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| Emma
Disley, Editor Mastersinger always welcomes contributions to the abcd printed journal. Contact: tel: 0773
095 4017; email: mastersinger@abcd.org.uk | |||
| Vacancies
for conductors, choral leaders and trainers are displayed on the Conducting Vacancies page |
| Music
for sale Contact Suzanne Newman who has a wide range of upper voice music which has been used by her choirs. email:mailto:suzanneynewman@btinternet.com |
| Sing
with Sir David Willcocks
Sir David will direct a choral workshop on Saturday 18th September, at Southend High School for Girls, Southchurch Boulevard, Southend on Sea, SS2 4UZ. The workshop runs from 11am until about 5.30pm with an informal run through at 4.30pm which family and friends of singers are welcome to attend.
All singers - non-members as well as members - are invited to take part. The music studied will be :- Haydn
- Nelson Mass All music is provided. Cost for the day £12 per person Food and drink will be available to purchase, and there is plenty of parking.
Application forms from Rosemary Pennington - 01702 215624, rosemarypennington@southend.gov.uk
Don't miss this opportunity to sing with one of the world's finest choral directors |
| Choral
Conducting Summer School
The Association of Irish Choirs, University of Limerick presents its 30th Annual Choral Conducting Summer School for all conductors, teachers, students, choral enthusiasts and musicians. The Summer School will take place from Sunday 15th to Friday 20th August in the Irish World Academy of Music and Dance in the stunning surrounds of the University of Limerick. Artistic Director is Bernie Sherlock and guest master teachers are Peter Erdei and Gabriella Thész. Course tutors include Martin Barrett, Ite O’Donovan and Bernie Sherlock. The course is delivered on 5 levels, beginner to advanced so there really is something for everyone. The closing date for applications is Wednesday 21st July. Please find application forms and repertoire at www.aoic.ie Closing date for applications Wednesday 21st July Please contact AOIC aoic@ul.ie or 061 234823 for further information. |
Cornwall
International Male Voice Choral Festival The Fifth Cornwall International Male Voice Choral Festival will take place 27th April – 2nd May 2011. Over 50 male voice choirs from across the UK and beyond will be participating. Choirs are also coming from Russia, USA, the Netherlands, Algeria, South Africa, Estonia, the Czech Republic and possibly Poland. The choirs from Russia, Estonia, the Czech Republic and Poland are all boys choirs of the highest international standard.
Boni Pueri from the Czech Republic has specifically asked if they could extend their stay in the UK beyond the Festival dates. The choir is available for concerts from Monday 2nd May. The choir could stay in the UK for at least a further 8-10 days on tour. They would need accommodation, meals and the cost of their transport covered (i.e. their own coach). The choir is 50 strong with five supervising adults. The choir could be hosted, accommodated in hostel or similar type accommodation.
If any choir or organisation is interested in hosting this choir or organising a “sub tour” of two or more concert dates within the UK (or any of the other choirs coming, full details of which will shortly be appearing on www.cimvcf.org.uk) please contact Peter Davies, Festival Director, Cornwall International Male Voice Choral Festival on 01778 347381 or peter.davies @ abcd.org.uk. |
| Cornwall
International Male Voice Choral Festival This email has been sent to all choral music publishers, music academies, conservatoires and professional choral music support organisations. Dear Friend in Music,
Firstly I apologise if this email has arrived in your inbox and it needs to be in someone else’s! Could you please forward it to the person within your organisation responsible for composers / students of composition.
The Cornwall International Male Voice Choral Festival has launched its biennial Composers’ Competition. For several years, the competition has only been open to composers in Cornwall. For the first time, it is now open to anyone living and resident in the UK. The closing date for the competition is 25th June 2010 and the adjudicator is Jeffrey Wynn Davies. Details and application forms for the competition, the prize for which is £1000 are available and downloadable from the Festival’s web site: www.cimvcf.org.uk. The composition needs to be for no more than three minutes and scored for TTBB (adult or teenage male choir). I have deliberately not attached anything to this email so that virus checkers do not impede its progress!
Could I please ask you to bring details of the competition to the attention of composers with whom you are in contact, students within your institution or please include editorial in your next edition / newsletter / website.
The Festival is dedicated to the support of male voice choirs nationwide and, every two years, brings together nearly 60 male voice choirs from across the UK and the rest of the world in a six day Festival (27 April – 2nd May 2011).
Further information is available from me on 01778 347381.
Thank you for your attention.
Peter
Peter Davies |
| Gothic Symphony by Havergal Brian A performance of Havergal Brian’s 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. |
| 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. |
| Church
Music Skills Training days for organists and choir directors |
| 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. |
| CYM (Centre for Young Musicians) Music Library | |
| 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 | |
| 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 women’s 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 | |