Summer Orchestral Weekend

     15-17 August 2008          Ellesmere College, Ellesmere, Shropshire

The weekend will be directed by Eric Jennings, former principal trombone with the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra

Playing will start on Friday evening, with further sessions on Saturday morning/evening, and Sunday morning/afternoon. The course will end after tea on Sunday afternoon. The three main works that we’ll be playing this year are Wagner’s Prelude to Act III of Lohengrin, Tchaikovsky’s Ballet Suite Sleeping Beauty and Shostakovich Symphony No 10. On Saturday afternoon there will be an opportunity to play in chamber groups or to take a rest!

For further information, contact Mark Powell by 31 March

Tel. 0151 336 1208 (evenings) Email: m.powell@quaypharma.com

"Come and Sing" workshop

6 September 2008            Withington Girls' School, Northenden

A "Come and Sing" workshop with John Rutter

featuring the new Oxford Book of Flexible Anthems

and additional music by John Rutter.

Details from 0161 439 1718 or from  www.abcd.org.uk

"Come and Sing"

28 September 2008          St Paul's Church, Withington

Come and Sing with the Philharmonic Choir of Manchester.

Vivaldi Gloria and Haydn Nelson Mass.

£5 including hire of music and refreshments.

See www.philchoir.org.uk for application form.

A choral workshop led by Edward Caswell

11 October 2008            Ripley St Thomas CE High School, Lancaster

An introduction to James MacMillan's St John Passion. 

Information from fchiasson@choral-music.com (Tel 07914 083863)

or from the abcd web-site www.abcd.org.uk

As this is a complex work, the Wordsworth Singers and the Ripley school choir will help lead delegates to an appreciation of this new piece recently premiered at the Barbican.

Flute Workshop (Flutes and Co)

     1 November 2008                                          Kendal

Flute workshop day and evening concert with international, inspirational flautist, Wissam Boustany

Kirkland and Nether Halls during day and Kendal Parish Church in the evening. Enquiries to Suzanne Tel. 015395 60054