Your summer of singing, with a big “Finnish”
Choir of the Earth is excited to confirm the details of its 2024 Summer School, beginning on Monday 10 June, including your opportunity to sing live in Finland! COTE’s Summer School is renowned for its diversity of pieces, giving choral singers the opportunity to expand your repertoire and explore unsung territory on your musical journey.
The Choir’s marvellous Musical Director Ben England will lead you through a variety of choral treats during June, July and August, as below. Each ‘mini course’ lasts only two weeks, allowing you to take part while still enjoying your other summer plans, plus all live rehearsals are recorded and available to catch up on at a time that suits you.
Launches Monday 10 June 2024 at 17:00 UK time
JUNE 2024 SUMMER SCHOOL
June’s Summer School launches on Monday 10 June 2024 at 17:00 UK time. Join us now to learn, sing and record:
Våren by Edvard Grieg
Dirait-On by Morten Lauridsen
To Be Sung Of A Summer Night On The Water 1 by Frederick Delius
Launches Monday 8 July 2024 at 17:00 UK time
JULY 2024 SUMMER SCHOOL
Our July programme launches on Monday 8 July 2024 at 17:00 UK time. Join the brilliant Ben England BEM for our course launch, which, where he will introduce you to the beautiful pieces we will learn, sing and record:
MLK by U2, arr. Bob Chilcott
The Singing Heart by Bob Chilcott
Launches Monday 5 August 2024 at 17:00 UK time
AUGUST 2024 SUMMER SCHOOL
In August, we have an exciting collaboration with Tapiola Chamber Choir and Olari Church in Finland to perform a Finnish twist on a traditional English Evensong Service!
Starting on Monday 5 August 2024 at 17:00 UK time, we will learn, sing and record the following pieces online with Ben:
Kirjoittaa on minull' miel by Jaakko Mäntyjärvi
Like As The Hart by Herbert Howells
You also have an opportunity to sing these pieces and more LIVE with Ben and Tapiola Chamber Choir in Finland at our optional Come and Sing event, or to sing along at home when we screen their final performance from Finland! See below 👇
Come and sing with us in Finland!
We invite those who able to join us in Finland on Saturday 24 August 2024 to take part in special come and sing workshops with , followed by an opportunity to perform at the Evensong service that evening with Tapiola Chamber Choir, then an informal evening reception and kantele workshop in central Helsinki!
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About Choir of the Earth:
Choir of the Earth is a global online choir dedicated to excellence in choral teaching and the power of singing in bringing people together. It was founded in March 2020 by Mark Strachan BEM from Sherborne, Dorset, alongside Musical Director Ben England BEM from Bristol. The Choir has since engaged thousands of singers, who have taken part in more than 80 courses and recorded almost 600 tracks from their homes around the world.Follow Choir of the Earth on social media: