the network RSCM events in your local area December 2016 – April 2017

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THE ROYAL SCHOOL OF The Network is the RSCM’s MUSIC quarterly guide to hundreds of Registered Charity No. 312828 Company Registration No. events each year in the British 00250031 Isles. These events, which 19 The Close, Salisbury SP1 2EB cover education and training, T 01722 424848 worship, encouragement and F 01722 424849 E [email protected] communication of the RSCM’s W www.rscm.com programmes and principles, Front cover photograph: are designed for church musicians in a wide range of Shutterstock situations. Please join us and bring a friend. Church The Network editor: musicians too often work alone or in one place. In these Cathy Markall events we gather as a community and share the joy of Printed in Wales by music in worship together. Stephens & George Ltd Several events this quarter are based on music Please note that the deadline for the seasons and feasts of the Church’s year. From for submissions to the next Epiphany festivals and events in Devon, Gloucester edition of The Network is 1 January 2017. and Oxford and Candlemas repertoire in the Coventry & Warwickshire and Portsmouth Areas to Passiontide music in , there are many ways to learn new music. Alan Bullard is also introducing his exible anthem ABOUT THE RSCM resources in Taunton, while Piers Maxim explores our The RSCM is a charity new publication All Glorious Above in Worcestershire. committed particularly to You can nd out about Voice for Life resources and promoting the study, practice and improvement of music training singers for awards at several venues. For award in Christian worship. It is holders there are services in Dublin and Peterborough. an open, life-long learning Miles Quick explores congregational and instrumental organization, o ering resources in Dorset and Cheshire, and Helen Bent teaches face-to-face and distance Strengthen for Service in Leeds. This inspirational three- education and training through its programmes, day course o ers clergy and lay ministers the context for published resources, courses supporting and embracing music in worship, working and activities. The RSCM positively with their musicians: why not suggest it to is sustained by thousands someone in your church? There are events for young of members, volunteers people in Harrogate, Newcastle and Oxford. and donors worldwide. For information about Singers may like to nd out about singing gospel membership benets, email music in Derby with Ken Burton, while Peter [email protected]. Nardone, always informative and entertaining, holds A To make a charitable or Musical MOT on voice production. And there are just a legacy contribution, contact few opportunities to sing Stainer’s The Cruci xion! [email protected], phone 01722 424848, or visit www.rscm.com/donate.

Andrew Reid, RSCM Director

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NORTH OF 4 How to apply for events Please telephone or email the SOUTH OF ENGLAND 11 contact name given under the event you wish to attend. If leaving a message, remember WALES 15 to give your contact details and postal address. It is important SCOTLAND 16 to book your place so that you can be notied in the event of IRELAND 17 any changes. It is also helpful to say how many people you RSCM CHOIRS 19 wish to book. Please be aware that events listed may CONTACT DETAILS 21 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 21 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 21 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 (’s) levels. Please ask England your Area contact for further Ireland details.

Wales Area contacts can be found on page 21. South of England

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SONGS OF PRAISE WITH SING GOSPEL! MILES QUICK Ken Burton Miles Quick Saturday 28 January 2017 Saturday 21 January 2017 10:30 to 16:30 14:30 to 17:00 (16:30 service) Derby Cathedral DE1 3GP St Mary, Nantwich CW5 7RQ Cost: £12, £6 under 18s Cost: £4 Contact: Hugh Morris Contact: Simon Russell T 01332 341201 E [email protected] T 07909 886997 E [email protected] Elin Heron T 01773 821262 E [email protected] An event to look at various ways of introducing instruments into worship as Ken Burton is musical director of well as learning new vocal material from the London Adventist Chorale, an refreshing traditional hymns to Taizé, Iona internationally renowned director and worship songs. ere will be material and animateur, and a familiar face as judge for churches large and small, with choirs, and presenter on national TV programmes. worship bands or both – or none of the Join him in the inspiring surroundings above. of Derby Cathedral for an upliing day’s music-making. is really is a day for all – Chester Area Event experienced singers and novices alike. Derbyshire Area Event

AREA FESTIVAL LOCAL REHEARSALS FESTIVAL CHORAL Samuel Hudson EVENSONG WITH ORCHESTRA Saturday 28 January 2017 Simon Palmer 12:30 to 14:00 Morecambe Church LA4 5PZ Sunday 29 January 2017 13:00 to 16:30 (15:30 service) Saturday 28 January 2017 St Philip’s Cathedral, 15:00 to 16:30 Birmingham B3 2QB St Michael, Kirkham PR4 2SE Cost: £2, £1 under 18s Cost: No charge Contact: Simon Palmer Contact: Marilyn Prescott T 07932 791717 E [email protected] T 01524 823031 E [email protected] Come along and sing choral evensong Come and join us for a rehearsal of the accompanied by a full orchestra in music for the Area Festival (25 February, see Birmingham Cathedral. e Concert page 7). Music books are available at a cost Orchestra of King Edward VI Camp Hill of £5 per copy. Schools will accompany the choir in a Lancashire Area Events selection of exciting and varied music. Any under 18s attending must be accompanied at all times by a parent/choir or church leader. Birmingham Area Event

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The Network Dec 2016.indd 4 14/11/2016 11:44:05 COME AND SING CAPTAIN NOAH AND HIS CHORAL VESPERS FLOATING ZOO Tim Harrison Christine Alp, Matthew Lazenby & Tim Knight Saturday 4 February 2017 10:00 to 17:00 Saturday 4 February 2017 St Mary’s Cathedral, 13:30 to 18:30 Christchurch Hall, Harrogate HG1 4SW

Cost: £5 Cost: £3 Contact: Dr Craig Cartwright Contact: Jonathan Brown T 07508 805621 E [email protected] E [email protected] Choirs and individual singers from across A fun worship day for young singers the Area are invited to take part in a throughout our Area. Warm ups and vocal service of choral vespers at Middlesbrough fun will lead to working on this timeless, Cathedral which is the Area’s rst event classic piece. for 2017. Music will be made known to Ripon & Leeds Area Event participants. e combined choir will be directed by Tim Harrison (Director of Music, Middlesbrough Cathedral). North & East Yorkshire Area Event

CELEBRATE STRENGTHEN FOR CANDLEMAS WITH SERVICE A EUCHARIST The Revd Canon Simon Russell (director) Helen Bent & Tim Campain (organist) Tuesday 7 – Thursday 9 February 2017 Saturday 4 February Hinsley Hall, Leeds LS6 2BX 2017 Cost: £280 14:30 to 18:00 Contact: RSCM Education St Mary Magdalen, Chapelelds CV5 8FR T 01722 424843 E [email protected] Cost: No charge W www.rscm.com/courses Contact: Patsy Howes Led by the RSCM’s Head of Ministerial T 01788 833041 / 07747 047674 Training, the Revd Canon Helen Bent, E [email protected] Strengthen for Service provides practical Singers from around the Area are invited guidance on how to manage your parish to rehearse and join in a Eucharist in the music. e course is designed for Anglican church with the ‘blue roof’ to celebrate clergy, Readers and lay leaders. ere will Candlemas. be ‘clinic’ style sessions, study options and Coventry & Warwickshire Area Event worship in a wide variety of dierent styles. National Event

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‘PENANCE, PASSION AND PRAISE’ O TASTE AND SING EXPLORING MUSIC FOR LENT, The Revd Andrew Towner PASSIONTIDE AND EASTER Christine Alder, George Barber & Thursday 9 February 2017 Andrew Robinson 19:30 to 21:30 St Andrew, Penrith Thursday 9 February 2017 Cost: £5 19:30 to 21:00 Contact: Joan Gordon Sunderland T 01768 352980 Cost: Suggested donation £4 E [email protected] Contact: Andrew Robinson O Taste and Sing is an opportunity to dip T 07739 341213 E [email protected] your toe into some new choral repertoire. is event is aimed at all choir members as We will sing, reect and focus on new well as their choir trainers. e event will music for the penitential season of Lent and explore a range of resources and music for then go home from an enjoyable evening’s the seasons of Lent, Passiontide and Easter. singing with some music to use in your local is will be a fun and informative evening context. led by three experienced parish church Cumbria Area Event musicians. Durham Area Event

BRONZE DEAN’S AND ALL GLORIOUS ABOVE SILVER BISHOP’S Piers Maxim AWARDS TRAINING Colin Marston Saturday 11 February 2017 14:00 to 17:30 Saturday 11 February 2017 St Mary & All Saints, 10:00 to 12:00 Kidderminster St Andrew, Penrith DY10 2JN CA11 7XX Cost: £5 with concessions (half price) for multiple Cost: No charge bookings Contact: Charles Ritchie Contact: James Bradley T 01768 862870 E [email protected] T 07973 934177E [email protected] An opportunity to nd out more about An enjoyable aernoon workshop for young the Bronze (Dean’s) and Silver (Bishop’s) voices and introducing the new resource Awards, and to discuss your programme material from the RSCM. e aernoon with an RSCM examiner. Choir trainers ends with a short act of worship. Observers and potential candidates are all welcome to are welcome. attend. Worcestershire Area Event Cumbria Area Event

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The Network Dec 2016.indd 6 14/11/2016 11:44:08 ALL GLORIOUS ABOVE SONGS OF PRAISE Piers Maxim John Lyon

Saturday 18 February 2017 Saturday 18 February 2017 14:00 to 17:30 14:00 to 17:00 (16:00 service) Malvern Priory WR14 2AY Centenary Methodist Church, Red Lion Street, Boston PE21 6NY Cost: £5 with concessions (half price) for multiple Cost: £8 adults, £5 children. Tea included. bookings Contact: Liz Hill Contact: A.T. Morris T 01529 240839 E [email protected] T 01562 744333 E [email protected] is event is open to all singers to come An enjoyable aernoon workshop for young and join us in an enjoyable service of Songs voices and introducing the new resource of Praise in the splendid setting of the material from the RSCM. e aernoon Centenary Methodist Church in Boston. ends with a short act of worship. Observers are welcome. Lincoln Area Event Worcestershire Area Event

SING 4 JOY NE AREA FESTIVAL AND Andrew Robinson AWARDS CEREMONY Samuel Hudson Monday 20 – Tuesday 21 February 2017 Saturday 25 February 09:30 to 17:15 (16:30 service) 2017 both days 10:00 to 17:00 St Nicholas Cathedral, (15:30 service) Newcastle NE1 1PF Blackburn Cathedral

Cost: £30 for the two days Cost: tbc Contact: Andrew Robinson Contact: Marilyn Prescott T 07739 341213 E [email protected] T 01524 823031 E [email protected] Following the success of our 2015 and 2016 Join us for a wonderful day of singing courses this is another chance for singers with Samuel Hudson, Director of Music at from both sides of the River Tyne to meet Blackburn Cathedral. Music will include the together, have fun, learn new material and canticles by Stainer in B at and anthems most importantly li their voice in song. e by Mendelssohn, John Bertalot and Martin event is aimed at young people aged 7–17. How. Music books are available at a cost of £5 per copy. Rehearsals are listed on page 4. Durham / North & East Yorkshire / Northumbria Area Event Lancashire Area Event

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THE CHURCH MUSICIAN’S TOOLKIT COME AND SING JOHN RUTTER’S Simon Lindley REQUIEM Cory Lovell Thursday 9 March 2017 18:00 to 21:30 Saturday 11 March 2017 Whitburn Parish Church 10:00 to 17:00 St Alban, Church Lane, Wickersley, Cost: £8 Rotherham S66 1ES Contact: Andrew Robinson T 07739 341213 E [email protected] Cost: £2 (£4 non-members) A practical evening of music-making for Contact: Ray Gallagher organists, choir trainers and those who T 01709 540819 E [email protected] enjoy church music. 18:00–19:30: Tricks of A chance to come and take part in a choral the trade for organists: a practical session – workshop on Rutter’s Requiem, with organ hymn playing, psalms, accompaniment and and instrumental accompaniment. Led by organ repertoire (please bring along an item Cory Lovell, and organ accompaniment by you’d like to work on). 19:30–20:00: Soup Darren Williams. A bread and soup lunch and roll. 20:00–21:30: Joining the dots: a will be provided. Booking essential please! session devoted to improving choir training (those present form the choir) – practical Sheeld & South Yorkshire Area Event session and discussion on best practice. Durham Area Event

A MUSICAL MOT COME AND SING WITH Peter Nardone MALCOLM ARCHER Malcolm Archer Wednesday 15 March 2017 19:30 to 21:00 Saturday 25 March 2017 Song School, Worcester 10:00 to 17:00 Cathedral WR1 2LA All Saints, Northallerton

Cost: £5 Cost: £15 (£20 non-members), Contact: A.T. Morris £10 young people / full-time education T 01562 744333 E [email protected] Contact: Michael Ash T 01947 603780 E [email protected] A light-hearted look at voice production, vocal techniques and how to look aer Come and join us at All Saints, the voice. Also how to get the best out of Northallerton for what is a major event the voices in your choir. All under the for RSCM North & East Yorkshire! We are leadership of Dr Peter Nardone, Director delighted to welcome Malcolm Archer to of Music, Worcester Cathedral. Light the Area to direct a Come and Sing event – refreshments will be provided. advanced booking for this event is essential as tickets will not be available on the day. Worcestershire Area Event North & East Yorkshire Area Event

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The Network Dec 2016.indd 8 14/11/2016 11:44:12 COME AND SING COME AND SING STAINER’S CRUCIFIXION CRUCIFIXION Matthew Collins Andrew Robinson

Saturday 1 April 2017 Saturday 1 April 2017 14:00 (19:30 service) 15:00 to 19:00 Minster St Thomas Stanhope, Weardale, DN14 7BL County Durham

Cost: £5 for singers, retiring collection for Cost: Suggested donation £3 audience Contact: Andrew Robinson Contact: Matthew Collins T 07739 341213 E [email protected] T 07929 766824 E [email protected] Come and join members of Rectory Chorale A ‘come and sing’ performance of Stainer’s and sing Stainer’s famous meditation on the Cruci xion in the wonderful setting of Passion. Howden Minster to mark the start of Durham Area Event Passiontide. Please email Matthew Collins for more details and to register. North & East Yorkshire Area Event

COME AND SING STAINER A YOUNG PERSON’S THE CRUCIFIXION GUIDE TO Tim Knight & Matthew Lazenby THE ORGAN Mick Perrier Sunday 2 April 2017 15:00 (18:30 service) Saturday 8 April 2017 St Martin, Potternewton, Leeds LS7 3LB 14:00 to 17:00 St Mary, Moseley, Cost: £5 Birmingham B13 8HW Contact: Matthew Lazenby E [email protected] Cost: £5 Join with the Area Chair’s choir e Contact: Mick Perrier Heritage Singers in preparing and T 07967 595881 E [email protected] performing this popular work in the magnicent surroundings of the hidden gem Discover the history, mechanics and music that is St Martin’s Church. Some scores will of the ‘King of Instruments’. What makes be available to borrow on the day. organs (and organists!) tick? Any under 18s attending must be accompanied at all times Ripon & Leeds Area Event by a parent/choir or church leader. Birmingham Area Event

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COME & SING CHURCH ORGANISTS’ STAINER’S COURSE CRUCIFIXION Director tbc Christopher Beaumont (director) & Tuesday 25 – Thursday 27 Tim Campain (organist) April 2017 Birmingham Saturday 8 April 2017 Cost: tbc 16:30 (19:00 service) Contact: RSCM Education St Nicholas, High Street, Kenilworth T 01722 424843 E [email protected] CV8 1LZ W www.rscm.com/courses Cost: No charge A short, intensive course for church Contact: Patsy Howes organists of approximately Grade 5–7 T 01788 833041 / 07747 047674 (organ) level, taught in very small groups E [email protected] and with access to excellent organs for Come for aernoon rehearsal and evening registration and console-management performance of Cruci xion on the eve of studies. For up-to-date information visit Palm Sunday. Bring a picnic tea. www.rscm.com/courses Coventry & Warwickshire Area Event National Event

FORTHCOMING EVENTS Music on the Moors Saturday 13 May 2017 Danby Methodist Church YO21 2JQ dir. Steven Maxson & Stephen Maltby Hymns of Glory: Songs of Praise Sunday 14 May 2017 Barnard Castle Methodist Church DL12 8PW dir. Dr Martin Clarke & Prof John Richard Watson Compline at Clumber Saturday 20 May 2017 Clumber Chapel dir. Stephen Bullamore Spring Course for Young People Tuesday 30 May – Thursday 1 June 2017 Sneaton Castle Centre, Whitby YO21 3QN

RSCM CHOIRS For RSCM Northern Cathedral Singers events see page 19.

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AREA FESTIVAL AND EPIPHANY FESTIVAL PRESENTATION OF Stephen Darlington AWARDS Adrian Partington Saturday 14 January 2017 14:30 to 19:00 (18:00 service) Saturday 7 January Christ Church Cathedral, Oxford OX1 1DP 2017 Cost: £5 (includes tea) 13:30 to 17:30 Contact: Janet Low (16:30 service) T 01865 777257 E [email protected] Gloucester Cathedral GL1 2LX Choral evensong for members of aliated Cost: £5 choirs in the Oxford Diocese. See details on Contact: Steve Goodwin T 01453 873381 E sgoodwin@houndscro.co.uk our website www.rscm-oxford.org.uk. Non- aliated choirs and individuals welcome if is Festival is the Gloucestershire Area’s rst space allows. to take place at Epiphany. Although very close Oxfordshire Area Event to Christmas, we will be making the music available from October so there is plenty of practice time! Music by Ouseley, Sanders, Stanford, Mendelssohn and Naylor. All choirs are welcome – large, small, young or old! Gloucestershire Area Event

COME AND SING AN EPIPHANY PREPARING FOR VOICE FOR LIFE PROCESSION AWARDS Christopher Helyer Andrew Moodie & John Wardle

Sunday 15 January 2017 Thursday 26 January 2017 16:00 to 18:30 19:00 to 21:00 East Portlemouth Church TQ7 8PE St John the Baptist, Kingsthorpe, Northampton NN2 6QD Cost: No charge – retiring collection Contact: Joy Winzer Cost: £5 to include light refreshments. T 01364 642448 E [email protected] Contact: Andrew Moodie T 01604 780507 E [email protected] As the Great Forty Days of Christmas and John Wardle Epiphany continues towards its conclusion T 01572 829923 E [email protected] at Candlemas, the Epiphany Procession, devised by former Salisbury Cathedral If you are working towards an award, or precentor, Canon Jeremy Davies, focuses considering it at some point in the near attention on three abiding themes: e future, come to this awards training session. journey of the wise men; Jesus’ rst is is for those working towards the Dean’s miracle; e baptism of Jesus, and our own (Bronze) Award, the Bishop’s (Silver) Award, membership of Christ through our baptism. and the Gold Award. Help and advice covering many aspects of the syllabus will be Devon Area Event given. Prior booking is essential. Peterborough & Northampton Area Event THE SOUTH OF ENGLAND 11

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COME AND SING TO BE A LIGHT: COME AND SING CHORAL EVENSONG CANDLEMAS Timothy Noon Oliver Hancock

Saturday 4 February 2017 Saturday 4 February 2017 13:15 to 17:00 15:00 to 18:00 (17:00 service) Exeter Cathedral EX1 1HS All Saints, Denmead PO7 6NN

Cost: £5, £1 under 18 Cost: £5 including music and refreshments Contact: Joy Winzer Contact: Oliver Hancock T 01364 642448 E [email protected] T 023 9282 3300 E [email protected] An opportunity to sing choral evensong Join us to mark the end of the Christmas with the cathedral choir to a very high season with music and readings to reect standard in the unique setting of Exeter Simeon’s declaration of Jesus as the ‘light to Cathedral under the inspiring directorship lighten the Gentiles’, under the direction of of Timothy Noon, Director of Music. Oliver Hancock (Sub-Organist, Portsmouth Cathedral). With music by Eccard, Harris, Devon Area Event Durué and Balfour Gardiner. Under 18s must be supervised. Portsmouth Area Event

RECRUITMENT AND RETENTION OF LIFT UP YOUR VOICE YOUNG PEOPLE INTO CHURCH CHOIRS Miles Quick Andrew Moodie & Jem Lowther Saturday 11 March 2017 Saturday 25 February 2017 14:30 to 17:00 14:30 to 16:30 Bridport United Church, East Street, St Peter, Brackley NN13 7BZ Bridport DT6 3LJ

Cost: £5 (£7 non-members) including light Cost: £8 (£10 non-members), £5 young people refreshments Contact: David Duvall Contact: Andrew Moodie T 07855 947104 E [email protected] T 01604 780507 E [email protected] Miles Quick, the RSCM’s Head of ‘We have no young choir members now!’ Congregational and Instrumental Does this apply to your choir? Come to this Music, will look at ways of encouraging informative session to discuss and share congregations where there is no established ways of attracting and keeping younger four-part choir or experienced organist, choristers. Among other things we will be and/or a desire to introduce some new looking at the Voice for Life scheme. vocal material – from refreshing traditional hymns to Iona, Taizé and worship songs. Peterborough & Northampton Area Event Instrumentalists welcome too! Advance booking requested. Wessex Area Event

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The Network Dec 2016.indd 12 14/11/2016 11:44:12 MUSIC FROM TAIZÉ AWARD HOLDERS EVENSONG AND IONA Steven Grahl Frances Novillo Saturday 25 March 2017 Saturday 18 March 2017 13:45 to 18:30 (17.30 service) 10:00 to 13:00 PE1 1XS St Luke, Sway SO41 6BD Cost: £5 adults, under 18 no charge Cost: £8 (£10 non-members) Contact: Jane McKee Contact: Hilary Forrest T 01780 762398 E [email protected] T 01202 429842 E [email protected] An opportunity for award holders to join A half-day workshop for singers and together and sing choral evensong in instrumentalists to play and sing together the magnicent setting of Peterborough a variety of music from the Iona and Taizé Cathedral. is will be directed by the communities culminating in an act of Director of Music at the cathedral, Steven worship. Ideal for individuals and groups Grahl, and promises to be a wonderful from churches who already enjoy this style experience. Any choristers who have of music or would like to introduce it. attained the Dean’s (Bronze), Bishop’s (Silver) or Gold Award are invited to Winchester Area Event take part, and we welcome singers from neighbouring Areas to join us. Peterborough & Northampton Area Event

COME AND SING COME AND SING WITH STAINER’S ALAN BULLARD CRUCIFIXION Alan Bullard Philip Arkwright Saturday 8 April 2017 Sunday 2 April 2017 10:00 to 16:30 14:00 to 17:00 St George’s RC Church, Buckfast Abbey TQ11 0EE Taunton TA1 3NN

Cost: £5, £1 under 18 Cost: £15 (£18 non-members), £5 full-time Contact: Joy Winzer education T 01364 642448 E [email protected] Contact: Jerry King T 01278 662597 E [email protected] Come and Sing Stainer’s Cruci xion under the expert direction of Philip Arkwright. We are delighted to welcome Alan Bullard Bring your own copy or copies will be to lead our annual Come and Sing day. Alan available for hire on the day. is well known as a composer and editor and will introduce us to the new Oxford Book of Devon Area Event Easy Flexible Anthems (to be published in early 2017), including some of his own pieces and other works. Somerset Area Event

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THE OXFORD THREEDAY COURSE FOR COME AND SING CHORISTERS (non-residential) aged 8–18 STAINER’S Dr Jonathan White THE CRUCIFIXION Oliver Hancock Monday 10 – Wednesday 12 April 2017 09:15 to 17:30 daily Friday 14 April 2017 Exeter College, Turl Street, Oxford OX1 3DP 17:00 to 20:00 (19:00 service) Cost: £70 St Thomas’s Cathedral, Contact: Sue Scott Portsmouth PO1 2HH T 07779 855615 E [email protected] Cost: £5 including refreshments is course is limited to 120 choristers Contact: Oliver Hancock from parish churches in Oxfordshire, T 023 9282 3300 E [email protected] Buckinghamshire, Berkshire, and beyond. Choristers practise in house groups and full Join us for Stainer’s perennial favourite to assembly and at the end of each day will sing mark Good Friday. Led by Cathedral Sub- evensong in Exeter College chapel, to which Organist, Oliver Hancock with soloists, parents and carers are warmly invited. ere Adrian Green and Samuel Hancock. is also an opportunity for choristers to sing Please bring your own scores but hot cross evensong in Christchurch Cathedral. buns will be provided. Under 18s must be supervised. Oxfordshire Area Event Portsmouth Area Event

AREA CHOIRS’ FESTIVAL 2017 FORTHCOMING EVENTS Charles Harrison & Tim Ravalde Area Choirs’ Festival 2017 Saturday 29 April 2017 Saturday 6 May 2017 14:15 to 18:30 (17:30 service) Chichester Cathedral PO19 1PX dir. Charles Harrison & Tim Ravalde Chichester Cathedral PO19 1PX Area Festival Evensong Cost: Purchase of music booklet Saturday 6 May 2017 Contact: Shirley Linford T 01903 783692 St Paul’s Cathedral, London EC4M 8AD dir. Andrew Carwood Annual Area Choirs’ Festival using the 2017 Ely Choirs’ Festival RSCM festival service Reform and Renewal Saturday 13 May 2017 celebrating the renewal of the Church over CB7 4DL the centuries using a wide range of music. director tbc e service is a wonderful experience for Strengthen for Service parish choirs to sing together in the beautiful Tuesday 16 – Thursday 18 May 2017 Mill House, Tiverton, Devon EX16 7ES setting of the Cathedral under the direction dir. the Revd Canon Helen Bent of Charles Harrison and Tim Ravalde. Area The ‘Big Sing’ with Bob Chilcott awards will be presented during both services Saturday 20 May 2017 (see forthcoming events). Regional rehearsals Holy Cross, Bearsted, Maidstone ME14 4EF will take place in early March. dir. Bob Chilcott Sussex Area Event RSCM CHOIRS For RSCM Voices (South), Voices (West) and 14 The Network MYC events see pages 19–20.

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MESSIAS / MESSIAH IN WELSH STRENGTHEN FOR SERVICE ‘LITE’ Meirion Wynn Jones (director) & The Revd Canon Helen Bent Simon Pearce (organist) Tuesday 21 March 2017 Saturday 3 December 2016 10:00 to 16:00 13:30 to 21:00 (19:00 concert) St Margaret, Wrexham LL11 2SH Tabernacle Baptist Chapel SA31 1DQ Cost: No charge. Refreshments and light lunch Cost: £12 singers, £8 to attend concert provided. Contact: Simon Pearce Contact: E [email protected] T 01437 720057 E [email protected] is training day is specically aimed at Mae hwn yn gye i ganu Rhan 1 o Messiah clergy, readers, other lay worship leaders and yn y Gymraeg. is is an opportunity to sing their musicians and we encourage clergy to Part 1 of Messiah in Welsh. ere will be a come along with their worship teams. We rehearsal at 14:00 (registration from 13:30) will be looking at key questions to do with and the concert will begin at 19:00. e music in worship, leadership and managing rst half of the concert will comprise other music, as well as looking at a wealth of seasonal music. resources. A Menter Gerdd event organized in association with the . West Wales Area Event Menter Gerdd (Operation Music) Event

LIFT UP YOUR VOICE AND/OR PICK UP YOUR INSTRUMENT! Miles Quick

Wednesday 22 March 2017 18:30 to 21:00 St Paul, Sketty SA2 9AR

Cost: £5 Contact: Jill Francis T 01792 796735 E [email protected] Come and sing and/or play with us at this event for those who would like to extend the range of the sung worship in their congregation and/or incorporate some instruments. We will look at principles of worship, and simple ways to extend it using unison voices or simple harmony (with instrumental support if appropriate), learning some new vocal material. All are welcome – music-readers and non-readers alike! A Menter Gerdd event organized in association with the Church in Wales. Menter Gerdd (Operation Music) Event WALES 15

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BRONZE/SILVER AWARD RSCM CHOIRS EXAM TRAINING For RSCM Scottish Voices events, please see Alistair Warwick page 20. Saturday 18 March 2017 10:00 to 16:00 Holy Trinity, Stirling FK8 2RG

Cost: Donation towards costs Contact: K. Mann T 01241 853874 E [email protected] Preparation for exams. For singers and choir trainers. Bronze 10:00 to 12:30; Silver 13:30 to 16:00. Scotland Area Event

RSCM SATURDAY SCHOOLS

Saturday Schools are a new initiative from the RSCM providing ‘surgery’ style training in your local area for choirs, music groups, and their leaders.

• Attend with your group leader and improve your skills together • Venues close to home • Aordably priced – £30 per group for up to 20 people • Manageable level of commitment – one or two Saturdays per term • For singers and instrumentalists of all levels of experience

VENUES AROUND THE UK STARTING JANUARY 2017 e rst Saturday School is on 28 January in Trull, Somerset led by the RSCM’s Head of Choral Studies and Head of Congregational and Instrumental Music. Further sessions take place in Trull on 18 February and 18 March. Saturday Schools are also being arranged in Nantwich and the east Midlands.

For information about Saturday Schools in your local area or if you’d like to o er your church as a venue contact [email protected]

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RSCM AWARDS SERVICE HYMN PLAYING FOR ORGANISTS & Blánaid Murphy PIANISTS Peter Stobart Saturday 21 January 2017 14:00 to 17:00 (16:00 service) Saturday 28 January 2017 St Mary’s Pro Cathedral, Dublin D01 DK83 14:00 to 17:00 St Fin Barre’s Cathedral, Cork T12 K710 Cost: No charge Contact: érèse Gaughan Cost: No charge T +353 (0)87 762 4380 Contact: érèse Gaughan E [email protected] T +353 (0)87 762 4380 E [email protected] Come and celebrate those who have successfully completed their RSCM Voice Peter Stobart will lead a workshop on hymn for Life awards during 2016. Full details playing for organists/pianists giving helpful (including rehearsal and music details) will tips and hints on leading the hymns in be sent to participating choirs in due course. worship. ere is no charge for this event All are welcome to the service. and refreshments will be provided. Please contact [email protected] or Ireland Area Event call +353 (0)87 762 4380 to conrm your attendance. Ireland Area Event

VOICE FOR LIFE TASTER SESSION MEET AND SING! Jacqui Dickinson Mark Bowyer

Saturday 18 February 2017 Saturday 25 March 2017 10:00 to 12:00 11:00 to 14:00 Heyn Hall, St Mark’s Church, Dundela Down Cathedral, BT2 4DR Downpatrick BT30 6AB

Cost: No charge Cost: No charge Contact: Jacqui Dickinson Contact: érèse Gaughan T +44 (0)7901 835771 T +353 (0)87 762 4380 E [email protected] E [email protected] Come and have all your questions answered An opportunity to meet the RSCM regarding the Voice for Life scheme by Coordinator for Ireland, Mark Bowyer and Jacqui Dickinson, Awards Administrator. to explore the work of the RSCM, look at e session will include what is expected accessible resources, the RSCM training at each level of coloured ribbon and the schemes and of course to do some singing! requirements of the Bronze, Silver and Open to choirs, individuals, clergy, aliates Gold Awards. Please contact awards@ and non-aliates alike. You may want to rscmireland.com or call +44 (0) 7901 835771 bring a packed lunch and tea/coee will be to conrm your attendance. provided for a small charge. Please contact [email protected] or call +353 Ireland Area Event (0)87 762 4380 to conrm your attendance. Ireland Area Event IRELAND 17

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COME AND SING STAINER’S CRUCIFIXION Tristan Russcher

Monday 10 April 2017 17:30 to 21:30 (20:00 service) Saint Bartholomew’s Church, Dublin D04 PD71 Cost: €10 Contact: érèse Gaughan T +353 (0)87 762 4380 E [email protected] We would like to invite all musicians of whatever level to sing with Saint Bartholomew’s Church Choir at a come and sing performance of e Cruci xion by John Stainer during Holy Week. See www.rscmireland.com for booking details. Ireland Area Event

WE COME TO YOU ...

TRAINING VISITS AT YOUR OWN CHURCH

RSCM Education sta are available to visit and deliver customized training to your church, in the areas of choral training, congregational and instrumental music, and ministerial training.

Costs are subsidized heavily; the inviting church would recruit attendees, collect attendance fees, supply venue/refreshments, and pay the RSCM one payment for the day-rate and actual travel for the tutor. We supply a list of equipment you need to provide and RSCM publicity materials, and we check for clash avoidance with nearby RSCM events.

To enquire further please contact [email protected]

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RSCM Northern Cathedral Singers RSCM Voices (South) Director: Andrew Reid (RSCM Director) Director: Scott Farrell

Contact: Karen Banks Contact: Andrew Robson T 07753 826209 E [email protected] T 01722 424848 E [email protected] W www.rscm.com/choirs W www.rscm.com/choirs

REHEARSAL DAY CHORAL EVENSONG Saturday 14 January 2017 Saturday 7 January 2017 10:00 to 15:30 17:30 service (provisional) St Peter, Gildersome Peterborough Cathedral

REHEARSAL DAY CHORAL EVENSONG Saturday 28 January 2017 Saturday 18 February 2017 10:00 to 15:30 17:30 service (provisional) St Peter, Gildersome Ely Cathedral

CHORAL EVENSONG CHORAL EVENSONG Saturday 18 February 2017 Saturday 18 March 2017 15:30 service (provisional) 17:15 service (girls and adults) Durham Cathedral Norwich Cathedral

CHORAL EVENSONG CHORAL EVENSONG Saturday 25 February 2017 Monday 17 April 2017 15:15 service 17:30 service (boys and adults) Manchester Cathedral Rochester Cathedral

CHORAL EVENSONG FORTHCOMING EVENT Saturday 18 March 2017 Choral Vespers 17:00 service (boys and adults) Saturday 6 May 2017 CHORAL EVENSONG Saturday 25 March 2017 16:00 service (girls and adults) RSCM Voices (West) Director: Peter Parshall Contact: John Henderson FORTHCOMING EVENT T 01793 525856 E [email protected] Choral Evensong W www.rscm.com/choirs Monday 1 May 2017, 17:15 service (boys, girls, adults) CHORAL EVENSONG Saturday 14 January 2017 17:00 service RSCM Voices and Cathedral Singers are training choirs singing services and other events to a high musical standard in CHORAL EVENSONG , churches and other venues around Saturday 11 February 2017 England, Wales and Scotland. All are welcome 17:30 service to the services and concerts listed here. Hereford Cathedral RSCM CHOIRS 19

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CHORAL EVENSONG RSCM Residentiary Choir Saturday 18 February 2017 Director: Silas Wollston 17:15 service Wells Cathedral Contact: Roy Sutton E [email protected] CHORAL EVENSONG W www.rscm.com/choirs Saturday 25 March 2017 This auditioned choir gives enthusiastic and 17:15 service competent adult singers the opportunity to sing Llanda Cathedral cathedral services under expert direction and with the guidance of a vocal coach. FORTHCOMING EVENTS Please check the website to see what spaces are Choral Evensong available for 2017. Monday 1 May 2017, 17:30 service Salisbury Cathedral Weekend Services in Bristol Cathedral: Choral Evensong RSCM Scottish Voices Saturday 27 May 2017, 15:30 service Director: Frikki Walker Choral Eucharist Sunday 28 May 2017, 10:00 service Contact: Gary Young Choral Evensong T 07796 015639 Sunday 28 May 2017, 15:30 service E [email protected] W www.rscmscottishvoices.org.uk Twitter: @RSCMScotVoices

RSCM Scottish Voices consists of some of the RSCM Millennium Youth Choir most experienced choral singers in Scotland, Director: Adrian Lucas led by Frikki Walker and accompanied by Richard Walmsley. Some vacancies exist; for Contact: RSCM Education T 01722 424843 details email the administrator. E [email protected] W www.rscm.com/myc

The RSCM Millennium Youth Choir was founded CHORAL EVENSONG IN LINLITHGOW in 2000 at the suggestion of the Archbishop Saturday 14 January 2017 of Canterbury. It o ers opportunities to young 16:00 service singers to sing the widest and most exciting St Michael’s Parish Church, The Cross, range of sacred music to the highest standards. Linlithgow EH49 7AL Places are available: please contact us to arrange CHORAL EVENSONG IN STIRLING an audition. Saturday 4 March 2017 16:00 service CHORAL EVENSONG Church of the Holy Rude, St John Street, Saturday 29 April 2017 Stirling FK8 1ED 15:30 service (provisional) Bristol Cathedral FORTHCOMING EVENT Singers are invited to audition for the RSCM’s Choral Evensong choirs listed on these pages. For further Saturday 20 May 2017, 16:00 service information or to apply to join visit The Old Parish Church of Peebles EH45 8SW www.rscm.com/choirs

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REGIONAL CONTACTS AREA CONTACTS North of England Most of the events listed in The Network Simon Russell are organized by local RSCM committees in T 07909 886997 England, Wales, Ireland and Scotland: E [email protected] Berkshire Areas: Birmingham; Bradford; Mary Delaney Chester; Coventry & Warwickshire; T 0118 940 3121 E [email protected] Cumbria; Derbyshire; Durham; Birmingham Hereford & South Shropshire; Lancashire; Licheld; Lincoln; Liverpool (inc. Isle of Man); Manchester; Alison Vining North & East Yorkshire; Northumbria; Ripon & T 07971 265702 E [email protected] Leeds; Sheeld & South Yorkshire; Southwell & Bradford Notts; Wakeeld; Worcestershire Ron Fletcher T 07825 373304 E [email protected] South of England Buckinghamshire Andrew Moodie Peter Willett T 01604 780507 / 07711 551739 T 01844 343487 E [email protected] E [email protected] Bristol & Swindon Areas: Berkshire; Bristol & Swindon; Rosemarie Saunders Buckinghamshire; Canterbury; T 07765 392852 Cornwall; Devon; Ely; Essex & East E [email protected] London; Gloucestershire; Guildford; Isle of Wight; Leicestershire; London; Norfolk; Oxfordshire; Canterbury Peterborough & Northampton; Portsmouth; Tracey Laws Rochester; St Albans, Hertford & Bedford; Somerset; T 01233 820298 E [email protected] Southwark & East Surrey; Su olk; Sussex; Wessex; Channel Islands Winchester Contact RSCM Centre T 01722 424848 E [email protected] Wales Chester Stuart Robinson Karen Salisbury T 07831 827701 T 0161 283 8309 E [email protected] E [email protected] Areas: North Wales; South East Wales; Cornwall Swansea & Brecon; West Wales/Dyfed Karen Harris T 07984 678628 E [email protected] Scotland Coventry & Warwickshire Alistair Warwick Jennifer Ball T 07792 566349 T 01827 873625 E [email protected] E [email protected] Cumbria Ireland Joan Gordon Mark Bowyer T 01768 352980 T +353 (0)85 166 1627 E [email protected] E [email protected]

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Derbyshire Leicestershire Elin Heron Judith Williams T 01773 821262 T 07976 834025 E [email protected] E [email protected] Licheld Devon Elaine Hill Andrew Maries T 01782 318227 E [email protected] T 01884 34389 Lincoln E [email protected] Liz Hill W www.rscm-devon.org.uk T 01529 240839 E [email protected] Durham Liverpool (inc. Isle of Man) David Harris Alison Caine T 0191 374 1659 E [email protected] T 07763 370633 E [email protected] Ely W www.rscmliverpool.org.uk Ken Diey London T 01480 458846 E di[email protected] Jennifer Beard W www.rscmely.org.uk T 020 8866 7637 E [email protected] Essex & East London W www.rscmlondon.org.uk James Davy Manchester T 07967 752637 Contact RSCM Centre E [email protected] T 01722 424848 E [email protected] W www.rscm-eel.org.uk Norfolk Gloucestershire David Dunnett Rebecca Coleman T 01603 218315 E [email protected] T 01453 753041 E [email protected] W www.rscm-glos.org.uk North & East Yorkshire Guildford Steve Maltby T 01947 841000 Ian Church E [email protected] T 01483 564939 E [email protected] W www.rscmnorthandeastyorkshire.co.uk W www.rscmguildfordarea.org.uk North Wales Hereford & South Shropshire Irene Lewis Jon Weller T 01978 852624 E [email protected] E [email protected] Ireland Northumbria érèse Gaughan e Revd Ann McGivern T +353 (0)87 7624 380 T 0191 266 5442 E [email protected] E [email protected] W www.rscmireland.com Oxfordshire Isle of Wight Cynthia Hall T 01865 310686 E [email protected] Dr David Price W www.rscm-oxford.org.uk T 02392 823300 (ext. 226 or 228) E [email protected] Peterborough & Northampton Lancashire Jane McKee T 01780 762398 E [email protected] Tim Simmonite W www.rscmpeterboroughandnorthampton.co.uk T 01772 655752 E [email protected]

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The Network Dec 2016.indd 22 14/11/2016 11:44:20 Portsmouth Swansea & Brecon e Revd Canon John Draper Prof Anthony Davies T 02392 581834 E [email protected] T 01792 429543 E [email protected] Ripon & Leeds Wakeeld Matthew Lazenby Ruth Carter T 07854 079418 E [email protected] T 01977 707729 / 07855 588020 Rochester E [email protected] Sue Moore Wessex T 020 8859 6997 David Duvall E [email protected] T 07855 947104 E [email protected] St Albans, Hertford & Bedford West Wales/Dyfed Sue Abood Mary Evans T 01234 314173 E [email protected] T 01267 236872 W www.rscm-stalbans.org.uk E [email protected] Scotland Winchester Nicola Lawrence Philip Dowd T 0141 886 7963 E [email protected] T 02380 841679 E [email protected] W www.rscmscotland.org W www.rscm.com/winchester Sheeld & South Yorkshire Worcestershire Ray Gallagher Tim Morris T 01709 540819 / 07737 984894 T 01562 744344 E [email protected] E [email protected] Somerset Jerry King RSCM EDUCATION T 01278 662597 E [email protected] The RSCM o ers enjoyable and rewarding South East Wales courses for all involved in music and worship Dr Emma Gibbins in the church, for children, young people T 07952 514117 E [email protected] and adults of all abilities, for musicians and Southwark & East Surrey clergy. For help in choosing the right course Nick Bland for you and further information about T 07973 638317 E [email protected] training opportunities for church musicians W www.rscmsouthwark.org.uk and worship leaders, please contact RSCM Education: Southwell & Notts Michael Worth T 01722 424848 E [email protected] T 0115 970 1238 E [email protected] W www.rscm.com/courses W www.rscmnotts.co.uk Suolk Contact RSCM Centre T 01722 424848 E [email protected] Sussex Sue Howell Evans T 07791 241409 E [email protected]

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The Network Dec 2016.indd 23 14/11/2016 11:44:20 Introductory o er for new and returning members

25% o a one-year RSCM A liate or Individual Membership when you attend an RSCM course or event*

Membership provides access to: • Discounts on all national RSCM courses and events • Discounts on RSCM publications • Quarterly RSCM magazines • Guidance and support from the RSCM and more!

So please support the events in your Area and invite a friend to join you!

To  nd out more about the bene ts of becoming an RSCM member visit www.rscm.com/join-us or phone 01722 424841

*This o er is available in the UK and Ireland to new members or those who have not held membership in the past  ve years. You must attend a registered RSCM national or local Area event and pick up an application form and voucher to obtain your discount.

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