Live recording from an early HIVE Choir rehearsal in 2016.

Playing A Game

Vocal Warm Up

Recording of a Murmuration improvisation at HIVE group rehearsal.

Murmuration 23 May 2017

Excerpts from the Exquisite Song series produced by HIVE Choir during the Summer of 2020.  

Songs were written and sung by the vocalists of HIVE, individually passing along one phrase at a time to each other via voicemail.  

Following the instructions of the individual songs, one vocalist started, and passed their line to the next person via voice-message.  Each individual then improvised their line in response to the previous line following the song instructions, sending their own line on to the next vocalist until the final line.

Exquisite Song 7 - Lyric Swaps (excerpts)

Exquisite Song 6 - Roll the Dice(Work & Bum excerpt)

Exquisite Song 5 - Get Creative(excerpts)

Exquisite Song 3 - Mutation(excerpt)

Exquisite Song 2 - Enjambers(excerpt)

Exquisite Song 1 - Anything Goes!(excerpt)

Live performance online using Jamtaba software.

Featuring Aisling McCormick, Elen Flügge, Eleni Kolliopoulou, Emily DeDakis, John D'Arcy, Marty Byrne. 

Recorded 25 August 2020.

Murmuration (on Jamtaba)

HIVE is a Belfast-based choir that incorporates vocal experimentation, site-specific performance and exploration of language. We are always interested in working with new performers, artists and composers, get in touch via hi@hivechoir.com