Jazz Workshop with Bill and Darlene at Fort Langley Jazz and Arts Festival
Jazz Workshop at Fort Langley Jazz and Arts Festival:
Bill Sample and Darlene Cooper will be sharing their approach to working together as a professional musical team. They will discuss how their partnership relies on trust, respect with a bit of ‘dive and float’ thrown in. Focusing on the relationship between vocalist and accompanist they will talk about how to create magnetic story telling through the music and arrangements with an end goal of giving the listener a beautiful experience.
Bill has a wealth of experience as a music director, keyboard player, producer, composer/arranger. He was the musical director for David Foster, opened for Oscar Peterson and worked with Ray Charles and many other great musicians. Darlene is seasoned singer, vocal conductor, composer/arranger and music educator. She was the choral conductor plus composed and arranged for the Marcus Mosely Chorale and she designed and directed the Institute of Music Ministry programs. Together, Bill and Darlene are a dynamic team.
Cooper and Sample’s close attentive listening and interactions result in a beautiful, sensitive jazz release recorded and produced to high standards. They make it all sound so easy!
- Tiina Kiik (The Whole Note)
There is always something fascinating about meeting couples that are a good match - in art and love. I believe that singer Darlene Cooper and pianist Bill Sample are such a couple / match…the interplay the two perform and demonstrate is so pronouncedly sensual, beautiful and intimate.
- Ivan Rod (Danish Journalist and Music Critic)
Pure emotion throughout, they bring all the tools they need to give you a full on listening experience that sizzles deceptively – Chris Spector (Midwest Records)
a listener delights in Cooper’s beautiful vocals and Sample’s empathic support…The overall level of the duo’s performances is simply top-notch, resulting in a terrific vocal jazz recording.
- Ron Weinstock (Jazz and Blues Report)
Lift Every Voice Gospel Vocal Workshop
Marcus Mosely, Darlene and Bill are bringing their Gospel Singing Workshop to Gibsons, BC on the Sunshine Coast.
Experience the joy of Gospel Choral singing! From its roots of field songs and spirituals to its development into blues, jazz, R&B etc., Gospel music has been used as a herald of social justice and civil rights, for unifying and connecting people and as a powerful platform to let one’s ‘voice’ be heard. It is some of the most inspirational and electrifying music to arise from North America! This workshop will focus on presenting and experiencing Gospel music as an empowering force for overcoming adversity and oppression… and moving to an unbridled expression of joy and personal empowerment.
Learn its roots, evolution and techniques in a workshop setting, and then put that knowledge to practice in performance where friends and family can experience the joy of Gospel through the voices of you and your classmates! Learning Gospel music is fun – singing it with a group can be life-changing.
Friday March 1: 7 - 9 pm Saturday March 2nd:10 am - 3 pm Mar 2: Concert - 4 - 5 pm
Cost is $90 (Early Bird $ 80 before Feb 15)
To Register, please email: roxiemusic2017@gmail.com
Salt Spring Island Gospel Vocal Workshop
Marcus Mosely, Darlene Cooper and Bill Sample will be conducting Gospel Vocal Workshops for the music students of GISS as part of the Black History Month focus.
From its roots of field songs and spirituals to its development into blues, jazz, R&B etc., Gospel music has been used as a herald of social justice and civil rights, for unifying and connecting people and as a powerful platform to let one’s ‘voice’ be heard. It is some of the most inspirational and electrifying music to arise from North America! This workshop will focus on presenting and experiencing Gospel music as an empowering force for overcoming adversity and oppression… and moving to an unbridled expression of joy and personal empowerment.
Learn its roots, evolution and techniques in a workshop setting, and then put that knowledge to practice in performance where friends and family can experience the joy of Gospel through the voices of you and your classmates! Learning Gospel music is fun – singing it with a group can be life-changing.
Lift Every Voice - Gospel Choral Workshop
Join Marcus Mosely, Darlene Cooper and Bill Sample in this empowering vocal journey to experience the exhilaration of singing Gospel style!
Friday September 29th: 7 - 9 pm; Saturday September 30th: 10 am - 4 pm; Mini concert: 5 - 6 pm at the Comox Presbyterian Church in Comox, BC.
Early bird rate to Sept 8th: $80
After Sept. 8th: $100
Email: roxiemusic2017@gmail.com Website: www.marcusmoselymusic.com
Experience the joy of Gospel Choral singing! From its roots of field songs and spirituals to its development into blues, jazz, R&B etc., Gospel music has been used as a herald of social justice and civil rights, for unifying and connecting people and as a powerful platform to let one’s ‘voice’ be heard. It is some of the most inspirational and electrifying music to arise from North America! This workshop will focus on presenting and experiencing Gospel music as an empowering force for overcoming adversity and oppression… and moving to an unbridled expression of joy and personal empowerment.
Learn its roots, evolution and techniques in a workshop setting, and then put that knowledge to practice in performance where friends and family can experience the joy of Gospel through the voices of you and your classmates! Learning Gospel music is fun – singing it with a group can be life-changing.
You will learn
The history of Gospel music and key developments over time
Vocal techniques for singing Gospel (style and form)
Foundations of rhythm and groove
Improvisational singing, call and response, and 3-part Gospel harmonies
How singing connects and empowers us
How to find your voice and communicate from your core
Gospel Choral Workshop
Bill, Darlene and Marcus Mosely will be leading a Gospel style choral workshop on Salt Spring Island!
Experience the joy of Gospel Choral singing! From its roots of field songs and spirituals to its development into blues, jazz, R&B etc., Gospel music has been used as a herald of social justice and civil rights, for unifying and connecting people and as a powerful platform to let one’s ‘voice’ be heard. It is some of the most inspirational and electrifying music to arise from North America! This workshop will focus on presenting and experiencing Gospel music as an empowering force for overcoming adversity and oppression… and moving to an unbridled expression of joy and personal empowerment.
Learn its roots, evolution and techniques in a workshop setting, and then put that knowledge to practice in performance where friends and family can experience the joy of Gospel through the voices of you and your classmates! Learning Gospel music is fun – singing it with a group can be life-changing.
You will learn
The history of Gospel music and key developments over time
Vocal techniques for singing Gospel (style and form)
Foundations of rhythm and groove
Improvisational singing, call and response, and 3-part Gospel harmonies
How singing connects and empowers us
How to find your voice and communicate from your core
Darlene at Surrey Jazz Festival
The Surrey School District proudly presents the Surrey Schools Jazz Festival, now in its 41st year, as one of Canada's largest and most unique jazz festivals. This year, the event offers two days of jazz performances by secondary school jazz musicians followed by personalized clinics for each of the ensembles.
This year, Darlene will be joining a host of adjudicators who are “professional musicians in their own right …and are committed to providing our young musicians with valuable comments on their musical performances, and offer advice and strategies to help them and their directors strive for even greater musical achievement.”