DEVELOPING INTERNATIONAL AND CULTURAL RELATIONSHIPS THROUGH VOCAL MUSIC FROM AROUND THE WORLD

What is SOUL? Singers Of United Lands ("S.O.U.L.") is a unique quartet of four professional young adult singers - each from a different country and continent. Every year a new team of four singers representing high-quality vocal musicianship, geographical diversity, and enthusiasm for sharing about their respective cultures, is formed to share their native songs and cultures with schools and communities throughout the U.S. and beyond. They perform songs which are native to their home countries and give interactive workshops, presentations, performances, and lessons for audiences of ALL ages for a period of 6 months. All programming is conducted in English and features the four singers' native songs and their respective cultures.

What is SOUL-Kenya? In 2012, for the first time, and through a partnership with the Kenya Conservatoire of Music, SOUL will be programming in Kenya for Two Weeks! They will visit schools, colleges, libraries, churches and other venues, interact with various audiences and teach new things about their native countries through workshops, songs and concerts and then proceed to do the same in other destinations in Africa!

How Can my Institution Benefit from the SOUL-Kenya Project? S.O.U.L. programming is intended to be tailor-made to each institution. Hosting schools or organizations have the opportunity to work closely with the SOUL-Kenya Representative to prepare and coordinate the activities that the S.O.U.L. team will conduct during their residency. The S.O.U.L. team is able to lead discussions and workshops on a variety of topics including: cultural diversity, music, foreign languages, geography, social sciences, politics, economics, anthropology, sociology, and more. All the programs are intensive, comprehensive, impactful and relevant to the respective audiences. Given that the S.O.U.L. team members are all professionally-trained singers, their skills and abilities are especially appreciated by students and teachers of music. This opportunity allows the S.O.U.L. singers to teach their respective native songs to music students and then perform these songs with the students in a joint-concert setting. Nevertheless, S.O.U.L. programming is equally well-received by teachers and students of other subjects as mentioned above. Below is a sample of what S.O.U.L. could offer: Music classroom workshop Presentation for individual classroom (history, language, culture, geography, etc.) Assembly performance Festival performance Religious Service Performance Your Choice!

Who is in the SOUL-Kenya 2012 Team? The SOUL-Kenya 2012 team comprises of the following members:
Paola Cecilia Granado Columba Zuzanna Rybiska Virgil Sequeira Engelhardt Unaeb

(Soprano) Bolivia (Alto) Poland (Baritone) India (Bass) Namibia

Marcus LaPratt, the Founder and Executive Director of this Unique Project, who broke the Guinness World Record in 2007 for the Longest Singing Marathon by an Individual as a Fundraiser for SOUL, will also accompany the SOUL-Kenya 2012 Team to act as their Tour Manager for their Africa Tour which will kick off in Nairobi. Queries may be directed to Corrine Towett at the following email and telephone numbers: director@conservatoire.co.ke, 0722878734/0738042233 Please note that ALL the preparations, correspondence etc. will be handled by the SOUL-Kenya Representative and that you, your teachers and other staff will not be inconvenienced unnecessarily by this extra load. As SOUL is a non-profit organization and will be handling all the flights, food and accommodation for the team, the workshops will cost each participant Ksh. 1000/- so as to be able to cater for the above. The workshop fee includes a workbook, free concert ticket for the participant and a plus one to the concert. The concerts will be hosted by the SOUL Team. All the correspondence regarding this will be passed on to parents/guardians at your institution via a letter/email that is contained in

Appendix A(attachment). All costs pertaining to the project will be handled by the SOUL Team.

On what dates will the SOUL-Kenya 2012 Team visit our School? A tentative timetable has been drawn up by the SOUL-Kenya 2012 Representative, after consultation with School Calendars as follows. However, none of the venues have been confirmed as yet. If your school does not appear in the schedule below, kindly pick a preferred date and email me as soon as possible. Confirmations will be made and preferred dates given on a first come, first served basis. While as many as 30 institutions have been contacted, the SOUL-Kenya 2012 Team may only be able to visit up to 15 institutions due to time constraints. It is therefore imperative that you confirm the programming at your institution as soon as possible. (Latest 1st May 2012)

TENTATIVE SOUL-KENYA 2012 TIMETABLE WEEK 1 School/Organization Braeburn Garden Estate* Braeburn Imani School* Peponi Senior School* Braeburn Gitanga Road* Braeside School* Concert * Cavina School* Peponi Prep School* Concert* Pembroke House School* St. Andrews School, Turi* Concert * 2 Concerts*

Date Monday, May 28th Tuesday, May 29th Wednesday, May 30th Thursday, May 31st Friday, June 1st

Time 8.20am 12.15pm 2.00pm 4.00pm 5.00pm 6.00pm 8.20am 12.15pm 2.00pm 4.00pm 7.00pm 8.30pm 8.00am 12.00pm 2.00pm 4.00pm 7.00pm 8.30pm 9.00am 12.30pm 3.00pm 6.00pm 7.00pm 8.00pm 3.00pm 4.30pm 6.30pm 8.00pm

Monday, June 4

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Tuesday, June 5th Wednesday, June 6th

WEEK 2 Kenton College Prep School* International School of Kenya* Concert at ISK* The Brookhouse School* The Banda School* The Nairobi Academy* Braeburn Nanyuki* Braeburn Kisumu* Braeburn Mombasa* Aga Khan Mombasa* Riara School* Nairobi International School* Aga Khan School, Nairobi* Concert* Concert*

8.00am 12.30pm 2.00pm 3.30pm 6.30pm 7.30pm 8.00am 11.00am 12.30pm 2.30pm 3.00pm 5.00pm

Friday, June 8

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Saturday, June 9th *Not confirmed

2pm* 7pm*

Kindly review the dates and notify the SOUL-Kenya Representative of any clashes that may occur due to other school activities, also noting any preferences in dates that you may have for the project. Likewise, should the suggested dates be suitable for your institution, kindly also notify the Representative by email, as soon as possible. If you would like for your school/institution to participate in the SOULKenya Project, kindly sign the attached Programming Agreement Form and email it back to the Representative as soon as possible. I am looking forward to your most favorable response. Yours Sincerely,

Corrine Towett Director The Kenya Conservatoire of Music Representative SOUL-Kenya