MONUMENTAL MORALES
SEPTEMBER – DECEMBER 2024
Due to the popularity of Early Nights, booking is by ballot. Please apply before 12 NOON on Friday 6th September 2024. Workshops will be allocated shortly after the closing date to ensure a good balance of voices. You will be reimbursed for any workshops you are not allocated.
BALLOT CLOSED. PLEASE JOIN THE WAITING LIST BELOW.
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Our Early Nights this term will be dedicated to the music of Cristóbal de Morales (1500–1553). Morales was born in Seville and served in several prestigious positions across Spain and Italy, including in the Papal Chapel in the Vatican. Morales's work is characterised by expressive polyphony, rich in false relations, polyrhythms and cross-rhythms, and a profound spirituality.
Morales’s renown was partly due to the words of esteemed contemporaries – Spanish theorist Juan Bermudo attested that he was ‘the light of Spain in music’; his work and travels with the papal choir also helped his fame develop. He seems to have suffered with ill-health throughout adulthood, with many absences from the papal choir documented, and also had a reputation of grumpiness and perfectionism, which did not go down well with the various musicians he worked with! His music, however, is full of technical brilliance, rich harmony and depth. Come and explore it all with us from September to December! Scroll down this page for full details of the music and FAQs. |
Dates & Music
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9TH SEPTEMBER 2024 19:30-21:30
Asperges me Vidi aquam 16TH SEPTEMBER 2024 19:30-21:30 Paulus Apostolus 23RD SEPTEMBER 19:30-21:30 Ecce Virgo concipiet Inter vestibulum et altare 30TH SEPTEMBER 2024 19:30-21:30 Vigilate et orate Antequam comedam suspiro 7TH OCTOBER 2024 19:30-21:30 In illo tempore - Assumpsit Nunc dimittis Quarti Toni |
14TH OCTOBER 2024 19:30-21:30
Dominus meus Per tuam crucem 21ST OCTOBER 19:30-21:30 Nunc dimittis Tertii Toni In illo tempore dixit Jesus 4TH NOVEMBER 19:30-21:30 Sancta Maria succure miseris In illo tempore - Stabant 11TH NOVEMBER 19:30-21:30 Regina Caeli Haec est vera fraternitas 2ND DECEMBER 19:30-21:30 Pastores dicitie Ave Domine (Prima Pars) |
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VenueSt Barnabas Church, Pimlico
London SW1W 8PF Cost & Scores£25 per workshop
Includes expert coaching and break time refreshments. Please note that we now ask our singers to kindly print their own music at home. You will receive PDF copies by email. To reiterate, we will not be providing hard copy booklets. |
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Scott Inglis-Kidger
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Once told he couldn't sing, but now hailed by Classic FM as a “rising star of the choral world", Scott Inglis-Kidger is renowned for his passion and dedication as a conductor, vocal coach and early music specialist. He read Music at the University of Cambridge and sang in the world famous King's College Choir as a countertenor. He is the founder and director of Platinum Consort and has worked as a vocal consultant with groups such as the Scottish Chamber Choir, Exeter Festival Chorus and St Albans Choral Society. Scott has guest conducted the Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment and The Hanover Band. 2023 saw the launch of his new Baroque orchestra, Platinum 415. Cutting his teeth straight out of Cambridge as a Director of Music and Master of Choristers in two London prep schools, Scott continues to inspire and encourage singers of all ages. One singer described his participation in a session with Scott as “the most amazing musical experience of my life!". With bespoke workshops sold out months in advance and performances described as “pristine” and “intimate” (BBC Music Magazine), Scott is making a significant impact on the world of choral music.
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Helpful information and FAQs
HOW DOES THE BALLOT WORK?
Due to the popularity of Early Nights, booking is by ballot. Please apply before the end of 12 NOON on Friday 6th September. Workshops will be allocated shortly after the closing date to ensure a good balance of voices. You will be reimbursed and added to the waiting list for any workshops you are not allocated. In the unlikely event that there are spaces left over, these will go on general sale.
WHO SINGS AT EARLY NIGHTS?
Early Nights are for those of you who love singing polyphony and are comfortable in a chamber-sized group. Our choral workshops in general are designed to challenge and stimulate experienced choral singers. We work quickly with only limited note-bashing, and we keep the groups fairly small. We therefore expect you to prepare music in advance or be a proficient sight-reader. Our goal is to enable every one of you to love your voice, through our welcoming atmosphere and our community of like-minded singers.
ARE THESE AVAILABLE ONLINE TOO?
No, but please do look at our online courses here, a list of our wonderful digital workshops which are available to take on demand now.
