Eldon Singers Summer Course

August 10th to 12th at Southwell Minster

Southwell Minster has a history dating back to 1040. The market town itself is beautiful and offers lots for visitors to do.

To visit the Southwell Minster website please click on the above picture

Staff

Musical Director - Tim Knight

Tim is founder director of the Heritage Singers. This is an Anglican Music Chamber Choir that has toured America, Holland, Hungary and Norway as well as appearing at most Northern Cathedrals and the Ryedale, Swaledale and Northern Aldborough Festivals. He has formed the Heritage Masterworks Chorale, a concert choir performing unusual and often neglected repertoire in fine locations. Tim was a Chorister at York Minster under Dr Francis Jackson and he studied Choral Conducting under the direction of the late John Coates. He teaches singing in a variety of styles and runs singing holidays in various locations around the UK and in Europe. As a composer his work is currently being distributed worldwide.  Click here to visit Tim's own web site.

Organist – Chris Denton

Christopher Denton, another Leeds based musician, studied music at the University of Sussex in Brighton. After nine years working as an organist and choir director in the are he took up the organ scholarship at Chichester Cathedral. In 1998 he moved to a parish in southern Norway working as a full-time organist, choir director and music teacher. He has toured with choirs both as accompanist and music director and given concerts in USA and Europe.  Click here to visit Chris' web site.

Proposed Music

Friday Evensong
    Farrant – Hide not thou thy face from us
    Smith – Responses
    Morley – Short evening service
    Mendelssohn – He that shall endure to the end
Saturday Evensong
    Tye – Hail glorious spirits
    Purcell – Service in G minor
    Knight – Evening Hymn  ..  Click here to see and hear Tim conducting this piece
Sunday Communion
    Oldroyd – Mass of the quiet hour
    Gounod – Ave Verum Corpus
Sunday Evensong (3:30)
    Ouseley – From the rising of the sun
    Jackson – Canticles in G minor
    R V Williams – O how amiable are thy dwellings

Getting there

If you are having trouble with reaching the location then please let us know and we may be able to arrange something to help you. 
 

Accommodation

We will be staying at Brackenhurst accommodation, a university halls situated 1 mile away from the Minster.
The accommodation is ensuite single bedrooms, there are 6 to a flat and a kitchen is provided for use. There is car parking available onsite.
Breakfast will be provided and included in the cost of the course. Other meals will need to be arranged independently.