Our Early Bird booking discount for this year's abcd Convention finishes on 30 June, so now is the time to make your booking! This year's Convention, our 27th, is being held at Leeds Metropolitan University from 24-26 August. Posted: Fri 29th June 2012 | Read More
Thanks to funding from the Ernest Cook Trust abcd have been able to offer apprenticeships to student and aspiring conductors since 2005. We are now able to offer a further two choral conducting apprenticeships for 2012/13 and welcome applications from both established choral conductors and their choirs as well as potential apprentices. Posted: Thu 28th June 2012 | Read More
Members of the American Choral Directors Association's first National Youth Honor Choir are visiting the UK this week under their conductor, Simon Carrington, and will be giving concerts in Bristol and London. Posted: Tue 19th June 2012 | Read More
WIFYS is the UK's first-ever international youth singing festival, organised by Sing UK in association with the European Choral Association - Europa Cantat (ECA-EC). It will be a week-long festival of music, friendship and discovery awaits! Highlights will include a final night Gala Concert in Worcester's magnificent cathedral, featuring the World Premiere of a specially commissioned work from UK composer Bob Chilcott, individual choirs' concerts in venues in and around the historic city of Worcester, sight-seeing trips and activities for visiting choirs, Welcome Concert in the cathedral, and a concert for participants given by a leading UK vocal group.... Posted: Wed 30th May 2012 | Read More
Great opportunity to enjoy a FREE evening of music with Luther College Nordic Choir, one of the top college choirs in the United States. Posted: Fri 25th May 2012 | Read More
Almost 40 major music sector organisations, networks and individuals are calling for ‘voice’ to be added to the eligible instruments, so that choirs can claim Orchestra Tax Relief.
The National Youth Choir is launching a one-year bespoke training programme for two young musicians from backgrounds that are under-represented in choral music.
Due to last minute cancellations, we've two spare places on our Intermediate one-day course this Saturday, taking place in Oxford with Sarah Tenant-Flowers.