Programme
[SUBJECT TO CHANGE]
Monday 28th July
10.00 – 12.30
Individual lessons with Anne Marsden Thomas (optional)
14.00 | St. Giles, Cripplegate
Registration (refreshments available)
14.30 | St. Giles, Cripplegate
Request Recital
This year’s opening recital will be given by several of the course tutors and you have the opportunity to decide the programme! Click the button to vote for the repertoire you would most like to hear
15.45 | St. Giles, Cripplegate
Introduction by Course Director, Drew Cantrill-Fenwick
16.00 | St. Giles, Cripplegate
Studio induction with tutors: please bring the music you plan to play at the three Studios
For those in Fundamentals of Technique, Anne Marsden Thomas will outline her plan for the week
16.30 | St. Giles, Cripplegate
Lesson and practice booking
Please download the Google Docs app for booking on your phone or tablet, or visit one of the tutors who will assist you
16.45-17.30 | St. Giles, Cripplegate
Choir rehearsal with Drew Cantrill-Fenwick
Please consider singing at the daily services to support your fellow students, accompanying at the organ
N.B. a booklet will be provided with all choral music being sung during the week
18.00 | Côte Brasserie, Barbican
Optional two-course dinner at Côte Brasserie
Pre-booking is essential
Tuesday 29th July
09.15 – 11.15 | Multiple venues
Organ Studios: Theme – Renaissance and the Baroque
Organ Studios: click for more information
Fundamentals of Technique with Anne Marsden Thomas at St Giles, Cripplegate
ABRSM Grades 4-5 / CAM 2 with Drew Cantrill-Fenwick (location TBC)
Repertoire: Tue | Wed | Fri
ABRSM Grade 6 / CAM 3 with Darius Battiwalla (location TBC)
Repertoire: Tue | Wed | Fri
ABRSM Grades 7-8 / CRCO with Robin Harrison (location TBC)
Repertoire: Tue | Wed | Fri
Towards ARCO with Gerdi Troskie (location TBC)
Repertoire: Tue | Wed | Fri
ARCO and FRCO with Peter Wright (location TBC)
Repertoire: Tue | Wed | Fri
12.00 – 13.15 | Multiple venues
Skills Classes: This year, students will have the opportunity to attend three different skills classes, one on Tuesday, one on Wednesday and one on Friday. Complete your enrolment form to choose your three different classes.
N.B. students wishing to play in the Saturday morning service (Improvisation B) will need to do some independent work during the week, and additional help will be available from Drew Cantrill-Fenwick (14.15-15.45). Practice organs will be available for booking.
13.15 – 14.15 | Please make your own arrangements
Lunch
Skills Classes: click for more information
Pedal technique with Anne Marsden Thomas
Choral direction with Peter Wright
Hymn playing with Gerdi Troskie
Starting out in improvisation with Robin Harrison (Improvisation A)
Progressing in improvisation with Darius Battiwalla (Improvisation B)
Console management with Drew Cantrill-Fenwick
14.15 – 15.15 | St. Giles, Cripplegate
Repertoire Discovery Session 1 with Darius Battiwalla: An interactive workshop to explore little-known works of the Classical and Romantic repertoire. Click here if you’d like to play in the class.
The music will be tailored to your standard, and scores will be sent by email at the end of May
14.15 – 15.45 | Multiple venues
Practice, 1-1 Lessons, or Concert Preparation (More information/ book now)
16.00 – 16.30 | St. Giles, Cripplegate
Tea
16.30 – 17.00 | St. Giles, Cripplegate
Choral Evensong preparation for singers and accompanists with
Drew-Cantrill-Fenwick
16.00 – 18.00 | St. Michael’s Cornhill
Concert Preparation with Robin Harrison (More information/ book now)
17.15 – 18.00 | St. Giles, Cripplegate
Choral Evensong
To be considered as one of the seven accompanists for this service visit this link:
Choral Evensong: Click for more information
- Voluntary 1
- Plainsong Responses
- Psalm 23 (Parry)
- Charles Wood, Magnificat in G; Nunc Dimittis in G
- Amy Beach, Peace I leave with you (unaccompanied)
- Hymn: The day thou gavest
- Voluntary 2
20.00 | St. Michael’s Cornhill
Student Concert performance with Robin Harrison and Drew Cantrill-Fenwick
Wednesday 30th July
09.15 – 11.15 | Multiple venues
Organ Studios: Theme – Classical and Romantic
Organ Studios: click for more information
Fundamentals of Technique with Anne Marsden Thomas at St Giles, Cripplegate
ABRSM Grades 4-5 / CAM 2 with Drew Cantrill-Fenwick (location TBC)
Repertoire: Tue | Wed | Fri
ABRSM Grade 6 / CAM 3 with Darius Battiwalla (location TBC)
Repertoire: Tue | Wed | Fri
ABRSM Grades 7-8 / CRCO with Robin Harrison (location TBC)
Repertoire: Tue | Wed | Fri
Towards ARCO with Gerdi Troskie (location TBC)
Repertoire: Tue | Wed | Fri
ARCO and FRCO with Peter Wright (location TBC)
Repertoire: Tue | Wed | Fri
12.00 – 13.15 | Multiple venues
Skills Classes: This year, students will have the opportunity to attend three different skills classes, one on Tuesday, one on Wednesday and one on Friday. Complete your enrolment form to choose your three different classes.
13.15 – 14.15 | Please make your own arrangements
Lunch
Skills Classes: click for more information
Pedal technique with Anne Marsden Thomas
Choral direction with Peter Wright
Hymn playing with Gerdi Troskie
Starting out in improvisation with Robin Harrison (Improvisation A)
Progressing in improvisation with Darius Battiwalla (Improvisation B)
Console management with Drew Cantrill-Fenwick
14.15 – 15.15 | St. Giles, Cripplegate
Repertoire Discovery Session 2 with Robin Harrison: An interactive workshop to explore little-known gems of the Renaissance and Baroque repertoire
Click here if you’d like to play in the class. The music will be tailored to your standard, and scores will be sent by email at the end of May
14.15 – 15.45 | Multiple venues
Practice, 1-1 Lessons, or Concert Preparation (More information/ book now)
16.00 – 16.30 | St. Giles, Cripplegate
Tea
16.30 – 17.00 | St. Giles, Cripplegate
Compline preparation with Drew-Cantrill-Fenwick
16.00 – 18.00 | St. Michael’s Cornhill
Concert Preparation with Gerdi Troskie (More information/ book now)
17.15 – 18.00 | St. Giles, Cripplegate
Compline
To be considered as one of the four accompanists for this service visit this link:
Compline: Click for more information
- Voluntary 1
- Hymn: Before the ending of the day
- Psalm 134 (Plainsong)
- Sarah MacDonald, Nunc Dimittis (unaccompanied)
- John West, Hide me under the shadow of thy wings (unaccompanied)
- Voluntary 2
20.00 | St. Michael’s Cornhill
Student Concert performance with Gerdi Troskie and Peter Wright
Thursday 31st July
French Classical Study Day with Jean-Baptiste Monnot
This day will be separated into three strands: A (ABRSM 4-6), B (ABRSM 7 & 8, CRCO), C (ARCO, FRCO)
N.B. Those in Fundamentals of Technique will follow a separate programme of study today, including a visit to the Temple Church with Charles Andrews.
(Click here for further information)
Preparation required before the day: click for more information
- Strand A (ABRSM 4,5) will need to prepare some or all of this piece (pp. 50-54)
- Strand B (ABRSM 7, CRCO) will need to prepare some or all of this piece (pp. 73-83)
- Strand C (ARCO, FRCO) will need to prepare some or all of this piece (pp. 70-82)
09.15 – 10.00 | Great Hall, City of London Boys’ School (TBC)
Welcome by Darius Battiwalla
Introduction and demonstration with Jean-Baptiste Monnot (strands A, B & C)
10.30 – 12.30
Workshop: The French Classical Magnificat (strands A & B) / Hymn (strand C)
Students will need to prepare some or all of the music below. Please click on ‘Score’ and note the page numbers
A
with Gerdi Troskie
Score (pages 50-54)
B
with Peter Wright
Score (pages 73-83)
C
with Jean-Baptiste Monnot
Score (pages 70-82)
12.30 – 13.00
Lunch (please make your own arrangements)
13.15 – 14.00
Choose one of the following. N.B. Registration 1 & 2 are the same class, with different tutors:
Registration 1
with Gerdi Troskie
Registration 2
with Darius Battiwalla
Ornamentation and Rhythm
with Peter Wright
Improvising a Plein-jeu
with Drew Cantrill-Fenwick
14.30
Concert by Jean-Baptiste Monnot. This concert is open to the public; please share information with friends and family
16.00 | Multiple venues
Rehearsal for Vespers: three services will be held concurrently, one for each strand
A | Venue TBC
with Gerdi Troskie and
Anne Marsden Thomas
B | Venue TBC
with Peter Wright and
Drew Cantrill-Fenwick
C | Venue TBC
with Jean-Baptiste Monnot and
Darius Battiwalla
17.15 – 18.00 | Multiple venues
Vespers with Magnificat / Hymn in alternatim: three services will be held concurrently, one for each strand
Friday 1st August
09.15 – 11.15 | Multiple venues
Organ Studios: Theme – Modern and Contemporary
Organ Studios: click for more information
Fundamentals of Technique with Anne Marsden Thomas at St Giles, Cripplegate
ABRSM Grades 4-5 / CAM 2 with Drew Cantrill-Fenwick (location TBC)
Repertoire: Tue | Wed | Fri
ABRSM Grade 6 / CAM 3 with Darius Battiwalla (location TBC)
Repertoire: Tue | Wed | Fri
ABRSM Grades 7-8 / CRCO with Robin Harrison (location TBC)
Repertoire: Tue | Wed | Fri
Towards ARCO with Gerdi Troskie (location TBC)
Repertoire: Tue | Wed | Fri
ARCO and FRCO with Peter Wright (location TBC)
Repertoire: Tue | Wed | Fri
12.00 – 13.15 | Multiple venues
Skills Classes: This year, students will have the opportunity to attend three different skills classes, one on Tuesday, one on Wednesday and one on Friday. Complete your enrolment form to choose your three different classes.
N.B. students wishing to play in the Saturday morning service (Improvisation B) will need to do some independent work during the week, and additional help will be available from Drew Cantrill-Fenwick (14.15-15.45). Practice organs will be available for booking.
Skills Classes: click for more information
Pedal technique with Anne Marsden Thomas
Choral direction with Peter Wright
Hymn playing with Gerdi Troskie
Starting out in improvisation with Robin Harrison (Improvisation A)
Progressing in improvisation with Darius Battiwalla (Improvisation B)
Console management with Drew Cantrill-Fenwick
13.15 – 14.15 | Please make your own arrangements
Lunch
14.15 – 15.15 | St. Giles, Cripplegate
Repertoire ‘Discovery’ Session 3 with Pam Hulme, including Live Looping
Click here to find out more about Live Looping
Click here if you’d like to play in the class.
14.15 – 15.45 | Multiple venues
Practice or 1-1 Lessons (More information/ book now)
16.00 – 16.30
Tea
16.30 – 17.00 | St. Giles, Cripplegate
Choral Evening Prayer preparation with Drew-Cantrill-Fenwick
We will be joined by students from the Organ Explorers course
16.00 – 18.00 | St. Michael’s Cornhill
Concert Preparation with Darius Battiwalla (More information/ book now)
17.15 – 18.00 | St. Giles, Cripplegate
Choral Evening Prayer. To be considered as one of the seven accompanists for this service visit this link:
Choral Evening Prayer: Click for more information
- Voluntary 1
- Plainsong Responses
- Psalm 121 (Rose)
- Hylton Stewart, Nunc Dimittis in C
- Ives, Listen sweet dove
- Hymn: Be thou my vision
- Voluntary 2
20.00 | St. Michael’s Cornhill
Student Concert performance with Darius Battiwalla and Drew Cantrill-Fenwick
Saturday 2nd August
Joint morning with the participants of the junior course, Organ Explorers
09.00 – 09.45 | St. Giles, Cripplegate (as for all below)
Improvisation rehearsal with Darius Battiwalla
09.45 – 10.15
Choir rehearsal with Drew Cantrill-Fenwick and Anne Marsden Thomas
10.30
Choral Eucharist, preceded by a short performance by students on the Organ Explorers course
Choral Eucharist: click here for more information
- David Thorne, Mass of St Thomas
Alan Bullard, God be in my head
(Accompaniments played by Anne Marsden Thomas) - Hymns (played by Improvisation B students)
11.30
Coffee
11.45
Presentation of Certificates of Attendance
12.15
Group photo
12.30
Ends