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SESSION ONE: VERMONT, USA 
THE FIELD CENTER  
MARCH 2-9, 2027
*special guest  ZAHARA

SESSION TWO: HOLLYHOCK
CORTES ISLAND, BC
  JULY 2-9, 2027
*special guest LAUREL MURPHY

SESSION THREE:  MONTREAL,  CANADA 
OCT.2-9, 2027
*very special guest RHIANNON
*special guest MARGIE GILLIS 

Rhiannon is excited to announce Cara Trezise, and special vocal leaders and guests  for this mastery level program: 
ALL THE WAY IN 2027. . 
We invite you to join Cara for All The Way 2027.
 As a series of three long sessions, a total of 21 full teaching days, 
6 hours per day, held in three beautiful locations during the year. Each session location is chosen for the creative powers of the community there and the natural beauty of the place, both of which contribute mightily to our study.  We will take a deep dive into the treasure of vocal improvisation. The place, the songs, the invention of each day, the need to be flexible and trusting, the circle of singers, the meeting and parting during the year with time in between to integrate and study - all of this contributes to life-changing musical growth. 
You can count on it.

This course is for 16 to 20 advanced singers with a deep and daily commitment to their voices, musical lives and to building community with song. Students must be committed to the whole series. Singers will be able to develop strong relationships with one another and with Cara and our special guest teachers, as well as having the assurance that each session will reach further into the skills and spirit of improvisation. 
Admission is by permission from Rhiannon and Cara.

Special concerts and community outreach will be planned as part of the program, as well as 2 zoom sessions throughout the year to stay connected. 

TESTIMONIALS

All The Way In is an extraordinary invitation to deepen your artistry, explore your creative edges, and discover the possibilities of collaborative music-making. Cara cultivates a remarkably generous, supportive learning environment where artists of varied backgrounds can take risks, develop their musical skills, and grow together. I especially loved the integration of music, movement, connection with the natural world, and the emphasis on learning spontaneous composition through embodied practice. I emerged with greater confidence, wonderful new friendships, and an even deeper commitment to vocal improvisation. The gifts of this program will continue to ripple outward through every circle in which I sing.  ~TatiAnah Thunberg, All The Way In 2026

The ATWI program healed the fear and limitations I was left with after conservatory training and replaced them with freedom, creative possibility, and joy. I experience my voice now as limitless. Cara has this practice deep in her bones and holds and offers it with exquisite care and skill. Do it!    -
Ellen Santaniello, All The Way In 2026

Having just completed ATWI with Cara last month, its gifts are still revealing themselves. In music and in life, I have more confidence , courage, adaptability and clarity.  Vocal River is deep work, both musically and personally. It requires a softening, a stripping away of no longer needed protective layers. With her deep knowledge of forms, musicality and her own spicy sweetness, Cara accompanied us on our journey . With compassion, she consistently challenged us, not tearing us down but burnishing us with her insights, wisdom and love for this work. As a year long program with the same group of singers and a roster of strong teacher musicians, ATWI is a unique opportunity for a deep dive into oneself, giving access to more music , creativity and joy. ~Sam Whyte, Oxford UK

It’s been three weeks since I left the incredible adventure and the wonderful friends I made at All The Way In, and the effects of the experience are still glowing within me. I want to thank you for guiding us through this journey. Your presence, heart, talent, and playfulness made it such a meaningful and precious experience. I am so very glad I took the risk and jumped in, cold feet and all! It has changed me, opening me to new possibilities, new abilities, and a deeper connection to my own inner music. I will always be grateful for this experience and for your gifts and skill in leading us all the way in. My deepest gratitude also to Manel, Zahara, Zuza and, of course, Rhiannon, as well as to the amazing, talented, and generous friends who shared this journey with me. I will carry this experience, and all that it awakened in me, with love, gratitude and joy. ~Bev Hays, ATWI 2026

ALL THE WAY IN has been a major landmark in my learning about this craft called improvisational singing. The sharing of knowledge, tools and unique perspectives by the participants is a valuable adjunct to the course materials themselves. I have made lifelong friends with whom I am sure to collaborate, in the future. I highly recommend this course to anyone who is serious about vocal improvisation. – Emile Hassan Dyer,  California

ALL THE WAY IN GRADUATES
2026
guest teachers:  Manuel Linhares  • Zahara  •  Zuza Goncalves
Jody Albright • Irene Soléa Antonellis • Ethan Atkins  
Meghan Callaghan • Ruth Douthwright • Frédérique  Drolet  
Anne Goodwin • Beverly Hays • Samuuel Prentice Jr.    
Ellen Santaniello •Tatianah Thunberg • Sam Whyte

2025 
Erwan  Noblet  copilot    •    Zahara  copilot
Anna Carr   •    Emma Coleman   •   Kenter Davies   •   Anne Dizon
Monique DeBose   •   Sofia Dugas   •    Philip  Eick   •    Jana Eidse
Hannah Ewald   •    Kathryn Holtkamp   •    Pedro Iacovini
Bram Kaprow   •    Maria  Elicia  Lobato   •   Miriam  Mattis 
Kate Mellors   •  Miles Millikan  •  Phoebe Osborne
Alice  Saltonstall   •    Alisa Sanders  •   Akiko Terai 
Cara Trezise  •   Astrid  Vang-Pedersen 

2024   
Eva Buchmann  co-pilot   •   Roy Willey  co-pilot
Carla Bagdonas,  •   Flavia Chiacchella,  •   Onome,  •   Colee Garr
Jesse Goldman  •  Gitanjali Jain,  •   Lewis Hoffman,  
Kristina Jessen  •   Paris Kern,  •   Claire Kimmel  •  Bram Kaprow
Simi Murumba * S1 + S2  •  Wendy Nixon Stothert  •  Joana Obieta Lucie Pelletier,  •  Soraya Perry  •  Dave Ruffin,  •  Tannis Slimmon Cara Trezise  •   吉野 美知子 Michiko Yoshino

2023 
Manuel  Linhares   co-pilot    •   Cara  Trezise   co-pilot
Marie Tattiana Aqeel     •  Lauren Chaplain 
Emmet deBeer Charno   •  Sally De Broux   •  Sasha Gefen 
Matthew Goldstein   •  Pam Blevins Hinkle   •  Gitanjali Jain
Hannah Köpf   •   Lisa Kühnemann   •   Kate McGarry  
Erwan Noblet    •  Jeffrey Noordijk   •  Annette Philip   
 Tracy LJ Robertson *S1  + ½ S2   •  Kirsten Sprick
Nureen Sumar    •  Julia Zipprick

please click here to see all past graduating rosters

Cara Trezise just finished a remarkable year of All The Way In. I chose her to take over this unique year long program because of her musical skills, her deep understanding of all aspects of the All The Way In program and her innovations that include her connection to place and nature. It is a huge and brave decision to be at the helm of this program because singers have associated it with me over the 16 years I developed and taught it. But that is how legacy works. At some key moment, the next generation needs to take their wings and fly. Cara did this at a critical time in our culture when there is so much fear and economic distress. And she did it full on with positive energy no matter the obstacles. 

Never mind said Cara, I am made for this and I will find a way. 

She is in fact made for this. Of all the singers teaching Vocal River, Cara has the most experience and the follows the protocols which are so important to maintaining its integrity while being true to herself and her superpowers. I am proud of her and also grateful for her passion and commitment. She just graduated her first core group and is preparing for next year.

I urge you to step into All The Way In now. This program is unparalleled in its rich diverse programing; three wonderful locations that add greatly to the music and the joy. For the first time, All The Way In comes to Hollyhock on Cortes Island in gorgeous British Columbia where nature is especially potent. Over the years we found that these carefully chosen locations bring new depth to the teaching which in the end is about connection to all that is alive and singing that, dear singers, singing that! And guest teachers each session that you will love including me and Margie Gillis in Session Three in Montreal. Yes, me and Margie as well as Laurel Murphy and Zahara will be there during the year to support and inspire. 

The musical training, the commitment to making personal changes, and the community that develops is lifelong as you can see in collaborations and shared performances around the world.

I swear by it, the pleasure and depth of being together for a year in a program that teaches Vocal River, generosity, listening, Murmuration, Ancestry, song form as a cousin to improvisation and living together to find the gifts each singer brings. Cara is the facilitator, the teacher, the guide who takes this next leap with All The Way In and I love her for it.
Don’t miss it!  Rhiannon 

We are excited to announce Cara's  second year leading Rhiannon's ALL THE WAY IN , and  the 18th year of this mastery level program. 

This course is for 16 to 20 advanced singers with a deep and daily commitment to their voices, musical lives and to building community with song. Students must be committed to the whole program. 

Stay connected. A very important goal of this course is to develop alliances and projects that could continue after the completion of these sessions. Between sessions there will be assignments and periodic check-ins through conference calls, blogging and emails. 

Cara will have a special guest teacher  in each session- someone who is a  strong teacher in their own realm, to participate and collaborate with her and with you. They will be part of all the sessions, bringing special qualities that you will find very helpful and inspiring.  NOTE: RHIANNON is THE VERY SPECIAL GUEST TEACHER in session 3/Montreal.

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MP3 Audio Info:
Dear Singers,
I would like to ask you to participate in an audition. In this day and age, mp3s are such an easy way to move sound around.  The purpose of this audition is to help us put a balanced group of singers and improvisers together, which benefits everyone in the end. Please don't stress about it, but just sing to me what you know from your music experience.

1. Sample #1: Sing one minute or less of a song that you feel comfortable with (not the whole song). Please sing without accompaniment..... A cappella is requested.

2. Sample #2: Then sing a one minute or more sample of you improvising. Try to include something that demonstrates your understanding of rhythm, syncopation, melody and scales (if you don't understand this, don't worry about it. Just do what you do.) Again, no instruments..... A cappella is requested.

We will get back to you as soon as we can. Thank you so much for your interest in studying  with Cara. I wish you a stimulating audition experience. I will be happy to hear your voice.

Much love in the music,
Rhiannon