A little about Georgie
Dr Georgie Vivienne Lorimer BA MA
I am a doctor of Word and Music Studies (Aberystwyth University, 2016) with considerable experience as both a performer and a teacher.
In 2011 I graduated from Bangor University as a Bachelor of Arts (First Class Hons) in Music and Creative Writing. My studies during the course of this degree included modules in Teaching Techniques, Solo Performance (voice), Conducting, Composition, Palestrina and the Renaissance Madrigal, The Study of Music, Mendelssohn, and Poetry and Performance.
The dissertations/final year projects that I completed included an analysis and study in the field of Word and Music Studies with particular emphasis upon the operettas of Gilbert and Sullivan, and a religious choral sequence based upon texts from the book of Revelation.
Vocally, I have studied under several instructors including Swingle Singer David Morris, Dr Alex Jarrett and the Welsh opera singer Marian Bryfdir. I achieved grade 8 in 2008 with the ABRSM and, as previously mentioned used my vocal studies as a major part of my degree.
For the academic year beginning in October 2013 I served as conductor and musical director for Aberystwyth’s Elizabethan Madrigal Singers (Cantorion Madrigalau Elisabethaidd), for whom I focussed on creating varied programmes of early music and madrigals in honour of the group's roots, in combination with contemporary compositions including new works by young composers (such as Poon Ying Wai’s ‘Light’). Also during this time I was involved in a collaborative Ty Cerdd commission for an a cappella ballet, the first movement of which I performed as a soloist at the Narberth A Cappella Festival alongside Pembrokeshire choir, Tempus.
Other choirs and ensembles with which I have performed include:
Four part madrigal ensemble Cantiqua Nova, Bangor Cathedral Choir, Marian Bryfdir’s Pocket Opera Group, Bangor University (B.U.) Opera, B.U. Chamber Choir, B.U. Chorus, B.U. MuSoc Choir, Aberystwyth Town Choir, Aberystwyth University Chorus, Swadlincote’s Messiah Choral Society and the Leicestershire Chorale. I have also variously sung with and directed several church choirs.
As an instrumentalist I have played the Double Bass for Aberystwyth’s Philomusica, B.U. Symphony Orchestra, B.U. MuSoc Orchestra, B.U. String Ensemble, and B.U. Early Music Ensemble amongst other scratch ensembles. For all of these ensembles I have spent time serving as section leader. I have also performed with groups such as the early music ensemble Fantasticus and have served as a session musician playing for musicals, operettas and choral concerts.
Amongst my most memorable performances, due to their difference from my normal work or style, have been a live performance of Neil Brand’s film score to Hitchcock’s Blackmail, a premiere of Nia Williams' Soundweave screened on S4C, and singing in a backing choir for Florence and the Machine.
My other interests include poetry and horse riding (occasionally, but not always, at the same time).
Other choirs and ensembles with which I have performed include:
Four part madrigal ensemble Cantiqua Nova, Bangor Cathedral Choir, Marian Bryfdir’s Pocket Opera Group, Bangor University (B.U.) Opera, B.U. Chamber Choir, B.U. Chorus, B.U. MuSoc Choir, Aberystwyth Town Choir, Aberystwyth University Chorus, Swadlincote’s Messiah Choral Society and the Leicestershire Chorale. I have also variously sung with and directed several church choirs.
As an instrumentalist I have played the Double Bass for Aberystwyth’s Philomusica, B.U. Symphony Orchestra, B.U. MuSoc Orchestra, B.U. String Ensemble, and B.U. Early Music Ensemble amongst other scratch ensembles. For all of these ensembles I have spent time serving as section leader. I have also performed with groups such as the early music ensemble Fantasticus and have served as a session musician playing for musicals, operettas and choral concerts.
Amongst my most memorable performances, due to their difference from my normal work or style, have been a live performance of Neil Brand’s film score to Hitchcock’s Blackmail, a premiere of Nia Williams' Soundweave screened on S4C, and singing in a backing choir for Florence and the Machine.
My other interests include poetry and horse riding (occasionally, but not always, at the same time).
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Recent News :
I am just completing a commission for a new series of 60 'Learn to Read', phonics based books, for Leicester's Sweet Cherry Publishing, a group dedicated to producing and supplying reading matter for children and young adults.
I have recently been working with The Sir John Moore Foundation and Filigi, delivering workshops on Heritage/Local Heroes and British Values in primary schools. Our multi-faceted , multi-sensory approach to teaching aims to re-engage children and get them excited about learning. These workshops include music, poetry, story-telling, history and heritage and research activities alongside team-building games and logic challenges.
To see images or a short video of our work in some of the Leicestershire schools click the links below:
To see images or a short video of our work in some of the Leicestershire schools click the links below:
