London: Houghton Schola to resume singing - call for singers

Corpus Christi, Maiden Lane, London

It has been a long winter for Gregorian Chant, but we can finally announce that the Houghton Schola, the Latin Mass Society's all-male training schola for London, will resume rehearsing and singing in September.

They will be singing at Corpus Christi Maiden Lane, two Monday evening Masses a week, and as a rule they will have one rehearsal a month to prepare both Masses, in the office of the LMS itself, which is in Macklin Street, Holborn.

To register your interest in singing, please email southwell@lms.org.uk 

The Director, Dominic Bevan, is also leading a new, mixed, polyphonic consort, the Southwell Consort, which you can also enquire about through this address.

The Houghton Schola trains chant singers who may or may not have previous experience. The Southwell Consort provides an opportunity to sing in a liturgical setting for people with musical training but who have not become professional musicians. 

The first rehearsal of the Houghton Schola will be on Friday 10th September.

Chant workshop, Ealing

Ealing Abbey

Gregorian Chant Workshop

Saturday 12 and Sunday 13 October 2019

Led by Philip Duffy, Master of Music, Liverpool Metropolitan Cathedral, 1966-96

Workshop includes instruction on:

Singing the chants for the Mass for the 28^th Sunday

Voice production

Singing legato

Singing chants for the Feast of St. Edward the Confessor

ADVANCE BOOKING REQUIRED

Cost:  £30 (including light refreshments; bring your own lunch)

Enquiries/booking:  Patrick and Annie Martin

020 8991 1081

parotema@gmail.com

www.ealpc.org

New Dates for Spanish Place chant training

Schola Gregoriana

Gregorian Chant Instruction

Directed by Dr. Peter Wilton, B.Ed (Hons.)  M.Mus

(Editor of chant for the Office of Vespers for Westminster Cathedral Choir)

Discover the profound beauty and infinite variety of this timeless music by learning to sing it.

From 6.30 (after end of Mass) to 8 pm.    Mondays  24th June,

29th July,  26th August,  23rd September,  28th October,

25th November

At  St. James’s,  Spanish Place,    George Street,  London,  W1

(nearest tube station:  Bond Street)

Study will include square notation, pre-stave neumes, interpretation, music for the Mass, daily offices, music for special occasions, psalmody and texts in different languages.

Anyone able to sing in tune is welcome, with or without chant experience.

Cost:  £5 per evening

Enquiries to Mr. Grey Macartney,  26 The Grove, Ealing, W5 5LH

Tel:  020 8840 5832            E-mails:  grey.macartney@gmail.com

Chant Training Weekend 5-7 April at the Oratory School

Booking open for the Gregorian Chant Network Chant Training Weekend

5-7th April Oratory School, Woodcote, near Reading RG8 0PJ Registration is from 4pm to 4.45pm on Friday 5th April. There is a Sung Mass at 5pm followed by dinner. Late registrations are possible from 7 to 7.30pm, after which the course begins. The course ends after Mass and lunch on the Sunday (lunch at 1.10pm approx.). The weekend is being led by Fr Guy Nichols and Dominic Bevan. Deep discounts for two, three, or more members of a single choir or schola! More information here. Booking form here. I look forward to seeing many of you there! Joseph Shaw

Schola Gregoriana Chant Training in London: Jan to June 20198

Schola Gregoriana

Gregorian Chant Instruction

Directed by Dr. Peter Wilton, B.Ed (Hons.)  M.Mus

(Editor of chant for the Office of Vespers for Westminster Cathedral Choir)

Discover the profound beauty and infinite variety of this timeless music by learning to sing it.

From 6.30 (after end of Mass) to 8 pm.    Mondays  28th January,

25th February,25th March, 29th April, 27th May and 24th June 2019

At  St. James’s,  Spanish Place,    George Street,  London,  W1

(nearest tube station:  Bond Street)

Study will include square notation, pre-stave neumes, interpretation, music for the Mass, daily offices, music for special occasions, psalmody and texts in different languages.

Anyone able to sing in tune is welcome, with or without chant experience.

Cost:  £5 per evening

Enquiries to Mr. Grey Macartney,  26 The Grove, Ealing, W5 5LH

Tel:  020 8840 5832            E-mails:  grey.macartney@gmail.com

1-2nd Dec: Chant workshop in Little Malvern

Chant Workshop at St Wulstan’s, Little Malvern (click for a map) to be organised by Iain Simcock of the Schola Gregoriana of Cambridge. Concludes with Mass on the Sunday in the Ordinary Form. Led by Iain Simcock of the Schola Gregoriana.

 Details are available at http://www.scholagregoriana.org/events/.

Ealing Abbey Chant training weekend 17-18th Nov

Gregorian Chant Workshop on performance of chant for the Mass 

17-18 November 2018, 11am to 5pm 

at Ealing Abbey, Charlbury Grove, London  W5 2DY 

organised by Ealing Abbey Lay Plainchant Choir  www.ealpc.org

Led by Philip Duffy, formerly Master of the Music at Liverpool Metropolitan Cathedral.

All with at least basic experience of singing plainchant or choral music welcome.  

Advance booking required – cost £30.  

Enquiries to Patrick and Annie Martin, tel 020 8991 1081. 

E-mail: parotema@gmail.com

Schola Gregoriana training evening in St James' Spanish Place: dates for the Autumn

Schola Gregoriana

Gregorian Chant Instruction

Directed by Dr. Peter Wilton, B.Ed (Hons.)  M.Mus

(Editor of chant for the Office of Vespers for Westminster Cathedral Choir)

Discover the profound beauty and infinite variety of this timeless music by learning to sing it.

From 6.30 (after end of Mass) to 8 pm.    Mondays  24th September,

29th October and 26th November 2018.  Advent party at 26 The Grove,

Ealing, London  W5 5LH  at 7 pm on Monday 17th December.

At  St. James’s,  Spanish Place,    George Street,  London,  W1

(nearest tube station:  Bond Street)

Study will include square notation, pre-stave neumes, interpretation, music for the Mass, daily offices, music for special occasions, psalmody and texts in different languages.

Anyone able to sing in tune is welcome, with or without chant experience.

Cost:  £5 per evening

Enquiries to Mr. Grey Macartney,  26 The Grove, Ealing, W5 5LH

Tel:  020 8840 5832            E-mails:  grey.macartney@gmail.com

Schola Gregoriana chant training in London

Schola Gregoriana

Gregorian Chant Instruction

Directed by Dr. Peter Wilton, B.Ed (Hons.)  M.Mus

(Editor of chant for the Office of Vespers for Westminster Cathedral Choir)

Discover the profound beauty and infinite variety of this timeless music by learning to sing it.

From 6.30 (after end of Mass) to 8 pm.    Mondays  23rd April,

21st May, 4th and 18th June and 2nd July  2018

At  St. James’s,  Spanish Place,    George Street,  London,  W1

(nearest tube station:  Bond Street)

Study will include square notation, pre-stave neumes, interpretation, music for the Mass, daily offices, music for special occasions, psalmody and texts in different languages.

Anyone able to sing in tune is welcome, with or without chant experience.

Cost:  £5 per evening

Enquiries to Mr. Grey Macartney,  26 The Grove, Ealing, W5 5LH

Tel:  020 8840 5832            E-mails:  grey.macartney@gmail.com

Successful Chant Training Weekend

This year's Chant Weekend was led by Chris Hodkinson of the Schola Gregoriana of Cambridge, and Matthew Ward of Mayfield School. It is sponsored by the Latin Mass Society.



Some of the more experienced singers were able to practice conducting, and took it in turns to conduct in the final Mass of the weekend.

GCN Chant weekend 2018 update

The Gregorian Chant Network's annual Chant Training Weekend will take place in the Oratory School, near Reading, 6-8th April.

There is a change of tutors to announce: sadly Fr Guy Nichols, who was one of the two tutors last year, can't make it. Instead we will be joined by Matthew Ward, who is Director of Music at Mayfield School.

Full details of the course, and booking, is here.

Belgium chant festical, 9-13th May

Discover the program and the brand new website of the International Gregorian Festival of Watou 2018 (Belgium) Dear, Four hundred fresh, young and for the greater part professionally trained voices revive centuries-old music and texts grandiosely during the International Gregorian Festival of Watou, Belgium. It is going to be a sparkling and universal event in which 27 scholas and top ensembles from every corner in the world, from Columbia to Australia will take part. Vocal virtuosity is trumps. A large number of participating scholas are professional or semi-professional , which stands for the highest quality level and renewed radiation. Five youth choirs will create an atmosphere of admiration and tenderness. The Gregorian Festival, organized every three years, evolved in the course of the years to the most important festival in the world for this kind of music. It enjoys an international reputation, and is a unique event. The central program takes place at Watou, from Wednesday 9 tot Sunday 13 May 2018. The pre-ouvertures at Houtkerque (France), Grimbergen, Poperinge, Koksijde, Antwerp, Brussels, Dunkirk (France), Wervik and Haringhe provide a substantial foretaste from Friday 4th May onwards. Encounter, heartiness and an atmosphere of happiness and friendship form a harmonious unity during this ten day long festival, together with the heavenly voices, the musicality and the breathtaking mysticism, so typical of Gregorian chant. With a lot of pride and enthusiasm, we are delighted to show you our completely redesigned website: www.festivalwatou.be. We opted for a contemporary design (available in three languages), where all information about the Festival can be found. Click to like us on Facebook and follow us on Twitter. Best regards. Bernard Deheegher

Festival Watou www.festivalwatou.be Facebook

GCN Chant Weekend 2018

The Chant Weekend will take place this year from Friday 6th to Sunday 8th April, at the Oratory School near Reading (click for a map)

Led by Christopher Hodkinson and Fr Guy Nicholls Cong. Orat.

The Chant weekend, which returned to the Oratory School in 2017 after a break, was a great success with increased numbers. There is plenty of room in the Oratory School, the prices have been frozen, so we can continue to grow!

Book online here.

Registration 4 to 4.45pm on Friday; late Registrations 7-7.30pm

The Course ends with Sung Mass at 11.30am followed by lunch on Sunday.

Prices:
LMS members: £10 discount
£195 per person
£120 each for 2 people from the same choir or schola
£90 each for 3 or more people from the same choir or schola

Scholas must be registered with the Gregorian Chant Network: there's no fee for this, just email info@lms.org.uk for an application form.

Book online here.

Schola Gregoriana training in St James' Spanish Place, London

Schola Gregoriana

Gregorian Chant Instruction

Directed by Dr. Peter Wilton, B.Ed (Hons.)  M.Mus

(Editor of chant for the Office of Vespers for Westminster Cathedral Choir)

Discover the profound beauty and infinite variety of this timeless music by learning to sing it.

From 6.30 (after end of Mass) to 8 pm.    Mondays  15th  and

29th January,  12th and 26th  February, and 12th and 25th March

2018

At  St. James’s,  Spanish Place,    George Street,  London,  W1

(nearest tube station:  Bond Street)

Early Polyphony Study Day in Oxford, 20th Jan

PMMS Study Day
Polyphonic Music of the Late Middle Ages from England and the Continent. Sources, Context and Court Culture

Magdalen College, Oxford - Saturday, 20th January 2018

The 2018 PMMS study day accompanies the exhibition “Fragments of note: the afterlives of medieval manuscripts” at Magdalen College, Oxford, which examines the numerous medieval manuscript fragments held at Magdalen, largely medieval books that have been dismantled in the early modern period and re-used as binding waste or covers. The main exhibition focuses on fragments featuring musical notation and is complemented by a selection of contemporary watercolour, collage, and paper-pulp relief works by fine artist Janet Boulton.