Helen Porter
Women's Singing Weekend
11-13 April 2025
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We are delighted to welcome back the multi-talented Helen Porter to Hill Cottage, after a three year interval.
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This weekend retreat is for women singers who want to focus on their own voices and the potential that lies behind every voice.
"During this weekend retreat I will work with singers both individually and as an ensemble. If you lack confidence in your voice, or wish you had better control over aspects of your singing, I will help you to discover the singer you can be.
There will be a grounding in technical voice work during the weekend, but the aim, always, is to connect the technical work with the heart of the singer in order to be able to produce a convincing, truthful delivery of their song." Helen Porter
Helen Porter
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Helen is a singer, pianist, composer, vocal coach and choir leader. Her musical journey thus far has carried her through the theatre, to the concert platform and jazz club, as well as opera houses and arts centres in the UK and abroad.
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She constantly crosses genres in her own work, and has also established herself as a vocal coach, working for the National Theatre, Helen Chadwick Song Theatre, as well as undertaking projects with children, the elderly, the Royal Opera House and the environmental charity Common Ground.
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She lives in the Tamar Valley in Cornwall where she runs Gresham House Studios, together with her husband, the artist and writer Petrus Ursem.
​Cost
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Workshop, full board (vegetarian/vegan) and accommodation in a single room including Crog Lofts – £350
The deposit of £100 will be payable at the time of booking.
£15 of this deposit will be non-refundable as a contribution to our fixed admin costs. The remainder of the deposit is refundable if you cancel up to 8 weeks before the event. After that time, it also becomes non-refundable unless we have to cancel the event and then your whole deposit will be returned.
In certain circumstances we are happy to work out payment by Instalments. Please contact Zarine if you would like to talk about this. The balance becomes due two weeks prior to the start of the event which is non-returnable.
If there are circumstances that create a risk of cancellation for you, we recommend that you take out cancellation insurance, in case you are unable to attend. In the unlikely event that we need to cancel or postpone, a full refund of what you have paid to us will be offered. Our liability is limited to what you have paid for the retreat or the workshop, therefore travel insurance is recommended, if you have booked tickets to get to Hill Cottage.
Booking: please contact Zarine for a booking form or more information using the email address below.
Thank you.