- New abcd President announced
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abcd is delighted to announce that the composer and conductor John Rutter CBE has accepted its invitation to be its new President.
Posted: Wed 23rd December 2015 | Read More
- Choir of the Year applications open
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Choir of the Year in 2016 is now open and welcoming entries from amateur choirs across the UK. abcd is delighted to be teaming up with Choir of the Year on a new element to the Audition programme: each venue will also be host to a masterclass for up to four choirs, led by an experienced abcd tutor.
Posted: Wed 23rd December 2015 | Read More
- Choral Composition Competition announced
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The Fourth Choir is holding an international choral composition competition to commemorate the 400th anniversary of the death of William Shakespeare. The winner of the competition will receive a prize of £1000 and the winning composition will be premièred by the choir at a Memorial Concert on 23 April 2016 in London’s historic Middle Temple Hall.
Posted: Wed 25th November 2015 | Read More
- Applications open for Genesis Sixteen
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Applications for The Sixteen’s leading choral training scheme 'Genesis Sixteen' are once again open. The scheme aims to give singers aged between 18 and 23 the opportunity to work with world-class conductors and choral singers.
Posted: Fri 20th November 2015 | Read More
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- Revised guidelines released for Performing Arts
- The Government's Performing Arts guidance was updated last night. We are reading it carefully and will post an update later, however it confirms that amateur choirs and groups can continue in England, as previously advised in the government's Coronavirus FAQs, despite confusion earlier in the week.
- Posted: Friday, 25th September 2020
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- New government guidance
- The governments general social guidelines for England were updated late last night, 22 September. We hope that the performing arts guidelines will be updated soon to reflect these and will be asking for any clarity that's needed as a result.
- Posted: Wednesday, 23rd September 2020
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- New government restrictions
- Not surprisingly, we're already getting queries about what the government announcement today means for amateur performance and we realise choirs will be anxious to know as soon as possible. Once the new arrangements have been published we will, as ever, be reading carefully and will endeavour to get any clarifications that are needed in conjunction with colleagues. We'll post here and on social media as soon as we can.
- Posted: Tuesday, 22nd September 2020
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- Good news for amateur performers
- The DCMS have confirmed this morning that the performing arts guidelines will be updated today to confirm that 'non-professional performing arts activity can continue to rehearse or perform together where this is planned activity...
- Posted: Thursday, 17th September 2020
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- Risk management guidance and template for choirs
- New resources to help conductors and their choirs make plans to return to singing and work their way through the Government guidelines are now available on our website.
- Posted: Tuesday, 8th September 2020
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