This is bound to be a very special swing & rhythm project based on original arrangements of pop/jazz standards together with some original compositions by the atelier conductors themselves. Focus on group rhythm and vocal blend in various styles, with a jazz trio accompaniment. Solos and improvisation possible.

An approach on “How to write in a jazz style” for both composers & conductors:
Get very precise advice as well as general ideas from the perspective of a jazz arranger in order to improve your skills and feelings in the jazz field. Detailed examples of choir charts will be studied to help you understand how a choir can sound like a big band, and you’ll learn efficient rules about voicings, backings, jazz phrasing, the importance of accents and ghost notes in the swing feel, how to build (and release) tension, clever use of scat syllables, as well as the great importance of “horizontal” thinking... all the things that will make the singers love you!