OUR COURSES
Our Upcoming Choral Programme
Summer School 2026: Five Spirituals from A Child of Our Time by Michael Tippett
Our 2026 Summer School begins on Monday 1 June with a five-week course to learn, sing and record Five Spirituals from A Child of Our Time by Michael Tippett, including Steal Away, Nobody Knows, Go Down Moses, By and By, and Deep River.
Our marvellous Musical Director Ben England will guide you through these powerful pieces, using our innovative resources and teaching techniques. Plus you have the option to submit your own recordings to be part of our final concert performance!
Whether you are a seasoned singer or exploring choral music for the first time, we would love you to sing with us this summer.
Summer School 2026: Ndikhokhele Bawo
Our 2026 Summer School continues on Tuesday 7 July with a two-week course to learn, sing and record Ndikhokhele Bawo - a traditional Xhosa song, arranged by Michael Barrett.
Our marvellous Musical Director Ben England will guide you through this vibrant piece using our innovative resources and teaching techniques. Plus you have the option to submit your own recordings to be part of our final concert performance!
Whether you are a seasoned singer or exploring choral music for the first time, we would love you to sing with us this summer.
Summer School 2026: Lux Aeterna (Elgar’s ‘Nimrod’)
Our 2026 Summer School continues on Monday 27 July with a one-week course to learn, sing and record Lux Aeterna - John Cameron’s choral setting of Edward Elgar’s ‘Nimrod’ from the Enigma Variations.
Our marvellous Musical Director Ben England will guide you through this stunning piece using our innovative resources and teaching techniques. Plus you have the option to submit your own recordings to be part of our final concert performance!
Whether you are a seasoned singer or exploring choral music for the first time, we would love you to sing with us this summer.
Summer School 2026: Danse de la Fée-Dragée (Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy)
Our 2026 Summer School programme concludes with a very special three-day course from Wednesday 5 August, where we will learn, sing and record Danse de la Fée-Dragée - a fun, jazzy setting of Tchaikosky’s Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy from The Nutcracker, arranged by Leo Hussain and Ralph Allwood.
Our fantastic Patron, and co-arranger of the piece, Ralph Allwood, will be your guide through this light-hearted piece! Learn using our innovative resources alongside Ralph’s unique insights and wealth of choral singing experience. Plus you have the option to submit your own recordings to be part of our final concert performance!
Whether you are a seasoned singer or exploring choral music for the first time, we would love you to sing with us this summer.
Summer School 2025 - June: Songs of Strength and Power
Join the global singers of Choir of the Earth from Monday 2 June 2025 for the second of this year’s two popular Summer School courses. Led by the brilliant Ben England, we will learn, sing and record two inspirational songs of strength: (Something Inside) So Strong and I Wish I Knew How It Would Feel To Be Free. Both pieces are deeply connected to the fight for justice, dignity and equality. We hope you will join us in celebrating the power of music to carry truth, strength and hope.
Summer School 2025 - May: Pieces by Eric Wetherell
Join the global singers of Choir of the Earth from Tuesday 6 May 2025 for the first of this year’s two popular Summer School courses. We will learn, sing and record two very special pieces by Eric Wetherell with our marvellous Musical Director, Ben England, using our top teaching resources.
Summer School 2024: Grieg, Chilcott and Evensong in Finland | June/July/August 2024
Our Summer School in 2024 was one of our most diverse ever, with our Marvellous Musical Director Ben England leading us through a variety of treats including stunning music from Edvard Grieg and others in June; Bob Chilcott in July; and a grand Finnish in August with our Evensong collaboration live from Espoo near Helsinki.
Summer School 2020
Summer School 2020 - a course from The Self-Isolation Choir (now Choir of the Earth) featuring pieces by John Rutter, Church Anthems, Quanta Qualia and Vivaldi’s Gloria.
While we make every effort to deliver our courses as listed, occasionally, unforeseen circumstances may require changes to the programme.
We will communicate any such updates as soon as possible.