SS26 Courses
Week 1 of The Music Summer School and Festival (1st to 8th August 2026) will feature the following courses:
Choir directed by Robert Hollingworth
Vocal Ensembles, with I Fagolini directed by I Fagolini
Vocal Ensembles with The Lyons Mouth directed by The Lyons Mouth
Find Your Voice, With I Fagolini and The Lyons Mouth directed by I Fagolini and The Lyons Mouth
Jazz A Cappella Voices directed by Trudy Kerr
Choir Notes & Confidence directed by Gavin Roberts
The German Lied directed by James Gilchrist and Anna Tilbrook
Voice, with James Gilchrist directed by James Gilchrist
To Stand Up and Sing directed by Kate Semmens
Orchestral Workshop directed by Rhiannon Evans
Chamber Music directed by Rhiannon Evans, Brook Street Band and Claire Williams
Advanced Baroque Chamber Music directed by Brook Street Band
Viol Consorts directed by Gavin Kibble
Recorder Consorts directed by Rhiannon Evans
Big Band directed by Steve Dummer, Marc Cecil and Paul Higgs
Jazz Ensemble directed by Derek Nash, Marc Cecil, Paul Higgs and Trudy Kerr
Jam Band directed by Steve Dummer
Advanced Jazz Improvisation directed by Derek Nash
An Introduction to Improvisation directed by Steve Dummer
Triumphans – Music for Grand occasions, Ceremonies and feasts 1520-1620 directed by The City Musick
Baroque Orchestra directed by Steven Devine, Conor Gricmanis, Gavin Kibble and Gail Hennessy
Organ directed by David Titterington
Harpsichord directed by Jane Chapman
Collaborative Piano directed by Anna Tilbrook
Composition directed by Pierre Alexandre Tremblay
Composition for violin and electronics directed by Pierre Alexandre Tremblay and Darragh Morgan
Steve Reich – Triple Quartet directed by Darragh Morgan
Folk Music Ensemble directed by Adam Clark and Nic Zuppardi
Folk Song Writing directed by Adam Clark and Nic Zuppardi
Summer School Choir – Rameau, Bach & Handel
Viol Consorts
Big Band
Chamber Music, Week 1
Orchestral Workshop
Composition for violin and electronics
Advanced Baroque Chamber Music
Folk Song Writing
Baroque Orchestra
Jazz Ensemble
Organ
Harpsichord
Triumphans – Music for grand occasions, ceremonies and feasts 1520-1620
Voice, with James Gilchrist
To Stand Up and Sing
Collaborative Piano
Vocal Ensembles, with I Fagiolini
Chamber Music, Week 1
Composition for violin and electronics
Vocal Ensembles, with The Lyons Mouth
Folk Music Ensemble
Baroque Orchestra
Jazz Ensemble
Steve Reich – Triple Quartet
Organ
Harpsichord
Triumphans – Music for grand occasions, ceremonies and feasts 1520-1620
To Stand Up and Sing
Jam Band
Composition
Song: The German Lied
Chamber Music, Week 1
Recorder Consorts
Find Your Voice, with I Fagiolini and The Lyons Mouth
Folk Music Ensemble
Advanced Jazz Improvisation
Baroque Orchestra
Jazz A Cappella Voices
Choir Notes and Confidence Workshop
An Introduction to Improvisation
Chamber Music, Week 1
Session 1: 9 – 10.30am
Session 2: 11am – 12.30pm
Session 3: 2 – 3.30pm
Session 4: 4 – 5pm
Week 2 of The Music Summer School and Festival (8th to 15th August 2026) will feature the following courses:
Choir directed by Graham Ross
Chamber Choir directed by Gavin Roberts
Opera Ensemble directed by Pippa Dames Longworth, Ian Rutherford and Andrew Smith
Choir Notes and Confidence directed by Gavin Roberts
The Lone Voice- works for unaccompanied voice directed by Claire Booth
Voice with Claire Booth directed by Claire Booth
Voice with Sarah Gabriel directed by Sarah Gabriel
Pure Imagination directed by Sarah Gabriel
Light Orchestra directed by Steve Dummer
Tango Orchestra directed by Mirek Salmon, Caroline Pearsell and Darryl Kellie
Opera Ensemble Orchestra directed by Steve Dummer
Classical Orchestra directed by Graham Ross
Wind Band directed by Steve Dummer
Percussion Ensemble directed by Ensemble Bash
String Ensemble directed by Benjamin Nabarro, Rachel Roberts, Gemma Rosefield and Levi Andreassen
Brass Ensemble directed by Paul Archibald and Roger Argente
Saxophone Ensemble directed by Huw Wiggin
Chamber Music directed by Rhiannon Evans, the Wihan Quartet, Anna Tilbrook and Ensemble 360
Advanced Chamber Music directed by the Wihan Quartet
Piano directed by Florian Mitrea
Collaborative Piano directed by Anna Tilbrook
Violin directed by Benjamin Nabarro
Viola directed by Rachel Roberts
Cello directed by Gemma Rosefield
Double Bass directed by Levi Andreassen
Flute directed by Nancy Ruffer
Oboe directed by Adrian Wilson
Clarinet directed by Robert Plane
Bassoon directed by Angharad Thomas
Horn directed by Benjamin Hartnell- Booth
Trumpet directed by Paul Archibald
Trombone directed by Roger Argente
The Complete Saxophone Course directed by Huw Wiggin
Percussion directed by Ensemble Bash
West African Drumming directed by Ensemble Bash
Tango Dance directed by Mirek Salmon, Caroline Pearsall and Daryl Kellie
Summer School Choir: Britten and Haydn Masterpieces
Percussion Ensemble
Light Orchestra
Advanced Chamber Music
Brass Ensemble
Chamber Music, Week 2
Voice with Claire Booth
Chamber Music, Week 2
Wind Band
Opera Ensemble
Piano
Chamber Choir
Double Bass
Cello
Viola
Violin
Tango Orchestra
Voice, with Sarah Gabriel
Percussion
Flute
Trombone
Collaborative Piano
The Lone Voice – works for unaccompanied voice
Chamber Music, Week 2
Opera Ensemble
String Ensemble
Piano
Horn
Trumpet
Bassoon
Clarinet
Oboe
Tango Orchestra
The Complete Saxophone Course
Pure Imagination
West African Drumming
Classical Orchestra
Choir Notes and Confidence Workshop
Saxophone Ensemble
Tango Dance
Opera Ensemble Orchestra
Chamber Music, Week 2