New Choral Repertoire for everyone

Saturday 20th May 2023

St Mary le Strand Church, Strand, London WC2R 1ES

10am to 4.30pm

Unfortunately this event has been cancelled. If you'd like to receive details of more repertoire events in the future, please get in touch with us.

Join us in central London for the first of a new series of repertoire days for everyone, in collaboration with our member publishers. Discover new repertoire, rediscover forgotten favourites and plan your concert programmes - and meet with fellow choral leaders.

This first pilot day will be with publishers Boosey and Hawkes, Hal Leonard Europe, Oxford University Press and Schott Music, when you'll have the opportunity to sing through and listen to a wide and diverse range of repertoire led by presenters including Jeremy Haneman. The music will be available to view and follow online, with links to find out more and buy sets for your choir.

The day will be divided into topic-based sessions, so whether you're planning ahead for Christmas, need inspiration when you've not enough rehearsal time, or want to put on a major work but don't have the budget or space, then come and enjoy a day of exploration. Our topics for the day are:

• New Christmas music - it's never too early to plan! The session will include both secular and sacred settings for all types of choirs, including new settings of traditional texts.
• Secular repertoire - whether you're looking for something challenging to sing with advanced singers or need something quick and easy.
• Programme partners - perhaps you've already chosen the main work for your programme but are looking for something suitable to pair with it, or want to put on a big work on a limited budget - explore the new and expanding range of works with reduced forces.
• New music for young voices - discover lots of new music for your school or youth choir, including changing voices. The session will also include music suitable for older voices wanting repertoire with a smaller singing range.

This is a day for everyone involved in choirs: it's for conductors looking for new repertoire, for their committee members who want to know more about what to programme, and for singers who would like to enjoy a day of singing and discovering new repertoire. If you've attended our Annual Convention and enjoyed the repertoire sessions, this is a great opportunity to discover more music for your choir and spend more time immersing yourself in it.

Future days in the series will take place in different locations with more of our member publishers, so watch out for further dates.

Timetable for the day

9.45am onwards - registration and networking

10.30am - 12.30pm - repertoire sessions

12.30pm - 1.30pm - lunch (not provided)

1.30pm - panel discussion session with publishers

2pm - 4.30pm - repertoire sessions

The historic eighteenth century church of St Mary le Strand is in a pedestrian zone at the East end of the Strand, near to Somerset House and the Strand campus of King's College London. It's 5 minutes' walk from Temple Tube station (Central and District), 8 minutes' walk from Covent Garden Tube (Piccadilly), 10 minutes' walk from Charing Cross (mainline station), and 13 minutes' walk from Waterloo. Find out more about getting to the church here.

Please note that unfortunately there is no step-free access to the church.

Cost

£20 (£15 for abcd members)

• Payment can be made online below or by phone by contacting Rachel Greaves on 01935 389482 or via invoice/BACS transfer by emailing us.
• If you're an abcd member, please log into your member account before booking, then the member rate will automatically show.