Singing weekend Choral Course and Concert

Come and be part of an amazing choral experience performing a stunning concert with a full symphony orchestra

Raise the roof of Nottingham’s Albert Hall this coming New Year with the Nottingham Festival Chorus and Orchestra.

Angela Kay – conductor   Rachel Parkes – conductor

Learn to perform beautiful works from titans of choral music Ralph VAUGHAN WILLIAMS (in his 150th centenary year), Charles Hubert PARRY and Michael TIPPETT.

Enjoy immersing yourself in Parry’s stirring Blest Pair of Sirens (words by John Milton) and the deeply moving spirituals from Tippett’s A Child of Our Time.

Seize this rare opportunity to sing Ralph Vaughan Williams’ thrilling Toward the Unknown Region (words by Walt Whitman). Both mysterious and sumptuous, it culminates in a sweeping, rhapsodic finale to rival even the most successful of film-scores.

A choral experience not to be missed.

How do I learn the music?

There are no weekly rehearsals. Instead, music scores and a rehearsal CD will be sent out approx. 8 weeks before the course. Please indicate in the enrolment form if you would prefer to download the rehearsal tracks as mp3 files.

Provisional Timetable – Course: Nottingham Trent University, Clifton Campus NG11 8NS

Saturday 28 January 2023
9.30am   Registration opens
10.00am – 1.15pm   Rehearsal, including break
1.15pm – 2.15pm   Lunchtime
2.15pm – 5.30pm   Rehearsal, including break

Sunday 29 January 2023
2.30pm – 5.30pm   Rehearsal, including break

Concert: Albert Hall, Nottingham NG1 5AA

Saturday 4 February
1.30pm   Assemble
2.00pm – 5.30pm   Rehearsal
7.00pm   Assemble
7.30pm   Performance

Course Fee

Members of Music for Everyone    £35
Non Members                                £45
Benefit Claimants/Students           £25

The fee includes the rehearsal CD/MP3 files, optional rehearsals with Angela Kay, course weekend and concert. Music can be hired or purchased through MfE – please indicate on the form.

Please note that we will be performing the Spirituals from the full oratorio version of the Tippett Child of Our Time and not the unaccompanied stand-alone Spirituals.  The cost to buy the vocal score of this version is £26.00.

How do I enrol?

Fill in the online form via the button below and pay with a credit or debit card (no card fees). Alternatively, download this pdf form, fill in the form and send it in with your fee to the address on the form.

BOOKING IS NOW CLOSED FOR THIS COURSE. PLEASE KEEP AN EYE ON OUR WEBSITE FOR THE NEXT SINGING EVENT!

If you do not wish to pay via the internet or have any questions, please telephone 0115 9589312 to book over the phone.