the network RSCM events in your local area September 2016 – January 2017 Welcome
THE ROYAL SCHOOL OF Welcome to September’s CHURCH MUSIC edition of The Network. I hope Registered Charity No. 312828 Company Registration No. you’ll find instructive and 00250031 inspirational events taking 19 The Close, Salisbury SP1 2EB place in your Area. This quarter T 01722 424848 the Royal Academy of Music’s F 01722 424849 E [email protected] Patrick Russill is leading a W www.rscm.com conducting masterclass, both Front cover photograph: for participants and observers. There are many and Autumn at Southwell Minster varied events led by RSCM staff: we look forward to Photography: iStock meeting and making friends with more RSCM members The Network editor: as we go around the country. It’s a good time to audition Cathy Markall for Voices or Cathedral Singers choirs, and for the RSCM’s Printed in Wales by Residentiary Choir which meets in a cathedral city each Stephens & George Ltd August. Please note that the deadline There is much going on in Scotland and Ireland this for submissions to the next edition of The Network is quarter, and particularly in Wales: you can sing Part I of 1 October 2016. Messiah in Welsh, encounter the Psalms in many different manifestations or Eat, meet, sing and strum (the harp, of course)! Liverpool hosts a Diocesan Music Day which ABOUT THE RSCM looks to give ideas to church musicians in a diverse range The RSCM is a charity of musical styles, and Tim Martin from Musicademy committed particularly to joins Miles Quick in an event for instrumentalists and promoting the study, practice and improvement of music singers looking at blending different types of music. in Christian worship. It is Events specifically for young people are taking place an open, life-long learning in Lancashire, Ripon, Northumbria, Birmingham and organization, offering Peterborough, and there are several other events face-to-face and distance young people regularly attend, including the many education and training through its programmes, choral festivals taking place across the UK. There’s an published resources, courses opportunity to sing in King’s College Chapel, Cambridge, and activities. The RSCM among other wonderful places. is sustained by thousands There is so much on offer that I hope will inspire of members, volunteers singers, instrumentalists and music directors, but it is and donors worldwide. For information about only of value where it is known. Please show The Network membership benefits, email to others in your church, school or place of work; one [email protected]. important point of the RSCM network is to spread To make a charitable or information. legacy contribution, contact [email protected], phone 01722 424848, or visit www.rscm.com/donate. Andrew Reid, RSCM Director Contents
NORTH OF ENGLAND 4 How to apply for events Please telephone or email the SOUTH OF ENGLAND 14 contact name given under the event you wish to attend. If leaving a message, remember WALES 24 to give your contact details and postal address. It is important SCOTLAND 25 to book your place so that you can be notified in the event of IRELAND 27 any changes. It is also helpful to say how many people you RSCM CHOIRS 28 wish to book. Please be aware that events listed may CONTACT DETAILS 30 be subject to change. Additional events Please note that the two regions in England correspond to Additional events may be the Areas served by the RSCM’s Regional Coordinators (see arranged after the press date page 30 for full details). for this edition of The Network. Please contact your Area for further information, or visit www.rscm.com for the latest Map of regions information about events in the UK and around the world.
Regional Coordinators Regional Coordinators oversee the activities of the Areas within their regions. Contact details are provided on page 30 and at www.rscm.com/contact Scotland Area Awards RSCM Area committees arrange examinations at set times each year for individual singers of all ages leading to RSCM Awards at Bronze (Dean’s) and Silver North of (Bishop’s) levels. Please ask England your Area contact for further Ireland details.
Wales Area contacts can be found on page 30. South of England NORTH OF ENGLAND
COFFEE AND CONVERSATION CHORISTER AWARD Tim Knight TRAINING EVENT Simon Russell & The Revd Saturday 3 September 2016 Canon David Perkins 12:00 to 16:00 Yorkshire College of Music and Drama, Saturday 10 September St Marks House, 1 St Marks Avenue, Leeds 2016 LS2 9BN 12:30 to 16:00 Derby Cathedral Song Room Cost: No charge Contact: Matthew Lazenby Cost: No charge T 07854 079418 Contact: Elin Heron T 01773 821262 E [email protected] Come and tell us what you want to happen in your Area as we build new relationships A training event for choristers of all ages and create new projects. The event will be wishing to take their Bronze or Silver hosted by your new Acting Area Chair, Tim Award or working towards Voice for Life Knight. assessments. This event will cover awards Section B ‘Musical skills and understanding’ Ripon & Leeds Area Event and Section E ‘Choir in context’. Derbyshire Area Event
EXPLORING PLAINSONG COME AND SING WITH FOLLOWED BY JOHN RUTTER COMPLINE John Rutter Andrew Reid (RSCM Director) Saturday 17 September 2016 Sunday 11 September 2016 10:00 to 17:00 16:00 to 19:30 Derby Cathedral, (19:00 service) 18–19 Iron Gate, Derby DE1 3GP St Andrew, Heckington NG34 9RW Cost: £8 (£16 non-members), free under 18 Cost: £8 (includes afternoon tea) Contact: Elin Heron Contact: Liz Hill T 01773 821262 E [email protected] T 01529 240839 E [email protected] Join us at Derby Cathedral for a fun day of We look forward to Andrew Reid, Director singing with leading choral composer, John of the RSCM, leading us in an afternoon Rutter. Registration 10:00; 11:00 start; 17:00 exploring the fascinating world of plainsong. finish. After a break for afternoon tea we will Derbyshire Area Event sing Compline at 19:00 in the atmospheric setting of St Andrew’s Church, Heckington. Lincoln Area Event
4 The Network GREGORIAN CHANT DAY CELEBRATION DAY REHEARSALS / Thomas Leech WORKSHOPS Andrew Reid (RSCM Director) Saturday 17 September 2016 13:30 to 19:00 (18:15 service) Tuesday 20 September 2016 St Austin, Wentworth Terrace, Wakefield 19:30 to 21:00 WF1 3QN Beverley Minster Cost: £10 Thursday 22 September 2016 Contact: Patrick Ganley 19:30 to 21:00 T 01924 364135 St Hilda, Whitby E [email protected] Friday 23 September 2016 Learn about Gregorian chant. Sing 19:30 to 21:00 Gregorian chant in lovely surroundings. Selby Abbey Use the music in a liturgical setting with sung Mass at the end of the day. Cost: n/a Contact: Dr Craig Cartwright Wakefield Area Event T 07508 805621 E [email protected] Area rehearsals in preparation for RSCM Celebration Day with the North & East Yorkshire Area Festival (see page 6). North & East Yorkshire Area Events
HEREFORD & SOUTH SHROPSHIRE DIOCESAN MUSIC DAY DIOCESAN FESTIVAL REHEARSALS Phil Taylor Geraint Bowen Saturday 24 September 2016 Thursday 22 September 2016 09:30 to 15:30 19:30 to 21:30 St John, Ravenhead, Crossley Road, St Laurence’s Church, Church Stretton Ravenhead, St Helens, Merseyside SY6 6DQ Cost: £10 (inc. refreshments and light lunch) Cost: No charge Contact: Phil Taylor Contact: Lizzie Bayliss T 07534 043734 E [email protected] T 07983 028304 E [email protected] Music, in whatever style, can enhance our worship if done well. It can make or Thursday 29 September 2016 break the experience of the liturgy. This 19:30 to 21:30 day workshop, run jointly by the Diocesan Holy Trinity, Whitecross, Hereford HR4 0DU Liturgy and Worship Forum and RSCM Cost: No charge Liverpool Area offers practical experience of Contact: Jon Weller using music well in worship, both for those T 07850 019489 E [email protected] with a great deal of experience and for those who have little or none. Hereford & South Shropshire Area Events Liverpool Area Event
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AREA DEAN’S (BRONZE) VILLAGE ORGANISTS’ DAY AND BISHOP’S (SILVER) Alex Woodrow & AWARDS TRAINING Edward Scott Simon Palmer & Mick Perrier Saturday 1 October 2016 Tuesday 27 September 2016 10:00 to 16:00 19:00 to 21:00 St John, Baildon BD17 6ND St Faith & St Laurence, Cost: £12 Harborne B17 8RD Contact: Ann Foster Cost: £3 participants, observers free T 01274 777720 E [email protected] Contact: Alison Vining An opportunity to meet together and share T 0121 705 2700 E [email protected] some ideas and tips, under the guidance of An event for both candidates and choir a cathedral organist and Edward Scott. Feel trainers. An experienced examiner will take free to bring along something you need help candidates through the requirements of with and/or something you enjoy playing. the RSCM Bronze and Silver examinations, Bradford Area Event giving information and helpful advice. As well as ‘Using the voice well’ and aural tests, Sections C and E training will be given. Birmingham Area Event
RSCM CELEBRATION DAY FESTAL EVENSONG FOR HARVEST Andrew Reid (RSCM Director) & Tim Knight Robert Sharpe Sunday 2 October 2016 Saturday 1 October 2016 15:30 (18:00 service) 13:45 (17:15 service) St Mary, Selby Road, Whitkirk, Leeds York Minster LS15 0AA
Cost: Service book £3 (£4 non-members) Cost: Suggested donation £3 Contact: Louise Barclay Johnson Contact: Giles Taylor E [email protected] T 07807 839474 E [email protected] W www.rscm.com/celday Come and sing evensong with inspirational RSCM Celebration Day 2016 will be hosted director Tim Knight in the stunning by York Minster. The event is shared with surroundings of St Mary’s Church, Whitkirk. the North & East Yorkshire Area Festival, Responses: Ferial – Canticles: Moeran in D – which will provide the basis for a massed Anthem: Lord of beauty, thine the splendour choir who will be joined by the York Minster (Knight). There will be refreshments Choir. Choirs from across the country are following the service. Please contact the invited to join them. Places to sing may still organist Giles Taylor to register for this event. be available: contact Louise Barclay Johnson 15:30 arrive; 15:45 to 17:00 rehearsal; 18:00 or see our website for further details. service. National Event Ripon & Leeds Area Event
6 The Network MEET, EAT AND SING CHORAL EVENSONG WITH GORDON APPLETON Robert Girdler Angela Griffith Saturday 8 October 2016 Monday 3 October 2016 14:00 (17:30 service) 19:30 Christ Church, The Triangle, Belper, St James the Great, Derbyshire DE56 1BJ Barnsley Road, Flockton, Cost: No charge West Yorkshire WF4 4DH Contact: Elin Heron Cost: £5 (£6 non-members) T 01773 821262 E [email protected] Contact: Geoff Lockwood Join us for choral evensong at Christ Church T 01484 688487 E [email protected] in the historic mill town of Belper. There Meet people, eat with people and sing with will be a rehearsal followed by refreshments Gordon Appleton. and a service to which are all are warmly Wakefield Area Event welcomed. Derbyshire Area Event
SINGING DAY FOR CHOIRS CHESTER DIOCESAN Alex Osiatynski & Mark Penrose FESTIVAL Philip Rushforth Saturday 8 October 2016 10:30 to 17:00 Saturday 8 October 2016 Bilton Grange Prep School, Pugin Library 13:30 to 19:00 (17:30 service) and Chapel, Rugby Road, Dunchurch, Chester Cathedral CH1 2HU Rugby CV22 6QU Cost: No charge Cost: £10 (£15 non-members), £5 under 16 Contact: Simon Russell – includes a hot buffet lunch, tea and coffee T 07909 886997 E [email protected] Contact: Patsy Howes An opportunity for all choirs in and around T 01788 833041 E [email protected] the diocese of Chester to come together Come and improve your singing skills and for the annual festival service. We shall be try out new repertoire. singing evensong based on the RSCM book Coventry & Warwickshire Area Event With Saintly Shout and Solemn Jubilee. Congregational attendees also welcome. Chester Area Event
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HEREFORD & SOUTH SHROPSHIRE YOUNG VOICES FESTIVAL – DIOCESAN FESTIVAL SECONDARY SCHOOLS FESTIVAL 2016 Geraint Bowen Dr Craig Cartwright
Saturday 8 October 2016 Wednesday 12 October 2016 14:00 to 19:00 (17:30 service) 13:00 to 17:00 (15:30 service) Hereford Cathedral HR1 2NG Ripon Cathedral, Minster Road, Ripon HG4 1QS Cost: No charge. All singers will require a festival booklet (cost £4.50 members, £5.50 non-members Cost: No charge if ordered via Area Secretary in advance) Contact: Dr Craig Cartwright T 07554 422779 Contact: Lizzie Bayliss T 07983 028304 E [email protected] E [email protected] / Jon Weller T 07850 019489 The 2016 Secondary Schools Festival E [email protected] takes place in the grand surroundings of Ripon Cathedral and focuses on the theme Join us for the Diocesan Festival service on of Creation. There will be an afternoon Saturday 8 October. See website for details rehearsal at 13:00 with the festival starting at www.rscm.com/area/hereford-and-south- 15:30. All choirs of secondary school age are shropshire/ For details of local rehearsals see welcome to attend the festival to sing in the page 5. combined choir. Hereford & South Shropshire Area Event Ripon & Leeds / North & East Yorkshire Area Event
SINGING BREAK FOR YOUNG PEOPLE’S SINGING DAY ADULTS Lin Marsh Simon Russell Saturday 15 October 2016 Friday 14 – Sunday 16 10:30 to 16:00 October 2016 St Peter, Salesbury Ashbourne and Contact: Marilyn Prescott surrounding villages T 01524 823031 E [email protected] DE6 1AN This will be a fun day for 8–13 year-olds, Cost: £155 (includes all tuition and dinner on discovering what our voices can do and how Friday and Saturday evenings – please arrange you own accommodation) to sing with drama and movement to really Contact: RSCM Education create a thrilling performance. Work with T 01722 424843 E [email protected] Lin Marsh, an internationally renowned W www.rscm.com/courses voice specialist and composer who has worked extensively in music education Join the RSCM’s Northern Coordinator, across all sectors. Not to be missed! Simon Russell, on one of our popular singing breaks for adults. Rehearsals and training Lancashire Area Event in the context of worship in local churches, with the chance to get to know other singers. Booking deadline 8 September. National Event 8 The Network FESTIVAL AND ANNUAL DIOCESAN AWARDS SERVICE AND CHOIRS Mick Perrier FESTIVAL Simon Hogan Saturday 15 October 2016 11:00 to 16:00 Saturday 15 October Birmingham Cathedral 2016 B3 2QB 14:00 to 18:45 Southwell Minster Cost: £6 adults, £3 award winners Contact: Alison Vining Cost: £9 per singer which includes all music T 0121 705 2700 E [email protected] Contact: Michael Worth T 0115 9701 238 E [email protected] With Saintly Shout and Solemn Jubilee, a festival service celebrating God’s saints A festival evensong commemorating the in words and music. This year the service life and work of Charles Wood (1866–1926) will take the form of a Service of the Word by including several of his anthems and incorporating presentation of awards. Under his setting in D major of the canticles. 18s must be supervised. All welcome. Southwell Minster’s Acting Rector Chori, Simon Hogan, will direct; the organist will Birmingham Area Event be Edward Turner, Organ Scholar at the Minster. Southwell & Notts Area Event
RSCM LINCOLN DIOCESAN FESTIVAL AREA FESTIVAL AND PRESENTATION Aric Prentice OF AWARDS Sheffield Cathedral Saturday 15 October Music Team 2016 14:30 to 18:30 Sunday 16 October (17:30 service) 2016 Lincoln Cathedral 13:00 to 17:30 LN2 1PL Sheffield Cathedral, Church Street S1 1HA
Cost: Festival books £5 (£6.50 non-members) Cost: £1 (£3 non-members) Contact: Liz Hill Contact: Ray Gallagher T 01529 240839 E [email protected] T 01709 540819 E [email protected] The annual Diocesan choirs’ festival using Our Diocesan Festival returns to Sheffield the 2016 RSCM festival service With Cathedral for the first time in many years, Saintly Shout and Solemn Jubilee at Lincoln and we will be joined by the Cathedral Choir Cathedral. Dean’s (Bronze) and Bishop’s and Music Team. Music will include Stanford (Silver) Awards will be presented during the in C canticles, and the awards will be service. Meet at 14:00 for 14:30 rehearsal. presented by the Bishop of Doncaster. Music will be available at regional rehearsals. Lincoln Area Event Sheffield & South Yorkshire Area Event
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YOUNG PEOPLE’S FESTIVAL SCHOOLS’ FESTIVAL Andrew Robinson Mick Perrier
Sunday 16 October 2016 Monday 17 October 2016 15:00 (18:00 service) 10:30 to 15:00 St Bartholomew, Station Road, Benton St Chad’s Cathedral, Birmingham B4 6EU NE12 9NQ Cost: £25 per school Cost: No charge Contact: Mick Perrier Contact: The Revd Ann McGivern T 07967 595881 E [email protected] T 0191 266 5442 E [email protected] An inspiring service for upper or equal A chance for young singers from the voices, devised to encourage worship in Area to meet and sing together under the school, church and community. Online enthusiastic and dynamic direction of resources include performance and backing Andrew Robinson, our former Regional tracks, music for singers, congregational Music Adviser. order of service and training notes. Northumbria Area Event Birmingham Area Event
CHURCH ORGANISTS ‘BEFORE THE COURSE ENDING OF THE Daniel Moult DAY’ – COMPLINE BY CANDLELIGHT Tuesday 18 – Thursday 20 Canon Dr James Lancelot October 2016 York (various venues inc. Wednesday 19 October York Minster) 2016 19:30 to 21:00 (20:00 service) Cost: £285 (members), £315 (non-members). Escomb Saxon Church DL14 7SY Includes tuition and dinner only. Contact: RSCM Education Administrator Cost: Free with retiring collection T 01722 424843 E [email protected] Contact: Andrew Robinson T 07739 341213 W www.rscm.com/courses E [email protected] A short, intensive course for church organists Come and sing Compline by candlelight of approximately Grade 5–7 (organ) level, in one of Europe’s most complete Saxon taught in very small groups and with access churches. Places are limited so booking is to excellent organs for registration and essential. Escomb Saxon Church is 3 miles console-management studies. west of Bishop Auckland. National Event Durham Area Event
10 The Network ‘NO ORGANIST? NO PROBLEM!’ COME AND SING The Revd Sarah Lunn & Leigh Harding PLAINCHANT WITH PHILIP DUFFY Saturday 22 October 2016 Philip Duffy 10:00 to 12:00 Milburn Village Hall Saturday 5 November 2016 13:00 to 18:00 Cost: £5 (17:00 service) Contact: Joan Gordon T 01768 352980 St Mary, Nantwich CW5 5RQ E [email protected] Cost: £4 How do you manage when there is no Contact: Simon Russell organist for your service? Sarah Lunn T 07909 886997 E [email protected] and Leigh Harding offer some practical An opportunity to work through The RSCM suggestions. Ending with a soup lunch. Guide to Plainchant led by a director well Cumbria Area Event versed in plainsong, culminating in a celebration of Compline at the end of the session. Chester Area Event
LITURGICAL IMPROVISATION COME AND SING WORKSHOP EVENSONG Mick Perrier Andrew Reid (RSCM Director) Saturday 5 November 2016 14:00 to 16:00 Sunday 6 November 2016 St Peter & St Paul, Coleshill B46 3AD 15:45 (18:30 service) Cost: No charge St John, Broughton PR3 5JB Contact: Richard Syner Cost: £5 T 01283 540276 E [email protected] Contact: Marilyn Prescott Struggling to fill the gaps and cover the T 01524 823031 E [email protected] action? Don’t know how to start – or stop? An opportunity to rehearse and sing Fear not – explore some useful tricks and choral evensong with Andrew Reid, RSCM scaffolding to make you effective for your Director. Music will include O for a closer listeners. Material to take away for further walk with God – Stanford, Noble in B minor development. and Greater love – Ireland. Drinks will be Birmingham Area Event provided and all music given out on the day. Timetable: 15:45 arrival and seating; 16:00- 17:30 rehearsal; 18:30 evensong. Lancashire Area Event
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LIFT UP YOUR VOICE PREPARATION FOR CHRISTMAS Miles Quick Adrian Self & Colin Dean
Monday 7 November 2016 Saturday 12 November 2016 19:30 to 21:30 13:15 to 18:00 St Ambrose, Leyland Cartmel Priory ’Small’ church hall Cost: £5 per chorister plus £1 for music booklet Cost: £5 Contact: Joan Swindlehurst Contact: Marilyn Prescott T 01229 821166 E [email protected] T 01524 823031 E [email protected] Come and join with other singers to learn Miles Quick, the RSCM’s Head of carols old and new. The music will be Congregational and Instrumental Music, printed in a booklet priced £1 and will be will look at music which can be quickly available on the day. Only sufficient copies learned and sung with confidence. Using will be printed for members attending. a blend of traditional and contemporary Cumbria Area Event items, this event will be suitable for churches with and without choirs, and will be of interest to those who choose music for worship. Lancashire Area Event
AWARDS TRAINING DAY BE STILL, MY SOUL John Lyon Piers Maxim
Saturday 12 November 2016 Saturday 12 November 2016 14:00 to 17:00 14:00 to 18:30 (16:30 service) Worcester Cathedral St Nicholas, Newport, Cost: No charge Lincoln LN1 3DP Contact: Mark Wilson Cost: £3 T 01905 353939 E [email protected] Contact: Liz Hill Annual Choirs’ Festival. Under the direction T 01529 240839 E [email protected] of Piers Maxim, this service has been An opportunity to explore and perform specially compiled with music that can be repertoire which can be used in the Dean’s taken back for use in your own church. It (Bronze) and Bishop’s (Silver) Awards. The includes: The Chorister’s Prayer (Maxim), workshop will feature collective and whole- Responses (Radcliffe), Canticles in A flat group sessions. (Harwood), With proud thanksgiving (Elgar). Lincoln Area Event Assemble in the Chapter House at 14:00. Worcestershire Area Event
12 The Network DIOCESAN CHORAL EVENSONG & FORTHCOMING EVENTS PRESENTATION OF RSCM AWARDS Come and Sing Choral Vespers Kerry Beaumont Saturday 4 February 2017 Saturday 19 November 2016 St Mary’s Cathedral, Middlesbrough dir. Tim Harrison 13:30 to 17:00 (16:00 service) Strengthen for Service Coventry Cathedral Tuesday 7 – Thursday 9 February 2017 Cost: No cost (donations welcome) Hinsley Hall, Leeds LS6 2BX Contact: Patsy Howes dir. The Revd Helen Bent T 01788 833041 E [email protected] Sing 4 Joy NE Monday 20 – Tuesday 21 February 2017 Join choirs and singers from the Coventry St Nicholas Cathedral, Newcastle NE1 1PF Diocese to sing choral evensong. Responses dir. Andrew Robinson – Smith 5 part in A flat. Setting – Walmisley Area Festival and Awards Ceremony in D minor. Anthem –O thou the central orb Saturday 25 February 2017 (Wood). Blackburn Cathedral dir. Samuel Hudson Coventry & Warwickshire Area Event RSCM CHOIRS For RSCM Northern Cathedral Singers events see page 28.
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SURVIVAL KIT! A COURSE FOR AREA COME APPOINTED CATHEDRAL ORGAN AND SING DAY SCHOLARS 2016–17 ‘REJOICE, I WAS GLAD!’ Andrew Reid (RSCM Director) Robert Tucker & Derry French Wednesday 31 August – Friday 2 September 2016 Saturday 10 September Bristol Cathedral 2016 10:00 to 17:00 Cost: £250 St Peter & St Paul, Buckingham Contact: RSCM Education Administrator T 01722 424843 E [email protected] Cost: £5 (£10 non-members). Choir leaders have W www.rscm.com/courses free entry. Contact: Robert Tucker Accompaniment, registration, transposition, T 01280 847154 E [email protected] score-reading, psalms, plainsong, safeguarding, copyright, teaching the probationers – all these A rewarding singing day learning the new things you could need in your first fortnight in ‘RSCM Buckinghamshire Area Responses’, post, along with new repertoire and little time. Parry’s I was glad and Stanford’s Mag Come and be clued-up so that you hit the organ & Nunc in G, which will be used in a loft with reduced trepidation! concluding service of choral evensong. National Event Buckinghamshire Area Event
FROM PIANO TO ORGAN RECRUITMENT AND RETENTION OF Rosemary Field YOUNG PEOPLE INTO CHURCH CHOIRS (RSCM Deputy Director) Andrew Moodie
Saturday 10 September 2016 Saturday 10 September 2016 14:00 to 16:30 14:30 to 16:30 All Saints, Botley, Hants St Peter, Brackley NN13 7BZ SO30 2EA Cost: £5 (£7 non-members) to include light Cost: £10 refreshments Contact: Dr Hugh Benham Contact: Andrew Moodie T 023 8027 5295 E [email protected] T 01604 780507 E [email protected] W www.rscmpeterboroughandnorthampton.co.uk A course for people with some keyboard experience (probably on piano) who would ‘We have no young choir members now!’ like to play the organ, and learn about Does this apply to your choir? Come to this technique and how to use the instrument. informative session to discuss and share Come along and learn some essential skills ways of attracting and keeping younger under expert direction. A follow-up scheme choristers. Amongst other things we will be will be arranged. Maximum 12 places. looking at the Voice for Life training scheme. Portsmouth / Winchester Area Event Peterborough & Northampton Area Event
14 The Network FESTIVAL SERVICE LOCAL REHEARSALS
Martin Penrose Cost: No charge but participants must have the Wednesday 14 September 2016 festival service book With Saintly Shout and 19:30 to 21:00 Solemn Jubilee available from RSCM Music Direct St Thomas, St Thomas St, Lymington, Contact: Philip Dowd Hampshire SO41 9ND T 02380 841679 E [email protected] Local rehearsals for the November Festival The Revd Canon Gary Philbrick Service (see page 22). Please arrive in good Tuesday 20 September 2016 time to register so that the rehearsals can 19:30 to 21:00 start at 19:30. Singers should attend at least Weeke Methodist Church, Weeke, one of the local rehearsals to prepare for the Winchester, Hampshire SO22 6EG festival service. Participants under the age of 18 must be supervised by a responsible adult Ian Rees (e.g. the choir director/organist or parent/ Tuesday 20 September 2016 guardian). 19:30 to 21:00 Winchester Area Events St Michael, Church Square, Basingstoke RG21 7QW
AREA CHORAL FESTIVAL RSCM FESTIVAL – Andrew Reid KING’S COLLEGE, (RSCM Director) CAMBRIDGE Paul Trepte & The Revd Saturday 17 September 2016 Canon James Garrard 10:00 to 17:00 (16:00 service) Chelmsford Cathedral & Saturday 17 Cathedral School September 2016 13:30 to 18:30 Cost: £10 inc. copy of With Saintly Shout, King’s College, Cambridge £5 without Contact: Shirley Timmins Cost: £6 (cost of book) T 01277 233302 E [email protected] Contact: Alex Ledsham T 07544 992737 E [email protected] The largest event of a year celebrating the saints in music (in conjunction with the Annual Diocesan Festival, which is normally RSCM publication With Saintly Shout and held in Ely, but every four years is held in Solemn Jubilee), the festival is a fantastic the magnificent and breathtaking setting of opportunity to sing and worship on a large King’s College, Cambridge. The event takes scale, with choirs from both cathedrals in the form of a standard choral evensong. the Area. Please bring lunch with you. Ely Area Event Essex & East London Area Event
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WORKSHOP DAY FOR SINGERS AND COME AND SING INSTRUMENTALISTS IN MUSIC GROUPS VESPERS WITH THE Miles Quick & Tim Martin ABBEY CHOIR Philip Arkwright Saturday 17 September 2016 10:00 to 16:00 Sunday 18 September Christ Church, Beckenham, Kent 2016 14:00 (16:00 service) Cost: £10 Buckfast Abbey TQ11 0EE Contact: Paula Goodwin E [email protected] Cost: £5 Contact: Philip Arkwright A chance to work with Miles Quick (RSCM) T 01364 645640 E [email protected] and Tim Martin (Musicademy) on repertoire for mixed instrumental groups and voices, In the beautiful setting of Buckfast Abbey, how to blend modern and traditional a Roman Catholic Benedictine monastery, styles, using Iona and Taizé music in come and sing vespers with the abbey different contexts, teaching new repertoire, choir. Music includes Gregorian chant and improvisation, selecting new material, and polyphony. Open to singers of all abilities. finding and nurturing new musicians. Places limited, so please book in advance before 2 September 2016. Rochester Area Event Devon Area Event
MEET, EAT & SING WITH SING A NEW SONG! ROSEMARY FIELD (PLUS COMPOSERS’ WORKSHOP AN OPPORTUNITY TO Lee Dunleavy MEET YOUR LOCAL RSCM Saturday 24 September 2016 COMMITTEE) 14:30 to 17:00 Rosemary Field St Mary the Virgin, Higham Ferrers NN10 8DL (RSCM Deputy Director) Cost: Suggested donation £5 Tuesday 20 September 2016 Contact: Andrew Moodie 19:30 to 22:00 T 01604 780507 E [email protected] The Abbey School AL1 1DQ A combined event for members of RSCM Cost: £10 and NDOA (Northampton District Contact: Chris Muhley E [email protected] Organists’ Association). We welcome An opportunity for all RSCM members and submissions from local composers who friends to meet and sing with the RSCM’s wish to have their new works for choir Deputy Director, Rosemary Field. A fish and/or organ performed. Please submit and chip supper will be included and the compositions by Monday 11 September. A event will focus on repertoire by Parry. You choir will be required to perform pieces, and can also use this occasion to chat to the they will rehearse 13:00–14:00. All welcome, members of your local RSCM committee. but those taking part as a composer or singer need to register beforehand. St Albans, Hertford & Bedford Area Event Peterborough & Northampton Area Event 16 The Network RSCM YOUNG VOICES AT AREA FESTIVAL WEEKEND ROMSEY ABBEY Peter Harris George Richford Saturday 24 – Sunday 25 September 2016 Saturday 24 September 2016 Leicester Cathedral LE1 5DE 10:00 to 15:30 Cost: Organ recital £7.50 (concession to LDOA Romsey Abbey SO51 8EP members £5 tbc) Cost: No charge (donations on the day welcome) Contact: Peter Harris Contact: Dr Hugh Benham T 07792 863668 E [email protected] T 023 8027 5295 E [email protected] Saturday: Organ recital by James Lancelot A day of workshops and short services from Durham Cathedral (19:30). from 10:00 to approximately 15:30. Three Sunday: Led by James Lancelot with workshop sessions will culminate in a combined choirs from across the diocese. number of pieces (around such themes as Service to include the presentation of baptism and calling) being performed in the awards. Rehearsal 13:00 to 15:00; service abbey in three separate short services, led 16:00. Refreshments will be provided; please by the Vicar, and attended by families and bring a packed lunch. children present at the Abbey Open Day. Leicester Area Events Winchester Area Event
CHORAL VESPERS MUSIC – A GIFT TO THE & RSCM AWARDS CHURCH? A DAY FOR PRESENTATION CLERGY, ORGANISTS AND Norman Harper MUSIC LEADERS The Revd Helen Bent Sunday 25 September 2016 13:00 to 16:30 Wednesday 28 September 2016 (15:30 service) 10:00 to 16:00 St George’s RC Cathedral, Southwark Abbey House, Glastonbury BA6 8DH
Cost: No charge Cost: £20 (including lunch) Contact: Norman Harper T 07905 301922 Contact: Jerry King T 01278 662597 E [email protected] E [email protected] St George’s Metropolitan Cathedral is the How do we use music to enhance worship magnificent setting for the 2016 RSCM and deepen faith? Where do we find awards, within the context of choral vespers appropriate hymns and songs for our sung by the combined cathedral choirs context? And how do we avoid discord and and award winners. Full rehearsal begins promote better understanding between at 13:00 in the Amigo Hall next to the clergy and their musicians? The Revd Helen cathedral, with stalls rehearsal at 14:30. Bent, RSCM’s Head of Ministerial Training Service begins at 15:30. guides us through these issues. Southwark & East Surrey Area Event Somerset Area Event
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STRENGTHEN FOR REGIONAL REHEARSALS FOR SERVICE (LITE) DIOCESAN CHOIR FESTIVAL The Revd Helen Bent Mark Lee
Saturday 1 October 2016 Tuesday 4 October 2016 10:00 to 16:00 19:00 to 20:30 St Stephen, Rochester Row, Bristol Cathedral London SW1P 1LE Tuesday 11 October 2016 Cost: Members £8 until 12 September 2016, £10 19:00 to 20:30 on or after 13 September 2016 (£12 non-members) St Sampson, Cricklade Contact: Jenny Beard T 020 8866 7637 E [email protected] Cost: No charge Contact: Sarah Townsend A day for clergy, lay worship leaders and T 07860 439146 musicians led by the Revd Helen Bent, E [email protected] RSCM Head of Ministerial Training, in association with Praxis. Find out more about Regional rehearsals for Diocesan Choir how to integrate music into the life of your Festival being held at Bristol Cathedral on church. Saturday 15 October 2016 (see page 19). London Area Event Bristol & Swindon Area Events
SINGING BREAK FOR ADULTS ANNUAL DIOCESAN Nigel Groome FESTIVAL Paul Hale Friday 7 – Sunday 9 October 2016 Sarum College, Salisbury SP1 2EE Saturday 8 October 2016 14:00 to 18:00 Cost: £190 residential, £110 non-residential (17:00 service) Contact: Nigel Groome T 07530 760336 Booking: Sarum College T 01722 424800 Dorchester Abbey, Oxon E [email protected] W www.sarum.ac.uk OX10 7HH (Sarum College’s own terms and conditions apply) Cost: Juniors £7.50, adults £9 The Sarum Singing Break is for anyone Contact: Janet Low who enjoys singing liturgical church music. T 01865 777257 E [email protected] We will rehearse and sing services in the W www.rscm-oxford.org.uk college chapel and St Thomas’ Church. The Choral evensong for members of all affiliated repertoire will cover music from Tudor choirs in the Oxford Diocese. See details on times to present day compositions. our website www.rscm-oxford.org.uk National Event Oxfordshire Area Event
18 The Network AN INTRODUCTION TO DIOCESAN CHOIR THE ORGAN FESTIVAL Tim Ravalde Mark Lee
Saturday 8 October 2016 Saturday 15 October 10:30 to 13:00 2016 St George, Cleveland Road, 11:00 to 16:30 Chichester PO19 7AD Bristol Cathedral
Cost: No charge Cost: £5 Contact: Imogen Stewart Contact: Sarah Townsend T 01903 209107 E [email protected] T 07860 439146 E [email protected] A workshop for those interested in learning to play the organ, particularly pianists who An opportunity for choirs from across the would like some ‘conversion’ training or diocese to come together to sing in the volunteer organists who wish to know more cathedral. There will be two rehearsals, one about the instrument. Led by Tim Ravalde, in the cathedral and one at St Sampson’s Assistant Organist, Chichester Cathedral. Church, Cricklade with Mark Lee, Master of Also an opportunity to find out about the Choristers (see page 18). Sussex Area Organist Training Scheme. Bristol & Swindon Area Event Sussex Area Event
AREA CHOIRS’ MEET AND SING WITH FESTIVAL MALCOLM ARCHER Scott Farrell Malcolm Archer Saturday 15 October Saturday 15 October 2016 2016 14:00 to 18:00 14:15 to 18:15 St Mary, Fordingbridge, (17:15 service) Hants Rochester Cathedral Cost: £8 (£10 non-members), £5 young people Cost: Purchase of music booklet: £7.50 or £6 for Contact: David Duvall 10 or more copies T 07855 947104 E [email protected] Contact: Sue Moore T 020 8859 6997 E [email protected] Come and join us for a workshop with renowned composer and choir trainer RSCM Rochester invites choirs across the Malcolm Archer, a former Director of Music diocese and beyond to join together to at St Paul’s Cathedral and now Director of sing a range of exciting music at a festival Chapel Music at Winchester College. Enjoy evensong directed by Scott Farrell, including singing Malcolm’s own varied compositions presentation of certificates to this year’s and other music. successful RSCM awards candidates and a Wessex Area Event separate anthem for award holders. Local rehearsals to be confirmed. Rochester Area Event THE SOUTH OF ENGLAND 19 SOUTH OF ENGLAND
MEET, EAT AND SING AWARD CHORISTERS’ Oliver Hancock EVENSONG Paul Trepte Saturday 15 October 2016 Saturday 22 October 2016 18:30 to 20:30 15:15 to 18:30 (17:30 service) Christ Church, Ely Cathedral Alum Bay New Road, Cost: No charge Totland PO39 0ES Contact: Elizabeth Trenchard Cost: Adult/junior £4, adult (non-member) £5 T 01954 201381 E [email protected] Contact: Helen Slade An exciting opportunity for successful T 01983 853504 award choristers to sing evensong at Ely E [email protected] Cathedral with Ely Cathedral Girls’ Choir An informal evening of fellowship and and Men. singing. Music and food provided on the Ely Area Event evening. Opportunity to sing some new music and some old favourites with a new twist. Isle of Wight Area Event
THREE-DAY EVENSONG COURSE ‘AS YOU LIKE IT OR WHAT YOU WILL’ FOR ADULTS ORGAN EVENT WITH JOHN RIPPIN Director tbc John Rippin
Monday 24 – Wednesday 26 October 2016 Saturday 5 November 2016 14:15 to 18:15 daily 14:00 to 17:00 Rochester Cathedral St Luke, Church Road, Tiptree CO5 0SU
Cost: £45 adults, £30 15–18s with RSCM Bronze/ Cost: £10 adults, £5 school pupils (under 18s Silver/Gold Awards must be accompanied by an adult or provide an Contact: Sue Moore indemnity form signed by a parent/guardian) T 020 8859 6997 Contact: Emmelia van der Walt T 07940 512407 E [email protected] E [email protected] An opportunity for adults of reasonable A suitably Shakespearean title in this the musical standard to rehearse and sing 400th anniversary year. When you register cathedral evensong on three consecutive you will have the opportunity of stating days. A full music list for each day will what aspects of the organ and its music you be circulated to registered participants would particularly like to be dealt with. The in advance. Choristers aged 15–18 with pedals? Registration? Explanation and use RSCM Bronze, Silver and Gold Awards are of the stops? Why does it do that when I do particularly encouraged to join the group. this? And so on. The afternoon will be built round your ideas and requests which we Rochester Area Event hope will be of use to all those taking part. 20 The Network Essex & East London Area Event CONDUCTING MASTERCLASS WITH RSCM DEVON CHORAL FESTIVAL PATRICK RUSSILL Timothy Noon Patrick Russill Saturday 5 November 2016 Saturday 5 November 2016 11:15 (16:00 service) 14:00 to 17:30 Exeter Cathedral EX1 1HS St Stephen, Rochester Row, London Cost: Entry and pre-ordered music book £6 SW1P 1LE (under 18s £1) Cost: £25 conducting student, £12 observer Contact: Joy Winzer Contact: Jenny Beard T 01364 642448 E [email protected] T 0208 866 7637 E [email protected] A celebration of choral music providing a A chance to improve your conducting marvellous opportunity to sing in Exeter skills under the guidance of Patrick Russill, Cathedral with its new music director, Head of Choral Conducting at the Royal Timothy Noon. Everyone, including non- Academy of Music and Director of Music of singing friends, is welcome to join the the London Oratory. There will be six places service at the end of the day. There will be for conductors (25 minutes’ coaching each) regional rehearsals arranged during the plus 30 places for observers. All will sing previous weeks to get familiarized with the in the choir. Music list will be circulated in music. Rehearsals 11:15 and 14:00. September. Under 18s welcome (with adult). Devon Area Event London Area Event
COME AND SING YOUNG VOICES FESTIVAL FAURÉ’S REQUIEM Rosemary Field Andrew Millington (RSCM Deputy Director)
Sunday 6 November 2016 Thursday 10 November 2016 15:00 to 19:30 10:15 to 14:30 (13:45 service) (18:30 service) All Saints, Peterborough Wimborne Minster PE1 2UL
Cost: £8 (£10 non-members), £5 young people Cost: No charge Contact: David Duvall Contact: Jane McKee T 07855 947104 E [email protected] T 01780 762398 E [email protected] W www.rscmpeterboroughandnorthampton.co.uk Gabriel Fauré’s Requiem is one of our best loved choral works. Come and sing it An opportunity for all Key Stage 2 pupils liturgically under the direction of Andrew to come and sing under Rosemary Field’s Millington, recently retired Organist of enthusiastic direction. The music, which is Exeter Cathedral, in the wonderful setting both inspiring and accessible, will be taken of Wimborne Minster. Run-through at from the RSCM festival book Act Justly, Love 15:00 with the service starting at 18:30. New Mercy, Walk Humbly. Participants are asked RSCM edition of the Requiem available for to bring a packed lunch. Prior booking is loan or to buy. essential. Wessex Area Event Peterborough & Northampton Area Event
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RSCM WINCHESTER AREA FESTIVAL RSCM AWARDS SERVICE SERVICE WITH PRESENTATION OF Bishop of Dorchester & AWARDS Dr Stephen Darlington Peter Nardone Saturday 12 November 2016 Saturday 12 November 2016 16:00 (18:00 service) 13:45 to 18:30 (17:30 service) Christ Church Cathedral, Oxford Winchester Cathedral, Hampshire SO23 9LS Cost: No charge Cost: No charge but participants must have the Contact: Elizabeth Brent festival service book With Saintly Shout and T 01491 576033 E [email protected] Solemn Jubilee available from RSCM Music Direct Contact: Philip Dowd Evensong and presentation of awards. T 02380 841679 E [email protected] Award winners will be able to sing part of the service with the cathedral choir under This is the main Area event of the year. the direction of Dr Stephen Darlington. Choirs and individual singers are welcome. Music has been chosen with large and small Berkshire / Buckinghamshire / Oxfordshire choirs in mind from the RSCM publication Area Event With Saintly Shout and Solemn Jubilee. Children under 18 years of age will require supervision. Winchester Area Event
AREA FESTIVAL REGIONAL EVENSONG Andrew Reid Chris Muhley (RSCM Director) Sunday 20 November 2016 Saturday 19 November 2016 15:30 (18:00 service) 14:00 to 18:00 (17:00 service) St Mary the Virgin, Church Lane, Portsmouth Cathedral, Goldington, Bedford MK41 0AP High Street PO1 2HH Cost: £5 Cost: £10 adults, £5 schoolchildren (includes Contact: Helen Sims E [email protected] music and refreshments) Contact: Oliver Hancock T 023 9282 3300 Join with other choirs from the Area for E [email protected] our annual Regional Evensong to celebrate the Feast of Christ the King. Featuring Join other choirs from around the Diocese some music from the book used at our Area of Portsmouth for this year’s Area Festival, Choirs Festival With Saintly Shout and singing music from the RSCM’s publication Solemn Jubilee. Arrival at 15:30 for a 16:00 With Saintly Shout and Solemn Jubilee. start. Come together for a joyful day of singing St Albans, Hertford & Bedford Area Event and worship at Portsmouth Cathedral under the direction of Andrew Reid. Portsmouth Area Event
22 The Network COME AND Photo: Alhadeff Vicky ADVENT CAROL SERVICE SING WITH Philip Arkwright BOB CHILCOTT Bob Chilcott Saturday 26 November 2016 13:30 (16:30 service) Saturday 26 Buckfast Abbey TQ11 0EE November 2016 Cost: Entry and pre-ordered music book £5 10:30 to 16:30 (under 18s £1) Ss Peter & Paul, Great Missenden Contact: Nicholas Brown T 01297 560493 Cost: £15 (£20 non-members) E [email protected] Contact: Val Withams T 01494 866389 E [email protected] A traditional and popular choral service to begin the season of Advent in the This event is being organized by Ss Peter magnificent surroundings of Buckfast & Paul Church, Great Missenden in Abbey. association with RSCM Buckinghamshire committee. A great day singing some of Bob Devon Area Event Chilcott’s compositions under his direction, something to suit all lovers of choral music. The final musical choice has yet to be made. Buckinghamshire Area Event
EPIPHANY PROCESSION Christopher Helyer
Sunday 15 January 2017 16:00 to 18:30 East Portlemouth Church TQ7 8PE
Cost: tba Contact: tba The Epiphany Procession is a special service that ties up any loose ends after Christmas and points to the Passion of our Lord. Devon Area Event
RSCM CHOIRS For RSCM Voices (South), Voices (West) and RSCM Residentiary Choir events see pages 28–29.
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EAT, MEET, SING AND STRUM! COME AND SING – MUSIC FOR Dr William Reynolds ADVENT AND CHRISTMAS Mervyn Cousins Saturday 17 September 2016 10:30 to 15:30 Tuesday 20 September 2016 Aberglasney Gardens SA32 8QH 19:15 to 21:15 St Mary, Mold CH7 1BW Cost: £5 (£7 non-members) Contact: Mary Evans Cost: £7 T 07875 036155 Contact: Irene Lewis E [email protected] T 07975 818106 E [email protected] We will meet at 10:30 to rehearse, breaking Mervyn Cousins, Deputy Chief Examiner for lunch (not included) before our ABRSM and Former Director of Music at performance at 14:30 when once more we Liverpool Metropolitan RC Cathedral will will be pleased to welcome members of the lead a choral workshop exploring repertoire Clarsach Society (Wales branch) and their choices for Advent and Christmas, with harps of course! Places are limited so book technical advice for both singers and choir early to avoid disappointment. trainers. Music copies will be available at the West Wales Area Event workshop. North Wales Area Event
VOICE FOR LIFE CHORAL FESTIVAL TRAINING SESSION Colin Davey Colin Davey Saturday 15 October 2016 Saturday 15 October 2016 13:30 registration, 10:00 to 12:00 14:00 rehearsal Llandaff Cathedral (17:00 to 18:00 service) Llandaff Cathedral Cost: £5 Contact: Emma Gibbins Cost: No charge; participants need to buy the T 07952 514117 festival service book available on the day or in E [email protected] advance, cost £4.50 Contact: Emma Gibbins Training session: introducing the Voice T 07952 514117 for Life programme for choir leaders and E [email protected] trainers. Choral festival. Come and sing a selection South East Wales Area Event of fine choral repertoire from the RSCM festival service book With Saintly Shout and Solemn Jubilee. South East Wales Area Event
24 The Network CANTATE DOMINO – AN EVENING OF MESSIAS / MESSIAH IN WELSH PSALMODY Meirion Wynn Jones (director) & Dr William Reynolds Simon Pearce (organist)
Wednesday 19 October 2016 Saturday 3 December 2016 18:45 to 21:30 13:30 to 21:00 (19:00 concert) St Mary, Swansea city centre Tabernacle Baptist Chapel SA31 1DQ
Cost: £5 Cost: £12 singers, £8 to attend concert Contact: Prof Tony Davies Contact: Simon Pearce T 01792 429543 E [email protected] T 01437 720057 E [email protected] Explore and sing a wide range of musical Mae hwn yn gyfle i ganu Rhan 1 o Messiah styles of psalmody, including Gregorian yn y Gymraeg. This is an opportunity to sing chant, Anglican chant, metrical psalms and Part 1 of Messiah in Welsh. There will be a anthems. The evening ends with a short act rehearsal at 14:00 (registration from 13:30) of worship, followed by light refreshments and the concert will begin at 19:00. The and an opportunity to socialize. Registration first half of the concert will comprise other from 18:30. seasonal music. Swansea & Brecon Area Event West Wales Area Event
SCOTLAND
STRENGTHEN FOR SERVICE BRONZE / SILVER AWARD The Revd Helen Bent EXAM TRAINING Alistair Warwick Tuesday 13 – Thursday 15 September 2016 Dunblane Cathedral Hall FK15 0AQ Saturday 17 September 2016 Cost: £145 10:00 to 12:30 (Bronze); Contact: RSCM Education T 01722 424843 E [email protected] 13:30 to 16:00 (Silver) W www.rscm.com/courses Holy Trinity, Stirling Led by the RSCM’s Head of Ministerial Cost: Donation to RSCM Scotland Training, the Revd Helen Bent, Strengthen Contact: K Mann T 01241 853874 E [email protected] for Service provides practical guidance on how to manage your church’s music. Preparation for exams. For singers and choir Although the course is designed primarily trainers. for Anglican clergy, Readers and lay leaders, Scotland Area Event it will also be invaluable for relevant members of other churches. National Event
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COME AND SING DUNBLANE SINGING DAY COMPLINE Matthew Beetschen Patricia Lynch Saturday 5 November 2016 Sunday 9 October 2016 13:30 for 14:00 rehearsal (17:00 service) 17:00 to 19:00 Dunblane Cathedral SK15 0AQ (18:00 service) Cost: Donation to cover costs and help the work Holy Trinity, Church of RSCM Scotland Street, Haddington EH41 3EX Contact: Patricia Lynch Cost: Donation to RSCM Scotland T 01620 892228 E [email protected] Contact: Patricia Lynch An afternoon of singing in Dunblane T 01620 892228 E [email protected] Cathedral under the guidance of Matthew Come and sing the ancient Office of Beetschen. No advance preparation Compline in the beautiful setting of necessary – just come and sing. Please Holy Trinity in Haddington. Suitable for register if you can so that we can ensure we singers of all abilities. Under 18s must be have sufficient music copies for everyone. accompanied by a responsible adult. Scotland Area Event Scotland Area Event
COME AND SING ON ADVENT SUNDAY RSCM CHOIRS Susan Hamilton For RSCM Scottish Voices and RSCM Young Sunday 27 November 2016 Scottish Voices events, please see page 29. 14:30 to 18:00 (17:00 service) St Mary’s Parish Church, Sidegate, Haddington EH41 4BZ
Cost: Donation to RSCM Scotland Contact: Patricia Lynch T 01620 892228 E [email protected] All are welcome to come to this historic and beautiful church in Haddington to prepare for and sing a special Advent service. We are delighted to have Susan Hamilton, the well- known Scottish soprano soloist, teacher and choral conductor to lead us in our music- making. Under 18s must be accompanied by a responsible adult. Service begins at 17:00 and is open to everyone. Please arrive by 14:30. Scotland Area Event
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COME AND SING CHORAL EVENSONG COME AND SING Peter Stobart DURUFLÉ REQUIEM AND VIVALDI GLORIA Saturday 17 September 2016 Tristan Russcher 14:00 (17:00 service) St Fin Barre’s Cathedral, Cork Saturday 29 October 2016 Cost: No charge 14:00 to 17:00 Contact: Thérèse Gaughan T +353 87 762 4380 E [email protected] St Bartholomew’s Church, Dublin 4 W www.rscmireland.com Cost: €10 Peter Stobart will lead singers in a service of Contact: Thérèse Gaughan T +353 87 762 4380 E [email protected] choral evensong in St Fin Barre’s Cathedral, W www.rscmireland.com Cork. It is a great opportunity, for choirs and individuals alike, to join together in this Join us for this now annual ‘Come and Sing’ act of worship. We would love to see many of event which will be held in the beautiful the choirs from the surrounding areas and St Bartholomew’s Church in Dublin 4. the event is open to all parish musicians and Please check www.rscmireland.com for the singers alike. Come along and enjoy a great most up-to-date information and booking afternoon of singing. Tea and coffee will be details. provided! Ireland Area Event Ireland Area Event
RSCM AWARDS SERVICE Blánaid Murphy
Saturday 19 November 2016 14:00 to 17:00 St Mary’s Pro Cathedral, Dublin
Cost: See website Contact: Thérèse Gaughan T +353 87 762 4380 E [email protected] W www.rscmireland.com Come and celebrate those who have successfully completed their RSCM Voice for Life awards during the year. Full details including rehearsal schedules will be published at www.rscmireland.com in due course. Ireland Area Event
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RSCM Northern Cathedral Singers RSCM Voices (South) Director: Andrew Reid (RSCM Director) Director: Scott Farrell
Contact: David Rothwell Contact: RSCM Education T 01772 652699 E [email protected] T 01722 424843 E [email protected] W www.rscm.com/choirs W www.rscm.com/choirs
CHORAL EVENSONG REHEARSAL DAY IN ROCHESTER Saturday 10 September 2016 Saturday 17 September 2016 15:00 service (girls and adults) SERVICE IN CHRISTCHURCH PRIORY Liverpool Anglican Cathedral October 2016 (date tbc)
CHORAL EVENSONG ADVENT CAROLS IN ROTHWELL Saturday 24 September 2016 Saturday 26 November 2016 15:30 service (boys and adults) Wakefield Cathedral CHORAL EVENSONG Saturday 7 January 2017 CHORAL VESPERS Peterborough Cathedral Saturday 22 October 2016 17:00 service (boys and adults) FORTHCOMING EVENT Liverpool Metropolitan Cathedral Choral Evensong CHORAL EVENSONG Saturday 18 February 2017, Ely Cathedral Saturday 29 October 2016 16:30 service (girls and adults) Selby Abbey RSCM Voices (West)
CHORAL EVENSONG Contact: John Henderson Saturday 12 November 2016 T 01793 525856 E [email protected] 15:30 service (boys and adults) RSCM Voices (West) has been formed in the Blackburn Cathedral Bristol & Swindon Area as a temporary measure REHEARSAL DAY while plans for RSCM training choirs in the South West and Central England regions are reviewed. Saturday 14 January 2017 10:00 to 15:30 TRAINING DAY St Peter, Gildersome Saturday 10 September 2016 REHEARSAL DAY 11:00 to 16:00 Saturday 28 January 2017 Wroughton Parish Church 10:00 to 15:30 CHORAL EVENSONG St Peter, Gildersome Saturday 22 October 2016 16:00 service RSCM Voices and Cathedral Singers are St Mary, Warwick training choirs singing services and other events to a high musical standard in CHORAL EVENSONG cathedrals, churches and other venues around Saturday 19 November 2016 England, Wales and Scotland. All are welcome 17:30 service to the services and concerts listed here. Sherborne Abbey
28 The Network CHORAL EVENSONG RSCM Scottish Voices Saturday 14 January 2017 Director: Frikki Walker 17:00 service Tewkesbury Abbey Contact: Gary Young T 07796 015639 E [email protected] W www.rscmscottishvoices.org.uk FORTHCOMING EVENTS Twitter: @RSCMScotVoices Choral Evensong Saturday 11 February 2017, 17:30 service RSCM Scottish Voices consists of some of the Hereford Cathedral most experienced choral singers in Scotland, Choral Evensong led by Frikki Walker and accompanied by Saturday 18 February 2017, 17:15 service Richard Walmsley. Some vacancies exist; for Wells Cathedral details email the administrator.
CHORAL EVENSONG IN BOTHWELL Saturday 10 September 2016 RSCM Millennium Youth Choir 16:00 service Director: Adrian Lucas Bothwell Parish Church, Bothwell, South Contact: Andrew Robson T 01722 424843 Lanarkshire G71 8EX E [email protected] W www.rscm.com/myc CHORAL EVENSONG IN EDINBURGH
The RSCM Millennium Youth Choir was founded Saturday 8 October 2016 in 2000 at the suggestion of the Archbishop 16:00 service of Canterbury. It offers opportunities to young Parish Church of St Cuthbert, 5 Lothian singers to sing the widest and most exciting Road, Edinburgh HE1 2EP range of sacred music to the highest standards.
Places are available: please contact us to arrange an audition. RSCM Young Scottish Voices Director: Frikki Walker
Contact: Chris Wilson RSCM Residentiary Choir E [email protected] Director: Silas Wollston W www.rscmscotland.org Facebook: facebook.com/Young ScotVoices Contact: Roy Sutton Twitter: @RSCMYoungVoices E [email protected] W www.rscm.com/choirs RSCM Young Scottish Voices is open to all singers aged between 9 and 18. New members are This auditioned choir gives enthusiastic and always very welcome. Contact us for details. competent adult singers the opportunity to sing cathedral services under expert direction and REHEARSAL FOR FORTHCOMING with the guidance of a vocal coach. EVENT Please check the website to see what spaces are Saturday 29 October 2016 available for 2017. 12:30 to 16:00 St Mary’s Episcopal Cathedral, Glasgow Singers are invited to audition for the RSCM’s choirs listed on these pages. For further information or to apply to join visit www.rscm.com/choirs RSCM CHOIRS 29 Contact details
REGIONAL CONTACTS Birmingham Alison Vining North of England T 07971 265702 E [email protected] Simon Russell T 07909 886997 E [email protected] Bradford Ron Fletcher Areas: Birmingham; Bradford; Chester; Coventry T 07825 373304 E [email protected] & Warwickshire; Cumbria; Derbyshire; Durham; Hereford & South Shropshire; Lancashire; Buckinghamshire Lichfield; Lincoln; Liverpool (inc. Isle of Man); Peter Willett Manchester; North & East Yorkshire; Northumbria; T 01844 343487 E [email protected] Ripon & Leeds; Sheffield & South Yorkshire; Bristol & Swindon Southwell & Notts; Wakefield; Worcestershire Rosemarie Saunders South of England T 07765 392852 Andrew Moodie E [email protected] T 01604 780507 / 07711 551739 W www.rscm-bristolswindon.org.uk E [email protected] Canterbury Areas: Berkshire; Bristol & Swindon; Tracey Laws Buckinghamshire; Canterbury; Cornwall; Devon; T 01233 820298 E [email protected] Ely; Essex & East London; Gloucestershire; W www.canterbury-rscm.org.uk Guildford; Isle of Wight; Leicestershire; Channel Islands London; Norfolk; Oxfordshire; Peterborough & Contact RSCM Centre Northampton; Portsmouth; Rochester; St Albans, T 01722 424848 E [email protected] Hertford & Bedford; Somerset; Southwark & East Surrey; Suffolk; Sussex; Wessex; Winchester Chester Karen Salisbury Wales T 0161 283 8309 Stuart Robinson E [email protected] T 07831 827701 E [email protected] Cornwall Areas: North Wales; South East Wales; Swansea & Karen Harris Brecon; West Wales/Dyfed T 07984 678628 E [email protected] Scotland W www.rscmcornwall.co.uk Alistair Warwick Coventry & Warwickshire T 07792 566349 E [email protected] Jennifer Ball Ireland T 01827 873625 Mark Bowyer E [email protected] T +353 (0)85 166 1627 E [email protected] Cumbria AREA CONTACTS Joan Gordon T 01768 352980 Most of the events listed in The Network are E [email protected] organized by local RSCM committees in England, Wales, Ireland and Scotland: Derbyshire Elin Heron Berkshire T 01773 821262 Mary Delaney E [email protected] T 0118 940 3121 E [email protected]
30 The Network Devon Lichfield Andrew Maries Elaine Hill T 01884 34389 T 01782 318227 E [email protected] E [email protected] Lincoln W www.rscm-devon.org.uk Anne Nugent Durham T 01522 880860 E [email protected] Christine Alder W www.rscmlincoln.org.uk T 0191 529 3215 E [email protected] Liverpool (inc. Isle of Man) W www.rscmdurham.org.uk Alison Caine Ely T 07763 370633 E [email protected] Ken Diffey W www.rscmliverpool.org.uk T 01480 458846 E [email protected] London W www.rscmely.org.uk Jennifer Beard Essex & East London T 020 8866 7637 E [email protected] James Davy W www.rscmlondon.org.uk T 07967 752637 Manchester E [email protected] Contact RSCM Centre W www.rscm-eel.org.uk T 01722 424848 E [email protected] Gloucestershire Norfolk Rebecca Coleman David Dunnett T 01453 753041 E [email protected] T 01603 218315 E [email protected] W www.rscm-glos.org.uk North & East Yorkshire Guildford Steve Maltby Ian Church T 01947 841000 T 01483 564939 E [email protected] E [email protected] W www.rscmguildfordarea.org.uk W www.rscmnorthandeastyorkshire.co.uk Hereford & South Shropshire North Wales Jon Weller Irene Lewis E [email protected] T 01978 852624 Ireland E [email protected] Thérèse Gaughan Northumbria T +353 (0)87 7624 380 The Revd Ann McGivern E [email protected] T 0191 266 5442 E [email protected] W www.rscmireland.com W www.rscmnorthumbria.com Isle of Wight Oxfordshire Dr David Price Cynthia Hall T 02392 823300 (ext. 226 or 228) T 01865 310686 E [email protected] E [email protected] W www.rscm-oxford.org.uk Lancashire Peterborough & Northampton Tim Simmonite Jane McKee T 01772 655752 E [email protected] T 01780 762398 E [email protected] Leicestershire W www.rscmpeterboroughandnorthampton.co.uk Judith Williams T 07976 834025 E [email protected]
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Portsmouth Sussex The Revd Canon John Draper Sue Howell Evans T 02392 581834 E [email protected] T 07791 241409 E [email protected] W www.rscmportsmouth.com W www.rscmsussex.org.uk Ripon & Leeds Swansea & Brecon Matthew Lazenby Prof Anthony Davies T 07854 079418 E [email protected] T 01792 429543 E [email protected] Rochester Wakefield Sue Moore Ruth Carter T 020 8859 6997 T 01977 707729 / 07855 588020 E [email protected] E [email protected] W www.rscmrochester.org.uk W www.wakefield.anglican.org/support/ St Albans, Hertford & Bedford organisations/churchmusic/ Sue Abood Wessex T 01234 585979 E [email protected] David Duvall W www.rscm-stalbans.org.uk T 07855 947104 E [email protected] Scotland W www.rscmwessex.co.uk Nicola Lawrence West Wales/Dyfed T 0141 886 7963 E [email protected] Mary Evans W www.rscmscotland.org T 01267 236872 Sheffield & South Yorkshire E [email protected] Ray Gallagher Winchester T 01709 540819 / 07737 984894 Philip Dowd E [email protected] T 02380 841679 E [email protected] Somerset W www.rscm.com/winchester Jerry King Worcestershire T 01278 662597 E [email protected] Tim Morris South East Wales T 01562 744344 E [email protected] Dr Emma Gibbins T 07952 514117 E [email protected] RSCM EDUCATION Southwark & East Surrey The RSCM offers enjoyable and rewarding Nick Bland courses for all involved in music and worship T 07973 638317 E [email protected] in the church, for children, young people W www.rscmsouthwark.org.uk and adults of all abilities, for musicians and Southwell & Notts clergy. For help in choosing the right course Michael Worth for you and further information about T 0115 970 1238 E [email protected] training opportunities for church musicians W www.rscmnotts.co.uk and worship leaders, please contact RSCM Education: Suffolk Contact RSCM Centre T 01722 424848 E [email protected] T 01722 424848 E [email protected] W www.rscm.com/courses
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