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London Weekend for Conductors and Vocal Leaders 2024

London Weekend for Conductors and Vocal Leaders 2024

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Saturday 10th to Sunday 11th February 2024
Francis Holland School, Sloane Square (London)

Refresh and develop your skills with our choral conducting courses at Foundation, Intermediate 1 and Intermediate 2 levels, Orchestral conducting, and choral conducting Masterclass with guest tutor, Susan Holingworth.

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February 10th & 11th 2024: Francis Holland School, Sloane Square, 39 Graham Terrace, London, SW1W 8JF

Refresh and develop your skills with our choral conducting courses at Foundation, Intermediate 1 and Intermediate 2 levels, Orchestral conducting, and choral conducting Masterclass with guest tutor, Susan Hollingworth.

Remember, SfP members receive a £55 discount off the course cost (deducted at checkout – note the prices below are non-member prices). Membership is only £45 for the year, so signup now to save and enjoy a year of free resources, discounts, and member events. Bursaries are available for conducting courses at this event if you are aged 16-26 or a Primary teacher. They are worth £110 towards the cost of the course and you can apply here. Contact us to learn more.

Course Fees & Bursaries
  • Foundation/Intermediate 1 courses: £245 (non-members £300)
  • Intermediate 2/Masterclass/Orchestral courses: £275 (non-members £330)
  • Singer/Observer: £110 (non-members £165)

Please be aware, the member discount is applied at checkout, so the non-member price will show on initial booking.

Through the generosity of the John Lewis Partnership, Practice Pal and other generous benefactors, some bursaries are available. Please click here for further details.

The course fees include all tuition, lunches, Saturday evening dinner and refreshments. Saturday night bed & breakfast is not included (there are a number of hotels within walking distance of the school, including the Premier Inn London Victoria, which is less than a mile away).

Venue

Francis Holland School is situated in the heart of Belgravia, near Sloane Square. The main school building is easily identifiable by its distinctive blue railings on the corner of Graham Terrace and Bourne Street. The school is just two minutes’ walk from Sloane Square tube station or a 10 minutes’ walk from Victoria mainline Station.

Event Details

Start date: February 10, 2024

End date: February 11, 2024

Start time: 10:00

End time: 15:45

Venue: Francis Holland School, Sloane Square, 39 Graham Terrace, London SW1W 8JF

Phone: 07817 217223

Email: events@singforpleasure.org.uk

Course

Foundation Conducting Course (£300), Intermediate 1 Conducting Course (£300), Intermediate 2 Conducting Course (£330), Choral Conducting Masterclass (£330), Orchestral Conducting Course (£330), Singer/Observer (£165), Staff

Course Details

COURSES FOR CHORAL CONDUCTORS & VOCAL LEADERS

Sing for Pleasure’s courses for choral conductors and vocal leaders are delivered in two ways. Technique sessions include practical demonstrations of all the key aspects of conducting. Workshop sessions that follow give participants an enviable amount of podium time to put into practice what they have learnt. This is achieved within a relaxed and supportive learning environment. The courses include preparation, conducting gestures, singing the voice-parts, pace of rehearsal, effective teaching, enjoyment for singers and conductor alike, achieving a musical performance, and constructive analysis of both one’s own and others’ achievements. The Course Aims for the Foundation, Intermediate 1 and Intermediate 2 courses are listed on the Sing for Pleasure website (under “SfP for Conductors”). Details of the conducting repertoire to be studied will be sent out before the event.
Repertoire at Foundation level is simple. Rounds and easy part songs allow every opportunity to work through most conducting challenges without being so complicated that they get in the way of learning the skills participants need. Repertoire at Intermediate 1 level is more challenging and provides an excellent preparation for the demands of the Intermediate 2 course. Repertoire at Intermediate 2 level is more technically and musically challenging than at Intermediate 1, in a way that gives

CHORAL CONDUCTING MASTERCLASS
The Masterclass is intended for experienced conductors who are already working at the Sing for Pleasure Advanced level, though some places may be available for students currently at Intermediate 2 level. Students will study a selection of challenging a capella works on the Saturday, in preparation for Susan Hollingworth joining the course as visiting guest tutor on Sunday. These Masterclass weekends are an ideal way for participants to benefit from feedback and tuition from the country’s leading choral conductors, and are an excellent opportunity to prepare for the Sing for Pleasure Summer School. Details of the works to be studied will be sent out before the event.

GUEST TUTOR, SUSAN HOLLINGWORTH, GRSM ARMCM BEM

Susan is a choral director and music educator. She studied at The Royal Northern College of Music. In 1990 she was awarded a Churchill fellowship for her work with choirs. In 2008, she won The BBC Choir of the Year with The Scunthorpe Cooperative Junior Choir. In 2013 she received a Royal Philharmonic Award for co-directing Cycle Song, an opera performed by 1500 participants, for the Cultural Olympiad.
She is Conductor Emeritus of Sine Nomine International Touring Choir and conducts the Lydian Choir and Scunthorpe Choral Society. She has conducted choirs at The Presteigne Contemporary Music Festival, the Three Choirs Festival, The Royal Albert Hall, the Sydney Olympics, Lincoln Cathedral and various festivals abroad. She is in demand as a conductor trainer, workshop leader and choir trainer. Susan is a vice-president of the Association of British Choral Directors and was awarded an honorary doctorate from the University of Bishop Grosseteste for her work in music education. In 2019 she was awarded a British Empire Medal for services to music.

ORCHESTRAL CONDUCTING COURSE
Day one consists of practical sessions with piano that allow participants to prepare their repertoire ready to meet the orchestra on day two. The course gives participants an enviable amount of podium time to put into practice what they have learnt. The course includes preparation, effective baton use, optimising rehearsal time, establishing rapport and respect, musicianship, stylistic and orchestral awareness, historically informed performance, and constructive analysis of both one’s own and others’ achievements. The Course Aims for the orchestral conducting course may be found on the SfP website. Repertoire for this course is simple enough not to get in the way of learning but challenging enough to give participants a worthwhile experience. This year, the repertoire will be J S Bach’s Concerto in G minor, BWV 1056R, Sinfonia for Strings in G major, RV 146 by Vivaldi, Coleridge-Taylor’s Four Novelletten, and Barber’s Adagio for Strings.

Sing for Pleasure Conductor Training

The Sing for Pleasure weekend courses provide the most engaging and encouraging atmosphere for people to improve or start their conducting skills.

—London Weekend, Intermediate 2 student

Our conducting training is at four levels. The Foundation level is for complete beginners and those with limited experience of leading singing and conducting.  Students on the Intermediate 1 course will normally have some experience of conducting and vocal leadership.  The Intermediate 2 course is designed for those who have attended previous Sing for Pleasure courses, though experienced conductors are occasionally accepted directly onto this level.  The Advanced course is also designed for those who have attended previous Sing for Pleasure courses, and may give access to the LRSM in Choral Directing. Find out more about our training levels here.

Our highly skilled team of tutors are all members of Sing for Pleasure and bring a range of experiences as professional conductors, musicians, teachers, trainers, adjudicators and workshop leaders. To find out more about our tutors, please click here.