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Choral
RachelCoward
‘MypassiontofollowacareerasaChoral
HeadofChoralConducting
ConductorbeganatUniversity,whereIwas
PatrickRussillMA,HonRAM,HonFRCO,HonFGCM
achoralscholarandtheconductorofa
OrganScholaratNewCollege,Oxford,
studyingwithDavidLumsdenand
Conducting
chamberchoir.Unfulfilledbyone-off
conductinglessons,Icommittedtotakemy
NicholasDanby.DirectorofMusicatthe
conductingtoahigherandmore
LondonOratorysince1999.Hehas
professionallevelwiththeAcademy’s
conductedinScandinavia,Germany,Italy
uniquetwo-yearcourse.
andAsiaaswellastheUK.Workasa
choirtraineronDGArchiv,Hyperion,
Myteachersarefiercelypassionateandthe
HeraldandEMIlabels.MusicalEditorof
trainingandcoachingIreceiveisintensely
‘TheCatholicHymnBook‘(1998).Visiting
stimulatingandcontinuestostretchmy
ProfessorofChoralConducting,Leipzig
musicalandtechnicalabilities.Ourweekly
HochschulefürMusikundTheater.Chief
routineisrichandembracestechnique,
Examiner(OrganandChoralDirection),
aural,singinglessons,choirtrainingand
RoyalCollegeofOrganists.
regularmasterclasseswithspecialist
leadinglightsfromthefieldofchoralmusic.
Myexpectationshavebeenthoroughly
surpassedanditisajoytostudyinsucha
dynamicenvironment.’
TheCourse YourAudition(seep.59forgeneraldetails) 2007–2008Highlights
TheAcademy’sdistinctivepostgraduate Entranceauditionsareheldinearly
>
MasterclasseswithPeterWright
ChoralConductingcoursehasbeen March2009.Youwillrehearseasmall (SouthwarkCathedral,DavidHill(BBC
developedfromitspioneeringChurchMusic unaccompaniedchoirinonespecified SingersandTheBachChoir),RolandBörger
programme.Establishedin1997,thetwo-year Renaissanceworkandalaterpieceofyour (LeipzigHochschule),andJamesO’Donnell
courseembracesacomprehensiverangeof ownchoice.Youwillberequiredtosight- (WestminsterAbbey)
sacredmusicforconcertandserviceplus singandauralabilitywillbetested.Keyboard
>
Week-longprogrammeofclassesand
selectedsecularrepertoire,culminatingin skillsarenotrequired.Theclosingdatefor seminarsonmajorGermanrepertorywith
theawardofanMMusorMA.Choral thereceiptofapplicationsis7thJanuary VisitingProfessorRolandBörger
Conductingisofferedatundergraduatelevel 2009.AuditionstakeplaceinLondononly.
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DepartmentalvisittoLeipzigobservingthe
asanoptionalchoir-trainingclass,notasa Thomanerchor,MDRChorandtheChoral
PrincipalStudy. Auditionrequirementsareavailableat ConductingdepartmentoftheLeipzig
www.ram.ac.ukorfromtheRegistry. Hochschule
ThemodernBritishchoraltradition(both
>
Aweek’sresidencytogetherwiththe
EnglishandLatin)istakenasthepractical TheTeachers AcademyChamberChoirandorgan
andstylisticbasisforexplorationofa PaulBroughMA(BatonTechnique) studentsatNeresheimAbbeyinsouthern
broadsweepofEuropeansacredrepertoire, JulieKennardBA,ARCM,HonARAM Germany,includingliturgicalservicesanda
relatedsecularmusicandhistorically
(VocalTechnique)
concertfeaturingworksfromGregorian
informedperformancepractices. AlexAshworthMA,DipRAM,PGDip,LRAM chanttoMessiaen
(VocalTechnique) >
Aday’smasterclasswiththeBBCSingers
Studiesincludeconductingandrehearsal DavidPettitMA,BMus,FRCO,HonARAM(AuralSkills) andDavidHill(picturedaboveright)
techniques,repertoire,performancepractice PatrickRussillMA,HonRAM,HonFRCO,HonFGCM
andinterpretation,editing,andvocal
(HeadofChoralConducting)
technique.Thesearecomplementedby JeremySummerlyMA,MMus,HonRAM ‘TheRoyalAcademyofMusic’sensemble
contextualstudieswhichexaminethe offersanattractivealternativetotheTallis
repertoire(chant,choraleandhymn,aswell VisitingProfessor Scholars’account…onewithfreshness
asart-music)anditsrelationshiptotheliturgy. ProfessorRolandBörger andvitality’
(HeadofChoralConducting,LeipzigHochschule)
Gramophone,February2003,
Studentsobserveandworkwithavariety ontheCD‘InGloriaDeiPatris’
ofchoralgroups,takingadvantageofthe Consultants
outstandinglydiverserangeofopportunities DavidHillHonDMus,MA,FRCO,HonFGCM
thatLondonoffers.Thereareopportunities JamesO’DonnellMA,FRCO,HonRAM,KCSG
toworkwithmembersoftheAcademy’s
ChamberChoir,andthecoursehasclose
workingrelationshipswiththeBBCSingers,
theChoirofRoyalHolloway,Universityof
Londonandtheadultprofessionaland
children’schoirsoftheLondonOratory.
Telephone02078737331
Emailchoral.conducting@ram.ac.uk
OpenDay:Pleasecontactusforan
individualappointment
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