{"id":18949,"date":"2024-09-30T12:03:22","date_gmt":"2024-09-30T11:03:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.aloud.cymru\/?p=18949"},"modified":"2024-09-30T12:15:45","modified_gmt":"2024-09-30T11:15:45","slug":"a-hugely-successful-academi-2024","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.aloud.cymru\/cy\/about-us\/blogs\/a-hugely-successful-academi-2024\/","title":{"rendered":"A hugely successful Academi 2024"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"18949\" class=\"elementor elementor-18949 elementor-18948\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-b8805d3 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"b8805d3\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-33997ce5\" data-id=\"33997ce5\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d21fa8b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d21fa8b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The success of the Academi residential course is truly remarkable. Year after year, a group of ambitious young men commit to a week&#8217;s intensive residential training course, nurturing and developing their skills, showcasing their talents and pushing themselves to new heights with long days of workshops, masterclasses and singing lessons. The recent residential week at Moreton Hall, Oswestry, was no exception, as the boys worked tirelessly and truly came out of their shells.<\/p><p>At the Academi, the boys receive music theory lessons, private singing tuition with Aloud Choir Leaders, group workshops, movement and choreography sessions, and stage presence techniques. This year\u2019s Director was Michelle Richards, from the Performance Centre in Cardiff.<\/p><p>The planning of the Academi course started in January, and following audition days around Wales (1 in Carmarthen, 1 in Aberystwyth, 1 in Llandudno and 2 in Cardiff), with 27 of the most dedicated boys offered a place. These included three \u2018Section Leaders\u2019 who are OBA Alumni and who have attended the Academi in previous years.<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-c6428d4 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"c6428d4\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-cddb3ac\" data-id=\"cddb3ac\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6f6fdc5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"6f6fdc5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"440\" src=\"https:\/\/www.aloud.cymru\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/only-boys-aloud-academi-july-028.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-18971\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.aloud.cymru\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/only-boys-aloud-academi-july-028.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.aloud.cymru\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/only-boys-aloud-academi-july-028-300x165.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.aloud.cymru\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/only-boys-aloud-academi-july-028-768x422.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-22d8e15 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"22d8e15\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-0701cb7\" data-id=\"0701cb7\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9f4d2b7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9f4d2b7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"color: var( --e-global-color-text ); font-family: var( --e-global-typography-c083ff3-font-family ), Sans-serif; font-size: var( --e-global-typography-c083ff3-font-size ); letter-spacing: var( --e-global-typography-c083ff3-letter-spacing ); word-spacing: var( --e-global-typography-c083ff3-word-spacing );\">Each year, the Academi course features a <b>Masterclass<\/b>, led by a vocal professional. In the past we&#8217;ve welcomed former OBA member and &#8216;It&#8217;s a Sin&#8217; superstar Callum Scott Howells, and &#8216;Everyone&#8217;s Talking About Jamie&#8217; Director Jonathan Butterell.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"color: var( --e-global-color-text ); font-family: var( --e-global-typography-c083ff3-font-family ), Sans-serif; font-size: var( --e-global-typography-c083ff3-font-size ); letter-spacing: var( --e-global-typography-c083ff3-letter-spacing ); word-spacing: var( --e-global-typography-c083ff3-word-spacing );\">This year we welcomed the hugely talented Tom Hier, an OBA Alumni and graduate from Guildford School of Music, most famous for playing Joseph in Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat (UK tour) and Chris in Miss Saigon (International tour). As well as fantastic musical tips and a fascinating singing session, Tom taught the boys a dance routine from Footloose, which was both engaging and lots of fun!<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-c3e90c4 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"c3e90c4\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-210a812\" data-id=\"210a812\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3614019 elementor-widget elementor-widget-video\" data-id=\"3614019\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;video_type&quot;:&quot;hosted&quot;,&quot;controls&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"video.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-hosted-video elementor-wrapper elementor-open-inline\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<video class=\"elementor-video\" src=\"https:\/\/www.aloud.cymru\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/img_0227.mov\" controls=\"\" preload=\"metadata\" controlsList=\"nodownload\"><\/video>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-5121c2c elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"5121c2c\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-ec10022\" data-id=\"ec10022\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3d48010 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3d48010\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"color: var( --e-global-color-text ); font-family: var( --e-global-typography-c083ff3-font-family ), Sans-serif; font-size: var( --e-global-typography-c083ff3-font-size ); letter-spacing: var( --e-global-typography-c083ff3-letter-spacing ); word-spacing: var( --e-global-typography-c083ff3-word-spacing );\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"color: var( --e-global-color-text ); font-family: var( --e-global-typography-c083ff3-font-family ), Sans-serif; font-size: var( --e-global-typography-c083ff3-font-size ); letter-spacing: var( --e-global-typography-c083ff3-letter-spacing ); word-spacing: var( --e-global-typography-c083ff3-word-spacing );\">Having spent an intense week learning all the repertoire and choreography from scratch(!) the boys performed two sell-out concerts:<\/span><\/p><p><em>1. Criccieth Music Festival on <\/em><em>Sunday 21 July, <\/em>which featured Jess Robinson as a guest soloist. Jess is a professional Choir Leader at Aloud and Wales Singer of the World finalist in 2023.<\/p><p><em>2. Royal Welsh College of Music &amp; Drama on M<\/em><em>onday 22 July. At this performance we were delighted to welcome renowned Soprano and Aloud Ambassador Rebecca Evans.<\/em><\/p><p>This year&#8217;s repertiore featured:<\/p><ul><li class=\"cvGsUA direction-ltr align-start para-style-body\"><b><span class=\"OYPEnA font-feature-liga-off font-feature-clig-off font-feature-calt-off text-decoration-none text-strikethrough-none\">If Ye Love Me,<\/span> <span class=\"OYPEnA font-feature-liga-off font-feature-clig-off font-feature-calt-off text-decoration-none text-strikethrough-none\">Tallis<\/span><\/b><\/li><li class=\"cvGsUA direction-ltr align-start para-style-body\"><b><span class=\"OYPEnA font-feature-liga-off font-feature-clig-off font-feature-calt-off text-decoration-none text-strikethrough-none\">Cantique de Jean Racine,<\/span> <span class=\"OYPEnA font-feature-liga-off font-feature-clig-off font-feature-calt-off text-decoration-none text-strikethrough-none\">Faur\u00e9<\/span><\/b><\/li><li class=\"cvGsUA direction-ltr align-start para-style-body\"><b><span class=\"OYPEnA font-feature-liga-off font-feature-clig-off font-feature-calt-off text-decoration-none text-strikethrough-none\">In Musico Modulamine,<\/span>\u00a0<span class=\"OYPEnA font-feature-liga-off font-feature-clig-off font-feature-calt-off text-decoration-none text-strikethrough-none\">Karl Jenkins<\/span><\/b><\/li><li class=\"cvGsUA direction-ltr align-start para-style-body\"><b><span class=\"OYPEnA font-feature-liga-off font-feature-clig-off font-feature-calt-off text-decoration-none text-strikethrough-none\">Dirait-On,<\/span> <span class=\"OYPEnA font-feature-liga-off font-feature-clig-off font-feature-calt-off text-decoration-none text-strikethrough-none\">Moreton Lauridsen<\/span><\/b><\/li><li class=\"cvGsUA direction-ltr align-start para-style-body\"><b><span class=\"OYPEnA font-feature-liga-off font-feature-clig-off font-feature-calt-off text-decoration-none text-strikethrough-none\">Bugeilio\u2019r Gwenith Gwyn,<\/span> <span class=\"OYPEnA font-feature-liga-off font-feature-clig-off font-feature-calt-off text-decoration-none text-strikethrough-none\">Traditional<\/span><\/b><\/li><li class=\"cvGsUA direction-ltr align-start para-style-body\"><b><span class=\"OYPEnA font-feature-liga-off font-feature-clig-off font-feature-calt-off text-decoration-none text-strikethrough-none\">Pantyfedwen, <\/span><span class=\"OYPEnA font-feature-liga-off font-feature-clig-off font-feature-calt-off text-decoration-none text-strikethrough-none\">M.Eddie Evans<\/span><\/b><\/li><li class=\"cvGsUA direction-ltr align-justify para-style-body\"><b><span class=\"OYPEnA font-feature-liga-off font-feature-clig-off font-feature-calt-off text-decoration-none text-strikethrough-none\">And Can It Be?, <\/span><span class=\"OYPEnA font-feature-liga-off font-feature-clig-off font-feature-calt-off text-decoration-none text-strikethrough-none\">Dan Forrest<\/span><\/b><\/li><li class=\"cvGsUA direction-ltr align-justify para-style-body\"><b><span class=\"OYPEnA font-feature-liga-off font-feature-clig-off font-feature-calt-off text-decoration-none text-strikethrough-none\">Danny Boy,<\/span> <span class=\"OYPEnA font-feature-liga-off font-feature-clig-off font-feature-calt-off text-decoration-none text-strikethrough-none\">Traditional<\/span><\/b><\/li><li class=\"cvGsUA direction-ltr align-justify para-style-body\"><b><span class=\"OYPEnA font-feature-liga-off font-feature-clig-off font-feature-calt-off text-decoration-none text-strikethrough-none\">Howdidow Deediddleumday,<\/span> <span class=\"OYPEnA font-feature-liga-off font-feature-clig-off font-feature-calt-off text-decoration-none text-strikethrough-none\">Traditional<\/span><\/b><\/li><li class=\"cvGsUA direction-ltr align-justify para-style-body\"><b><span class=\"OYPEnA font-feature-liga-off font-feature-clig-off font-feature-calt-off text-decoration-none text-strikethrough-none\">TaReKiTa,<\/span> <span class=\"OYPEnA font-feature-liga-off font-feature-clig-off font-feature-calt-off text-decoration-none text-strikethrough-none\">Reena Esmail<\/span><\/b><\/li><li class=\"cvGsUA direction-ltr align-justify para-style-body\"><b><span class=\"OYPEnA font-feature-liga-off font-feature-clig-off font-feature-calt-off text-decoration-none text-strikethrough-none\">Seize the Day (from Newsies),<\/span> <span class=\"OYPEnA font-feature-liga-off font-feature-clig-off font-feature-calt-off text-decoration-none text-strikethrough-none\">Alan Menken<\/span><\/b><\/li><li class=\"cvGsUA direction-ltr align-justify para-style-body\"><span class=\"OYPEnA font-feature-liga-off font-feature-clig-off font-feature-calt-off text-decoration-none text-strikethrough-none\"><b>A Rogers and Hammerstein Medley<\/b><\/span><\/li><\/ul><p>One standout moment was the opportunity given to a section leader, Caleb Mock, who conducted the choir having recently graduated from studying Music at Durham University. His incredible talent and progression through OBA highlights the impact that this program has on its participants.<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-e235a66 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"e235a66\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-ba3cf73\" data-id=\"ba3cf73\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f312b03 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"f312b03\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/www.aloud.cymru\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/ae93c1e1-db47-4fab-962d-bb2e72a6b8d5-1-1024x768.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-18983\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.aloud.cymru\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/ae93c1e1-db47-4fab-962d-bb2e72a6b8d5-1-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.aloud.cymru\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/ae93c1e1-db47-4fab-962d-bb2e72a6b8d5-1-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.aloud.cymru\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/ae93c1e1-db47-4fab-962d-bb2e72a6b8d5-1-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.aloud.cymru\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/ae93c1e1-db47-4fab-962d-bb2e72a6b8d5-1-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.aloud.cymru\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/ae93c1e1-db47-4fab-962d-bb2e72a6b8d5-1.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-3131532 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"3131532\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-3d01112\" data-id=\"3d01112\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f4bff5f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f4bff5f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Overall, the success of the Only Boys Aloud Academi residential course is a testament to the hard work, dedication, and talent of these young men. Their growth and development through music and performance is truly inspiring, and it is clear that the future holds great things for these talented individuals.<\/p><p>You can watch highlights of the concert on the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/@OnlyBoysAloud\">Only Boys Aloud YouTube channel<\/a>, and download a full live recording of the performance in Cardiff using the button below.\u00a0<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-dca1857 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"dca1857\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element 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