Events Diary
A list of upcoming events can be found below and where booking is open this will be indicated. If you're interested in one of the courses which has yet to accept bookings, please check our event listings page regularly, or sign up to our mailing list to receive alerts.
Training
Sunday 31 October
Conducting Observer Day
10am - 5pm, St Gabriel's Halls, Pimlico, London
Join us for our first in-person event! Observe an abcd conducting course in action to help you refresh your conducting technique and rehearsal skills.
Observe abcd tutors Sarah Tenant-Flowers and Amy Bebbington teaching an Emerging-Progressive course, participate in the conducting technique and plenary discussion sessions and sing for the Emerging-Progressive cohort of conductors.
Webinars
Book now for our autumn series!
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Saturday 16 October, 11am - 12.30pm: Building Voices series: Two Sides of the Atlantic with Professor Martin Ashley and Patrick Freer, Professor of Music at Georgia State University and former Visiting Professor at the Universität Mozarteum Salzburg.
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Saturday 13 November, 4pm - 5.30pm: Giving Voice to my Music with David Wordsworth and Leslie East. David and Leslie talk to two leading choral composers about their inspirations, their passions and the challenges they have faced in working through the pandemic.
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4 or 11 December, 11am - 12.30pm (date tbc): Vocal care and health through the winter concert season. After the long break and the first term back, practical ideas to help your singers make it through to the concert!
Previous webinars to watch on catch-up
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Building Voices: The Future needs YOU! with Professor Martin Ashley and guest panel - book to watch the webinar recording here.
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Expecting the unexpected: emotional responses in returning to choir with Liz Garnett and Kate Shipway - book to watch the webinar recording here.
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Exploring the process of commissioning with VOCES8 - book to watch the webinar recording here.
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Vocal health and wellbeing in the new normal: pacing the return to singing together and understanding new health challenges with Jenevora Williams - book to watch the webinar recording here.
Member networking sessions
- Recordings of previous networking sessions are available to watch in the members' area
- Full details of sessions are available to members here. Booking details are sent out direct.
