the Streetwise Choir in Newcastle earlier in Jan at the Discovery Museum infront of the Lord Mayor. You totally blew the audience away and I had a flood of comments about how amazing you all are.
Looking forward to hearing the Middlesbrough group at Northern Stage this month and I’m hoping to come up to Nottingham and Luton soon!
Keep the messages coming!
Matt

]]> By: Elizabeth Peach http://www.streetwiseopera.org/leave-a-message-here-if-you-are-a-streetwise-performer/comment-page-1/#comment-751 Elizabeth Peach Mon, 01 Feb 2010 14:25:37 +0000 http://208.101.60.152/~streetwi/?p=367#comment-751 Congratulations to Streetwise for picking up all these prestigious awards and its worldwide recognition which it seems to be now gaining, and well deserved. Special thanks to Matthew, JJ, Sharon, Nicola, Rob and all the workshop team members and wonderful management staff for their hard work with us which has made this possible. Special thanks to Matthew Peacock for his astute planning and care in bringing Streetwise to the fore and giving us all the opportunity of realizing all our dreams. Looking forward to this new and exciting season with sincere enthusiasm. Elizabeth Congratulations to Streetwise for picking up all these prestigious awards and its worldwide recognition which it seems to be now gaining, and well deserved. Special thanks to Matthew, JJ, Sharon, Nicola, Rob and all the workshop team members and wonderful management staff for their hard work with us which has made this possible. Special thanks to Matthew Peacock for his astute planning and care in bringing Streetwise to the fore and giving us all the opportunity of realizing all our dreams. Looking forward to this new and exciting season with sincere enthusiasm.
Elizabeth

]]> By: maria http://www.streetwiseopera.org/leave-a-message-here-if-you-are-a-streetwise-performer/comment-page-1/#comment-719 maria Sun, 10 Jan 2010 04:30:53 +0000 http://208.101.60.152/~streetwi/?p=367#comment-719 omg we hav a forum!!!!! woooo!!!!!!!!!!! ok what i mean to say is: MATT PEACOCK DESERVES A KNIGHTHOOD AND YOU KNOW IT! omg we hav a forum!!!!! woooo!!!!!!!!!!!
ok what i mean to say is: MATT PEACOCK DESERVES A KNIGHTHOOD AND YOU KNOW IT!

]]> By: kenneth roberts http://www.streetwiseopera.org/leave-a-message-here-if-you-are-a-streetwise-performer/comment-page-1/#comment-699 kenneth roberts Wed, 23 Dec 2009 16:30:24 +0000 http://208.101.60.152/~streetwi/?p=367#comment-699 A Merry Xmas to evryone ! Matt you said the pictures that were submitted for the CD cover were going to be published online when will this happen thanks A Merry Xmas to evryone ! Matt you said the pictures that were submitted for the CD cover were going to be published online when will this happen thanks

]]> By: matt http://www.streetwiseopera.org/leave-a-message-here-if-you-are-a-streetwise-performer/comment-page-1/#comment-694 matt Mon, 21 Dec 2009 08:42:19 +0000 http://208.101.60.152/~streetwi/?p=367#comment-694 A Happy Christmas to everyone. From Matt and the team at the office A Happy Christmas to everyone.
From Matt and the team at the office

]]> By: matt http://www.streetwiseopera.org/leave-a-message-here-if-you-are-a-streetwise-performer/comment-page-1/#comment-688 matt Thu, 17 Dec 2009 17:02:18 +0000 http://208.101.60.152/~streetwi/?p=367#comment-688 Hi everyone - as you know by now the CD is out! And it sounds fabulous! Congratulations to all of you for some great singing. Everyone involved will be receiving CDs before Christmas and if you're worried about how you will get them, let us know. We've decided to create a highlights CD of the best tracks and try to sell those to raise some funds for the charity. All the best Matt Hi everyone – as you know by now the CD is out! And it sounds fabulous! Congratulations to all of you for some great singing. Everyone involved will be receiving CDs before Christmas and if you’re worried about how you will get them, let us know. We’ve decided to create a highlights CD of the best tracks and try to sell those to raise some funds for the charity.
All the best
Matt

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