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The Charles Wood Summer School for singers, organists and choir directors will take place in all the main churches in Armagh, Northern Ireland, from 19th - 26th August 2012. Our rich and varied programme (provisional details now available) will feature lunchtime and evening concerts, services, and teaching and workshop sessions.
David Hill, Chief Conductor of the BBC Singers, will direct the Charles Wood Singers, the forty-strong festival choir, assisted by Daniel Hyde, Director of Music at Magdalen College, Oxford. The festival's Boys' Choir will be directed by Nigel McClintock, assisted by Ian Keatley. Internationally famous specialist voice coach, Paul Farrington, will conduct workshops and give individual tuition.
LATEST! All those wishing to join the Charles Wood Singers will be notified via email or text message by 19th May of the outcome of their application, including details of auditions for new members.
There is still time to apply for our Choral Conducting Class with David Hill on Tuesday 21st August 2012. Further information on this not to be missed opportunity is available here.
"The Charles Wood Summer School is a week in my diary to which I look forward. It combines marvellous music in worship, concerts and masterclasses alongside the architectural magnificence of Armagh's two Cathedrals. At the centre of it all lies a man and his music, Charles Wood, whose music continues to inspire Church musicians the world over. Most of all, the week provides an opportunity for singers, congregations and audiences to share the glories of church music. At a time when the world faces so many difficult challenges, music and worship nourishes the soul in a way nothing else can compare". David Hill - Artistic Director
