RSCM Australia Summer School Newman College, University of Melbourne
+The Director will be Gordon Appleton, (Warden RSCM UK) who will be known to many from his time in Australia.
+The Course Organist will be Siegfried Franke.(Sub-Organist, St Paul’s Cathedral, Melbourne.)
+The 'Youth Sing' Director will be Tom Healey (Director of Chapel Music and ex-Director of Music, Geelong Grammar School)
+The 'Youth Sing' Accompanist will be Roslyn Carolane (Asst. Organist, St Paul's Cathedral
+Chaplains: Revd.Dr.Peter Blackwood (UCA), Revd.Fr.William Jordan (RC), Revd.Graham Reynolds (Anglican).
Features include: + KEYNOTE ADDRESS - Psalms for the Seasons of Life - Slippage in Singing the Text - how the words of the sung versions of psalms differ from or change the Hebrew texts of Psalms, and what that does for our theological understanding.
(Prof. Howard Wallace, Professor of Old Testament, United Faculty of Theology)
+ "Youth Sing" program for 9 to 17 year olds who will also participate in the full Summer School Choir under Gordon Appleton as well as preparing for a service of their own in Trinity College Chapel. The youth will reside at the adjoining St. Mary's College. (Participants will be well supervised by experienced and accredited teachers.) Rosalie Bonighton will oversee the course on behalf of the Branch. Most of their rehearsals will be at Church of All Nations (UCA) a short walk from the college where they will also take part in a Sunday morning service.
+ The full choir will be singing for Compline (Newman CollegeChapel), an Epiphany Service of Light ( Mark the Evangelist, North Melbourne), an Epiphany Carol Service (St Paul’s Cathedral) and a Psalm Festival (Trinity German Lutheran Church.)
+ Lunchtime Organ Recital by Rupert Jeffcoat ( recently appointed Director of Music at St. John's Cathedral, Bribane - previously Director of Music at Coventry Cathedral UK) on the rebuilt and enlarged organ in the Melbourne Town Hall followed by a choice of 'city' activities such as tours of the town hall organ and organ museum, the Rieger organ in Scots Church,
Melbourne City Stations of the Cross walk with Revd.Peter Gador-Whyte, contemporary art at Federation Square, free city tram circuit.
+ Implementing "Voice for Life" with Gordon Appleton
+ Small (auditioned) SSAA ensemble directed by Colin Jenkins
+ Course Banquet/Entertainment: 7.30pm 7th.January. Speaker: Rupert Jeffcoat
+ A newly comissioned Parish Communion Setting by Rosalie Bonighton for Sunday morning Eucharists in several churches.
+ Workshop series (3) on the following subjects:
Voice for Life (Gordon Appleton),
Vocal skills for choristers (Bente Lancaster),
Pipe Organ-2 levels. (Advanced: Dr. Geoffrey Cox. Intermediate: David Brown)
Church Organ Fundamentals: Pipe & Electronic (Rod Junor).
+ Tutorials include: Electronic music publishing (Dr. Peter Blackwood),
Music of the psalms in Western history (Dr Peter Blackwood),
Chant Notation Old & New/Singing Gregorian chant (Fr. William Jordan),
'Englishing' the Chant (Dr. Geoffrey Cox)
Responsorial Psalmody (Dr. Geoffrey Cox)
'Together in Song' on CD-ROM (Philip Nicholls)
Choral repertoire sing-through (Dr.Ralph Morton)
Using simple songs in worship- sing songs in differing styles, considering
style and appropriateness (Gordon Appleton)
Basic Conducting Techniques (Rupert Jeffcoat)
Youth-Sing - Open Rehearsal (Tom Healey)
Organ Crawl - Play the Smallest 3 Decker!
Adicted to our Heritage - a contemporary angle on liturgical
music (Brian Copple)
Organ Registration (Rod Junor)
The world of digital organs (Bernie Capicchiano & Rod Junor),
+ Heritage talk by John Maidment
+ The Director’s Forum
Future RSCM Australia Summer Schools:
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