Programme

  • This page shows an outline summary of the programme of events. For full details please use the links for each day.
  • In addition to our plenary sessions, we’ve three strands running concurrently.
  • We aim to give delegates a free choice of sessions, but space in some rooms is limited, so you may have to be prepared to swap if the room is full.
  • Our online repertoire resources will be available to all delegates throughout the weekend and for several weeks afterwards.
  • You can also link directly to the live Google calendar (Google account required) or grab the calendar in iCal format.

Saturday | Sunday | Google Calendar | iCal

Please note that our timetable is correct at the time of going to press: we may have to make unavoidable alterations.

Outline Programme

October 26, 2024
  • 09:30 Registration, coffee and networking  Great Hall
  • 10:30 Welcome and opening plenary: the ultimate warm-up! With Naveen Arles, Amy Bebbington and Joanna Tomlinson.  Great Hall
  • 11:45 Session 1a: Meet the composer: Ēriks Ešenvalds. 
  • 11:45 Session 1b: Practical pieces with a purpose. With Charles MacDougall and Jenny Trattles. 
  • 11:45 Session 1c: Repertoire discovery session I - music for young voices. With Joanna Tomlinson. 
  • 12:45 Lunch, networking and exhibition  Great Hall
  • 14:15 Session 2a: Orchestral conducting - be prepared! With Neil Ferris. 
  • 14:15 Session 2b: Repertoire discovery session II: music for community choirs. With Sarah Tenant-Flowers. 
  • 14:15 Session 2c: Building a lessson from a song. With Rebecca Berkley and the children of Universal Voices 
  • 15:15 Tea, networking and exhibition  Great Hall
  • 15:45 Session 3a: Everything that has breath... sings in tune! With Joanna Tomlinson. 
  • 15:45 Session 3b: Composer disscusion panel 
  • 15:45 Session 3c: Inclusive vocal and movement work with children. With Rebecca Berkley. 
  • 17:00 Session 4a: Music in the moment: building confidence and presence in choirs using improvisation. With Leanne Sedin. 
  • 17:00 Session 4b: Repertoire discovery III - sacred and secular music for mixed adult voices. With Neil Ferris. 
  • 17:00 Session 4c: Unlocking every voice: inclusive choral leadership. With Charles MacDougall and Jenny Trattles. 
  • 18:00 Exhibition time  Great Hall
  • 18:30 Dinner 
  • 20:00 Performance by Corra Sound  Great Hall
  • 21:00 Bar time!  The Dairy
October 27, 2024
  • 09:30 Session 5a: Conducting masterclass session with Sarah Tenant-Flowers 
  • 09:30 Session 5b: Repertoire discovery session IV: music for all choir types by self-published composers. 
  • 09:30 Session 5c: Inspiring singing at secondary school: resources, techniques and methods to support singing at Key Stage 3. With Rebecca Ledgard and Gemma King. 
  • 10:30 Coffee, networking and exhibition  Great Hall
  • 11:00 Session 6a: Spotlight on choral works by women composers. With Amy Bebbington. 
  • 11:00 Session 6b: Engagement and empowerment - collaborate with your choir. With Naveen Arles. 
  • 11:00 Session 6c: the teacher as musical leader. With James Davey. 
  • 12:15 Final plenary: the big sing!  Great Hall
  • 13:15 Lunch, last chance for exhibition, and farewells  Great Hall