Brenda Rattray Performs for the BBC ‘Sold on Song’ project.
Brenda Rattray’s
Gifts, Skills, Passions and Talents!
Voice Expressions Founder Brenda Rattray is an inspirational facilitator who has toured and worked internationally in over 43 Countries. She graduated from Goldsmiths University where she has been an Associate Lecturer since 2003. She has taught expressive voice in all areas of the community from Nurseries to High profile Psychiatric Hospitals and prisons and is an External Examiner for Kingston University.
Brenda works internationally and passionately as a freelance Educator, expressive artist and empathetic leadership advocate.
Her clients over the years include the English National Opera, BBC Symphony and BBC Concert Orchestras, high profile psychiatric prison hospitals, work with political prisoners, the Royal Academy of Dramatic Arts (RADA), The Guildhall school of music and drama, The Institute of Education, Goldsmiths University and Women’s Aid from whom she received an ‘Excellence in Education’ award in 2014 for her work with women who suffer domestic violence. More recently she ran expressive workshops for the Marylebone project, a refuge for women who suffer domestic violence.
Her focuses for 2024 are New Commissions, workshops and Expressive Voice work! She has so much to say melodically and harmonically and would love to write music for your singing groups/ choirs/ organisations/ Orchestras.
No commission is too small! If you would like to commission her please get in touch.
Building Confidence
Can she help with my lack of confidence?
Brenda is renowned for her abilities to: instil confidence in budding singers, remove inhibitions from those who consider themselves unable to sing, and challenge and stimulates more confident singers with unconventional methods and ideas. She has an extensive range of skills including teaching, facilitating, musical direction, arranging, composing, performance and vocal coaching.
Creative Conferences Manager: Inclusive Practice In Action Devising music conferences with a difference!
Brenda worked as a Social Justice, Creative Inclusive Practice in Action Manager and continues to devise conferences and bespoke music training courses on request.
Brenda Manages, devises, and hosts, challenging, reflective, thought provoking training events.
Brenda works as a Consultant on how to Ignite, excite and engage students in the classroom. She consults on ‘Diversity and Inclusion’, Repertoire, and Explorations of ‘Out of the Box’ Solutions to personal and /or classroom management strategies.
In photos below she is running an expressive workshop and devising a composition with singers from London Youth Choirs for a commissioned piece to celebrate London Youth choirs 10th Anniversary. As part of this process Brenda guides the children into a safe space where they can write authentic songs that express their hearts! The results vary from very funny songs about the love of cats, to life experiences, expressed possibly for the first time in this incredibly safe space where there are specialists who can ensure that all are safe but feeling a million times better about releasing the load carried sometimes in tiny hearts………………… a beautiful moment of fun, laughter, reflection and healing…………‘June 22
Brenda Rattray, The Composer
Brenda Rattray, the composer
A published composer, her Book the ‘Joy of Singing’ is published by Faber Music 2008 and has established itself in the repertoire of choirs around the world. Last year she received commissions from Black Lives Matter, for whom she wrote the song ‘WHY’ and from London youth choirs to celebrate their 10th Anniversary and the premier of her commissioned song, ‘I will Glorify,’ was sung in the Royal Albert hall on 9th May 2023 by 1,500 children, their teachers, helpers, carers and a vocal ensemble!!
Why do people harm others who are different from them? Why do people hate? I’m on a mission of LOVE!!
The Joy of Singing by Brenda Rattray, 20 Inspirational songs for schools and communities. Published by Faber Music 2008
Brenda’s focus and releases 2023/24
Her main focus for the year 2024 will be to care for her mother, work with organisations of like mind and release as much of her material as possible: Solo songs, Jazz quartet repertoire, and new Song Stories for schools and choirs!
Feel free to Listen to Brenda Rattray’s Song stories, Youtube:Brenda Rattray’s songs
As a Creative Artist, Brenda brings a challenge into every area of work she embraces:
Brenda is an Inspirational Host / Consultant, who will hold space face to face or online, assisting you in finding solutions to situations that arise within your school or organisation. She is renowned for tactfully facilitating difficult or challenging conversations!!
