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Genesis Sixteen

The Sixteen’s exciting new choral training scheme ‘Genesis Sixteen’ gives promising young singers aged between 18-23 the opportunity to receive free comprehensive training in the fundamentals of consort singing. The scheme involves four free residential courses a year, with a bursary for UK travel, food and accommodation. Genesis Sixteen will train its singers not only to fulfil all the basic principles of choral and consort singing (e.g. blend, ensemble and tuning) but also to make them aware of listening to and communicating with each other; to introduce them to a variety of styles and periods of music and work on them in a comprehensive and detailed manner. You can find a more detailed description and audition information on our website http://www.the-sixteen.org.uk/page/3180/Genesis-Sixteen.

 
2013  
   
9 February, 28 April, 8 June 2013

ABCD  North West Honour choir Preston - The 2013 NW Honour Choir will be led again by Bob Chilcott and will involve two workshops and a final concert on 8th June. The Honour Choir consists of children in Years 5, 6, 7 or 8. The There will be three workshops to be led by Bob Chilcott as training days for the choir at Longsands Community Primary School, Fulwood, Preston with easy access from the M6 Junction 31A. The third workshop and concert on June 8th will be at Fulwood Methodist Church PR2 8EA and will be shared with the Preston Cecilian Choral Society a mixed voice adult choir. By prior arrangement with the Honour Choir Administrator, teachers are welcome to observe the workshops at a cost of £10 per day. Booking forms available at www.abcd.org.uk/events.

4 - 6 May 2013 Southbank Chorus Festival  This year’s Chorus festival opens Southbank Centre’s summer-long Festival of Neighbourhood by bringing together thousands of singers across the May Bank Holiday weekend. Choirs are one of the most powerful and inspirational expressions of neighbourhood and community, bringing people together from all backgrounds to make music that in turn moves and inspires others.Whether you are part of an existing choir, want to try out joining an instant community of singers through arange of workshops, or simply want to come by and listen, this festival is for you - Read more
11 May 2013

Singers of Note Anniversary Choral Workshop at St.Bartholomew's Church Westhoughton, near Bolton. We celebrate the births/deaths of Thomas Appleby, Benincasa, Cossetti, Dowland, Ferrabosco, Gesualdo, Verdi, Verdonck and others by performing a range of multi-part a capella works from 15th century to the 20th, sacred and secular. From 4 parts to 12, Singers of Note specialise in choral gems that are not regularly performed, and by composers who demand further recognition. There are many gems out there that need to be sung! 

For full details contact Martin Westhorp on 07710 988974 or see further information from the Events page on the Singers of Note website at www.singersofnote.com where you can also find a registration form.  Happy Music-Making.

11 May 2013 The Wingrave Singers invite you to a Choral Workshop with Malcolm Archer on Saturday, 11th May at 10.30 am – 6.15 pm at Wingrave Parish Church, Wingrave, near Aylesbury, Bucks.   Repertoire will include works by Ayleward, Sumsion, Stanford, Philips and Archer, and the day will end with a choral evensong.  Cost per person is £15 (to include a booklet of all the music and refreshments) and under 18s are free.  For further details, please contact 01296 681418 or 01296 681101 or email deanwing@lineone.net
12 - 19 May 2013 Run by Singers present 'Return to Gozo (Malta)' directed by Deborah Roberts We enjoyed sunny Gozo and our splendid hotel so much that we are returning in spring when Gozo is at its greenest and best. The week will be directed by Deborah Roberts, formerly of the Tallis Scholars, who we have been keen to work with for some time. For more details visit www.runbysingers.org
18 May 2013

Finding the Right Tone of Voice - Oxford – venue tbc. The subject of our second workshop is tone quality. We will develop an awareness of such physical aspects as the use the jaw, neck and tongue and their effect on tone, and then look at resonance, placement and projection. We will explore vowel and consonant production and issues of breathiness, purity of tone and vibrato and how to adapt your tone in a healthy way to suit various styles of music. For more details, please go to www.londonchoralworkshops.co.uk

30 May - 2 June 2013 Run by Singers present 'Messiah in Dublin' We have been saving Dublin - and Messiah - but it’s our 10th anniversary and the time has come to sing this great work in the city where it was first performed.  We will be performing in Ireland’s prestigious National Concert Hall with a professional orchestra and soloists so the weekend will inevitably be over-subscribed.  There will be a separate booking form and process for this event.  For more details visit www.runbysingers.org
June-September 2013

Gospel Pop Vocal Workshops Southern France

Open your mind and lungs to a world of vocal repertoire which will both enrich and entertain you!

3 and 5 day intensive yet very enjoyable vocal workshops will be offered in a beautiful rural setting in the Pyrenees Mountains near Toulouse, France. Absolute beginners through to experienced singers are invited to participate in a variety of challenging and fun group activities targeted to improve vocal and breathing technique as well as general musicianship. Enjoy learning about the gospel repertoire and its influence on pop music, as well as discovering how to adapt your voice to the style of the music.

All arrangements of songs and singing activities are tailor-made to the group’s abilities. Individual coaching will also be part of the course.

All meals, accommodation and tuition is included: 3 day (4 nights) workshop 400 euros, 5 day workshop 650 euros

For more information contact: mar@singingWorkshopRetreats.com

Further details are available on my website at: www.singingworkshopretreats.com

14, 15, 16 June 2013

Lift Every Voice! Gospel Singing Weekend Workshop and Concert at Walton Girls’ High School & Sixth Form, Harlaxton Rd, Grantham, Lincs NG31 7JR.

 

Feed your soul! A unique opportunity to immerse yourself in the joyful sounds and techniques of Gospel songs (& a bit of South African too!) in this weekend of glorious harmony singing led by the UK’s leading Gospel music exponents. Sunday’s concert features Choir Invisible, Tyndale & Kadria Thomas, the Joy Music Collective – and the massed voices of the Gospel Workshop!

For ages 16+. All welcome, no experience necessary. All taught ‘by ear’ in the traditional way.

 

Workshop times: Fri 14 June 7pm - 9.30pm (registration from 6.30pm);

Sat 15 June 10am - 4.30pm; Sun 16 June 10.30am - 3pm.

Concert: Sun 16 June  at 7.30pm.

 

Course fee: £50; EarlyBird bookings (before 14 May) £45. Students in full-time education £35. Fri only £10; Sat only £25.

 

Workshop tickets from: www.wegottickets.com/f/6277  Concert tickets at £8.50/£6.50 from www.wegottickets.com/event/220185

 

Tutors: Tyndale Thomas MBE, Kadria Thomas, Sally Brown. Info: www.choirinvisible.co.uk/workshops

Enquiries to: info@choirinvisible.co.uk

16 June 2013

Exploring Contemporary Vocal Music CoMA Voices provides an opportunity to explore six exciting new compositions by students from Trinity Laban Conservatoire of Music and Dance. The workshop will be led by Sarah Leonard, a leading interpreter of contemporary vocal music. Contact coma-voices@downham.org.uk

22/23 June 2013

Concert: 30 June

Music for Everyone invites you to come and sing with the Nottingham Festival Chorus in their 30th Anniversary course and concert - Sing a Celebration. The programme will include Poulenc’s exuberant Gloria, Vaughan Williams’ hauntingly beautiful Serenade to Music, Haydn’s joyous ‘Achieved is the Glorious Work’ from The Creation, Rutter’s jubilant setting of Psalm 150plus a new piece of music written for the occasion by prize winning composer Rebecca Dale.

 

Enrolment fee: £40.00
Singing Members rate: £30.00
Benefit claimant/Student: £20.00

Phone:
Contact us: 0115 958 9312
9.30 am - 5.00pm Weekdays
Payments by Credit/Debit card accepted

Post:
Print off and post enrolment form to us:

Music for Everyone
10 Goose Gate
Hockley
Nottingham 
NG1 1FF

Click here to download enrolment forms>>

 

27 June - 31 August 2013

Dartington International Summer School. This year we are celebrating 60 years on the Dartington Hall Estate with a jam-packed musical programme of courses, concerts and special projects, including a promenade performance called ‘Voices in the Garden’ in Week 4. Participants and tutors alike are involved in this project, which showcases specially commissioned works for our Summer School choirs around the beautiful landscaped gardens.

The five-week Summer school, which runs from 27 July to 31 August 2013, combines teaching from world-leading performers, conductors and composers with an inclusive approach to learning for all ages and all levels - from beginners to advanced. Sing with us!  32 courses for singers!

All-comers’ Summer School Choir performs every Friday in the medieval Great Hall with full orchestra! Repertoire includes Rosenmüller Vespers, Purcell’s Funeral Music for Queen Mary, Mendelssohn’s Elijah, Beethoven Mass in C and Stravinsky’s Symphony of Psalms.

Beginners – Gospel Choir, Improve Your Sight-Singing, Finding Your Voice, Zimbabwean ‘Singing with Ancestors’, workshops with Linda Hirst, Della Jones, Andrew Watts and Jessica Cash.

Plus! For more accomplished singers - part songs in Chamber Choir, masterclasses with Dame Emma Kirkby, Nicholas Clapton, Yvonne Minton, Joan Rodgers, Robert Murray, Richard Edgar-Wilson, and guest tutor Matthew Rose. 

New for 2013!  Children’s Choir is for boys and girls age 6-11 and will be involved in the ‘Voices in the Garden’ project. All levels of experience and ability welcome – just bring your enthusiasm!Full info on our website www.dartington.org/summer-school

29 - 30 June 2013

Enjoying the Difficult Bits and more – Oxford.  We will finish the current series of workshops with a weekend of singing in Oxford, including a choral evensong in one of the stunning college chapels.  We will look at some of those problem areas which arise from time to time: singing at the top and bottom of your range, singing at very loud and very quiet dynamic levels, semiquaver passages, phrases over the break, and so on… Let us know if there are any other things you'd like to cover! For more details, please go to www.londonchoralworkshops.co.uk.

29 June – 6 July 2013

Helicon Arts Jazz and Popular Choral Course in Andalucia with Mary King. Led by renowned vocal coach Mary King, the music for this course will be made up of jazz, musical theatre, popular and folk music written or arranged for mixed voice choir, and will build up towards a public performance at the end of the week in the delightful town of Arcos de la Frontera. The course will be held at Cortijo Barranco, a stunning olive estate in the Andalucian hills. During the week, excursions will include a visit to a sherry bodega in Jerez, an afternoon and evening in the beautiful city of Seville, a trip to the mountainside town of Grazalema, and an afternoon in Cadiz, the oldest city in Europe. A healthy combination of music, delicious food and wine and an active social schedule will guarantee a memorable holiday. www.heliconarts.co.uk

1 - 5 July 2013

Do you love to sing, enjoy great food and a glass of wine in good company?   Then come and join other amateur singers on a Vocal Inspiration Singing Course in the beautiful Cotswolds.  Run by experienced Course Director Wilma MacDougall this course is designed for singers wishing to develop their musicianship/technicals skills, who enjoy learning new music, who are looking to sing in small ensembles and would like to benefit from individual tuition and coaching sessions.  All food is freshly prepared on site by our professional cook Caroline Skinner.

For further information on this and other courses please go to www.vocalinspiration.co.uk

2 July - 1 September 2013

Eton Choral Courses provide vibrant vocal training and choral experience to enthusiastic young singers. Originally set up to offer coaching and advice to prospective Oxford and Cambridge choral and organ scholars, the concentrated and varied performing experience is of equal benefit to everyone who enjoys singing, no matter what goal is in mind. The courses are concentrated and fun, and an ideal opportunity to perform choral music to a very high standard with like-minded musicians. The age range is from 16 to 20, but others just over 20 are welcome to apply. It is well known that holiday courses are immense fun. But on the Eton Choral Courses this is particularly so because those with a strong enthusiasm for singing meet, and work hard with, many like-minded people. One of the hallmarks of the courses is the enormous enjoyment that comes from the intensely concentrated teamwork, and many lasting friendships are made. Eton Choral Courses, each lasting just over a week, are held each year during July and August in various locations across the UK. All students are accommodated within the school/college with all meals provided.

Within an intensive, instructive and enjoyable week of singing, there are classes in sight-reading, aural tests and consort singing, and advice on choral scholarships is given a high priority. As well as the choral music which is central to the course, students receive individual singing lessons from resident teachers who are experienced specialists of the developing voice. Lessons are also given in Alexander Technique, enabling students to improve self-awareness, reduce tensions and risk of injury, use energy more efficiently and improve musical performance. The main emphasis of the courses lies in the choir made up of all participants, so spaces have to be limited to about 20 sopranos, 12 altos and counter-tenors, 12 tenors, and 16 basses. Mezzo-sopranos are asked to sing alto in the choir.

6 - 13 July 2013

Le Chant des Oyseaux offers a choral workshop in Arradon (Brittany - France) with Franck Pellé-Rolland, choral conductor. Repertoire : BYRD. Free brochure available. Please visit our website http://choral-workshops.monsite-orange.fr

14 - 20 July 2013

Singing and Choir Workshop in Cubertou, S W France. Have fun with choir sessions and individual singing lessons in a relaxed, non competitive environment with a tutor who is very experienced at getting the best out of adult singers. The day will start with gentle physical and vocal warmups for all, followed by individual singing lessons. In the afternoon all singers will come together for a choir session. This is a Holiday Course; there will also be plenty of time to relax by the pool, visit the local market and the wonderful Château de Bonaguil and enjoy convivial candle lit suppers in the open barn. Director: David Dellaire

For more details and prices visit http://cubertou.com/courses/singing/

14 - 21 July 2013 Run by Singers present 'Back to Budapest' directed by Nigel Perrin. We had a great time in Budapest in 2010 where we sang the B minor mass to an appreciative audience.  Next year we will have more leisure  to explore the city, and enjoy cruising on the Danube.  We will sing Vivaldi’s Gloria and some short pieces by Monteverdi with a Baroque orchestra.  For more details visit www.runbysingers.org
20 July 2013 Antiphon, conducted by John Roper, takes you on this imaginative journey in music and words, via tales of soldier saints, kings, queens, peasants, hermits, bishops and nuns. With young professional soloists and instrumentalists, and community singing groups and actors, a colourful celebration of Northumbria’s rich spiritual heritage is guaranteed in the historic setting of St Mary’s Church, on Lindisfarne. A newly written music theatre, inspired by the stories of Northumbria’s early saints, brings together the crossing strands of Roman, Celtic and Anglo-Saxon culture found in the pages of the Lindisfarne Gospels.

Get involved! Antiphon will be running a workshop for singers of all ages and experience to learn some of the songs featured in the performance. Music can be provided in advance and singers will be invited to take part in the performance, which will follow the workshop. Email info@antiphonchoir.co.uk for details and to book your place.

Details:
  • Saturday 20 July 2013
  • 18.30 - 19.15 workshop 
  • 19.30 - 21.30 performance
  • St Mary's Parish Church, Holy Island
Tickets
  • combined workshop and performance £12 (£8)
    performance only £10 (£8)
Available from:
  • Cogito Books, Hexham 01434 602555
  • Corbridge Pianos 01434 632968
  • The Barn at Beal: 01289 540044
  • www.wegottickets.com

Tides: On 20 July the Holy Island causeway is safe to cross between:
  • 03.35 - 11:20
  • 16.25 - 23:40
21 - 27 July 2013

Singing course in Dore Abbey, Herefordshire Now in its seventh year, the English Choral Experience has established itself as a benchmark for choral courses for experienced singers. It seeks not only to give singers the opportunity to perform works by English composers, under the inspirational direction of celebrated choral conductor Paul Spicer, but also to put that experience in a wider context, with exhibitions, recitals and talks, making this not just a choral course but a mini Arts Festival. The programme of works to be studied in 2013 celebrates the sixtieth anniversary of the Coronation of Queen Elizabeth II, with works written for the coronations of the last 250 years. We will also be performing Gerald Finzi's celebratory Ode For St. Cecilia.
Whether you are a seasoned 'choral-courser' or are new to the idea and looking for an escape into a week of music in this glorious Herefordshire setting (not to mention the opportunity to indulge in the gourmet food we provide!), then take a look around our website (www.englishchoralexperience.co.uk) and book a place.

22 - 28 July 2013

Langlais Festival Choral Week Malcolm Archer will once again be directing the course , which will take place in La Fontenelle, Brittany, birthplace of French composer Jean Langlais.   Vocal coach Hilary Jones will be on hand to give individual lessons and to run a masterclass, and the works to be performed include music by Langlais, Duruflé and Villette as well as Howells, Sumsion, Stanford, Parry, Britten, Whitacre, Dove, Archer and Bednall.  For further information about this unique course please see www.brittanymusicworkshops.eu or email deanwing@lineone.net

24 - 28 July 2013

Choral Workshop in Tuscany / Italy with the International Oratorio Choir. International Oratorio Choir (Artisitc Director Peter Laskowski) is a great international choir participating in music projects. Choir Repertoire: Aida - Gloria all'Egitto, La Traviata - Libiam ne' lieti calici,  I Lombardi alla prima crociata - O Signore, dal tetto natio, Nabucco - Va', pensiero, sull'ali dorateSome Rough knowledge of the above pieces (e.g. having worked through it yourself or indeed having performed it on a previous occasion) and commitment to attend all the rehearsals throughout the project phase is required. Choirs of 10 or more voices are invited to attend. For more information please visit: http://www.oratorio-choir.com/

27 July - 4 August 2013

Zenobia Musica present a singing week in Avila Spain, on the subject of Victoria in Rome - with choral music by Victoria (from Avila) , Palestrina and Lassus. There are also smaller groups to study italian madrigals of the period, individual singing classes and masterclasses with two specialist professors from Italy - Vincenzo Scarafile and Vera Marenco. More details of the course can be found at  https://www.dropbox.com/s/1oi0cpiki303i80/avila%202013ENGLISH.pdf

24-31 August 2013

Helicon Arts Choral Summer Course in Aveyron, France with Ivor Setterfield The spectacular Château de Gissac in the Aveyron countryside is the perfect setting for a week of choral singing with Ivor Setterfield. The repertoire for the course will be made up of sacred music from ancient to modern, and will lead to a performance at the famous Abbaye de Sylvanés. During the course we will spend an afternoon and evening in the UNESCO world heritage city of Albi, have a tour and tasting at a Roquefort cheese cellar, visit the Knights Templar town of La Couvertoirade, and discover the astounding Viaduc de Millau, designed by Norman Foster. A healthy combination of music, delicious food and wine and an active social schedule will guarantee a memorable holiday. www.heliconarts.co.uk

26 - 28 July 2013 Run by Singers present 'Buy St Edmund's Cathedral Weekend' directed by Pete North. Cathedral weekends are always popular and cannot accommodate many singers so we are arranging two for 2013.  This Bury weekend will be directed by Peter North head of voice at Kings School Ely and an experienced former chorister.  For more details visit www.runbysingers.org
27 July - 3 August 2013

Le Chant des Oyseaux offers a choral workshop in the abbey of Caunes-Minervois (Languedoc-Roussillon – south of France) with Franck Pellé-Rolland, choral conductor. Repertoire : PALESTRINA. Free brochure available. Please visit our website http://choral-workshops.monsite-orange.fr

3 - 9 August 2013

Contemporary Music for All (CoMA) Summer School 2013 for Voices in Doncaster. Choral tutors Gregory Rose and Lore Lixenberg with works including Guillaume de Machaut - Messe de Notre Dame, Arvo Pärt – Solfeggio, John Tavener - He hath entered the heven (with handbells), Plainchant opera. Also Music Theatre with Lore Lixenberg and other options for

Electroacoustic / sonic composition, allcomers string ensemble, piano masterclasses. CoMA contemporary ensemble and  composition masterclasses. Evening performances with works ranging from Bach, Mussorgsky and Ravel to Michael Osborne, Michael Finnissy and  Richard Rodney Bennett, performed by tutors and ensemble-in-residence Fidelio Trio.

See http://www.allcomersmusic.com/summer/summer-school-2013 for more details.

3 - 10 August Dartington International Summer School presents Vocal Ensembles: The Phoenix Rising directed by Stile Antico. In celebration of their centenary, this course will focus on the seminal work of the Carnegie UK Trust. The ten volumes of Tudor Church Music, published by the Trust in the 1920s, brought back to life many of the Tudor masterpieces which are today an integral part of the choral repertoire. Taking music from the Tudor Church Music volumes, we will explore the range of wonderfully varied music from composers including Taverner, Tallis, Gibbons and White, and of course the master of the English Renaissance, William Byrd. A booklet will be produced which will be available for purchase at the start of the week. Visit Dartington- Week 2 Courses 2013
4 - 10 August 2013

Le Chant des Oyseaux offers a choral workshop for conductors, music teachers or students in the abbey of Caunes-Minervois (Languedoc-Roussillon – south of France) with Franck Pellé-Rolland, choral conductor. Repertoire : PALESTRINA. Free brochure available. Please visit our website http://choral-workshops.monsite-orange.fr

5 - 9 August 2013

The 3rd HISS - Historically Informed Summer School  Monday 5 - Friday 9 August 2013 at the Scarborough Campus (of Hull University). A young, welcoming, intense but friendly summer course that offer s a uniquely rewarding and enjoyable experience for singers of all kinds (and instrumentalists), exploring early and trad/folk music and their common roots. For 2013 under a broad "sacred & profane" theme, repertoire will cover court and village green and chapel and tavern perspectives. Opportunities for singers include polychoral music of Praetorius' Polyhymnia Panegyrica et Caduceatrix (1619), small and ensemble classes, eg voices with viols, with music by Dowland, Gesualdo, etc. Also Hildegard of Bingen, folk &traditional tunes, and tunes sessions in the evening, etc.  “it worked very well indeed, and HISS proved to be a truly unique fusion event."  See website (www.hiss.org.uk) for full information, to download brochure and book online. Contact: hissenquiries@gmail.com or tel: 0844 870 6478

12 - 17 August 2013

Kilkenny Arts Festival Chorus is a week-long music project for adult singers which will take place during the 2013 Kilkenny Arts Festival. Singers will gather in Kilkenny on Monday August 12th to create this 150 strong chorus.  They will live with local singers and host families while they spend a fun week rehearsing in Kilkenny.  The experience will culminate in a public performance of the iconic work Carmina Burana by Carl Orff under the direction of the renowned Irish conductor Fergus Sheil. The Choir will perform on Saturday August 17th with a professional orchestra in the stunning surroundings of the 13th century St. Canice’s Cathedral in the Medieval Kilkenny City.Take a look at our promotional video here… http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RhaGZpuYONQ&feature=youtu.be

If you would like to take part please download a form from Kilkenny Arts website on http://www.kilkennyarts.ie/festival/about/chorus/  Submit an entry form along with €50 non-refundable fee to the address below. The fee covers the purchase of music, the making of a practise CD, and other administrative costs. Members of ‘Gathering  Voices’ will also be entitled to a reduction in ticket prices to other festival events. Places in Kilkenny Festival Choir are limited in order to maintain a balanced choir. Places will be secured on a ‘first come, first served’ basis after which names will go on a waiting list should there be cancellations.

12 - 19 August 2013 Run by Singers present 'Assisi Summer School' directed by David Allison.This will be David’s third Assisi and a Run By Singers' tenth. It’s always wonderful, it’s always a splendid programme of Renaissance music; and it's always full.  You know what to expect so book it quickly before it fills up  For more details visit www.runbysingers.org

26-30 August 2013

 

The Songmen International Choral Masterclasses 2013 - in August 2013, the very first Songmen masterclass week is coming to the beautiful Italian town of Todi (near Perugia). Singers of all nationalities with a zeal for a cappella music and a passion to take their singing and performance to the next level are invited to apply. Hosted by international, award-winning a cappella group, The Songmen, the event is a valuable opportunity for amateur and professional vocal groups and singers to come together and work on their craft through a series of public masterclasses, exclusive workshops with a dedicated tutor culminating in a final concert on the last night featuring all the groups from the week. Each day, The Songmen will work with the groups in detail, providing positive support, from general musicality and stage-craft technique, through to detailed musical and performance feedback. Individual singers who participate will be formed into a new a cappella super-group. The group will work together throughout the week towards a fresh and united a cappella sound and performance and will also sing at the final concert.

 

Facebook page: http://www.facebook.com/TheSongmenMasterclass

Website page:   http://www.songmen.co.uk/masterclass.php

Masterclass booklet: http://www.songmen.co.uk/masterclass/Masterclass-Booklet.pdf

 

27 - 31 August 2013

The Guildhall School’s A Cappella Choral Summer School spans 400 years of English choral history from the Reformation to the 2nd English Renaissance. The course will include madrigals from Musica Transalpina I of 1588 which had a profound effect on the development of the English School of composition in Renaissance England. Yonge, who published this collection, is historically connected to the City of London, and worked as a lay clerk (singer) at St Paul’s Cathedral and lived within walking distance of the old St Paul’s. Works by renaissance composers Tallis, Byrd, Gibbons, Dowland, Morley, Weelkes and Purcell through to the Second English Musical Renaissance composers Parry, Stanford, Elgar and Vaughan Williams will be included.

The A Cappella Choral Summer School is suitable for anyone with choral singing experience. Attendees can expect to sight read and polish vocal material from these periods, learn and better understand trends and influences which helped shape the music of these times. The course will also sharpen qualities which make for a higher quality of singing and performance. As well as sharpening sight reading and listening skills, the course will improve:

  • balance
  • intonation
  • ensemble work and performance

Participants will perform a selection of songs worked on during the week in nearby St Giles’ Cripplegate.

Fee: £350 - Applications for 2013 will open on 28 January. For more information and to book visit www.gsmd.ac.uk/youth_adult_learning/music_summer_schools/a_cappalla_choral/

14 - 21 September 2013 RelaxSing Tuscany 2013 will bring people together from around the world in a spectacular location in Italy. We will form a choir for a fun and relaxing week of singing, in breathtaking surroundings.

Join us on this all inclusive singing holiday, meet new friends and feel the magic and exhilaration of creating beautiful harmonies as one. For further information visit our website www.relaxsing.com.au or email us at info@relaxsing.com.au

4 - 6 October 2013

John Rutter's "Requiem". 'Music Matters" is pleased to present a weekend course, exploring this stunning work. Lots of fun, plenty of singing and vocal/ choral technique. Directed by Gareth Green and Helen Francis (BBC and Chethams School of Music). Beautiful Yorkshire location, Sneaton Castle, Whitby. £249. Further details from www.mmcourses.co.uk or phone Karen (01226 752738).

5 October 2013 Open choral workshop led by Jonathan Willcocks, working on his own composition "A Great and Glorious Victory", which will be performed by the choir on Saturday 9 November, along with Haydn's Nelson Mass. 10am-4pm (tbc), Carshalton Methodist Church, Ruskin Road, SM5 3DE. The cost of the workshop will be £15. Non-members attending the workshop and wishing to sing in the concert are invited to take up temporary membership of the choir and attend Monday (and one Thursday) evening rehearsals (8-10pm) through October and the first week of November for an additional £10. For more information, email conductor@carshaltonchoral.org.uk.
16 - 20 October 2013 Choral Workshop in Tuscany / Italy with the International Oratorio Choir. International Oratorio Choir (Artistic Director Peter Laskowski) is a great international choir participating in music projects. Choir Repertoire: Aida - Gloria all'Egitto, La Traviata - Libiam ne' lieti calici,  I Lombardi alla prima crociata - O Signore, dal tetto natio, Nabucco - Va', pensiero, sull'ali dorate. Some Rough knowledge of the above pieces (e.g. having worked through it yourself or indeed having performed it on a previous occasion) and commitment to attend all the rehearsals throughout the project phase is required. Choirs of 10 or more voices are invited to attend. For more information please visit: http://www.oratorio-choir.com/
20 - 27 October 2013 Run by Singers present 'A Week in Ljubjana' directed by Jeremy Jackman  Expect Jeremy’s usual thoughtful programme of carefully chosen a capella music and plenty of time off to explore pavement cafes, the river, and the castle.  There will also be outings to caves, lakes and mountains.  Please come and discover Slovenia’s capital before everyone else does! For more details visit www.runbysingers.org
28 November - 1 December 2013

Sing’n’Joy Louisville Kentucky (USA)  Experience Louisville with its historic charm as you participate in Sing’n’Joy – Louisville, KY, USA to light-up your holiday season! Sing’n’Joy is our signature series of INTERKULTUR choral events that celebrate the joy of singing together to create unforgettable musical moments. Sing’n’Joy – Louisville, KY, USA is a choral festival and competition for any non-professional choir who wishes to participate. In addition to competition, evaluations and workshops, choirs may sing in Friendship Concerts in beautiful churches, museums, and other venues in the city, or choose to sing in one of the festival stage choir projects.

Participating choirs will be able to enjoy the best of Louisville by experiencing its many annual holiday attractions! On Friday evening, choirs will join the evening parade of lights featuring a fireworks show to kick-off “Light Up Louisville,”. Then, be enchanted by “Forty Nights of Lights” a nightly light show set to music to create a festival of lights along historic 4th Street.  Participating choirs will also experience KaLightoscope, a Louisville tradition featuring illuminated Chinese lanterns designed by Chinese artisans from Zigong, China.

Kick-off your holidays by sharing your seasonal music in Louisville, the “Possibility City”! For more information visit www.interkultur.com

Ongoing

Singing & Voice Workshops in the Cotswolds - Farncombe Estate Centre, Broadway, Worcestershire. Weekend workshops in the Cotswolds for all vocal styles and abilities.  Excellent standard of tuition. Optional accommodation. Details Tel 01386 854100.  Free brochure available. Contact: Annette Morris enquiries@FarncombeEstate.co.uk www.FarncombeEstate.co.uk/sing


Everyone Can Sing - A Voice Workshop*
Singing for the Terrified**
Songs to Send your Spirit Soaring
Singing Weekend: Favourite Musicals
Songwriters' Retreat
West Gallery Church Music
Singing Weekend: Tunes from the 50s/60s
Singers' Weekend:  I want to break free - the Songs of Queen
Choral Evensong Weekend

 
*This course runs in January, March, April and October.
** This course runs in February, May and September.

 

   

Ongoing

Voice for Life provides a framework for choral singers to develop their vocal skills, their musical understanding and their knowledge of repertoire. Intended for choirs of all kinds, whether in schools, churches, or in the community, it is:

  • A structured guide to vocal training

  • Based on graded targets with informal assessment

  • Complete with supporting resources to enable teachers and choir trainers to deliver the programme with confidence

  • Designed for use in schools, churches and other community choirs

  • Easy to use with clear layout

  • Fully compatible with the RSCM Bronze, Silver & Gold singing awards

Ongoing

London Community Gospel Workshop Choir This is a community workshop choir that meets once a week for anyone who would like to learn to sing in a gospel style. Gospel music is undoubtedly spiritual in nature and requires expression of feeling, using body, mind and spirit. We believe it is something that everyone can share in regardless of race, beliefs and abilities. Participants will learn gospel singing as an art-form and improve their proficiency in singing. The most important requirement on this course is the desire to learn, bags of enthusiasm and the willingness to experiment and conquer inhibitions. The course will run for 8 weeks and includes a public performance at the end....more