Saturday 17th April 2021 • 10am - 8pm
Join composer Matthew Coleridge and organist Anthony Gray for a glorious day of music making in the beautiful church of St Wilfrid, in Harrogate, North Yorks.
You'll spend the day learning this amazing piece of music, before singing in an atmospheric evening performance, conducted by the composer!
A vast Gothic Revival church from the early 20th century, and the finest work by the great architect Temple Moore - "a glorious pageant in Christian architecture". The church has a fine Harrison & Harrison organ, and a rich musical history.
Singer ticket with loan of vocal score on the day
Singer ticket with advance purchase of vocal score (includes p&p)
Audience ticket for the evening concert performance
Close to the A61 and A59, and a short stroll from Harrogate's elegant historic centre, there is plentiful free parking on the surrounding residential streets.
The X12 bus route stops a few hundred yards from the church.
Harrogate's railway station is a 15-20 minute walk from the church. There are regular, direct trains from Leeds (30 mins) and York (40 mins).
Singer registration, tea & coffee.
Morning workshop around the piano with Anthony Gray and composer Matthew Coleridge. We'll learn our parts, and hear insights and about the writing of his Requiem. There will be mid-morning refreshment breaks, and some sectional rehearsals.
Break for lunch.
Afternoon rehearsal, with organ, and our professional soloists.
Evening concert performance.
After the workshop, we'll be giving a formal concert performance of Requiem (and other works, TBC) at 7pm. Please bring suitable concert attire.
Ladies: black, long-sleeved top; black skirt or trousers.
Men: blacks shirt and trousers (no tie)
Composer and conductor Matthew Coleridge (b.1980) is an exciting voice in the British choral music scene. His first choral composition - the Corpus Christi Carol - was recorded by a cappella group The Queen's Six, appearing on the cover CD of BBC Music Magazine's Christmas edition in 2015.
His highly melodic and very approachable compositional style often blends elements of plainsong and medieval music with shimmering modern harmonies - weaving simple melodic lines into rich tapestries of sound.
Requiem (composed 2014-15) was hailed by the late Sir Neville Marriner as "a valuable addition to the 21st century choral repertoire". Is is regularly performed by choirs across the UK, and overseas.
Matthew's 'Requiem in a Day' choral workshops are very popular amongst choral singers, giving them the opportunity to sing this wonderful piece in some of the UK's most prestigious church buildings.
St Wilfrid's Director of Music, Anthony was an organ scholar at Bradford Cathedral and later at Southwell Minster, where he regularly directed and accompanied the Cathedral’s three choirs as well as assisting in the training of the young choristers in the music foundation.
In 2018, he graduated from Robinson College Cambridge where held the Basil Shone Organ Scholarship. He was also the organist for St. John’s Voices and the accompanist for the Cambridgeshire Choral Society. He undertook a number of major tours with Robinson College Choir, St. John’s Voices and The Robinson Consort, a group of 16 singers focussing on contemporary repertoire which he co-founded and directed, to destinations including East Asia, Switzerland, Portugal and the Opera Festival in St-Remy-En-Provence, as well as a number of domestic locations and Cathedrals.
Anthony is also a fine composer, reaching the finals of the BBC Radio 3 Carol Competition, 2019.
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A valuable addition to the 21st century choral repertoire
Sir Neville Marriner
This was no ordinary 'come and sing'! A work of exquisite beauty
Music in Portsmouth review, 2020
You are a true tunesmith - well-crafted and inspiring music!
Dr David Price - Master of the Chorister, Portsmouth Cathedral
Beautiful... I find myself entranced by the openness of this music.
Paul Carr - composer
A glorious piece to sing - a lot of us were in tears by the end of it
Teresa Stubbs - Buckfast Abbey workshop 2019
A singular voice - and that is an exceedingly rare thing!
Michael McGlynn - Anúna
A joy and privilege to sing this most beautiful piece of music under the direction of the composer himself
Heather Harvey - Buckfast Abbey workshop 2019
Thank you for a wonderful day. You were so encouraging and patient. I can't imagine not singing your Requiem again. I absolutely loved the day!
Monica Kent - Louth workshop 2019
We were enthralled by the pure beauty of your Requiem. Parts of it were quite exquisite and we loved the fact that you, the composer, were directing us with such skill and clarity of conducting. Thank you so very much for a phenomenal day
Jeanne Apsland - Buckfast Abbey workshop 2019