Other events and opportunities available for members

Listed below are some other events, workshops, etc that may be of interest to members.   Please note that the details and associated documents are as supplied to us and all enquiries about any of the events listed here should be directed to the hosting organisation and not to WCS.

Title	Detail	Further Information
	If you fancy a crack at some of Elgar's Dream of Gerontius, then Windsor & Eton Choral Society are hosting a Come-and-Sing day for this great work in Windsor Parish Church in Saturday 2nd March.	Further details and booking information
	The Barnes Music Festival 2019 runs between 9-24 March and has Music & Invention as its theme, reflecting on Leonardo da Vinci's creativity in both science and the arts (he was an accomplished singer).   On Sunday 17th March at St Mary's Church in Barnes, the Festival includes a Come-and-Sing of Howard Goodall's Invictus : A Passion that premiered in March 2018.  Goodall himself will also be present during the workshop.	Further details and booking information Further details on the Festival
	If Haydn is more your thing then Twickenham Choral is hosting a Creation workshop on Saturday 18th May in St Andrew's Church, Surbiton.   This will be led by Scott Inglis-Kidger who runs Platinum Consort (see below for singing courses offered by this group).	Further details and booking information
	2016 saw the successful first Brandenburg Choral Cruise - a 'Come and Sing at Sea".  Another such adventure is planned for 2019, this time calling at ports along the north and eastern side of France, then Spain and ending up in Lisbon.   If you would like to know more about this then please click on the link on the right.	Further details and booking information
	Putney Music is a forum where members and visitors can meet internationally renowned musicians in an informal setting.  Their meetings provide a rare opportunity to learn how great musicians approach their work, and to hear about the private person behind the public image.  They have a full programme for the 2018/19 season.   See the link to the right for more details.	Further information
	If you have older children aged 14-25 with the same aim then there is the newly-launched Wimbledon Youth Choir to consider.  The rehearsals for this are at St Mary's Church, WImbledon Village, on a Sunday afternoon. Music Director is Max Barley.	Contact and further details here
	LSO Singing Days is a series of events focusing on some of the classic and iconic choral works led by experienced choral directors.   Venue is LSO St Luke's near Old Street tube/rail stations.	Further details and booking information
	London-based chamber choir which also runs a series of one-day workshops throughout the year in and around Battersea.   Content in 2019 includes Vaughan Williams' superb Mass in G Minor,  Monteverdi's Christmas Vespers, a workshop dedicated to female composers including Cecilia McDowall, and one called Dodecahedral Polyphony (yes, really) with a cappela works in 12 parts by the likes of Guerrero, Victoria, Tomkins and Gabrieli.	Further details and booking information
	Wide choice of courses for singers of mixed experience with a diverse selection of venues and destinations.  The atmosphere is friendly and relaxed, and the weeks/weekends are very well organised.  Amongst the venues for 2019 are Toledo, Regensberg, Venice, Saxony, Puglia, Hereford, Lincoln, Barcelona and Ghent. The music directors include respected musicians like Peter North, David Allinson, Jeremy Jackman and David Skinner.   Highly recommended.	Further details and booking information
	Has been running choral courses around Europe since 1998, and in recent years has added photography, guitar and secular music holidays to their programme.   Venues are always in spectacular locations.  2019 sees a return to Pousada de Guimarães (Braga) in Portugal.   In 2017 a new Music Director for the choral course arrived in the form of our own Neil Ferris, with Michael Higgins as accompanist.   Also highly recommended.	Further details and booking information
	The Lacock Courses is another organisation that offers singing courses both in the UK and abroad - they are aimed at 'good' singers.  Amongst the offerings in 2019 is one based at Monteconero in Italy, just down the coast from Ancona and overlooking the Adriatic.  Music to include Josquin, Cipriano, Pizzetti (Requiem) and Gabriel Jackson.   Course Music Director is Joanna Tomlinson.	Further details and booking information
	If one of the summer choral holidays abroad doesn't grab you then maybe one closer to home might do.  Run by top choral director Paul Spicer, it's based at the Cistercian Dore Abbey in Herefordshire and features glorious music by British composers like Harris, Tallis, Parry and Byrd.	Further details and booking information
	For those who would prefer a choral holiday with a mix of singing in a chamber choir and in a large chorus in the same week then the Chester Choral Week could be for you.  It is the largest single week choral course in the UK and from 2019 is based at Chester University, having been formerly the Cranleigh Choral Week (Cranleigh School) and the Harrogate Choral Week (Harrogate Ladies College).	Further details and booking information

Other concerts that may be of interest

Please note that the details and associated documents are as supplied to us and all enquiries about any of the events listed here should be directed to the promoting organisation and not to WCS.

Other local choirs

London is awash with choirs and choral societies, which is fantastic for singers to find the right one to suit their individual preferences.  Here's a list of some of our neighbouring organisations and we wish them all well in our shared endeavours and objectives of bringing and educating the public in the art of singing (choral singing in particular) and the vast repertoire that it commands.