All Posts by Josh HIll

About the Author

Josh Hill is the Project Manager for the Kaleid Choral Festival, and the Chair of Center For Sound Music Education.

Aug 08

Kaleid 2020 is Cancelled

By Josh HIll | Uncategorized

 It is with considerable sadness that Kaleid Festival Project Team shares the news that the 2020 Kaleid Festival will be cancelled. We were hopeful that by November things would have returned to some kind of normal, but it is evident at this point that things will not improve to the extent necessary to be able to run the festival this year. We appreciate your understanding and your on-going support. 

We remain committed to the artistic vision for the 2020 festival and look forward to the day when the context we find ourselves in will allows us to bring that vision to reality. If you have questions about this decision please do not hestitate to be in touch using the “Contac” link in the main menu.

Nov 08

Moira Smiley – Guest Artist for Kaleid 2020

By Josh HIll | Uncategorized

We couldn’t be more thrilled to announce that Moira Smiley will be our guest artist at Kaleid 2020. Moira Smiley is a Singer / Composer who creates and performs new work for voices.  A musical polyglot, and vocal shape-shifter, her voice – and composing – are heard on feature films, BBC & PBS television programs, NPR, and on more than 60 albums. She accompanies herself with banjo, accordion, piano and percussive movement, and when she’s not leading her own group, moira smiley & VOCO, Moira has toured with Indie artist tUnE-yArDs, Irish super-group, Solas, The Lomax Project and Billy Childs’ “Laura Nyro Re-Imagined”.  She’s also toured with Paul Hillier’s Theater of Voices and KITKA.  Recent solo performances include TED, Stravinsky’s ‘Les Noces’, the London Proms Festival, features on BBC Radio3, and ABC Australia’s Books & Arts programs. Moira’s recordings feature spare, vocally driven collections of warped traditional songs, original polyphony and body percussion.  She is a well-known choral composer (recent commissions included for Los Angeles Master Chorale) and arranger, with millions of singers around the world singing her works.  In 2018, she released a solo album and choral songbook called ‘Unzip The Horizon’.