patricia forbes

 

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  • Theater Bielefeld Opera Chorus (2nd Alto)
    September 2013 – present

  • kindergarten teacher at Berlin Cosmopolitan School
    May 2012 – August 2013

  • music teacher at Hermann-Ehlers Secondary School
    Berlin-Steglitz; November 10, 2011 – January 28, 2012; September 6, 2010 – March 31, 2011

  • music teacher at Kita International (Berlin International School)
    September 2009 – July 2010

  • voice teacher at the Kindergarden of the Evangelical Church of the Cross
    Berlin-Schmargendorf; September 2005 – December 2010

  • private voice instructor for professional and amateur singers

Projects:

  • Solistenensemble PHØNIX16
    since April 2012
    http://www.phoenix16.net/

    Song of Songs
    PHØNIX16

    Concert: June 15, 2013
    St. Thomas v. Aquin - Katholische Akademie, Berlin
    Conductor: Timo Kreuser
    3rd Alto (Choral-Soloist)

    PASSIO World Premiere (Poland & Germany, March 2013)
    Dariusz Przybylski
    PHØNIX16

    3rd Alto (Choral–Soloist)
    Director: Timo Kreuser

    Stabat Mater (Excerpts)
    Giovanni Battista Pergolesi

    Alto Soloist
    March 29, 2013
    Erlöserkirchengemeinde Berlin–Moabit
    Musical Director: KMD Edda Straakholder

    A Star in the East
    PHØNIX16

    Concert: January 5, 2013
    St. Thomas v. Aquin – Katholische Akademie, Berlin
    Conductor: Timo Kreuser
    2nd Alto (Choral–Soloist)

    Stabat Mater
    Giovanni Battista Pergolesi

    Alto Soloist
    December 15, 2012
    St. George’s Anglican Church, Berlin

    Christmas Oratorio
    Johann Sebastian Bach

    Alto Soloist
    December 9, 2012
    Erlöserkirchengemeinde Berlin–Moabit
    Musical Director: KMD Edda Straakholder

    Star of the Sea
    PHØNIX16

    Concert: December 8, 2012
    St. Thomas v. Aquin – Katholische Akademie, Berlin
    Concert: August 12, 2012
    Bornholm, Denmark
    Conductor: Timo Kreuser
    2nd Alto (Choral–Soloist)

  • Johann Sebastian Bach Cantata "Was Gott tut, das ist wohlgetan" BVW 100
    Alto Soloist
    Monday, October 31, 2011
    Auenkirche, Berlin-Wilmersdorf
    Conductor: KMD Jörg Strodthoff
    Auenkirche Choir
    Rundfunksinfonie Orchestra Berlin

  • Internationales Vokalensemble Berlin
    2nd Alto
    November 2011–October 2012
    Conductor: Nicolas Fink

  • Frühlingsstimmen
    Janet William's Voice Studio
    Soloist
    May 29, 2011
    Oelberg Kirche, Lausitzer Straße 28, 10999 Berlin

    Soundscapes Concert
    Janet William's Voice Studio
    Soloist
    December 12, 2010
    Oelberg Kirche, Lausitzer Straße 28, 10999 Berlin

  • Johann Sebastian Bach: Lutherian Mass in A-Major, BWV 234
    for soloists, choir, flute, and strings
    Johann Sebastian Bach: Cantata 182 „Himmelskönig sei willkommen“
    Alto Soloist
    December 5, 2010
    Gustav-Adolf-Kirche, Herschelstr. 14, 10589 Berlin
    November 28, 2010
    Ev. Kirchengemeinde Charlottenburg-Nord, Gemeindezentrum Plötzensee,
    Heckerdamm 226, 13627 Berlin

  • Active Participant in International Masterclasses:
    David Jones / William Hicks
    Intensive Voice Training
    New York City, U.S.A.
    1–7 February 2010

    David Jones / Helena Döse
    Masterclass for Opera
    Kungälv, Sweden
    July / August 2009

  • Songs for My Mother – A Memorial Concert
    Patricia Forbes with guests: Terrence O'Brien & Annette Betanski
    Piano: Philip Mayers
    St. George's Anglican Church (www.stgeorges.de)
    20 June 2009

  • Janet Williams Mental Training for Singers Workshop Concert
    14 June 2009

  • An Evening of French Music
    with Patricia Forbes & Terrence O'Brien
    Piano: Philip Mayers
    Villa Falkenstein
    8 May 2009

  • Terrence and the Patricias
    with Terrence O'Brien, Patricia Forbes, Patricia Holtzmann, & Patricia Wiszniewski
    Piano: Andrea Baiocchi
    Café Lyrik (www.cafe-lyrik.de)
    2 May 2009

  • Voice coach at Damaged Goods "creation/Do Animals Cry"
    Director: Meg Stuart
    February – March 2009

  • First alto in "Todesfuge“ by Arie Shapira
    Director: Emre Sonmez
    Place: House of the Wannsee Conference,Berlin
    World premiere: 20 January 2009

  • Voice teacher at Stagecoach Centre for the Performing Arts in Berlin
    (January 2006 – July 2007)

  • Musical Director of "Barclay 3/4"
    (a theatrical / musical / dance performance in one act)
    Place: STAGECOACH (School for the Performing Arts, Berlin)
    Performance: 7 July 2007


  • Musical Director of "Das verbotene Lied"
    (a theatrical / musical / dance performance in one act)
    Place: STAGECOACH (School for the Performing Arts, Berlin)
    Performances: 9 & 10 December 2006

  • Singer in the Theatre Piece "Heroines of World Literature"
    Director: Piet Biniek Riemer
    Place: Public Swimming Pool in Steglitz-Berlin
    April 2006

  • held a seminar entitled "Singing and Self-Awareness – If You Can Speak, You Can Sing!"
    at the Harvard Alumni Club, Berlin on 15 March 2006 outlining the following topics:

    -vocal identity
    -what prerequisites one needs if one is to take up singing as a hobby
    -the role of the voice teacher
    -anatomical and physiological explanations of vocalisation and singing
    -a group and a solo vocal demonstration