Jesper Holm


Conductor/arranger for the Touché-vocal jazz group. Passionate vocal jazz enthusiast.
Jesper Holm teaches Innovative Rhythmic Choir Conducting at the Royal Academy of Music in Aalborg, Denmark as well as at Codarts conservatory in the Netherlands. He also does lectures and workshops in many EU countries and China. E.g. the World Symposium on Choral Music, Europa Cantat, Aarhus Vocal Festival, Polyfollia France, Kurt Thomas Conducting Course NL, China International Choral Festival, Nordklang and Vocal Jazz Summit, Mainz.

Touché (12 singers), with its unique performance, marks both nationally and internationally and has frequently shared the stage with groups like The Swingle Singers, The Real Group, and New York Voices.

All Sessions by Jesper Holm

  • Day 1 - Thursday

    May 30th

  • 10:00  - 14:00
    The masterclass will be a fun learning experience for choir leaders and ensemble singers who want to get an overview of the newest and most innovative working styles within ‘rhythmic' vocal music. How do you make vocal music sound just 'right' when it comes to styles such as pop, rock, jazz, gospel, world, improvisation, vocal painting etc.? Many choirs and a cappella groups face this challenge in rehearsal as well as in performances featuring these musical styles. Team RAMA Vocal Center provides the answers to meet this challenge! ATTENTION: This is a special event with sign-up via the RAMA Masterclass event page (find it under "Concerts and events")
    Events
    Where
    Room 226

  • Day 2 - Friday

    May 31st

  • 14:15  - 16:00
    Using familiar songs and their own scores as examples, Accent and Jesper Holm of Touché demonstrate many of the influences in vocal music that led directly to their own sound as well as to other contemporary groups. Participants will learn approaches to harmony, arranging devices, vocal technique, performance characteristics and production conventions in many contrasting styles. Through analysis and with coaching, volunteer participants can try to copy the sound of the groups. Whether you are an amateur singer, an experienced musician or an arranging enthusiast, you will be challenged to see what you can achieve through vocal harmony and performance and to really take the music off the page. Participants will practice tone matching and listening as well as learn important aspects of intonation that aren’t often given enough attention by musicians.
    Workshops
    Where
    Room 236

  • Day 3 - Saturday

    June 1st

  • 10:15  - 12:00
    Should pop & jazz choirs be conducted? If so, then when? How? This is a workshop about innovative choir leading with the focus on conducting, leading and body language. For example: - "There should be consistency between what I want and what I show" - Spontaneous response to the magic hand - Keep it simple and remove “noise” We will look at different styles of how to conduct or lead the ensemble including the use of Vocal Painting. How can conducting remarkably improve your ensemble's performance? This workshop is for conductors c.q. leaders and for singers who want some insight into the conductor's world. Jesper Holm teaches Innovative Rhythmic Choir Conducting at the Royal Academy of Music in Aalborg, Denmark as well as at Codarts conservatory in the Netherlands. He also does lectures and workshops in many EU countries and China. In addition to a classical conducting education, Jesper has spent the past 20 years developing his expertise in conducting technique for contemporary music. His work with his jazz formation Touché has provided him with the experiences he now uses as the basis for his teaching methods.
    Workshops
    Where
    Room 228

  • 14:15  - 16:00
    Closed Coaching
    Coachings
    Where
    Officers Hall (2nd floor of The Officers Building next to Ridehuset)

  • 16:15  - 18:00
    Closed Coaching
    Coachings
    Where
    Officers Hall (2nd floor of The Officers Building next to Ridehuset)




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