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Kingston-based Rose Opera is looking for singers interested in joining them for a fully-staged performance of Cavalleria Rusticana and Pagliacci in late May/early June. Rehearsals are at the weekends so won't clash with WCS. See right for further details. |
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Former WCS MD, Neil Ferris, is now the Festival Conductor for the Leith Hill Music Festival. The next performance will be of Messiah on Sunday 9th March, in which WCS members would be welcome to sing. Rehearsals are on either Saturdays or Sundays for most weekends from mid-January starting 18th January. Both rehearsals and the performance will be at the Dorking Halls. |
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Putney Music is a forum where members and visitors can meet internationally renowned musicians in an informal setting. Their meetings provide a rare opportunity to learn how great musicians approach their work, and to hear about the private person behind the public image. They have a full programme for the 2024/25 season. See the link to the right for more details. |
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London-based organiser of one-day workshops throughout the year in and around Battersea. Further details of these events can be found via the link on the right. It has also recently established a Wimbledon-based choir for boys. |
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Wide choice of courses for singers of mixed experience with a diverse selection of venues and destinations. The atmosphere is friendly and relaxed, and the weeks/weekends are very well organised. Amongst the venues for 2025 are Salisbury, Uppsala, Braga, Cappadoccia, Ghent, Assisi, Lincoln, Cambridge, Venice, Parma and Dresden. Music directors include respected musicians like Peter North, Jeremy Jackman, Rory McCleery, David Ogden, Patrick Craig, David Skinner and Neil Ferris. Highly recommended. |
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Details of the 2025 options will be published on the RbS website after the completion of the 2024 series.
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Has been running choral courses around Europe since 1998, and in recent years has added photography, guitar and secular music holidays to their programme. Venues are always in spectacular locations. For 2024 this is in a spectacular venue near La Mancha in Spain. Since 2017 the Music Director has been Neil Ferris, with Michael Higgins as accompanist. Also highly recommended. |
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Again for 2024, Bob Porter and his crew are offering the Brandenburg Choral Cruise. 2024's itinerary is a journey through the spectaular Norwegian Fjords on board the Ambassador Ambience, fully refurbished in 2022. |
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Maybe Tuscany is a draw for you, in which case a choral course run by Amy Bebbington in the splendid surroundings of Antico Borgo la Torre just south-east of Florence may appeal. Dates are 2 June -5 July 2025. |
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The Lacock Courses is another organisation that offers singing courses both in the UK and abroad - they are aimed at 'good' singers. Amongst the offerings in 2025 are courses based in Monteconero (Italy), Granada, Tenby and Skipton. |
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For those who would prefer a choral holiday with a mix of singing in a chamber choir and in a large chorus in the same week then the Chester Choral Week could be for you. It is the largest single week choral course in the UK. Since 2019 it has been based at Chester University, having been formerly the Cranleigh Choral Week (Cranleigh School) and the Harrogate Choral Week (Harrogate Ladies College). |
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