CHORAL WORKSHOPS 2016
DANCING DAY
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A workshop for Upper Voices and Harp
In this workshop we look at the cleverly constructed Dancing Day by John Rutter, a cycle of traditional Christmas carols arranged for Upper Voices and Harp. Saturday, 10th December 2016 10:30-17:00 (Registration from 10am) Cost: £50 (includes break time refreshments) St Mary's Church, Battersea Church Road, London SW11 3NA |
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PERFECT POLYPHONY
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Weelkes When David Heard
Byrd Ave Verum Corpus Sheppard The Lord's Prayer Loosemore O Lord, Increase Our Faith Gibbons Almighty And Everlasting God We welcome in the New Year by exploring these exquisitely constructed works by English Renaissance composers. Saturday, 30th January 2016 10:30-17:00 (Registration from 10am) Cost: £40 (includes music and break time refreshments) St Mary's Church, Battersea Church Road, London SW11 3NA |
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DURUFLÉ REQUIEM
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An opportunity to immerse yourself in the wonderful choral music of French composer, Maurice Duruflé. His setting of the Requiem, which was completed in 1947, displays a clever use of Gregorian Chant, often hidden within the texture.
Saturday, 20th February 2016 10:30-17:00 (Registration from 10am) Cost: £40 (includes break time refreshments) St Mary's Church, Battersea Church Road, London SW11 3NA Please bring your own score |
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RHEINBERGER MOTETS
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Rheinberger Ave Regina
Rheinberger Abenlied 'Bleib bei uns' Rheinberger Hymne (No. 2 from 3 Sacred Songs) Rheinberger Morgenlied (No. 1 from 3 Sacred Songs) Josef Gabriel Rheinberger, who was born in Liechtenstein but spent most of his life in Germany, showed exceptional musical talent at an early age. In this workshop we explore the rich and dense polyphony in a selection of his motets. Saturday, 12th March 2016, 10:30-17:00 (Registration from 10am) Cost: £40 (includes music and break time refreshments) St Mary's Church, Battersea Church Road, London SW11 3NA |
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HOLST CHORAL HYMNS FROM THE RIG VEDA
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A workshop for Upper Voices and Harp
i. Hymn to the Dawn ii. Hymn to the Waters iii. Hymn to Vena iv. Hymn of the Travellers Looking at the Third Group of these beautifully ethereal settings by Gustav Holst, we present another opportunity for Sopranos and Altos to sing with a professional harpist. Saturday, 9th April 2016 11:00-17:30 (Registration from 10:30am) Cost: £40 (includes music and break time refreshments) Sacred Heart Church, Battersea, SW11 3DS |
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O HEARKEN THOU
MISSA MEXICANA
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A workshop for Double Choir with Sackbuts and Cornetts
Padilla Missa Ego Flos Campi a8 Juan Gutiérrez de Padilla was born in Málaga, Spain but moved to Puebla, Mexico, in 1620 to compose music in the New World. Although this mass is composed in a traditional double-choir format, it is unmistakably Hispanic in its use of syncopated dance rhythms. We will be joined by an array of sackbuts and cornetts. Saturday, 11th June 2016 10:30-17:00 (Registration from 10am) Cost: £40 (includes music and break time refreshments) St Mary's Church, Battersea Church Road, London SW11 3NA |
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HAYDN MISSA SANCTI NICOLAI
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Haydn spent much of his career as a court musician for the wealthy Esterházy family at their remote estate. During this time he wrote the Missa Sancti Nicolai, a charming mass setting, full of beautiful melodies and climactic fugues.
Saturday, 9th July 2016 10:30-17:00 (Registration from 10am) Cost: £40 (includes break time refreshments) St Mary's Church, Battersea Church Road, London SW11 3NA |
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SPEM IN ALIUM
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Thomas Tallis Spem In Alium
Due to very popular demand, we are delighted to offer you an opportunity to sing Thomas Tallis' 40-part work. Thought to have been written for the 40th Birthday of Queen Elizabeth, Tallis composed this motet with 40 genuine polyphonic voice lines. We last staged this workshop in 2012 - watch the film we made here. Saturday, 24th September 2016 10:30-17:00 (Registration from 10am) Cost: £50 (includes music and break time refreshments) St Mary's Church, Battersea Church Road, London SW11 3NA |
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HANDEL'S PLAGUES
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Excerpts from Israel in Egypt by George Frideric Handel
Handel's word painting is at its very best in his oratorio Israel in Egypt. A series of plagues falls on Egypt: the rivers turn to blood; flies and lice swarm everywhere; locusts appear and destroy all the crops; hailstorms blight the country; a palpable darkness descends; and, finally, the eldest born sons of all the Egyptians are struck down dead. Join us to explore Handel's exuberant, double-choir settings of these texts. Saturday, 15th October 2016 10:30-17:00 (Registration from 10am) Cost: £50 (includes music and break time refreshments) St Mary's Church, Battersea Church Road, London SW11 3NA |
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TIPPETT SPIRITUALS
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Tippett Steal Away
Tippett Nobody Knows Tippett Go Down, Moses Tippett By And By Tippett Deep River Please join us to sing these most beautifully arranged spirituals from Tippett's A Child Of Our Time. The haunting melodies are enhanced by syncopated rhythms and rich harmonies. Saturday, 19th November 2016 10:30-17:00 (Registration from 10am) Cost: £50 (includes break time refreshments) St Mary's Church, Battersea Church Road, London SW11 3NA |
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