Course Director: Richard Smith
Voice Coach: Graham Wili
Administrator: Peter Wells
Monday 4th August - Sunday 10th August 2008
based at Easton College, Norwich, with excursions to the cathedrals of Ely and St Edmundsbury
£235 (£65 deposit upon application, with £170 due on or before 13th June 2008)
There are still a few places left on this course, available to any voice part. Please apply in the usual way. Payment of full course fees will be due upon acceptance onto the course.
The 2008 East of England Liturgical Music Course starts on the evening of Monday 4th August at Easton College with an informal reception and warm-up session. Tuesday & Wednesday will be spent in rehearsal, and on Thursday we will travel to Ely Cathedral to sing a Choral Evensong. On Friday the choir will give a lunchtime concert in St Edmundsbury Cathedral, and the weekend will be spent singing the services in Norwich Cathedral.
We will be focusing mainly on the great Anglican repertoire of the nineteenth and twentieth centuries, including works by Herbert Howells, C.H.H.Parry, Charles Wood and Ralph Vaughan Williams.
There will be opportunities for semi-chorus and possibly solo work for suitably accomplished singers, which will be supported by small-group voice coaching sessions. In addition to the rehearsals for the main events, there will be a number of optional workshops and taught sessions focusing on, amongst other things, voice development, psalm singing and the impact of nineteenth century liturgical reforms.
Easton College is an agricultural college located about seven miles west of Norwich. Bed and breakfast accommodation can
be booked at the College through The Liturgical Music Courses for around £25-30 per night
(details will be sent out shortly after acceptance onto the course). There are also plenty of guest houses in and around Norwich.
Because Easton College is located outside Norwich, transport will be provided for the excursions to Ely and Bury St Edmunds from both the College and the centre of Norwich. Transport will also be provided from the College to Norwich Cathedral for the weekend services.