• Frances Wilson

    CONDUCTING STANFORD WITH DAVID HILL

    Added May 8, 2024 by Frances Wilson - 344 views - 0 comments

    This free online workshop presented by the Royal School of Church Music with acclaimed conductor David Hill (director of the Bach Choir, Principal Conductor of Yale Schola Cantorum, and conductor of the BBC Singers from 2007-17) will offer practical advice on how best to conduct some of Charles Villiers Stanford’... read more

  • Chris Rowbury

    What do you do if you’ve not finished teaching a song before the end of the session?

    Added May 1, 2024 by Chris Rowbury - 722 views - 0 comments

    [The views expressed in this blog are from my personal experiences from 25 years of leading non-auditioned community choirs in the UK, as well as adult singing workshops. My focus is on teaching by ear using a repertoire of songs from traditions across the globe. Your experiences may differ from mine, so do feel free t... read more

  • Santiago Veros

    The Infallible Formula for Writing a Masterpiece by Santiago Veros

    Added April 26, 2024 by Santiago Veros - 780 views - 0 comments

    In 2013, having completed my university studies, my professional experience in composition was nil. My jobs until then had been as an ice cream seller and a brief stint at a bookstore making photocopies—part-time jobs to support my university studies but nothing related to music. After returning from my universit... read more

  • Santiago Veros

    Join the Eternal Unity Mass - "Gloria" Consortium: Uniting Choirs Globally Year by Year

    Added April 25, 2024 by Santiago Veros - 420 views - 0 comments

    Hello everyone, I'm Santiago Veros, and I'm thrilled to share with you the next chapter in the creation of my Mass, "Eternal Unity." This is undoubtedly one of the most ambitious initiatives in the choral world. We are creating a Mass, composing one movement each year through a consortium, uniting choirs from across th... read more

  • Chris Rowbury

    Why are so many people afraid to open their mouths and sing?

    Added April 24, 2024 by Chris Rowbury - 1138 views - 0 comments

    [The views expressed in this blog are from my personal experiences from 25 years of leading non-auditioned community choirs in the UK, as well as adult singing workshops. My focus is on teaching by ear using a repertoire of songs from traditions across the globe. Your experiences may differ from mine, so do feel free t... read more

  • Frances Wilson

    A brand new hymn for the RSCM's Big Hymn Sing for Music Sunday

    Added April 24, 2024 by Frances Wilson - 357 views - 0 comments

    The Royal School of Church Music (RSCM) invites churches to celebrate church music and musicians with the Big Hymn Sing For Music Sunday on 9th June 2024 Music Sunday is an annual event presented by the RSCM to celebrate and give thanks for the music and musicians that enhance worship in such a meaningful and powerful... read more

  • Tim Knight

    Sing to the hills!

    Added April 22, 2024 by Tim Knight - 1446 views - 0 comments

    Run to the hills and join us in June for a joyful weekend of singing in the heart of the beautiful Peak District! Find out all about it and how to book via this link: https://www.timknightmusic.com/events/singing-weekend-nightingale-centre-peak-district

  • Santiago Veros

    Voices Against Vanity: How Music Battles Social Insanity by Santiago Veros

    Added April 19, 2024 by Santiago Veros - 930 views - 0 comments

    In choral music, I found my tool for social change. Growing up in a Latin American country with a sociologist mother, I witnessed social injustice firsthand. I gained class consciousness and experienced crises personally. I'm talking about financial crises on a scale unimaginable to any developed country—211% inf... read more

  • Frances Wilson

    Lecture on Stanford with Professor Jeremy Dibble

    Added April 15, 2024 by Frances Wilson - 381 views - 0 comments

    As part of the Royal School of Church Music's events to mark the centenary of the death of Charles Villiers Stanford, the noted Stanford expert, Jeremy Dibble (University of Durham), will give an illustrated lecture on Stanford's music at Queens' College, Cambridge, on Saturday 13 July Charles Villiers Stanford is jus... read more

  • Frances Wilson

    The Stanford Responses

    Added April 15, 2024 by Frances Wilson - 586 views - 0 comments

    Preces & Responses based on themes from the works of Stanford, adapted and arranged by Jeremy Dibble RSCM Publications Jeremy Dibble writes, 'Given the few existing sets of nineteenth-century Preces and Responses for the Anglican liturgy, the centenary of Stanford’s death seemed to offer a rare opportunity to a... read more