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  • Lecture on Stanford with Professor Jeremy Dibble

    Added April 15 by Frances Wilson - 107 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 justifiably renowned for his bril... read more

  • The Stanford Responses

    Added April 15 by Frances Wilson - 91 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 adapt some of the composer&rsqu... read more

  • Stanford Singing Break at Queens' College Cambridge, 12-14 July

    Added March 7 by Frances Wilson - 175 views - 0 comments
    12-14 July 2024 Come and sing choral music by Charles Villiers Stanford in the magnificent setting of Queens’ College, Cambridge, in an exclusive weekend course hosted by the Royal School of Music to mark the centenary of the composer’s death. There will be services of Evensong and Holy Communion, including the opportunity to sing Sta... read more

  • Onward We Go - a heartwarming new Christmas carol by Thomas Hewitt Jones

    Added November 2, 2023 by Frances Wilson - 148 views - 0 comments
    ONWARD WE GO Music by Thomas Hewitt Jones Words by Canon Gordon Giles The Children’s choir of St Stephen’s, Dulwich Caroline Lenton-Ward, conductor, with Oliver Lallemant (piano), Jill Valentine (viola), Jernej Albreht (clarinet), Joe Downard (bass guitar)and Simon Hewitt Jones (violin) The Children’s choir of St Stephen&rsqu... read more

  • REQUIEM IN A DAY with Matthew Coleridge at Truro Cathedral

    Added August 14, 2023 by Frances Wilson - 232 views - 0 comments
    REQUIEM IN A DAY with Matthew Coleridge Truro Cathedral, 23 September 2023 “As uplifting and glorious as anything I’ve ever sung” – Elizabeth, participant at Selby Abbey event Acclaimed composer Matthew Coleridge invites singers to perform his Requiem, one of the UK’s favourite new choral works, in the spectacular ... read more

  • Coronation Choral Celebration at Hertfordshire Festival of Music

    Added May 19, 2023 by Frances Wilson - 154 views - 0 comments
    Saturday 10 June, 6.00pm - 7.15pm A right royal celebration with Hertford Chamber Choir, conductor Manvinder Rattan and organist William Whitehead. In honour of King Charles III’s Coronation, Hertfordshire Festival of Music presents a splendid evening of choral and organ music by composers, such as Purcell, Handel, Walton, Elgar and ma... read more

  • Come and Sing Stainer's Crucifixion in the church where it was premiered

    Added April 25, 2023 by Frances Wilson - 207 views - 0 comments
    Stainer’s Crucifixion: RSCM Annual Lecture and Come & Sing Workshop John Stainer’s The Crucifixion has been popular with church choirs for more than 130 years. The RSCM’s annual lecture, this year given by Professor Jeremy Dibble, will be hosted by St Marylebone Church (the site of the The Crucifixion’s&nbs... read more

  • RSCM VOICES CHOIRS - sing beautiful choral music in beautiful settings

    Added March 28, 2023 by Frances Wilson - 254 views - 0 comments
    RSCM VOICES CHOIRS The Royal School of Church Music National and Regional Choirs are for those who sing regularly in their church or school and who want to expand their repertoire, learn new skills and be inspired by singing with others in spectacular spaces like beautiful churches and cathedrals. Individual singers are drawn from across the coun... read more

  • Choral Inspirations Workshop with Sonoro

    Added February 22, 2023 by Frances Wilson - 248 views - 0 comments
    Choral Inspirations singing workshop with professional chamber choir, Sonoro, hosted by the Music Department at the University of Reading. The event takes place in The Great Hall. For their Choral Inspirations project, Sonoro have commissioned six composers to each write a work inspired by a ‘choral classic’. The composers are Reb... read more

  • Sing for the King - the RSCM invites choirs to celebrate the coronation in song

    Added February 7, 2023 by Frances Wilson - 437 views - 0 comments
    The Royal School of Church Music (RSCM) announces ‘Sing for the King’, a special choral music commission from acclaimed British singer and composer Joanna Forbes L’Estrange to celebrate the Coronation of King Charles III on 6 May 2023. The Mountains shall bring peace uses words from the Psalms, including ‘Give the King they... read more