Building a Vocal Community™

With Ysaÿe Barnwell, PhD

July 30 - August 4, 2021

Date and Time Details:
Starts with dinner on July 30
Ends with lunch on August 4

Location: Cortes Island

Tuition: $595 CAD

Package Price: $1,150 - $2,385 CAD / 5 nights. Includes tuition, room, all meals, and Hollyhock activities (depends on accommodation choice). Taxes and fees are additional. A $395 deposit is required at registration, with the balance due on your departure day.

Scholarships: Full and partial scholarships are available based on financial need. We prioritize Indigenous people, people of colour, people who identify as LGBTQ2IA+, youth, elders, and those who can articulate how their Hollyhock experience will support positive impact in their life and communities. A $195 refundable deposit is required (please contact us if you are unable to pay this deposit). Apply within your registration form.

Health & Safety: Learn more about our Covid-19 policies and procedures here.

  • Single w/ensuite Oceanfront* – CAD $2,842.50
  • Single w/ensuite* – CAD $2,427.50
  • Single w/shared bathroom* – CAD $2,217.50
  • Couple w/ensuite Oceanfront* – CAD $4,270.00
  • Couple w/ensuite* – CAD $3,875.00
  • Couple w/shared bathroom* – CAD $3,480.00
  • Twin w/ensuite oceanfront* – CAD $2,137.50
  • Twin w/ensuite* – CAD $1,937.50
  • Twin w/shared bathroom* – CAD $1,737.50
  • Women Dorm – CAD $1,287.50
  • Male Dorm – CAD $1,287.50
  • Mixed Dorm – CAD $1,287.50
  • Tent Site Single – CAD $1,262.50
  • Tent Site Couple – CAD $2,275.00
  • Commuter – CAD $1,087.50
    • (All prices include CAD $962.50 base amount)

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There is an awesome power in the human voice and when uncommon voices are blended for the common good, they become a ‘vocal community’ at its best.

Masterfully led by Dr. Ysaÿe M. Barnwell, singers and non-singers alike share the common experience of learning in the oral tradition and singing rhythms, chants, and traditional songs from Africa and the Diaspora, and a variety of songs from African American culture including spirituals, ring shouts, hymns, gospels, and songs from the Civil Rights Movement.

The historical, social, and political contexts are provided as an introduction to each songs. Throughout this experience, the group explores, from an African American worldview, the values embedded in the music, the role of cultural and spiritual traditions and rituals, ways in which leadership emerges and can be shared by and among community members, the nature of cultural responses to and influences on political and social struggle, and finally the significance of a shared communal experience in one’s personal life.

Everyone welcome. All that is required is a willingness to sing.

One of the greatest experiences of my entire life. Ysaye Barnwell is a national treasure. – past participant, 2018

Schedule

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Terms & Conditions

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Note: Currently the Canadian-USA border is closed and the presenter for this program is from the US. Should the presenter not be able to travel, you will receive at least 2 weeks notice and have the option of transferring your deposit to another booking this year with a 25% discount, or getting a full refund.

Ysaÿe explains the African oral tradition without written music and the inclusiveness it brings, as well as her musical career:

 

About the Presenter

Ysaÿe Barnwell, PhD

Ysaÿe M. Barnwell, PhD, is a musician, arranger, singer, master teacher, member of Sweet Honey in the Rock, and one of America's finest composers. She holds a Masters of Science degree in Speech Pathology and a Doctor of Philosophy degree in Speech Pathology. Dr. Barnwell is also the recipient of many honourary degrees. Dr. Barnwell appears as […]

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