Summer Schools and Short Courses 2012:
All courses are in the UK unless otherwise stated. Phone numbers are given as dialled from the UK; from outside the UK, dial +44 and omit the 0 at the beginning of the number.
Abbreviations:
ABCD Association of British Choral Directors
RCO Royal College of Organists
RSCM Royal School of Church Music
Scroll down for the list of 2012 courses in the two categories below:
(Information is shown as supplied; please contact the institution for full details)
Organ Courses
Mar Apr June July Aug Sep Oct Nov
You might also like to look our list of Choral & Choral Conducting Summer Schools.
March
London Organ Day
3 Mar, Christ Church, Chelsea, London
Contact +44 (0)1903 725002, lod@iao.org.uk, www.iao.org.uk
RCO Edwardian England (Grade 4+)
3 Mar, Westminster Central Hall, London
Contact 05600 197563, courses@rco.org.uk, www.rco.org.uk/organ_school.php
RCO Stylus Fantasticus (Grade 6+)
8 Mar, St Giles Cripplegate, London EC2
Contact 05600 197563, courses@rco.org.uk, www.rco.org.uk/organ_school.php
RCO Learn to Sight-Read (Grade 4+)
17 Mar, St Giles Cripplegate, London EC2
Contact 05600 197563, courses@rco.org.uk, www.rco.org.uk/organ_school.php
RCO Bach’s Short Eight Preludes and Fugues (Grade 4+)
24 Mar, St Giles Cripplegate, London EC2
Contact 05600 197563, courses@rco.org.uk, www.rco.org.uk/organ_school.php
RCO Raise Your Game! Workshop
31 Mar, Belfast
Contact 05600 767237, events@rco.org.uk, www.rco.org.uk
RCO Extend a Hymn
31 Mar, St Stephen’s, Rochester Row, London
Contact 05600 197563, courses@rco.org.uk, www.rco.org.uk/organ_school.php
April
RSCM Salisbury Course for Church Organists
10-13 Apr, Salisbury Cathedral
Contact 01722 424843, education@rscm.com, www.rscm.com/courses
ORGANpromotion: Easter Organ Tour
11-15 Apr, Paris
Contact +49 74 51 900 7992, info@organpromotion.org, www.organpromotion.org
RCO Easter Course
12-14 Apr, Oxford
Contact 05600 767237, events@rco.org.uk, www.rco.org.uk
RCO Set Your Sights! The Organ Scholar Experience Taster
12 Apr, Oxford
Contact 05600 767237, events@rco.org.uk, www.rco.org.uk
Oundle for Organists: Advance (for organ scholars)
13-15 Apr, Oundle
Contact 01832 274919, information@oundlefestival.org.uk, www.oundlefestival.org.uk
Oundle for Organists: Pulling Out The Stops
13-15 Apr, Oundle
Contact 01832 274919, information@oundlefestival.org.uk, www.oundlefestival.org.uk
June
RSCM York Course for Young Organists
11-14 Jun, York St John University
Contact 01722 424843, education@rscm.com, www.rscm.com/courses
RCO Raise Your Game! Workshop
16 Jun, Swansea
Contact 05600 767237, events@rco.org.uk, www.rco.org.uk
RCO Preparing for CertRCO, ARCO and FRCO
3 Jun, St Barnabas Church, London
Contact 05600 767237, events@rco.org.uk, www.rco.org.uk
July
ORGANpromotion: Tour de France
7-14 Jul, Southern France
Contact +49 74 51 900 7992, info@organpromotion.org, www.organpromotion.org
Organ Academy Saessolsheim
11-16 Jul, Saessolsheim, France
Contact +33 3 88 70 52 75, asamos@orange.fr, http://perso.orange.fr/asamos
Romainmôtier Organ Academy
15-29 July, Romainmôtier, Switzerland
Contact +41 32 721 27 90, bovet.aubert@bluewin.ch, www.jehanalain.ch
Oundle for Organists: Summer School
16-22 Jul, Oundle
Contact 01832 274919, information@oundlefestival.org.uk, www.oundlefestival.org.uk
London Organ Improvisation Course (LOIC)
18-21 Jul, London (St James, Clerkenwell; Notre Dame de France, Leicester Place; All Souls Langham Place)
Contact 020 8657 6261, gb@gerardbrooks.org.uk, www.loic.org.uk
Dartington International Summer Schoolname
21 Jul-25 Aug, Dartington Hall Estate, Totnes, Devon
Contact 01803 847080, summerschool@dartington.org, www.dartington.org/summer-school
RCO The Organ Scholar Experience
24-29 Jul, Cambridge
Contact 05600 767237, events@rco.org.uk, www.rco.org.uk
International Organ and Clavichord Academy
25 July-4 Aug, Smarano, Italy
Contact mail@eccher.it, www.eccher.it
RCO St Giles International Organ School
23-28 Jul, City of London
Contact 05603 460277, marianne.barton@rco.org.uk or anne.marsdenthomas@rco.org.uk, www.rco.org.uk
Cambridge Academy of Organ Studies: Summer Course
30 Jul-3 Aug, Cambridge colleges
Contact 01223 240026, andrewpj@waitrose.com, www.cambridgeorganacademy.org
August
ORGANpromotion: South German Organ Academy
5-8 Aug, Ochsenhausen, Swabia, Germany
Contact +49 74 51 900 7992, info@organpromotion.org, www.organpromotion.org
Corsi Musica Antica a Magnano: Summer Courses
9-17 Aug, Magnano, Italy
Contact +41 79 210 46 24, info@musicaanticamagnano.com, www.musicaanticamagnano.com
Académie de Musique Tibor Varga
11-15 Aug, Sion, Switzerlan
Contact +41 27 322 66 52, info@amsion.ch, www.amsion.ch
RSCM Salisbury Cathedral Course
13-19 Aug, Salisbury Cathedral
Contact 01722 424843, education@rscm.com, www.rscm.com/courses
ORGANclassLEIPZIG
15-18 Aug, Thomaskirche Leipzig and Wenzelkirche Naumburg
Contact +49 74 51 900 7992, info@organpromotion.org, www.organpromotion.org
September
RCO Raise Your Game! Workshop
29 Sep, Edinburgh
Contact 05600 767237, events@rco.org.uk, www.rco.org.uk
October
Toulouse les Orgues
10-21 Oct, Toulouse, France
Contact +33 5 61 33 76 80, www.toulouse-les-orgues.org
RCO Find Your Feet! and Build Your Skills!
25-27 Oct, Bristol
Contact 05600 767237, events@rco.org.uk, www.rco.org.uk
November
RCO Set Your Sights! The Organ Scholar Experience Taster
17 Nov, London
Contact 05600 767237, events@rco.org.uk, www.rco.org.uk
RCO Raise Your Game! Workshop
17 Nov, London
Contact 05600 767237, events@rco.org.uk, www.rco.org.uk
Choral & Choral Conducting Courses
Scroll down for the list of 2012 Choral & Choral Conducting Courses organised by date order, or jump to a month using the links below.
Various dates Feb Mar Apr May June July Aug Sept Oct Dec
You might also like to look our list of Organ Summer Schools.
Various dates
ABCD Initial Courses
28 Jan, 3 & 24 Mar, 21 Apr, Birmingham
17 Mar, 28 Apr, 26 May, 23 Jun, St Pancras Church Hall, London NW1
Contact 07528 382445, kate.allen@abcd.org.uk, www.
abcd.org.uk/training/abcd-courses/initial-courses
ABCD Intermediate Course
21&22 Apr, 20 May, 17 Jun, 8 Jul, 16 Sep,13&14 Oct, Hampstead, London NW3
Contact 07528 382445, kate.allen@abcd.org.uk, www.abcd.org.uk/training/abcd-courses/intermediate-courses
February
ABCD Midlands Annual Singing Day
25 Feb, Coton Centre,Tamworth, Staffordshire
Contact 01827 284564, geoffrey.mason@talktalk.net, www.abcd.org.uk
Inaugural Robert Sterndale Bennett Masterclasses
29 Feb, Uppingham School, Northampton
Contact sjm@uppingham.co.uk
March
RSCM Cornwall Singing Break
9-11 Mar, Truro
Contact 07530 760336, ngroome@rscm.com, www.rscm.com/courses
ABCD and Sing Up Workshops
10 Mar, Coton Centre,Tamworth, Staffordshire
Contact 01827 284564, geoffrey.mason@talktalk.net, www.abcd.org.uk
English Philharmonia Workshop on Tsunami Requiem
17 Mar, St Paul’s, Chichester, Sussex
Contact 01483 424447, graham@englishphilharmonia.co.uk, www.englishphilharmonia.co.uk
RCO Choral Directing Workshop
24 Mar, St Mary’s Episcopal Cathedral, Edinburgh
Contact 05600 767237, events@rco.org.uk, www.rco.org.uk
April
Lacock Courses: Singing in Havana
1-7 Apr, Cuba
Contact avdb@lacock.org, www.lacock.org
RSCM Young People’s Singing Course
10-13 Apr, Sedbergh School, Cumbria
Contact 01722 424848, enquiries@rscm.com, www.rscm.com/courses
Run by Singers: A Weekend in Rome
19-22 Apr, Rome, Italy
Contact 01438 840555, nick@runbysingers.org, www.runbysingers.org
Benslow Music Trust: Spring Songfest
24-27 Apr, Hitchin, Hertfordshire
Contact 01462 459446, info@benslow.org, www.benslow.org
Benslow Music Trust: Michael Smedley’s Sacred and Profane Choral Trail
27-29 Apr, Hitchin, Hertfordshire
Contact 01462 459446, info@benslow.org, www.benslow.org
May
Benslow Music Trust: Great Opera Choruses
21-24 May, Hitchin, Hertfordshire
Contact 01462 459446, info@benslow.org, www.benslow.org
June
Lacock Courses: Monteconero Voice Workshop
10-16 Jun, Monteconero, Italy
Contact avdb@lacock.org, www.lacock.org
Lacock Courses: Music at Monteconero
17-23 Jun, Monteconero, Italy
Contact avdb@lacock.org, www.lacock.org
Princeton Festival: Choral Conducting Workshop
24-28 Jun, Princeton University, NJ, USA
Contact choralworkshop@princetonfestival.org, www.princetonfestival.org
Conducting Institute
24-30 Jun, Westminster Choir College of Rider University, USA
Contact +1 609 924 7416, woce@rider.edu, www.rider.edu/summerarts
Run by Singers: Return to Tallinn
24 Jun-1 Jul, Tallinn, Estonia
Contact 01438 840555, nick@runbysingers.org, www.runbysingers.org
Beginning Choral Conducting
25-29 Jun, Westminster Choir College of Rider University, USA
Contact +1 609 924 7416, woce@rider.edu, www.rider.edu/summerarts
July
Choral Pedagogy Institute
2-6 Jul, Westminster Choir College of Rider University, USA
Contact +1 609 924 7416, woce@rider.edu, www.rider.edu/summerarts
Eton Choral Courses
3-11 Jul, 12-20 Jul, Eton, 21-29 Jul, Cheltenham, 30 Jul-7 Aug, Cambridge
Contact 01753 671124, m.prokesova@etoncollege.org.uk, http://etonchoralcourses.co.uk
Tallis Scholars Summer School
7-14 Jul, Uppingham
Contact 020 8293 9911, tsss.uk@googlemail.com, www.tsss.uk.com
Chamber Choir
8-20 Jul, Westminster Choir College of Rider University, USA
Contact +1 609 924 7416, woce@rider.edu, www.rider.edu/summerarts
Benslow Music Trust: Summerly’s Summer Choral School
9-12 Jul, Hitchin, Hertfordshire
Contact 01462 459446, info@benslow.org, www.benslow.org
RSCM Scotland Summer School
9-12 Jul, Stirling University and Dunblane Cathedral
Contact 01786 821294, dunblanesingingbreak@rscmscotland.org, www.rscm.com/ukIreland/areas/scotland
Conducting Technique Intensive
9-13 Jul, Westminster Choir College of Rider University, USA
Contact +1 609 924 7416, woce@rider.edu, www.rider.edu/summerarts
Choral Conducting Symposium
9-13 Jul, University of Michigan, USA
Contact +1 734 936 2660, smtd.adultprograms@umich.edu, www.music.umich.edu/
special_programs/adult/choral.conducting.htm
Eastman School of Music: Summer Institute – Choral Artistry
9-13 Jul, Rochester, New York, USA
Contact +1 585 274 1400 summer@esm.rochester.edu, www.esm.rochester.edu/summer
Run by Singers: Bayeux Cathedral Weekend
12-15 Jul, Bayeux, France
Contact 01438 840555, nick@runbysingers.org, www.runbysingers.org
North Wales Summer School of Music: Choral Course
13-15 Jul, Caernafon, Wales
Contact info@nwssm.org.uk, www.singing-courses.com
Summer Choral Festival Choir
15-20 Jul, Westminster Choir College of Rider University, USA
Contact +1 609 924 7416, woce@rider.edu, www.rider.edu/summerarts
Eastman School of Music: Summer Institute – Advanced Choral Conducting
16-20 Jul, Rochester, New York, USA
Contact +1 585 274 1400 summer@esm.rochester.edu, www.esm.rochester.edu/summer
European Seminar for Young Composers
18-24 Jul, Aosta, Italy
Contact +39 0434 876724, info@feniarco.it, www.feniarco.it
Dartington International Summer School
21 Jul-25 Aug, Dartington Hall Estate, Totnes, Devon
Contact 01803 847080, summerschool@dartington.org, www.dartington.org/summer-school
Langlais Festival: Choral Course
21-26 Jul, La Fontenelle, Ille-et-Vilaine, Britanny, France
Contact www.brittanymusicworkshops.eu
European Seminar for Young Composer – Choral Composers Today
21-27 Jul, Aosta, Italy
Contact +39 0434 876724, info@feniarco.it, www.feniarco.it
Sintra International Singing and Choral Conducting Course
21-28 Jul, Quinta da Regaleira, Sintra, Portugal
Contact ghislainemorgan@googlemail.com, www.sisccc.com
Tallis Scholars Summer School
21-28 Jul, Seattle University, WA, USA
Contact +1 509 668 2468, tsss.rebekah@gmail.com, www.tsss.uk.com
Run by Singers: A Week in Florence
22-29 Jul, Florence, Italy
Contact 01438 840555, nick@runbysingers.org, www.runbysingers.org
Intermediate Choral Conducting
23-27 Jul, Westminster Choir College of Rider University, USA
Contact +1 609 924 7416, woce@rider.edu, www.rider.edu/summerarts
Benslow Music Trust: Big Band Singing Summer School
23-28 Jul, Hitchin, Hertfordshire
Contact 01462 459446, info@benslow.org, www.benslow.org
Sarteano Chamber Choral Conducting Workshop
29 Jul-5 Aug, Sarteano, Tuscany, Italy
Contact +1 781 652 0158, sarteanochoral@rcn.com, www.sarteanochoralworkshop.com
Sherborne Summer School of Music
29 Jul-19 Aug, Sherborne School, Sherborne, Dorset
Contact 01342 893963, summermusicschool@btinternet.com, www.sherbornesummerschoolofmusic.co.uk
August
Cambridge Early Music Summer Schools
5-12 Aug (baroque) & 12-18 Aug (renaissance), Emmanuel College, Cambridge
Contact 01223 847330, info@cambridgeearlymusic.org, www.cambridgeearlymusic.org
Eton Choral Courses
8-16 Aug Durham, 17-25 Aug Oxford, 26 Aug-2 Sep Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama
Contact 01753 671124, m.prokesova@etoncollege.org.uk, http://etonchoralcourses.co.uk
International Summer School of Music
11-18 Aug, Shrewsbury
Contact 01981 241003, marianne@issmus.org, www.issmus.org
NLMS Music Summer School
11-18 Aug, Queenswood School, Hertfordshire
Contact 01844 354083, nlms@gomme.fsbusiness.co.uk, www.nlmsmusic-summerschool.co.uk
Run by Singers: Assisi Summer School
12-19 Aug, Assisi, Italy
Contact 01438 840555, nick@runbysingers.org, www.runbysingers.org
Yale Summer School of Music/Norfolk Chamber Music Festival: Chamber Choir & Chamber Choir & Choral Conducting Workshop
12-19 Aug, Norfolk, CT, USA
Contact +1 203 432 1966, norfolk@yale.edu, http://music.yale.edu/norfolk/
Charles Wood Summer School
19-26 Aug, Armagh
Contact 028 3752 1800, info@visitarmagh.com, www.charleswoodsummerschool.org
Association of Teachers of Singing: training course for singing teachers
19-15 Aug, Devizes, Wiltshire
Contact Penny Price Jones 01380 739185 or 07766 553344, pennypricejones@btinternet.com, www.aotos.org.uk/training
RSCM Bath Summer Course for Young People
20-26 Aug, Kingswood School, Bath
Contact 01722 424843, education@rscm.com, www.rscm.com/courses
RSCM Course for Adults: Cambridge
20-26 Aug, St John’s College, Cambridge
Contact 01722 424843, education@rscm.com, www.rscm.com/courses
ABCD Annual Convention
24-26 Aug, Leeds Metropolitan University
Contact 01935 389482, rachel.greaves@abcd.org.uk, www.abcd.org.uk
Helicon Arts: Choral Summer Course
25 Aug-1 Sep, Aia Vecchia, Tuscany, Italy
Contact 0870 609 1068, info@heliconarts.co.uk, www.heliconarts.co.uk
Lacock Courses: Music in León
26 Aug-1 Sep, León, Spain
Contact avdb@lacock.org, www.lacock.org
September
Benslow Music Trust: Agonies & Ecstasies – Madrigals of Love and War
3-6 Sep, Hitchin, Hertfordshire
Contact 01462 459446, info@benslow.org, www.benslow.org
Lacock Courses: Singing in Trogir
16-22 Sep, Trogir, Croatia
Contact avdb@lacock.org, www.lacock.org
Benslow Music Trust: Go Gospel
21-23 Sep, Hitchin, Hertfordshire
Contact 01462 459446, info@benslow.org, www.benslow.org
October
Lacock Courses: Singing in Venice
8-14 Oct, Venice, Italy
Contact avdb@lacock.org, www.lacock.org
Benslow Music Trust: Singing Day with Peter Phillips
20 Oct, Hitchin, Hertfordshire
Contact 01462 459446, info@benslow.org, www.benslow.org
December
Run by Singers: Mozart Requiem in Vienna
2-5 Dec,Vienna, Austria
Contact 01438 840555, nick@runbysingers.org, www.runbysingers.org
Benslow Music Trust: Christmas Choruses
10-12 Dec, Hitchin, Hertfordshire
Contact 01462 459446, info@benslow.org, www.benslow.org
