Spotlight on Claron McFadden: Workshop Zwerm

Spotlight on Claron McFadden

The versatile soprano Claron McFadden does not hide her enthusiasm for the profession. Her energy and enthusiasm is infectious. In the Concertgebouw she has her own Spotlight series. 'I feel very rich with these four programs. Most singers over sixty no longer sing, but I do not know any better and am full of ideas.' Today's program is a workshop for young and old.

Swarm

Claron McFadden: 'The Swarm workshop is about intuitive creativity, overcoming certain fears. How do you learn to develop your own voice, not your singing voice, but your creative voice that is inside you? Then you first have to have a safe environment in which you can connect with the other, disconnect your voice from the text and respond to what is happening in your environment.' As a musician you often have stage fright, McFadden knows all about it. 'During the workshop there is no judgement', she says, 'only your own. You want to say something intuitively, take that space! When you do that, magic happens. Swarm , that's what I call the workshop. In humans, just like in animals, swarm behaviour occurs very quickly. Invisible connections can be created in a group, you feel stronger together. Moving in a group and still making your own voice heard, that's what this workshop is about.'