We fully expected that our wonderful tenth TRBC Choral Summer School in 2024 would be our last. However, we have bowed to pressure from singers and reinstated this very popular August event. As previously, the week will focus on all things choral, providing an oasis of singing during what is, for many singers, a vocally dry summer.
Accommodation for the 2027 course will be at Bath Spa University, Newton Park. (This is not the same as Bath University, where we had our 2022 accommodation.) From Monday to Thursday we will study Verdi’s Requiem on campus, coached by the familiar team of Brian Kay (conductor) and Chris Finch (repetiteur). They will work their magic to transform a random collection of singers into an accomplished and disciplined choir. On Friday we will transfer to the magnificent surroundings of Bath Abbey for a performance with a team of professional soloists and Bath Philharmonic Orchestra.
To register for our 11th TRBC Choral Summer School please click this link: https://forms.gle/wzwAmBXiGN3sWUCt6. Complete the form and send to us by clicking the submit button at the end.
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Come and join the choral fun!
Booking for our Singing & Tulips Choral Cruise is now open via the booking link below, together with comprehensive information about travel to Amsterdam, the boat, the excursions and the terms and conditions.
TRBC’s Singing & Tulips Choral Cruise offers an exclusive sailing on the Amadeus Brilliant, starting and finishing in Amsterdam and meandering through tranquil Dutch waterways. Optional excursions take us to Arnhem, Middleburg and Rotterdam, straying into Belgium to visit Ghent and Antwerp. There are so many sights to see that we can’t list them all here, but the highlight for many will be the excursion to Keukenhof. These gardens are famous for their fields of colourful tulips set against a background of windmills. And in between delicious meals and cultural excursions there is, of course, singing!
Music and conductor
We welcome back conductor Sam Evans as music director of this choral cruise. Singing with Sam ensures choral sessions which are entertaining as well as instructive. For our main volume of music we return to The New Novello Part-Song Book with a different selection of titles. We will also curate our own choral cruise booklet, supplied at no extra charge. Maria Marchant will be our pianist, and the singing schedule will fit around the shore excursions. More information via the music link below.
A TRBC Choral Cruise offers the most relaxing singing holiday imaginable. You could also be really energetic and sign up for all the optional excursions. Either way – come and join us!