CHORAL WORKSHOPS 2013
PERFECT PLAYLIST
ANOTHER YEAR OF SUBLIME CHORAL MUSIC
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Welcome to our 2013 Choral Workshops. Our Perfect Playlist will give choral singers the chance to sing glorious music in smaller groups with expert direction and vocal coaching by Scott Inglis-Kidger and Ghislaine Morgan. Over the year we will explore some of the most sublime works composed by the masters of their eras from the Renaissance to the present day.
We continue the series on 9th March with Brahms' Ein Deutsches Requiem; a wonderful opportunity to sing Brahms' alternative arrangement - for choir and 4 hands at the piano - of the beautiful Requiem, written following the death of his mother in 1865. We will be singing the piece in its original German. |
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BRITTEN A CEREMONY OF CAROLSBack by popular demand, this is one the most iconic upper voice choral works of the twentieth century. We will be singing it with a professional harpist in a glorious setting by the Thames.
Saturday, 7th December 2013 10:30-17:00 (Registration from 10am) Cost: £40 (includes break time refreshments) St Mary's Church, Battersea |
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PALESTRINA MISSA AETERNA CHRISTI MUNERAPalestrina Missa Christi Munera
A rare opportunity to sing the five parts of this gorgeous Mass setting by Palestrina, who is revered for proving to the Council of Trent that choral music still had a place in the church. Music will be sent to you in PDF format - as well as being available on the day in our printed booklets. Saturday, 23rd November 2013 10:30-17:00 (Registration from 10am) Cost: £40 (includes music and break time refreshments) St Mary's Church, Battersea |
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VOCES ANGELORUMExquisite Renaissance music for upper voices in four parts.
Handl: Dicunt infantes Morales: O magnum mysterium Palestrina: Pueri Hebraeorum Taverner: Audi vocem de cælo Victoria: Duo seraphim Saturday, 26th October 2013 10:30-17:00 (Registration from 10am) Cost: £40 (includes music and break time refreshments) St Mary's Church, Battersea |
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GLORIOUS BAROQUEBach Jesus Bleibet Meine Freude
Handel Exceeding Glad Shall He Be Handel Zadok The Priest Monteverdi Deus in aduitorium Lotti Crucifixus a8 Join us for a selection of the most glorious choral music, from the very beginnings of the Baroque with Lotti and Monteverdi, to the full-bodied splendour of Handel and Bach. Saturday, 28th September 2013 10:30-17:00 (Registration from 10am) Cost: £40 (includes music and break time refreshments) St Mary's Church, Battersea |
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A NEW DAWNThe Sublime Renaissance
Josquin Ave Maria Victoria Ecce Quomodo Moritur A Gabrieli Maria Magdalene Anerio Christus Factus Est Tallis O Sacrum Convivium In this workshop we will sing some of the most beautiful pieces of European Renaissance music. Each of the chosen motets - perfect in their polyphonic construction and harmony - uses music to bring to life some of the most beautiful and moving texts. Saturday, 13th July 2013 10:30-17:00 (Registration from 10am) Cost: £40 (includes music and break time refreshments) St Mary's Church, Battersea |
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SILVER CHAIN OF SOUNDVaughan-Williams Rest Elgar How Calmly the Evening Purcell Remember not, Lord, our offences Gibbons Almighty and Everlasting God Parsons Domine, quis habitabit Join us to sing this beautiful all-English programme, with music spanning 400 years from the sheer beauty of Robert Parsons to the pastoral charm of Ralph Vaughan-Williams. Saturday, 18th May 2013 10:30-17:00 (Registration from 10am) Cost: £40 (includes music and break time refreshments) St Mary's Church, Battersea |
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BRAHMS EIN DEUTSCHES REQUIEMBrahms Ein Deutsches Requiem
An opportunity to sing Brahms' alternative arrangement - for choir and 4 hands at the piano - of the beautiful Requiem, written following the death of his mother in 1865. We will be singing the piece in its original German. Please bring your own vocal score on the day. Saturday, 9th March 2013 10:30-17:00 (Registration from 10am) Cost: £40 (includes break time refreshments) St Mary's Church, Battersea |
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WHEN DAVID HEARDExperience the best of British Renaissance and Contemporary Music
Paul Mealor Ubi Caritas Byrd Sacerdotes Domini Richard Bates When David Heard Weelkes When David Heard Tomkins I Heard A Voice From Heaven In this workshop you have the opportunity to sing some of the most sublime British Renaissance settings. In addition to this, you will explore Paul Mealor's Ubi Caritas and a brand new setting of When David Heard by Richard Bates, Platinum's Composer in Residence. Saturday, 12th January 2013 10:30-17:00 (Registration from 10am) Cost: £40 (includes music and break time refreshments) St Mary's Church, Battersea |
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