Choral Conducting: An Initial Guide

Saturday 15th June 2024

10am - 5pm, The Dickens Room, The Birmingham and Midlands Institute, 9 Margaret Street, Birmingham, B3 3BS.

Led by Lucy Hollins

If you're new to choral conducting, or have conducted for a while and want to back up your experience with training, why not join our tutor Lucy for this specially designed one-day course? Lucy is the Creative Director of the National Youth Choir, Associate Conductor of the LSO Chorus and, with Suzzie Vango, joint author of the award-winning warm-up book How To Make Your Choir Sound Awesome.

This supportive and informal fully interactive day will include individual podium time for all participants and will cover key topics such as:

Event fee: £125 non-members, £90 abcd members

abcd members - log into your account first, then the member rate will show automatically.

Getting to the venue: The Birmingham and Midlands Institute is located in central Birmingham. It is a short walk (approximately ten minutes) from Birmingham New Street and Snow Hall Station. There are various pay and display car parks a short distance from the venue - further details can be found here.

Access details: Please let Elisabeth Brierley, abcd Training Manager: elisabeth.brierley@abcd.org.uk, know in advance if you have any access requirements.

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