CHORAL WORKSHOPS
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Welcome to Platinum. Established by Scott Inglis-Kidger and Claire Jaggers as a professional vocal ensemble at the University of Cambridge in 2005, Platinum Consort is now a thriving vocal workshops and coaching business. Inspiring good amateur singers in small groups since 2011, we offer bespoke choral workshops and individual coaching sessions which are highly sought-after. With our exciting repertoire, expert vocal coaching and positive approach, we will enable you to love your voice and experience choral singing like you never have before. |
WHAT'S ON14 SEP VAUGHAN WILLIAMS MASS IN G MINOR 16 SEP EARLY NIGHTS: POLISH MASTERS 30 SEP EARLY NIGHTS: POLISH MASTERS 14 OCT EARLY NIGHTS: POLISH MASTERS 16 NOV THE RENAISSANCE ALGORITHM 18 NOV EARLY NIGHTS: POLISH MASTERS 25 NOV EARLY NIGHTS: POLISH MASTERS 07 DEC MONTEVERDI CHRISTMAS VESPERS 16 DEC EARLY NIGHTS: POLISH MASTERS EARLY NIGHTS
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FLAGSHIP WORKSHOPS
Ralph Vaughan Williams: Mass in G minor
Saturday 14th September 2019
Ralph Vaughan Williams said "There is no reason why an atheist could not write a good mass", and we are looking forward to exploring his Mass in G Minor, which is an exquisitely spiritual work. Written between 1920 and 1921, this luminous setting of the mass combines elements of plainchant, sixteenth century polyphony, modal harmony (inspired by folk song, and by his contemporary, Debussy) – all mixed together with Vaughan Williams’ own distinctive, piquant, bucolic and uplifting style.
Ralph Vaughan Williams (1872-1958)
Mass in G minor
Scott Inglis-Kidger Director
Ghislaine Morgan Associate Director
Saturday 14th September 2019, 10:30-17:00
St Mary's Church, Battersea Church Road
London SW11 3NA
Cost includes break time refreshments. Participants are kindly asked to purchase their own music.
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The Renaissance Algorithm: Byrd, Mouton, Josquin & Tallis
Saturday 16th November 2019
“Computers and Renaissance musicians have at least one thing in common: they can run simple algorithmic processes on fragments of music to create vastly more complex and nuanced musical compositions.” Jaran Feeley.
In this modern age the ‘algorithm’ (an unambiguous set of rules which solves a problem) has a great presence in our lives, from sending a message on our mobile phones, to learning and reading music with midi files and tablet computers. In this workshop, we look at an ancient musical algorithm – the canon – which results in some of the most unexpectedly sublime works of the Renaissance period by Josquin, Mouton and Byrd. We will also create our own complex Renaissance canon as we improvise on Tallis' motet If ye love me.
Josquin des Prez (c1450-1521)
Agnus Dei III from Missa L'homme armé
William Byrd (c1539-1623)
O salutaris hostia
Miserere mihi, Domine
Jean Mouton (c1459-1522)
Ave Maria, gemma virginum
Thomas Tallis (c1505-1585)
If ye love me (recomposed)
Scott Inglis-Kidger Director
Ghislaine Morgan Associate Director
Saturday 16th November 2019, 10:30-17:00
St Mary's Church, Battersea Church Road
London SW11 3NA
Cost includes music and break time refreshments.
By purchasing this workshop you consent to receive information about our future events, by email, and agree to our Terms and Conditions: please see below. In accordance with our Privacy Policy, we will not share your information with any third party.
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Claudio Monteverdi: Christmas Vespers
Saturday 7th December 2019
We all know and admire Monteverdi's famous Vespers of 1610, thought to have been written as a showcase for his appointment as Maestro di Cappella at St Mark’s, Venice. Monteverdi, however, wrote many more exuberant psalm settings in his Selva morale e spirituale of 1640, many of which may have been performed as complete Vespers sets. Denis Stevens, in his edition for Novello, carefully re-imagined a Christmas Vespers service by Monteverdi, complete with plainchant antiphons such as Hodie Christus natus est. This reconstruction, which uses works from the Selva morale, contains a particularly beguiling setting of Beatus vir, and is a thrilling alternative to the 1610 set. We hope this will mark the beginning of Christmas for all our singers.
Claudio Monteverdi (1567-1643)
Christmas Vespers
Scott Inglis-Kidger Director
Saturday 7th December 2019, 10:30-17:00
St Mary's Church, Battersea Church Road
London SW11 3NA
Cost includes break time refreshments. Participants are kindly asked to purchase their own score.
By purchasing this workshop you consent to receive information about our future events, by email, and agree to our Terms and Conditions: please see below. In accordance with our Privacy Policy, we will not share your information with any third party.
SOPRANOS SOLD OUT: Please join the waiting list here
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