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
You can check the course brochure here.
Summer School Choir – Rameau, Bach & Handel (archive)
Viol Consorts (archive)
Big Band (archive)
Chamber Music, Week 1 (archive)
Orchestral Workshop (archive)
Composition for violin and electronics (archive)
Advanced Baroque Chamber Music (archive)
Folk Song Writing (archive)
Baroque Orchestra (archive)
Jazz Ensemble (archive)
Organ (archive)
Harpsichord (archive)
Triumphans – Music for grand occasions, ceremonies and feasts 1520-1620 (archive)
Voice, with James Gilchrist (archive)
To Stand Up and Sing (archive)
Collaborative Piano (archive)
Vocal Ensembles, with I Fagiolini (archive)
Chamber Music, Week 1 (archive)
Composition for violin and electronics (archive)
Vocal Ensembles, with The Lyons Mouth (archive)
Folk Music Ensemble (archive)
Baroque Orchestra (archive)
Jazz Ensemble (archive)
Steve Reich – Triple Quartet (archive)
Organ (archive)
Harpsichord (archive)
Triumphans – Music for grand occasions, ceremonies and feasts 1520-1620 (archive)
To Stand Up and Sing (archive)
Jam Band (archive)
Composition (archive)
Song: The German Lied (archive)
Chamber Music, Week 1 (archive)
Recorder Consorts (archive)
Find Your Voice, with I Fagiolini and The Lyons Mouth (archive)
Folk Music Ensemble (archive)
Advanced Jazz Improvisation (archive)
Baroque Orchestra (archive)
Jazz A Cappella Voices (archive)
Choir Notes and Confidence Workshop (archive)
An Introduction to Improvisation (archive)
Chamber Music, Week 1 (archive)
Session 1: 9 – 10.30am (SS26)
Session 2: 11am – 12.30pm (SS26)
Session 3: 2 – 3.30pm (SS26)
Session 4: 4 – 5pm (SS26)
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 Donal Bannister
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
You can check the course brochure here.
Summer School Choir: Britten and Haydn Masterpieces (archive)
Percussion Ensemble (archive)
Light Orchestra (archive)
Advanced Chamber Music (archive)
Brass Ensemble (archive)
Chamber Music, Week 2 (archive)
Voice with Claire Booth (archive)
Chamber Music, Week 2 (archive)
Wind Band (archive)
Opera Ensemble (archive)
Piano (archive)
Chamber Choir (archive)
Double Bass (archive)
Cello (archive)
Viola (archive)
Violin (archive)
Tango Orchestra (archive)
Voice, with Sarah Gabriel (archive)
Percussion (archive)
Flute (archive)
Trombone (archive)
Collaborative Piano (archive)
The Lone Voice – works for unaccompanied voice (archive)
Chamber Music, Week 2 (archive)
Opera Ensemble (archive)
String Ensemble (archive)
Piano (archive)
Horn (archive)
Trumpet (archive)
Bassoon (archive)
Clarinet (archive)
Oboe (archive)
Tango Orchestra (archive)
The Complete Saxophone Course (archive)
Pure Imagination (archive)
West African Drumming (archive)
Classical Orchestra (archive)
Choir Notes and Confidence Workshop (archive)
Saxophone Ensemble (archive)
Tango Dance (archive)
Opera Ensemble Orchestra (archive)
Chamber Music, Week 2 (archive)