CHORAL singing and beat-boxing were among the highlights of a celebration in York of the human voice.
The event at the University of York was part of World Voice Day, and featured a talk on the science of the voice, an inter-active exhibition and a concert, bringing together both scientists and artists.
The highlight of the celebrations was a concert at the Sir Jack Lyons Concert Hall including beat-boxing, electronic voices and choral singing as part of a global choral concert which started in New Zealand, and involved more than 30 countries staging events.
Professor David Howard, UK World Voice Day representative, head of the university’s department of electronics, said: “World Voice Day is an annual global event designed to celebrate the incredible phenomenon, emotion and power of voice and demonstrate its importance for communication in our daily lives. York’s inaugural event was a huge success.”
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