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Singing Courses & Choral Workshops & TrainingPlease ensure that all care is taken to ensure the legitimacy of these Singing Courses and Workshops before incurring any expenses. Details are published in good faith however you may wish to consider insurance against unforeseen cancellations or delays. Please mention British Choirs on the Net when applying... thank you |
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2 March - 6 April | Sing with Madeline Bell and the English Chamber Orchestra! Visit https://www.thebestof.co.uk/local/walsall/events/feature/sing-with-madeline-bell-and-the-english-chamber-orchestra/ |
3 - 8 March | Granada Lamentations A course for choral singers of all ages and nationalities held in the Monasterio de San Bernardo, close to the Alhambra Palace in the Andalusian city of Granada. The repertoire will be based on the largely six-part Lamentations of Jeremiah by Pedro Ruimonte, directed by Gabriel Diaz. |
9 March | Sing Day: Choral Classics 3: The American Connection 10am to 4pm. Venue: Dewsbury Minster, Dewsbury, West Yorkshire |
5 - 7 April | Singing Retreat @ King´s College. We’re excited to be returning to King’s College in 2024! For this course you’ll stay in rooms within the main King’s College site, passing through the imposing Porters’ Lodge each day as we move between college chapels.
Delights in store include candle-lit Compline in St Catharine’s College chapel, singing Evensong in two other College chapels, and a 3-course formal dinner. You will develop your voice and choral skills with daily vocal health sessions, and enjoy warm camaraderie with a friendly group of people who share your passion for choral music. Each choral course includes full group and chamber choir sessions, coaching on vocal health and singing technique, historical and repertorial expertise; and services in college chapels. https://cambridgechoral.com/singing-retreats/kings-college-singing-retreat-april-2024/ |
14 - 19 April | Music for a Portuguese Madonna. A course for choral singers with repertoire drawn from the music of Renaissance Portugal, including the Ave Virgo sanctissima Mass of Géry de Ghersem, held in the historic clifftop church of St Michael, Lyme Regis. Directed by Patrick Craig. Visit https://www.lacock.org/courses/portuguese-polyphony-in-lyme-regis |
21 - 26 April | Issigeac International Music Academy - Sun,Sea and Sky - Choral Workshop and concert - Issigeac, 24560, France .The workshops will be directed by award-winning choral specialist Hilary Campbell. Each day we will benefit from Hilary’s inspirational musical leadership. The pieces have been especially chosen to allow the group to work on their ensemble singing and sound production. Hilary’s considerable choral conducting experience, combined with her exception personal musical talent and a great sense of humour, takes the process of learning choral music to a new level. This isn’t just singing in the most beautiful setting, it’s the joy of experiencing music making in an entirely positive and encouraging environment. Visit https://iimusicacademy.com/courses-workshops/ |
5 - 10 May | Tenby Music Party An advanced course for invited choral singers led by Lionel Meunier and Zsuzsi Tóth of the Belgian-based group Vox Luminis. Directed by Lionel Meunier, with Zsuzsi Tóth. |
9 - 12 May | Le Chant des Oyseaux - Choral workshop |
9 - 12 May | Hidden Gems Brussels Join us for a extended choral weekend with a difference, singing uplifting and poetic songs in some of Brussels most extraordinary locations. Meet new people, improve your singing skills and experience the hidden gems of this historic city. You will take part in six rousing singing sessions spread over the weekend with refreshments provided during the breaks. All music will be taught by ear in English, so no singing experience necessary and a booklet of all the songs will be provided. You will be working towards a unique singing walk on the Sunday afternoon where we will sing in public in some wonderful places with glorious acoustics and stories to tell.
Our rehearsal venue is centrally located in the elegant and well-equipped Studio Empain, opposite the Place de la Liberté. The singing walk on the Sunday afternoon will take in the following wonderful spaces: The Pavilion of Human Passions The Musical Instrument Museum (MIM) and some special secret corners Visit https://www.goal-mouth.org/hidden-gems-brussels for more details. |
2 - 9 June | Reflections and Inspirations, Girona: Directed by Neil Ferris Join us in the historic city of Girona - Catalonia’s second city - as we work on a programme of English Romantic choral music including Vaughan Williams and Howells. |
7 - 9 June | Choir Camp 2024 with Suzi Quatro. Visit https://www.eatsleepliveherefordshire.co.uk/event-pro/choir-camp-with-suzi-quatro-at-dunfield/ |
9 - 15 June | Monteconero Music Party A course for invited singers in a former monastery overlooking the Adriatic, with repertoire based on Renaissance polyphony for seven voices, directed by Patrick Craig Visit https://www.lacock.org/courses/monteconero-music-party-3 |
16 - 22 June | Music at Monteconero A course for choral singers of all ages and nationalities in a former monastery overlooking the Adriatic, centred on Renaissance music inspired by the biblical Song of Songs. Directed by Lucy Goddard. |
16 - 23 June | Victoria Requiem, Burgos: Directed by David Skinner We return to beautiful Burgos at the perfect time of year to sing Victoria’s Requiem and other Spanish masterpieces in the majestic cathedral of Burgos. We will also take time to visit to the monks of Silos who sing daily services of Gregorian chant – and add our own recital in their monastery chapel. |
4 - 8 July | Dublin Cathedral Weekend: Directed by Jeremy Jackman
Ok- its more than a weekend but there’s lots to see and do. Based in Trinity College Dublin, |
6 -13 July | Le Chant des Oyseaux - Choral workshop |
12 - 14 July | Stanford Singing Break An exclusive singing weekend in Stanford’s honour, to be held 12–14 July at Queens’ College Cambridge, where he was organ scholar. This is a unique opportunity to sing some of Stanford’s best known (and lesser known) works in glorious Cambridge surroundings, including Queen’s College Chapel. Led by RSCM Director, Hugh Morris, the weekend will also include an organ recital by Dr Anthony Gritten and an inciteful lecture by Professor Jeremy Dibble, renowned Stanford expert and biographer. |
14 - 19 July | Ludlow Summer School, Ludlow . The centrepiece of the repertoire will be Nicholas Ludford’s magnificent six-part Mass Videte miraculum, the only English mass with divided treble line until that of Vaughan Williams. Rory Wainwright Johnston will direct: Thecourse will be held in the cathedral-like church of St Laurence. |
14 - 20 July | Le Chant des Oyseaux - Choral workshop |
14 - 21 July | Vilnius: Directed by Patrick Craig We welcome back Patrick Craig to direct a feast of choral music taken from St Paul’s Cathedral in Lithuania’s picturesque capital. If you enjoyed Tallinn and Riga, this is for you. |
19 - 20 July | Bewitched, Bothered and Bewildered with Hilary Campbell and Krystal Tunnicliffe Join Hilary and her colleague, Krystal Tunnicliffe, for two days of choral music making, with music to conjure up all kinds of magical moments! To include repertoire by Purcell, Mozart, Queen, Ella Fitzgerald and many more. St Margaret's Putney, London SW15 5HU For more information, and to book, please see www.hilarycampbell.com/workshops or www.ticketsource.co.uk/whats-on/putney-park-lane/st-margarets-putney/bewitched-bothered-and-bewildered/e-eevaok |
28 July - 3 August | Choral Summer School @ St Catharine´s College. Our choral summer schools are singing holidays with a difference, a week-long immersion in Cambridge choral life, singing in a range of college chapels under a range of world-class directors. We will sing beautiful Evensongs and tranquil Complines with a repertoire of exquisite music spanning chant, psalmody, Renaissance polyphony, masterpieces of the 20th century and choral music from living composers. And the holiday element of the singing holiday includes free time for punting, museum visits and a chance to sample the wines from a college cellar. |
28 July - 4 August | Choral Courses at Sherborne Summer School of Music 2024 |
4 - 11 August | Choral Courses at Sherborne Summer School of Music 2024 |
4 - 11 August | Choral Conducting Course at Sherborne Summer School of Music, 2024 The Art of Choral Direction, Amy Bebbington director. |
4 - 11 August | Choral Courses at Sherborne Summer School of Music 2024 |
4 - 11 August | Assisi Summer School: Directed by Rory McCleery
Our advanced course in Assisi will focus on music written in praise of the Virgin Mary and will conclude with a concert in the Basilica of San Francesco. |
5 - 13 August | A Cappella Choir Summer School in the Cotswolds Tutors: Owain Park - Director of the Gesualdo Six, Patrick Allies - Artistic Director of Siglo de Oro, and Joseph Fort - Director of the Chapel Choir, King’s College London. This residential course, set in the heart of the Cotswolds at the beautiful Hawkwood estate, covers eight centuries of music and takes singers on a journey from the early medieval period through to the present day. Throughout the course you will learn how to chant like a Gregorian; you will sing medieval and renaissance sacred music along with secular songs and part songs; you’ll sing music from the high baroque and classical periods; and you’ll sing romantic and twentieth century classics. You’ll also discover music from other parts of the world. You’ll work on aspects of style and interpretation and develop your appreciation of the issues associated with performance. You’ll also have a chance to improve your technical, sight-singing and ensemble skills, and take part in a range of informal performances throughout the course. For more information and to book: https://www.hawkwoodcollege.co.uk/event/choir-summer-school/ |
10 - 17 August | Le Chant des Oyseaux - Choral workshop |
13 - 17 August | Lincoln Summer Schools: Matt Finch & David Allinson Lincoln University Summer Schools will feature two separate courses: |
16 - 18 August | Haydn Choral Weekend with Gavin Carr in the Cotswolds Join celebrated choral maestro Gavin Carr for a weekend retreat at Hawkwood in the Cotswolds to explore one of Haydn’s most beautiful and fascinating works, his ‘Mass in Time of War ’. We shall be joined by students from the Royal Academy of Music to sing the solos, and this joyful weekend will climax in a performance run-through of the entire work. For more information and to book: https://www.hawkwoodcollege.co.uk/event/choral-weekend-with-gavin-carr-24/ |
17 - 24 August | Helicon Arts Choral Course in Spain with Hilary Campbell Nestled in the heart of La Mancha, the Parador de Almagro is a beautiful and tranquil place to base this choral course, our third with inspirational conductor Hilary Campbell. Formerly a 16th-century monastery, this meticulously restored Parador seamlessly blends historical charm with modern comforts, and features spacious rooms, lush gardens, and a refreshing swimming pool. With an abundance of beautiful gardens and courtyards to enjoy, the Parador offers an oasis of peace and calm. |
25 - 29 August | Salisbury Summer School: Directed by David Ogden 2024 will focus on music by living composers—some familiar, others less well known. |
30 August - 1 September | Stanford Weekend in Cambridge: Directed by Patrick Craig We will celebrate Stanford’s anniversary in Cambridge, where he lived and worked for much of his life. We will be based in Sidney Sussex College founded in 1596. |
2 - 8 September | Trogir Music Party A course for invited singers in an old Venetian outpost in the Adriatic. The week will include a Mass sung in Trogir cathedral and a session in Diocletian’s Palace in Split. Directed by JanJoost van Elberg. |
15 - 22 September | Transylvanian Adventure, the 2nd Bite: Directed by David Ogden We return to Transylvania for new adventures, based in historic Sighisoara and focusing on the south of the region. Castles, concerts and hearty Romanian fare await us. https://www.runbysingers.org/siggy-singing-holiday |
22 - 27 September | Gourdon en Quercy ~ Polyphonies franco-flamandes A second course in the historic town in southwest France that explores the music of Josquin des Pres and his influential school. Directed by Rory McCleery. Visit https://www.lacock.org/courses/gourdon-en-quercy-polyphonies-franco-flamandes |
2 - October | The Glory of Venice: Directed by Andrea Brown Venice welcomes a new conductor for our popular off season visit to the city by the sea. Our concert will be augmented by string players from the Venice conservatoire. https://www.runbysingers.org/venice-singing-holiday |
13 - 18 October | Dartmouth Music Party A course for invited singers that explores the flourishing music life of the Habsburg Imperial Court in Vienna around 1600, led by the Flemish composer Philippe de Monte. Directed by Eamonn Dougan. Visit https://www.lacock.org/courses/dartmouth-music-party-3 |
22 - 26 October | Le Chant des Oyseaux - Choral workshop |
3 - 6 December | Mozart in Vienna: Directed by Jeremy Jackman We return to Vienna during the Christmas markets to sing Mozart’s Requiem with full Baroque orchestra and soloists on the anniversary of the composer’s death. https://www.runbysingers.org/vienna-singing-holiday |
13 - 15 December | Choral Course in the Cotswolds: Christmas with The Gesualdo Six Join the Gesualdo Six for a fabulous weekend of festive singing celebrations on this residential retreat at Hawkwood in the Cotswolds. Over the course of the weekend, Owain Park and The Gesualdo Six will offer engaging, informative and fun workshops for musicians, focusing on Christmas music from across the ages. They will cover topics from using the body and breath for healthy singing to key ensemble skills, and will present on a variety of technical areas including vocal technique and diction in ensemble singing, and emotional expression. The retreat includes an opening night concert by The Gesualdo Six. For more information and to book, including limited Earlybird places: https://www.hawkwoodcollege.co.uk/event/christmas-choral/ |