Presented by Laurel Premo, The Vocal Opening Series will be three group workshops oriented specifically towards women and non-binary folks whose experience has been lived in a body/voice that has been traditionally quieted by society. This therapeutic singing work is aimed at unearthing and strengthening the participant’s own authentic voice - the sound of their body, fortifying confidence with using it in any style of communication, and supporting a slow growth towards more powerful local singing traditions that can form bonds in community, gather energy, and nourish those in circle. The workshop series will be focused and inclusive work, starting with very core human sound production and breathwork, and is welcoming to all experience levels.
The workshops are on three consecutive Sundays:
February 1st, 8th, and 15th from 2:00-3:00 PM - At The Alluvion
Donations at the free will of the participant are welcome at the end of the course if you have been moved by the work, if it has been of service.
Please email contact@laurelpremo.com to voice your interest or to register to participate in the three-class series. Get in touch with any questions too!
This container is a trans and queer safe space. Participants will sit either on the floor or in chairs (their choice) while engaging in breathing and sounding exercises, along with group discussion in a seated circle.
The work is internal, and celebrating or / learning about / collaborating with the body that we are in, and does not include larger physical gestures like movement or dance. There is sensory communication from many different avenues (visual, auditory, and touch).
The venue is ADA accessible. Minimal sound reinforcement will be used if necessary, dependent on class size and participants’ needs.
If you’d like to attend but have a scheduling conflict, you’re welcome to work with me on this same curriculum independently through a private lesson to pick up a session that you missed, or for the whole series at a later date. https://www.laurelpremo.com/private-lessons.
This series is supported by the Grand Traverse Community Foundation
LAUREL PREMO
Laurel Premo is known for her rhythmically deep and rapt delivery of roots music, voiced on finger-style electric guitar, lap steel, fiddle, and voice. The glowing heartiness and rich grit of her sound reveal a love of and complete submersion in heavy archaic roots, from the crossover of old-time and blues American traditions to darker Nordic sounds.
She is a Michigan-based artist who has been writing, arranging, and touring since 2009 with vocal and instrumental roots acts, and is internationally known from her duo Red Tail Ring. Her 2021 solo release, ‘Golden Loam’, continues Laurel’s sonic raising of old wild landscape, with ruminant power, a masterful use of space, and dynamic waves of warm, gritty sustain. “Subtle but dazzling and rich in texture. Watching a live performance is pure hypnosis.” – MTV
Laurel Premo has spent her life immersed in American and Nordic folk traditions. Now, both new compositions and arrangements of older music are held in a living relationship with tradition, musically revealing a bloom of underlying harmonic drones, minimalist repetition, and rich polyrhythm.
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