Upcoming choral workshop offers free places for young people

A CHORAL workshop will take place in Edington next month, with free spaces available for secondary school-aged children. 

The Edington Arts 2026 Choral Workshop will take place on Saturday 19th September in Edington Priory Church.  

Registration will take place at 9.30am, with a final run-through for friends and family at 4.30pm.  

The workshop is open to all adults and teenagers, with free spaces available for those aged between 11 and 18. Reasonable sight-reading ability is an advantage but the organisers say there will be plenty of help available from other singers and as part of the learning process. 

“This is a wonderful opportunity to get some excellent tuition on choral singing and vocal technique while learning music that is not usually part of choral society or choir repertoire,” said Anne Curtis from Edington Arts.  

The workshop will be led by Will Dawes, the director of chapel music at Somerville College at the University of Oxford. 

“Will is a highly sought-after choral conductor, and having sung with the elite choral ensemble Stile Antico for several years, is now also a very successful freelance singer,” said Anne. “He will work on four pieces by British composers: Benjamin Britten, Harold Darke, Charles Wood and Samuel Wesley. The music is relatively straightforward to learn and very singable but offers great scope for working the pieces up to a high standard.” 

The workshop costs £25 for adults and £10 for students aged 18 and over, inclusive of music hire, tea or coffee on arrival and refreshments mid-morning. 

 To book, visit www.edingtonarts.org   

To apply for one of the free places for young people, contact Anne on anne@edingtonarts.org or 01380 831425 before booking.