Summer Course 2008

11th - 17th August
Canterbury, Belgium and Holland

Timetable
Course fee and useful information
Map

Running alongside the RSCM International Summer School, the Millennium Youth Choir Summer Course offers opportunities to contribute to the Summer School as well as participating in a workshop with the composer James MacMillan. The choir will travel to Belgium and Holland, giving a concert and recording a broadcast of Choral Evensong for BBC Radio 3 in Sint Gertrudiskerk, Bergen op Zoom, Holland and singing mass in the Lissewege church, Belgium.

Course staff

David Ogden - conductor
Esther Jones - assistant conductor
Daniel Moult - organist
Hilary Llystyn Jones - vocal coach

Timetable

Monday 11th August
Arrive at Freeman Court, Parham Road, Canterbury CT1 1WU from 12 noon (see below for map)
2pm - 6pm: Rehearsals and vocal training at St Gregory's, North Holmes Road
6.30pm: Dinner at North Holmes Road campus
7.30pm - 9.30pm: Rehearsal

Tuesday 12th August
9am - 10.45am: rehearsal at St Gregory's, North Holmes Road
11.30 - 12.45pm: Take part in workshop for International Summer School
Break for lunch
2.30pm - 6pm: Rehearsal
6.30pm: Dinner at North Holmes Road campus
7.30pm - 9.30pm: Rehearsal

Wednesday 13th August
9.20am: Depart in coach for Folkestone
9.50am: Check in for Le Shuttle
Continue by coach to Antwerp
2.45pm: Lunch in youth hostel on arrival in Antwerp
4pm: Transfer by coach to Bergen op Zoom, Holland
5pm: Rehearsal
8pm: Concert in Sint Gertrudiskerk, Bergen op Zoom,
9.30pm: Return by coach to Antwerp

Thursday 14th August
Morning: Breakfast in the youth hostel
9am: Transfer by coach to Bergen op Zoom
Record Evensong for BBC Radio 3 in Sint Gertrudiskerk, Bergen op Zoom
Afternoon: Return by coach to Antwerp
Dinner in the youth hostel

Friday 15th August
Morning: Breakfast in the youth hostel
7.30am: Depart by coach for Lissewege, Belgium
9am: Rehearsal
10.30am: Sing Mass in Onze Lieve Vrouwekerk, Lissewege
12.30pm: Travel by coach to Calais
1.50pm: Check in for Le Shuttle
3pm: Return to Canterbury.
4.45pm: Workshop with the composer James MacMillan
8.15pm: Concert at St Peter's Methodist Church, St Peter's Street as part of International Summer School
10pm: Dinner at Little Italy restaurant, St Peter's Street

Saturday 16th August
Day off. Take part in Gospel workshop (attendance is optional - the workshop is run by the International Summer School)
Dinner at North Holmes Road campus

Sunday 17th August
11.15am: Sing in Closing Service for International Summer School
1pm: Finish

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Course fee

£460 including accommodation in Canterbury Christ Church University, evening meals, travel by coach and accommodation in Belgium and Holland, vocal training and expert coaching from the staff team.

Useful information

Arrival

Arrive at university accommodation at Freeman Court, Parham Road, Canterbury CT1 1WU from 12 noon on Monday 11th August.

Go to the accommodation which is in Flats 6, 7, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15 and 16 where keys will be distributed. See the university's map - Parham Road campus is in the top right hand corner!

If you are running late or have any problems, contact David on his mobile: 07778 778691.

Getting to Canterbury

If you’re travelling by train, you can choose between Canterbury West or Canterbury East stations. Canterbury West is a little closer to the accommodation but you would probably need to get a taxi from either station unless you are an enthusiastic walker.

If you’re bringing a car to the course, there is limited parking available which we need to book. Please could you let us know if you are planning to bring a car by Friday 25th July.

Accommodation and catering

Accommodation in Canterbury is in student flats and houses. See attached for room allocations. The flats have single bedrooms, showers and toilets and a fully equipped kitchen including crockery, cutlery, pans and kitchen utensils.

Accommodation for the trip to Belgium & Holland will be in shared rooms at the Youth Hostel in Antwerp.

While we are in Canterbury, breakfast will be self-catered, so we will distribute cash on arrival to buy supplies. You can of course bring your preferred choice of breakfast with you to save the trouble of going shopping in Canterbury (you will still get the cash of course).

Evening meals in Canterbury will be taken mostly in the University dining room at North Holmes campus, with a post-concert supper on Friday evening at an Italian restaurant. You will need to bring cash to buy lunches.

The trip to Belgium is also on a half board basis so you will need to bring Euros for lunches and refreshments.

What you need to bring

• Your music which will be sent w/c 21 July
• An RSCM folder, if you have one
• A pencil
• The enclosed map and timetable
• A small bag to take your things for two nights’ stay to Belgium & Holland on the coach
• Details of your personal (or family’s) travel insurance policy & E111 card
• Your passport
• Completed parental permission form if you are under 18
• A cheque to settle any outstanding course fee
• Euros spending money for Belgium / Holland
• Towels (although bed linen in supplied in both Canterbury and the Antwerp Youth Hostel, towels aren’t supplied in either location)
• A tea towel for use in the kitchen at the flats in Canterbury
• A pillow if you wish – since university-supplied pillows are usually unsatisfactory, and to make yourself more comfy on the coach trips
• Dress for concerts and services is all black – black tops with long or short sleeves (but not sleeveless) and trousers or skirts. Please bring shoes that you can process in quietly.

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Map

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