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Op verzoek van een aantal studenten bied ik een workshop aan waarin we ons uitsluitend gaan focussen op de mentale kant van muziek maken.
Zoals sommigen van jullie weten volg ik momenteel een opleiding tot gecertificeerd trainer in Geweldloze Communicatie. In mijn ervaring is deze methode een extreem krachtig en effectief middel om
met onzekerheden en oordelen over jezelf om te gaan en deze om te smelten tot concrete actie.
Met een groepje gemotiveerde zangers gaan we daarnaast ook aan de slag met mental training technieken uit de sport en mindfulness, en zullen we zelf-empathie in de praktijk gaan brengen tijdens het zingen.
De workshop duurt een uur en kost 20 euro, inclusief thee en werkbladen.
De try out versie is uitsluitend op uitnodiging en vindt plaats op 5 april.
Voor inschrijving of meer info klik hier.
We wish you a Merry Christmas & a Happy, Healthy & Groovy 2017! - Sisters of Soul
Ara's Circle wins Akademia Award, USA
Sisters of Soul
Performing at NR Events Red Carpet Kurhaus Gala
with Frankie McCoy & Maureen Fernandes
MFA Quartet - JazzZolder Mechelen, Belgium
Saulkrasti Jazz Festival
Maria will be teaching Masterclasses and performing with Ara's Circle
at Saulkrasti Jazz Festival in Latvia this summer!
http://saulkrastijazz.lv/meistarklases/pasniedzeji/maria-fernandez-alvarez-vokals/
Performing with ZaP MaMa in Wroclaw, Poland
Webster Hall - New York City - with ZaP Mama
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Sisters of Soul
with Frankie McCoy & Maureen Fernandes
Kursdaal Theatre,Oostende Belgium with The Heverband, Maureen Fernandes, Belle Perez, Sandra Kim & Joan Bosco
USA Concerts with ZaP MaMa
On Jan 9th, 10th & 11th; Maria is honoured to be performing in Philadelphia, Ridgefield & New York with the extremely talented and infinitely inspiring Zap Mama!
For more info check www.zapmama.com
"That's it" announced Album of the week
by the Latin Jazz Network, Toronto, Canada
“..Maria Fernandez Alvarez has a sensuous voice that she uses to curl around the notes sending them in to rhapsodic ecstasy..”
“..These two musicians (Arndt Beckman & Maria Fernandez Alvarez) put an infectious charm on the rest of the ensemble making it impossible for the rest of the musicians to resist the beguiling and delightful music. Such a maddeningly beautiful reaction from the musicians of a group may not be so rare, but the effect that Mr. Beckmann and Ms. Alvarez have on bass, drums, and brass and woodwinds is extraordinary. This has a dramatic chain reaction producing music that is gorgeous and unforgettable..”
- - Raul da Gama, for The Latin Jazz Network, Toronto, Canada
LJN Canadian Editor. Based in Milton, Ontario, Canada, Raul is a musician and an accomplished writer.
Check the review on Latin Jazz Network, Toronto, Canada
Interview with Televisión Costa Noroeste
Maria Fernandez Alvarez Quartet at the International Jazz Festival Sanlúcar
Ara's Circle at Breda Jazz Festival
Latineo Soul Shake
Maria had the honour to write lyrics to Marc Bisschof's beautiful tune: 'Viejo añejado'
Band: Latineo Soul Shake
Music by Marc Bisschof
Backing Vocals: Maureen Fernandes, Geydi Gonzalez, Yumarya Grijt & Maria Fernandez Alvarez
Drums: Mark de Jong; Bass: Yerman Aponte; Piano: Marc Bisschof; Percussion: Leonyd Muñoz
Lead vocals, vocal arrangement & lyrics by Maria Fernandez Alvarez
Fantine Tho & Friends
Maria recently participated in this great project of vocalist Fantine Tho;
with a beautiful vocal arrangement by the amazing Stanley Clementina! Featuring the wonderful Maureen Fernandes, Dwayne Lace, Rikke Korswagen (recording) & Marcel van Dam (video).
Enjoy the video!
Summer tour:
The Jamal Thomas Band
& Fred Wesley
Tour with Funk Legends Jamal Thomas & Fred Wesley
The tour with Funk Legends Jamal Thomas & Fred Wesley was amazing! There were many wonderful special guests like Baatin (USA, ex-p funk member), Edward Grand (USA), Susanne Alt (DE/NL) & Jon Tarifa (NL/AL). Check out www.jamalthomas.com to listen to songs from the latest album, with Maria singing lead on the title track of the cd.
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4 Years of Music Matters
De Doelen, Rotterdam
'IF EVER I WOULD LEAVE YOU' (Alan Jay Lerner/Frederick Loewe) &
'ALFONSINA Y EL MAR' (Ramirez/Luna)
With the wonderful Alexander van Popta (p) & Ulas Aksunger (perc)
a cloud of sound
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