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Choral
Workshop The Canterbury Pilgrims 2010 marks
the 75th anniversary of the founding of Making Music (National Federation
of Music Societies) in 1935. The composer, George Dyson, was the founder
of the Federation and its first president and chairman. Further
details and application form (Acrobat
Reader required-free download) |
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Institute
of Education, Reading University
This three
day course includes practical sessions and workshops to ensure a high
quality of engagement, widen the repertoire of music and explore sound
using a variety of approaches. There are three levels - Getting Started,
Moving On and Advanced. Contributions are £195 for all three days
inclusive of lunch and refreshments included. |
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Wales Choral Festival Saturday 13th November, 2010 at Venue Cymru, Llandudno Last Choir Standing was described as the new X Factor so why not join us at Llandudno as the North Wales equivalent takes centre stage for the North Wales Choral Festival on November 13. Youth, mixed, ladies and male voice choirs from the UK and Ireland compete in perfect harmony. Celebrating its 23rd anniversary its safe to say we were well ahead of the trend! The festival first took place in 1988 and after many highs and lows throughout the years, weve given it the fresh impetus it deserves. As a result, the competition itself has become as serious contender on the choral calendar as a major national event. The festival, organised by Conwy County Borough Council in conjunction with Stena Line brings together choirs from across all classes from the UK & Ireland to compete in the most welcoming and friendly of atmospheres. Choirs compete for a prize fund of £4,500, with the winners of each category taking part in the evening winners concert for a final performance where they compete for the overall winners trophy. www.northwaleschoralfestival.co.uk Contact:email:
alun.pritchard@conwy.gov.uk Tickets: 01492 872000 or www.venuecymru.co.uk |
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Come
and Sing with John
Rutter Enjoy
a great evening singing with our most popular choral composer, and help
CRGS raise funds for a new sixfoot Yamaha grand piano for advanced teaching. Colchester
Royal Grammar School, Lexden Road, Colchester CO3 3ND |
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Gothic Symphony by Havergal Brian A performance of Havergal Brians vast Gothic symphony is being organised in Australia. This will be the fifth performance of the work (written 1919-27), and its premiere outside the UK. The Gothic is scored for a huge orchestra (around 180 musicians) and what is modestly called a 'double chorus' (and four soloists, a children's chorus and four off stage brass and timpani bands). In practice, the writing demands four adult symphony choruses The Gothic is in two parts: the first of which is for orchestra alone, the second is a setting of the Te Deum and runs an hour or so. More details: www.havergalbrian.org/sym1.htm. The performance is being mounted in Brisbane, Queensland, on 22 December 2010, John Curro conducting an orchestra of his alumni (www.qyo.org.au/conductors.htm). The organisers would very much welcome the presence of one or more British choirs in the performance. Depending on size, they would contribute to one or more of the four choruses. They have authorised me, as a committee member of the Havergal Brian Society, to conduct initial discussions with UK choirs who are interested in participating. I appreciate the notice is relatively short but, if a British choir is able and willing to join the performance, I can assure them that it will be the choral concert of a lifetime! In the first instance, please contact Jeremy Marchant on 01 453 764 615 or mobile 07 970 269 170. Or email jeremy@marchant.com. |
| Used
music for sale The ladies choir, Charvil Voices, have 8 sets of music for upper voices for sale. For full information please contact Suzanne Newman, 0118 9340589; suzanneynewman@btinternet.com First come, first served! |
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The Unforgettable Choir Competition
WIN A CASH PRIZE FOR YOUR CHOIR! PRS for Music supports and recognises musical talent. To showcase your talent, PRS for Music is inviting entries for its brand new competition The Unforgettable Choir.
The Unforgettable Choir Competition is free to enter and challenges the best amateur singing groups, of all ages, to battle it out for the coveted accolade of PRS for Musics Unforgettable Choir 2009.
There are no restrictions in terms of choir size or style. There are no difficult submission categories to consider, if you sing it, we will listen!
Simply send in your choirs best performance on CD or DVD and WIN cash for your choir. Deadline 30th December 2009 |
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The
Isle of Man Festival of Choirs 2010
Royal Hall, Villa Marina, Douglas, Isle of Man
There will
be 3 classes of competition: Ladies Voice, Male Voice and Mixed Voice
Choirs. The winning prizes are as follows:
Entries by 30th June 2010. Fee £25.
Miss Moira Anderson OBE will be patron of the festival and Dr Alwyn Humphreys will be the Chief Official Adjudicator.
There are bespoke packages available from local tour operators and the whole weekend will be a good mix of singing and leisure.
Further details of the festival including rules and official entry forms can be found at www.visitisleofman.com. For any further queries, please contact Laura Quinn, Conference and Event Administrator on Laura.Quinn@gov.im or by phone on 01624 698372. |
| BE
PART OF A CLASSICAL EXTRAVAGANZA!
Musician and entrepreneur Matthew Jones is collaborating with legendary broadcaster and music journalist Paul Gambaccini on a brand new professional production of Carl Orff's Carmina Burana to be staged at Birmingham Town Hall as a matinée performance on Valentine's Day February 14 2010 in aid of the British Heart Foundation. Matthew Jones Music Ltd are now looking to form a large choir of all ages, with and without singing experience - ideal for those who enjoy a challenge and have a passion for fundraising. The company's past success includes productions of Mozart's Coronation Mass, Fauré's Requiem and Vivaldi's Gloria at some of the UK's finest venues. Most notably, their recent recording collaboration with lyricist Don Black raised over £10,000 for Cancer Research UK. Rehearsals commence in November at Highclare School - The Abbey, Erdington. For further information, contact Jenny Sloan at Matthew Jones Music Ltd on 0121 632 2330 / 07941 918 688. |
| Church
Music Skills Training days for organists and choir directors |
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A new RSCM initiative in partnership with the Royal College of Organists & abcd Inspiration
and training for church musicians of all levels, including beginners. Expert tuition from experienced teachers and professionals. Opportunities for individual coaching.
Limited
places available - early booking is advisable. |
| North West Children's Honour Choir | |
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North
West Children's Honour Choir continues. |
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| CYM (Centre for Young Musicians) Music Library | |
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The origins
of this very rich but grossly underused resource, go back to the early
days of the London County Council. It is now owned by Trinity College
of Music in Greenwich and administered by two part-time volunteers.
The librarian, Tony Lynes, aims to make its very large collection of
choral music available to singers, young and old, all over the country.
There is a small hire charge - £12 per month plus postage for
a set of scores of a major choral work. The choral music catalogue runs
to 65 pages, comprising To view the catalogues visit www.tcm.ac.uk then click on Study, College Facilities, Jerwood Library, Collections and Resources, and Special Collections. The vocal catalogue is divided into a number of sections.
The library's future is uncertain, as Trinity College has decided it can no longer justify the expense of housing a national lending library. Efforts are being made to raise enough money to enable a charitable company to take it over. Suggestions regarding fund-raising or future location will be gratefully received.
For further information or to hire copies, telephone the Librarian on Tuesday afternoons and Fridays on 020 8305 3952, or at home on 020 7733 7235; email tony.lynes@googlemail.com |
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| Greetings from The Netherlands! | |
My name is Dion Ritten, working as a professional choral conductor with 5 choirs in The Netherlands.
One of the choirs I conduct, Kamerkoor Cantate Venlo, is interested in organizing a Concert Tour to the UK in 2010. Cantate is an award winning womens choir: the choir won the Choir of the Year competition in The Netherlands and was a finalist at the International Competition Maribor / Slovenia.
For more information, please visit: www.kamerkoorcantate.nl
The choir would be interested in visiting Canterbury, London, Cambridge and Oxford in 2010 and is looking for conductors and choirs who might be interested in organizing shared concerts with Cantate.
Please contact me at the address below.
Warmest
regards!! te: +31 45 535 50 31. email: d.ritten@hccnet.nl | |
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