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DIOCESE OF LEEDS MUSIC DAY – 25 JUNE 2016

Calling all Parish Musicians, Organists, Choirs, Cantors and Clergy!

Diocese of Leeds Music Day

in association with the Royal College of Organists and sponsored by Viscount Organs

Saturday 25 June 2016, 10.00 am to 3.00 pm

Wheeler Hall, Leeds Cathedral

John Duggan – Internationally Renowned Composer

Thomas Leech and Benjamin Saunders – Diocese of Leeds Singing Programme

David Pipe – Diocese of Leeds Organists Training Programme

Philip Meaden – Royal College of Organists

10.00 am – Registration and Coffee

10.15 am – Singing Workshops

A brand new English Congregational Mass setting by John Duggan and a Gregorian Chant Mass for Sundays in Ordinary Time.

Participants are invited to form a choir to sing Duggan’s Mass in the Cathedral at 12 noon (optional).

“Duggan’s new English Mass is by far finest musical setting yet encountered”

“This new mass is brilliant,  superbly written, uplifting and perfect for parish use”

12.45 – 1.30 pm – Lunch (not provided)

1.30 3.00 pm – Learn the organ

The Diocese of Leeds Organists Training Programme. This new organists training scheme is a partnership between the Diocese of Leeds and the Royal College of Organists and is aimed at new learners and improving players. The scheme will be introduced by RCO Chief Executive Philip Meaden and a practical workshop will follow with David Pipe, who has recently joined the Diocese of Leeds Music Team from York Minster.

Admission is free to all but places are limited and need to be booked in advance.

A complimentary copy of John Duggan’s new congregational mass will be given to all participants and extra copies will be available for purchase on the day at a discounted rate.

To book for you or your group please email Eleanor Cully with numbers at:

office@dioceseofleedsmusic.org.uk as soon as possible to secure your place/s.

 

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RCO ACADEMY – THREE ATTRACTIONS FOR YOUNG ORGANISTS

In the coming months the Royal College of Organists has specifically programmed three events for ambitious young organists:
THE ROYAL ACADEMY OF MUSIC, LONDON
on SATURDAY 20 FEBRUARY 2016
THE CONSERVATOIRE EXPERIENCE
CONSIDER A PREMIER PATHWAY INTO THE WORLD OF THE PROFESSIONAL ORGANIST
OXFORD
on SATURDAY 2 APRIL 2016
SET YOUR SIGHTS!
A TASTE OF THE ORGAN SCHOLAR EXPERIENCE
CAMBRIDGE
from TUESDAY 19 to Sunday 24 JULY 2016
THE ORGAN SCHOLAR EXPERIENCE
LIVE THE LIFE OF AN ORGAN SCHOLAR
Generous bursaries and early-booking discount on offer – OBSERVERS WELCOME
The Royal College of Organists
PO Box 7328
New Milton
BH25 9DU
tel: 05600 197563
Incorporated by Royal Charter
Registered Charity Number 312847

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Brereton Memorial Fund – Grant Application Deadline

The Brereton Memorial Fund application deadline is coming up soon – 31st Jan 2016. 
An information sheet and application form are attached.  
 
Full details about the Fund and how to apply are also available at http://www.breretonfund.org/how_to_apply.html
 
The fund aims to support:
  • The teaching and learning of the organ at every level for students of all ages

  • The nurturing of choral music, especially church music

  • Music education projects, especially primary school music-making 

Please pass on this information to colleagues, students, pupils and friends who may be interested. 
For any further information please contact Jude Brereton, Founder Trustee – Brereton Memorial Fund (E-mail:  judebrereton@gmail.com).
 

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St Giles’ Church, Pontefract – Friday Concert Series

St Giles’ Church

Market Place

PONTEFRACT

WF8 1AT

See below for details about St Giles’ Lunchtime Concert Series – concerts are held on Fridays at 1.00 pm:

Poster – Jan-Feb 2016 – St Giles’ Concert Series

Admission is £4.00 per recital and includes tea/coffee

Also, on Sunday 17th January at 7.45 pm Paul Bowen will be playing Messaien’s “La Nativite du seigneur”.

This follows our Epiphany Carol Service which will take place at 6.30 pm that evening.

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RCO e-news – January 2016

RCO Academy

Look up www.rco.org.uk for the full list of events and to book online.

Included  as a discrete block under the chronological list of general events are all the courses and workshops included in the College’s Young Organists Programme. Also included are the classes offered by the RCO Academy Organ School. Further details of the latter are on our website at www.rco.org.uk/organ_school.php.

For full details go to: RCO e-news – January 2016

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ORGAN SCHOLARSHIP – UNIVERSITY OF HULL

Applications for the University of Hull Organ Scholarship are open annually

Award: £2,000 per year

Eligibility: available to music students with organ as the first-study instrument

Duties include: recitals, official occasions, directing the University Chapel Choir and assisting the Director of Music at Beverley Minster

For more details about Beverley Minster, including the organ specification, visit: www.beverleyminster.org.uk

For more information about this and other scholarships offered by the University of Hull, including instructions for how to apply, visit: http://uniofhull.info/music-scholarshipsandbursaries

Deadline: 15 January 2016

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MARTIN GOETZE – CELEBRATION OF HIS LIFE AND WORKS

On 20 February 2016, at 3.00 pm

St Botolph Aldgate

A celebration, in music and words, of the life and works of Martin Goetze

Tim Roberts will play music by John Worgan, who was organist at St Botolph’s and a famous musician in his day.  Tim will bring his new CD of the organ works of Worgan, which he has dedicated to Martin’s memory.

Also playing will be Chris Farr, who was organist at St John and St Philip the Hague in the Netherlands, our first new organ for which Martin was also responsible.

David Butterworth, organist in Nottingham and a frequent and welcome visitor, will also be playing.

The duration of each performance will be approximately one hour.

Tea and cake will be available following the performances.

 

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THE LYME REGIS ORGAN SCHOOL – WINTER WORKSHOP 2016 – 17-19 FEBRUARY

The Lyme Regis Organ School is running its Winter Workshop on 17th, 18th & 19th February 2016.  This year’s course will concentrate on Playing with Confidence.  The key will be a positive, informal, enjoyable yet challenging atmosphere, working with some of the UK’s finest organists in a range of talks and discussions, demonstrations and group study sessions.  Included is a trip to Honiton, Ottery St Mary and Exeter Cathedral and St Michael’s Mount Dinham (Exeter). 

Course Tutors are Philip Scriven, Peter Parshall, Richard Godfrey, David Bruce-Payne, Ian Curror, Alex Davies and David Davies.

For full details of Course Tutors, the  Course Programme, bursaries and what to prepare go to: Lyme Regis leaflet

Booking forms (downloadable from www.lymeregisorganschool.org) and payment to the Course Secretary: linda@lymeregisorganschool.org

Accommodation details from: www.visit-dorset.com or www.lymeregis.org

Workshop Cost: £200 per person (£120 for those in full-time education) – includes all course fees, lunch on three days, dinner on the first night, refreshment breaks, and travel on Thursday.   A limited number of full-cost bursaries are available to those of school age.

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Student Organist/Accompanist – Washburn Benefice Choir, North Yorkshire

Washburn Benefice Choir, based in the Harrogate district of North Yorkshire, require a Student Organist to act as Accompanist for the following three services:

  • Friday 2nd October 2015 at 7.00 pm – Fewston, North Yorkshire
  • Sunday 4th October 2015 at 9.30 am – Farnley, North Yorkshire
  • Sunday 11th October 2015 at 10.00 am – Leathley, North Yorkshire

(Rehearsals/choir practice take place on Mondays at 7.00 pm at Leathley)

The choir will be singing three pieces:

“Though Visiteth the Earth”

“Sing to the Lord of Harvest”

“Glory, Love and Praise and Honour”; tune by Eberlin

Expressions of interest, or for further information, please contact Terry Bramall:  terry@bramallinc.com

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OCTOBER COURSES FOR YOUNG ORGANISTS

RCO Academy in Bristol and Clifton at autumn half-term 2015 – Young Organists in Transition

Lifelong Learning and Accreditation from the Royal College of Organists

Book onto one of these October courses for young Organists in a relaxed half-term atmosphere, supported by The GMC Trust, The Williams Church Music Trust and the William Haddon Charitable Foundation

Sign up for:

FIND YOUR FEET! (early steps in organ playing – ideal for youngsters aged 8 to 15 years – organists and pianists who want to try the organ)

BUILD YOUR SKILLS! (ambitious teenage organists build style and technique)

Thursday 29 October to Saturday 31 October 2015 in Bristol (bursaries available)

Classes with:

Christopher Allsop (Worcester Cathedral); Brigitte Harris (Edinburgh); James Parsons (Birmingham Conservatoire)

Friendly, fun residential course, fully checked and qualified pastoral staff

Youth Hostel (YHA) accommodation in Bristol city centre

Inspired hands-on tuition in small classes, playing fabulous pipe organs in Bristol and Clifton (4 manuals to one manual!)

Perform in Student Concert at Christ Church, Bristol – get feedback and DVD souvenir

Make music! Make friends!

Information and easy online booking at: BOOK for FYF and BYS 2015

www.rco.org.uk

 

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