The 7th TRBCThe 7th TRBCThe 7th TRBC Choral Summer SchoolChoral Summer SchoolChoral Summer School

with Brian Kaywith Brian Kaywith Brian Kay Tuesday 4 AugustTuesday 4 AugustTuesday 4 August–––Sunday 9 August 2020Sunday 9 August 2020Sunday 9 August 2020

Residential accommodation at

Warwick UniversityWarwick UniversityWarwick University Study Beethoven’s Mass in C and Choral Fantasia, with Morton Lauridsen’s Lux Aeterna, and perform

with the English Symphony Orchestra in

Birmingham Town HallBirmingham Town HallBirmingham Town Hall

‘. . . ‘. . . ‘. . . aaa BIGBIGBIG experience and endlessly rewarding’experience and endlessly rewarding’experience and endlessly rewarding’ Opera critic Rod Dunnett, writing in the Rhinegold Summer Schools Supplement

TRBC performs ‘Elijah’ in Birmingham Town Hall

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The TRBC Choral Summer School, August 2020 Take a break in August 2020 and join us for the seventh TRBC Choral Summer School where choral singing will be at the heart of everything. To celebrate the 250th anniversary of his birth, our study works are Beethoven’s Mass in C and the Choral Fantasia (for which our piano soloist will be Maria Marchant); Morten Lauridsen’s Lux Aeterna. completes the programme. You will also benefit from coaching in choral technique (tuning, sight-singing, blend, breath control), lighter music and part-songs. Warwick University campus is a wonderful landscape, imaginatively designed, and a great place to relax; it’s also within reach of some of England’s most renowned cultural sites.

Those taking part in the TRBC Choral Summer School in 2020 will:

sing daily with Brian Kay, rehearsing the main choral works; perform in Birmingham Town Hall with the English Symphony Orchestra; explore other areas of choral singing in afternoon workshops with Chris

Finch (a prepared music booklet will be provided, at no additional cost); enjoy comfortable accommodation and delicious meals on the attractive

Warwick University campus.

There will be an optional excursion to the Royal Shakespeare Company , with details and prices advised in March 2020. Or you can take the opportunity to explore for yourselves the many wonderful ‘Heart of England’ attractions.

The basic price of £969 per person includes five nights’ accommodation in a standard single room*, all meals and refreshments (taken in the University’s Rootes Building), on-campus entertainment devised by us, and full participation in our musical activities, the timetable for which will be available in March 2020. Non-residents who arrange their own accommodation will receive a discount of £169 per person (the non-resident price includes all meals apart from breakfast). A non-refundable deposit of £100 is required to secure your place, and the balance will be payable no later than 15 May 2020.

*Standard rooms are single study-bedrooms (with nearby bathrooms and toilets), and you are welcome to request adjacent rooms on a first-come, first-served basis (subject to availability); please indicate this on your booking form. Single en-suite rooms can also be reserved for a supplement of £153 per person. We also have a small allocation of en-suite twin-bedded rooms. En-suite double rooms are available in the Conference Centre.

To secure your place: complete pages 3 & 4 and return both pages to us (together with your deposit of £100 and a stamped, addressed envelope) at:

The TRBC Choral Summer School Scratch Concerts Ltd, PO Box 4211, Bath BA1 0HJ, United Kingdom

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 Booking form (return to Scratch Concerts Ltd, PO Box 4211, Bath BA1 0HJ) We suggest that you take a photocopy of the completed booking form and payment details (this page and overleaf) before returning both pages to us with your deposit and SAE.

Personal details (one form per applicant except where a couple is sharing a double room) Name ……………………………………………………………………………………... Address …………………………………………………………………………………... ……………………………………..……………..….. Postcode …………...…………… Telephone (day) ……………………… Telephone (evening) …………..……………. Email …………………………………….…….... Voice part(s) ………...……………… Please give details of all dietary or medical conditions of which we should be aware (use a separate sheet if necessary) ………………..………………………………... …………………………………………..……………………………………………….….

Accommodation (please tick one box; prices are per person in every case)  Standard single room @ £969 nEn-suite single room @ £1,122

For adjacent rooms, tick here ……. and write below the name of the other person ………………………………………………………………………………………………

Twin en-suite room @ £1,027(p/person), sharing with ….…….....……………….

Double en-suite room @ £1,172 (p/person)

Non-resident fee @ £800 (includes all meals apart from breakfast)

Accommodation is all within 10 minutes’ walk of the Arts Centre, but not all resi-dences have lifts. Please tick here ……. if you require a ground-floor room.

Other Accessibility. Warwick University campus is fully accessible. If you have a condi-tion which affects your mobility, please give details here so that we can try to make arrangements regarding coach transfers and concert seating …………………...…..

……………………………………………………………………………..……………….. Music. Please bring your own scores. There will not be multiple copies for sale at the beginning of the course, and we recommend you do plenty of homework in advance. Beethoven’s Mass in C is published by Novello; make sure you order the 

New Novello score (ed. Michael Pilkington) ISBN 0‐711‐99201‐0. We will produce a 

special edition of the Choral Fantasia, only available through Blackwell’s (see below). 

Morten Lauridsen’s Lux Aeterna is published by Faber Music, ISBN 0‐571‐52154‐1. Blackwell’s Music Shop (printed.music@blackwell.co.uk or 01865 333582) will be able to help if you don’t have a local music shop. Visit www.choraline.com to download the new learning app or buy practice CDs to help you. There is no additional charge for music for the workshops, which will be supplied on registration. Terms and conditions. These are listed overleaf, and you are urged to read them carefully, noting particularly the terms under which refunds will be made.

 

 

 

 

 

 

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 Payment details A non-returnable deposit of £100 must accompany your booking, and the bal-ance is due no later than 15 May 2020. Please enclose a cheque, payable to Scratch Concerts Ltd or give credit card details below:

Name & Address (if different from that given under ’Personal details’ on p. 3):

………………………………………………………………………………………….....

…………………………………………………….. Postcode …………………………..

Telephone (day) ……………………… Telephone (evening) …………………….....

Your card number (Visa credit/debit; Mastercard or Maestro)

Start Expiry CVV no.

Return pages 3 & 4 to Scratch Concerts Ltd, PO Box 4211, Bath BA1 0HJ, United Kingdom, together with your deposit and a stamped addressed envelope.

Terms & Conditions 1 Fees are inclusive of VAT at 20%. 2 Should circumstances so dictate, the organisers reserve the right to amend features of

this event including but not limited to the times, the venues, the tutors and the facilities. 3 The organisers reserve the right to refuse an application without stating the reason. 4 In the event of cancellation by the organisers, fees paid will be refunded in full. NB: the organisers cannot be held responsible for any ancillary costs incurred by par-

ticipants as a result of cancellation of the event, and you are strongly advised to take out suitable travel insurance (always check the terms with the provider).

5 The deposit is non-refundable (except as in Clause 4 above) and covers costs already incurred on your behalf.

6 The balance of fees is due no later than 15 May 2020. A reminder will be sent, but after 15 May 2020 the organisers may re-allocate places for which the full fees have not been received.

7 Should you cancel your booking, fees paid over and above the deposit will be refunded as shown below (the £100 deposit is non-returnable, see Clause 5):

notice of withdrawal received on or before 15 May 2020 – 100% refund notice of withdrawal received between 16 May and 15 June 2020 – 75% refund notice of withdrawal received between 16 June and 15 July 2020 – 50% refund notice of withdrawal received after 15 July 2020 – no refund 8 Anyone with impaired mobility is asked to inform the course organisers in advance. 9 Under-18s will only be accepted if, throughout the course, they are under the direct

supervision of a parent, or other responsible adult acting in loco parentis. 10 Pets are not allowed. Please enquire in advance about assistance dogs. 11 The course organisers may arrange for a photographer to be present during the course,

and photographs may be used for future marketing and publicity. For our Data Protection Policy, please see our website at www.trbc.co.uk

The TRBC Choral Summer School is promoted by Scratch Concerts Ltd, PO Box 4211, Bath BA1 0HJ Registered in England and Wales number 2740803; VAT number 133 0052 73