Easter Friday 1st April to Low Sunday 3rd April 2016
This course, organised by the Gregorian Chant Network (GCN) will be led by Colin Mawby, the distinguished composer who was the Director of Music at Westminster Cathedral under Cardinal Heenan, and Christopher Hodkinson, a Director of the Schola Gregoriana of Cambridge founded by the late Dr Mary Berry. The GCN is an umbrella group for choirs singing chant and other interested organisations, including the St Catherine's Trust and the Latin Mass Society. The St Catherine's Trust administers the chant course's practical side, the food and accommodation and so on. Those coming on the Chant course will have the opportunity to sing at the liturgies of the Retreat: Mass, Vespers, Benediction and Compline. This gives participants a chance to sing a wide range of chant, including Psalm tones, Office hymns, and complex Mass propers. Having two chant tutors means that the group can be divided for part of the time, allowing those with different levels of experience to get the most out of the course.
The all-inclusive costs are:
Boarding | In a tent/caravan* | |
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One person | £150 (LMS Member: £140) | £75 (LMS Member: £70) |
2 from the same choir or schola: | £80 each (LMS Members: £74) | £40 each (LMS Members: £37) |
3+ from the same choir or schola: | £60 each (LMS Members: £56) | £30 each (LMS Members: £28) |
*The tent/caravan option includes the use of washing facilities, and all meals. |
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