LANGLAIS FESTIVAL
SUMMER CHORAL WEEK
directed by
MALCOLM ARCHER
with DAVID BEDNALL (organ)
and HILARY JONES (vocal coach)
Saturday 26 th July to Saturday 2 nd August 2014
© Brittany Music Workshops 2014
AIMS OF THE CHORAL WEEK
to study and perform choral works by Jean Langlais, his contemporaries, those who influenced him and those he has influenced, together with great music of the Anglican tradition
to bring experienced singers together in the Breton village where Langlais was born
to work intensively with living composers who are professionals of the highest calibre
to perform in three events during the Langlais International Festival 2014
For the past six years we have run a successful and unique choral week under the expert leadership of Malcolm Archer, and we shall be repeating it in 2014. We are now seeking to recruit experienced singers who can expect to make good music in convivial surroundings and, in the process, become le Chœur de l’Académie du Festival Jean Langlais .
MUSIC FOR THE 2014 CHORAL WEEK
We will be focusing on the following works (subject to amendment):
Jean Langlais Lauda Jerusalem A la Claire Fontaine Maurice Duruflé Requiem
Hubert Parry Blest pair of sirens Herbert Howells I love all beauteous things G.F. Handel Worthy is the Lamb and Amen Chorus Malcolm Archer Ave Maria David Bednall Sherborne Mass
A basic level of sight-singing ability will be essential, and singers should try to learn the music before the course begins. Copies of scores will be sent a month in advance.
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CHORAL WEEK FEES
The cost of the Choral Week is £250 per person .
This will include your individual singing lesson with Hilary Jones, all the music scores, refreshments during the coffee and tea breaks and an evening meal on the first day.
The fee also covers: • fees and expenses for Malcolm, David and Hilary • payment to the SACEM (French performing rights) • hire of venues • general administrative costs
Please be aware that you must make your own arrangements for travel and accommodation.
Information about travel (e.g. flights, ferries and routes) and accommodation (e.g. hotels, B&B, gîtes, youth hostels and campsites) can be found below. Please contact us if you wish to arrange a car share.
STRUCTURE OF THE WEEK
There will normally be two rehearsal periods each day at 3 Rue du Moulin, la Fontenelle. We have been invited to sing Sunday morning mass at the church of la Fontenelle, and we shall perform in two concerts : at the Basilique de Pontmain and at la Fontenelle.
Vocal coach Hilary Jones will be giving whole choir warm-up sessions each day and she will “voice” the choir. Each participant is also entitled to a 20 minute individual lesson with Hilary (included in the Choral Week fee) and singers may book additional half-hour (£20/20€) or hour-long (£40/40€) sessions with her during the week.
There will also be a series of lectures which take place each day just before lunch. Last year’s topics ranged from “How to develop and maintain good vocal technique” to “Langlais’ musical education”, “Wagner, the Sorcerer of Bayreuth” and “Scurrilous tales from the organ loft”.
WHERE TO EAT DURING THE CHORAL WEEK
There is a good restaurant in the village. A free evening meal will be provided at 3 Rue du Moulin on the first evening and we can arrange to book lunch and evening meals on the other days at a cost per meal of between €9.00 and €13.00 per head, to include wine/cider and coffee.
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PROVISIONAL TIMETABLE
Date Time Activity Venue Sat 26 th July 10.00 Registration 10.30 - 13.30 Rehearsal Church at La Fontenelle 15.00 - 16.30 Rehearsal Church 19.30 Supper 3 Rue du Moulin Sun 27th July 09.00 – 10.15 Rehearsal Church at La Fontenelle 10.30 Mass Church at La Fontenelle 12.30 Langlais Association Lunch Salle Polyvalente, La Fontenelle Mon 28 th July 09.45 - 12.30 Rehearsal Church 12.30 - 13.30 Lecture 3 Rue du Moulin 15.00 – 16.30 Rehearsal Church Tues 29 th July 09.45 - 12.30 Rehearsal Church 12.30 – 13.30 Lecture 3 Rue du Moulin Free afternoon 20.30 Organ recital by Malcolm and Church of Saint Martin, Vitré David Wed 30 th July 09.45 - 12.30 Rehearsal Church 12.30 - 13.30 Lecture 3 Rue du Moulin 15.00 - 18.00 Solo singing masterclass with 3 Rue du Moulin Hilary Jones and Colin Spinks 19.30 Soirée Musicale 3 Rue du Moulin Thurs 31 st July 09.45 - 12.30 Rehearsal Church 12.30 - 13.30 Lecture 3 Rue du Moulin 15.00 - 16.30 Rehearsal Church Fri 1st August 09.45 - 11.00 Rehearsal Church 11.30 Leave for lunch in Pontmain 14.30 – 16.00 Rehearsal Basilique de Pontmain 17.00 Concert Basilique de Pontmain Sat 2nd August 09.45 - 12.30 Rehearsal Church 12.30 – 13.30 Lecture 3 Rue du Moulin 15.00 – 16.00 Rehearsal Church 20.30 Concert Church at la Fontenelle followed by Pot d’Amitié
OTHER EVENTS IN THE LANGLAIS FESTIVAL 2014 Sat 19 th July, 20.30 Concert by the Girls’ Choir of Guildford Cathedral in the church at La Fontenelle
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Sun 20 th July, 16.00 Organ recital with Marie-Louise Langlais and Sylvie Mallet in the church at Cancale
Tue 22 nd July, 20.30 Concert by Consortium Musicum Divertimento (Dutch choir and orchestra) in the church at La Fontenelle
Wed 23 rd July, 18.00 Inauguration of the Rue Jean Langlais in Fougères 21.00 Concert with Loïc Georgeault and Florence Rousseau (organ) and Anne-Catherine Leissen-Bottrel (flute) in the church of Saint Léonard, Fougères.
Thu 24 th July, 20.30 Concert by Consortium Musicum Divertimento (Dutch choir and orchestra) in Dol Cathedral
Fri 25 th July, 20.30 Concert with Isabella Stabio (saxophone) and Stefania Mettadelli (organ) in the church at La Bouëxière.
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THE CHORAL WEEK LEADERS
MALCOLM ARCHER Malcolm Archer is Director of Chapel Music at Winchester College, where he trai ns and conducts the Quiristers and Chapel Choir and teaches organ in the College. He has enjoyed a distinguished career in cathedral music, which has taken him to posts at Norwich, Bristol and Wells Cathedrals and then Director of Music at St. Paul’s Cathe dral in London. During his time there he directed the choir for several State services, including the Tsunami Memorial Service, the London Bombings Service and the 80th Birthday Service for HM The Queen, for which he was invited by Buckingham Palace to com pose a special anthem. His many broadcasts and recordings from Wells and St. Paul’s have received critical acclaim, and his CD of Christmas music from St. Paul’s was voted Editor’s number
one choice in The Daily Telegraph.
This will be Malcolm’s eighth visit to Malcolm is much in demand as a c hoir trainer and choral and orchestral la Fontenelle. conductor, and he has directed concerts, workshops and courses in various parts of the globe, as well as working with several leading orchestras. As an organ recitalist he has played in nine European countries, the US A and Canada, and his CDs include repertoire as diverse as J.S. Bach and Olivier Messiaen, as well as his own music.
Malcolm Archer’s official web site is: www.malcolmarcher.com
DAVID BEDNALL David is a busy composer and organist, combining a freelance career with the position of Sub Organist at Bristol Cathedral and PhD Studies at the University of Bristol. He studied with Dr. Naji Hakim and David Briggs and between 2002 and 2007 was at Wells Cathedral, as Sub Organist and then Assistant Organist.
David studied in Sherborne and then at the Queen’s College, Oxford where he was Organ Scholar. He was a prize-winner in Improvisation and Performance at the exami nation for Fellow of The Royal College of
Organists in 2002. He has performed all the major works of Olivier
This will be David’s Messiaen as part of the Liturgical Year. His debut solo CD (for Lammas) of tenth visit to Hakim, Messiaen and Vierne at Blackburn Cathedral, and a CD of liturgi cal la Fontenelle. improvisations with Malcolm Archer, have both received excellent critical reviews.
Further information can be found at: www.davidbednall.com
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HILARY LLYSTYN JONES Born in Llandudno, North Wales, Hilary studied singing, piano and harp at Chethams School of Music, Manchester, and continued her studies at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama in London with Noelle Barker.
Hilary has taught the chora l scholars and students of the Universities of Oxford and Cambridge and young singers in the Junior Department of the Guildhall School of Music. She has devoted herself to the training of boy and girl choristers, teaching at cathedrals throughout England. She is the only female who does this specialised training with so man y different choirs in England.
Hilary has worked with David Hill for over 17 years both at Westminster
and Winchester Cathedrals as well as assisting with the voicing of the This will be Hilary’s London Bach Choir of which he is director. She was vocal coach to the sixth visit to City of Birmingham Symphony Youth Chorus from 1995 – 2000 and since la Fontenelle. 1992, several choristers trained by Hilary have won or been finalists in the
BBC Radio 2, Chorister of the Year. The 2003 and 200 4 winners were all taught by Hilary.
BRENDA DEAN Brenda Dean is a retired teacher who has sung in choirs all her life. A trained singer, she has set up choirs and directed choral and stage productions in the UK and the Middle East. She was a consulta nt with the Learning and Skills Network in London, organising Citizenship training events throughout England, and she is chairman of the Wingrave Singers in Buckinghamshire. ( www.bucksinfo.net/wingravesingers )
Brenda is President of the Association “Les Amis de Jean Langlais” in la
Fontenelle (www.jeanlanglais.eu ) and, with the help of her French committee, she has organised over 65 concerts in Brittany during the nine Langlais International Festivals of 2005 – 2013, including six very successful choral weeks .
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HOW TO BOOK YOUR PLACE
Malcolm, David and Hilary are aiming to work with 35 to 40 singers, so places are limited. Singers will be selected on the basis of sight-reading ability, experience and our need to achieve a balanced choir.
In the first instance please fill in the application form below and return it together with your non-returnable deposit of £65 by 31 st March, 2014.
You will be informed by the end of April if your application has been accepted and you will then be asked to pay the balance of the choral week fees.
Please complete the application form and return it with your deposit of £65 (cheques made payable to "Brenda Dean – Choral Course") to
Brenda Dean, 2 Nup End Close, Wingrave, Aylesbury, Bucks. HP22 4QA UK
NB - Please make cheques made payable to "Brenda Dean – Choral Course"
Cancellations
If you need to cancel before 31 st May, we will return your fee minus a £3.00 administration charge. If you cancel after this date but before 30 th June, we will refund your fee as above if we are able to find someone to take your place. Late cancellations (after 30 th June) are not refundable.
Further information
If you require further information, please call Brenda Dean on:
UK 01296 681291 FRANCE 00 33 (0)2 99 97 68 14
or e-mail [email protected]
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TRAVEL
There are a number of different options for travelling to la Fontenelle. If you do come by public transport, please note that there is NO public transport to la Fontenelle itself - the only options are to hire a car or to book a taxi.
Please bear in mind that you will need transport whilst attending the choral week to travel from your accommodation to the various rehearsal and concert venues.
Fares are normally announced up to three months in advance, so to take advantage of best prices for tickets (and to have a chance of a sharing arrangement for car hire), it is suggested that anyone interested should identify their interest before 30th April, 2014 and plan to make a firm commitment within the following month as travel details become available.
By CAR There a number of ferry options as well as the Eurotunnel. The table below lists the possible routes and distances to la Fontenelle.
To Distance Time From Company
Brittany Ferries (PMTH) St Malo 53km 50m Portsmouth or Poole - 9 hrs Condor Ferries (PLE) www.condorferries.com
Caen 156km 1h45m Portsmouth - 5¾hrs Brittany Ferries
Brittany Ferries Cherbourg 190km 2h18m Portsmouth - 3hrs www.brittany-ferries.co.uk
LD Lines Le Havre 235km 3h40m Portsmouth - 5½hrs www.ldlines.com.uk
Calais/ 495km 4h30m Dover/Folkstone - 1½hrs SeaFrance, P&O and others Boulogne
Eurotunnel 495km 4h30m Folkestone – ½ hr www.eurotunnel.com
Charges for EUROTUNNEL are one way and vary depending on the time of day or night, but they range between £44 and £144. The charge is per car with no limit on the number of passengers (£30 for a dog!). Petrol costs about the same as in UK and diesel is cheaper, so costs from Calais would be around £40. Total motorway tolls for the journey would be about £24.
By RAIL The EUROSTAR service from London provides an excellent link to France. TGV high speed services and the changeover can be in Paris (requiring change of station) or more simply in Lille (but at fewer times during the day). In both cases TGV services go to Rennes and on to Dol and St Malo. Although the latter two are closer to la Fontenelle, it 9
takes longer to get there and arrangements still have to be made for the onward journey. Again, the options are to hire a car or to book a taxi.
To Distance Time From Company
www.eurostar.com Rennes 52km 1h St Pancras via Lille - 7hr www.bahn.de
By AIR Services run from Southampton, Stansted or East Midlands airports. Further arrangements would need to be made for the onward journey - either by hiring a car or by taxi.
To Distance Time From Company
Ryanair Dinard 55km 50m E.Midlands or Stansted www.ryanair.com Flybe Rennes 60km 1h10m Southampton www.flybe.com
Please note - asking to be fetched by car for the onward journey to la Fontenelle is a major time commitment and should only be requested in emergency.
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ACCOMMODATION
Accomm B&B Km Address Contact Comments Type pp/pn
LA FONTENELLE
Mairie.lafo [email protected] Possibility to park b ehind the Campervans Situated behind the Mairie +33 2 99 98 32 89 Mairie
3km ANTRAIN
Claire Lagoutte -Perrin www.lamaisondeclaire.fr B&B La Maison de Claire [email protected] €42 Some have already booked 2 rue de Couesnon +33 2 99 98 43 76
+33 2 99 18 05 33 La Demeure d’Isaure B&B +33 6 26 82 12 82 (mobile) €45 Antrain [email protected]
M Mme Rolland Delente +33 2 99 18 09 74 B&B La Cour Horlande +33 6 20 33 27 41 (mobile) €48-€68 Two dogs 25 rue de Pontorson [email protected]
Le Clos Chateldon +33 2 99 98 41 82 B&B €60 10 rue Saint-Denis [email protected]
+33 2 99 98 44 39 B&B Le 1900 +33 6 12 51 83 90 €50-€60 [email protected]
+33 2 99 98 18 03 74 B&B L’Hermine +33 6 07 43 27 17 €48-€52 [email protected]
+33 2 99 98 37 30 +33 6 80 89 64 77 (mobile) B&B Le Bon Acceuil chez Marie €35 Basic accommodation +33 6 61 99 53 06 (mobile) [email protected]
€12.70 +33 2 99 98 31 09 Campsite Camping Municipal for 2 [email protected] adults
7km TREMBLAY
+33 2 99 98 20 46 Hotel Hotel Roc Land ** €42-€48 [email protected]
9km BAZOUGES La Perouse
Andrew Neal www.brittanybedandbreakfast.com B&B Le Manoir [email protected] €45-€60 English owners 10 Place de l’Hotel de Ville +33 2 99 97 42 76
Nominoé +33 2 99 97 48 92 B&B €39–€49 2 rue de l’Eglise [email protected]
+33 2 99 97 42 86 +33 6 13 56 40 38 B&B Les Hauts de Taillepieds €45–€55 [email protected] www.taillepieds.fr
11km CHAUVIGNE
+33 2 99 95 05 64 Also a campsite @ €3.50 per B&B La Maison Neuve €40-€48 [email protected] person per night
14km PONTORSON
Hotel Hotel Montgomery *** +33 2 33 60 00 09
Ken & Chris Richmond B&B 48 rue d’Antrain +33 2 33 58 75 25 English owned 50170 Boucey
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Accomm B&B Km Address Contact Comments Type pp/pn
Youth Hostel Pontorson Youth Hostel +33 2 33 60 18 65
info@camping -haliotis -mont -saint - Campsite michel.com +33 2 33 69 11 59
14km NOYAL-SOUS-BAZOUGES
[email protected] Very attractive, in grounds B&B Le Quartier €48-€54 +33 2 99 73 65 14 of old manor house
14km ST BRICE EN COGLES
Hotel Hotel du Lion d’Or ** +33 2 53 44 90 01 Has an excellent restaurant
http://lescoudreaux.free.fr Very kind French owners. Gîte Les Coudreaux +33 2 99 98 36 84 Wife speaks excellent +33 6 68 08 18 20 English
15km MARCILLY-RAOUL
[email protected] B&B Le Petit Plessis €39-€45 Attractive converted farm +33 2 99 73 60 62
16km CUGUEN
[email protected] Claire & Philippe Ybert Highly recommended. Good Campsite [email protected] Le Bois Coudrais for families. Swimming. +33 2 99 73 27 45
22km LES ORMES - EPINIAC
Campsite www.lesormes.com Camping at all levels. 4* Caravans Domaine des Ormes [email protected] hotel. Golf, swimming horse- Hotel +33 2 99 73 53 00 riding. Good for families
24km COMBOURG
Hotel Hotel du Chateau *** +33 2 99 73 00 38
Hotel Hotel du Lac ** +33 2 99 73 95 65
24km DOL-DE-BRETAGNE
Hotel Hotel de Bretagne ** +33 2 99 48 02 03
[email protected] Campsite Baguer-Pican +33 2 99 48 09 55
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APPLICATION FORM
CHORAL WEEK : 26 th July – 2nd August 2014
Name
Address
Post code
Tel Mobile
Age 15 – 30 31 – 40 41 – 50 51 – 70 Over 70 (please tick)
Voice part Soprano Alto Tenor Baritone Bass (please tick) First Second
It would be most helpful if you could give some details of your experience as a singer.
Which choir/s do you belong to? ______
______
How long have you been singing in choirs? ______
What have been the most recent works you have sung and performed?
______
______
How long did it take you to learn these works? How many rehearsals did you have?
______
Please rate your sight-singing : perhaps you could mention a piece you have found easy to sight-read and one that you have found challenging.
______
Please give the contact details (phone and email particularly useful) of someone who could give you a vocal reference.
______
______
Please complete the application form and return it by 31 st March, 2014 with your deposit of £65 (cheques payable to “Brenda Dean – Choral Course”) to :
Brenda Dean, If you require further information, please contact 2 Nup End Close, Brenda Dean on Wingrave, Aylesbury, 01296 681291 or +33 (0)2 99 97 68 14 Bucks. HP22 4QA UK e-mail: [email protected]