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The Well: Global Vocal Improvisation Network

Inspiring human connection through the art of improvising music with the voice and body. Founded by Rhiannon and named by Bobby McFerrin.

11/08/2026

Celebrating the return of vocal improvisation to the with Back to The Well summit which happened last week.

Proposed by Rhiannon and co-facilitated with and from the gathering brought the US community back to where .mcferrin Circlesongs School was held up until 2019.

Last Friday we heard from the three facilitators live during a Zoom community debrief where they reflected on their experience and potential for future exchanges between Vocal River, Circlesongs and MdC. The recording of the call will be available soon at thewellvocal.com 👩‍💻

The videos were captured by from Thank you for sharing the music!

03/08/2026

The recent Circlesongs Symposium was even more memorable because of the live vocal improvisations that were offered by the Voci Audaci festival participants and led by

You can now watch back the Zoom recording on our YouTube channel, with the full gathering made accessible to the members of The Well through the Resources page. Link at

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30/07/2026

Des nouvelles de la Retraite du Cercle Enchanté 💖

Nous sommes à la moitié du voyage et voici des nouvelles de la traversée.
Les voyageureuses sont parties et ont déjà vécu bien des merveilles, des paysages sonores, des vagues de musique, l'appel des sirènes au loin sur le lac de Devesset... Il reste encore tout un chemin avant d'arriver de l'autre côté...et qui sait ce que les aventurier.e.s ramèneront dans leur bagage ...

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News from the Enchanted Circle Retreat 💖

We're halfway through the journey, and here's an update from the crossing.

The travelers have set off and have already experienced many wonders — soundscapes, waves of music, the call of sirens in the distance over Lake Devesset... There's still a whole path to sail before reaching the other side... and who knows what the adventurers will bring back in their bags...

22/07/2026

Many thanks to the group who traveled to Voci Audaci Festival for The Circlesongs Phenomenon
from Bobby McFerrin to Today (40 years):
A Meeting between Generations, a day of exchange that culminated in the online symposium where they were joined by .mcferrin himself as well as many members of our global community.

We will share more about what was discussed through an upcoming blog post at thewellvocal.com and add the recording of the symposium to the Resources page, available in full to all members 🌎

In the video:

Anita Daulne
Costanza Sansoni matteucci
chiaracortez

08/07/2026

We’re partnering with the Voci Audaci festival and Oskar Boldre on an online symposium happening on July 15 (next Wednesday) at 6.30pm UTC (8.30pm CEST, 2.30pm EDT), amongts an international group of artist facilitators as well as founding members of Bobby’s Voicestra!

The event is free and open to everyone so feel free to share the registration link online and help us spread the word, more info at The Well: Global Vocal Improvisation Network 🌍

We are immersed in a new musical and social phenomenon. In 40 years, circlesinging has expanded considerably and is becoming a real “new tool” for bringing people together and promoting integration, encouraging a sense of community, as well as being a collective expression tool with short and long-term benefits. Especially in the last two decades, practices have emerged that are gradually transforming Circlesongs. This growth definitely shows that the movement is expanding and thriving. The symposium aims to create discussion and dialogue between different generations of Circlesongs leaders by asking crucial questions, including:

• How could this practice evolve in the coming decades?

• What opportunities are opening up and what risks or challenges require our attention?

• What does it mean for music to be at the centre of the circle?

• Is music the means or the goal? In other words, do we all serve music to lift our spirits, or do we use music as a tool to build relationships?

See you online!

06/07/2026

We Sat down with David Eskenazy, one of the first Circlesongs teachers in France (since 2000), as well as the creator of Melodear, a music learning interface allowing to visualize, hear and sing the melodic modes in order to flow limitlessly within and between them 🎶

You can listen to the full interview with many more musical and facilitation insights on our YouTube channel, link at

17/06/2026

Hello from one of The Well’s 2026 Global Connectors.

She can’t wait to meet you at the next Monthly Open Forum, this Sunday at 7pm UTC (9pm CEST, 3pm EDT) - two hours later than usual as she was keen to connect with our EU / North American membership pool while tuning in from Australia! You can register for free at

We’ll be diving into process including camp culture, emergent co-creative practice, sociometric and psychodramatic processes, and vocal and movement practices, creating a responsive and participatory forum grounded in lived experience.

01/06/2026

We have a new YouTube interview series - My Life in Improvisation, where we’ll meet the pioneers of our global community!

Here’s a segment of our conversation with David Worm, vocalist, vocal percussionist, songwriter, educator and a founding member of .mcferrin Voicestra. To watch in full, follow the link at

David shares: “You know, Bobby was asked: Are you the originator of this? Are you the keeper of this? (Circlesongs) And he said: No, I’m just a conduit along the way. And he looks at it that way. The music belongs to everyone, and everybody that’s doing their incarnation, variation of it. It’s just furthering it, furthering the joy and the beauty that is unmistakable and undeniable. So, give it away. Give it away now, give it away.”

27/05/2026

In Conversation is back with .om next Wednesday 5pm UTC (1pm EDT), live at

Onome (aw naw MAY) leads experiences where voice, creativity, and mindfulness converge. She is a partner artist at Carnegie Hall’s Weill Music Institute, where she contributes her performances and trainings across their vast educational programming spectrum.

As a vocalist and educator, Onome incorporates improvisation into her practice as a tool for consciousness expansion, creative expression, and personal development. She guides groups to confidently wield the power of their imaginations, and foster creative fellowship with each other through mindfulness practices, relational games, and vocal play.

She has collaborated with numerous organizations as an artist-in-residence, teaching artist, and trainer - including the United Nations, Teachers College-Columbia University, Juilliard, Música do Círculo in Brazil, Grace Episcopal Church, and Bobby McFerrin’s CircleSongs retreat at Omega Institute.

21/05/2026

Music break: This is a glimpse into the latest iteration of The Murmuration Project, created by

The international group of voice and movement improvisers just completed a residency at the (Danish modern folk high school) in preparation for their presentation at the Symposium as part of the 2026

They exchanged with the students through a voice and movement improvisation workshop as well as a murmurating morning assembly, adding to the existing culture of singing and nature connection.

Improvisers: coleman.music

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