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Salisbury Singing Weekend
14 September - 15 September
The Salisbury Hymn Singing Society will be hosting a Salisbury Singing Weekend on 14-15 September 2024 which will include some of Stanford’s music and a talk given by Jeremy Dibble.
We have a date in the With Cheerful Voice calendar for this year : Saturday 14th & Sunday 15th September in Salisbury. Here is further information about the event. This is a weekend organised by Naomi and John King, naomi4law@btinternet.com 0786 227 7071 whom some of you will know from their regular participation in With Cheerful Voice events. I, Philip Price, of Cheerful Voice am assisting with publicity and administration and will be taking part as a singer.
It is a weekend to celebrate the music of Charles Villiers Stanford, and some of his High Victorian hymn-writing peers, this year being the hundredth anniversary of his death. It is going to be led by Prof Jeremy Dibble, emeritus of Durham University, who is a leading expert on Stanford, and the author of many books on British and Irish music of the 19th and 20th centuries, and editions of Stanford’s music. On Saturday morning (14th) Jeremy Dibble will lead a workshop to prepare Stanford’s Mass in C.
On the Saturday afternoon Jeremy will give a talk about the Victorian hymns of the Oxford Movement, which will involve singing a lot of them, in full harmony. The Saturday afternoon ends with a private concert by Allan Schiller, who had a stellar career as an international concert pianist and will play a programme of Mozart, Bach, Chopin and others. Then, to complete this special day, we retire to the White Hart in Salisbury for a black-tie dinner, and an after-dinner speech by Allan.
On the Sunday, we sing Stanford in C in the morning service in the Salisbury church of Sarum St Martin, and that completes the programme, with an optional Sunday lunch at the White Hart. For those who like Stanford and Victorian hymns this promises to be a most memorable weekend with a genuine expert, and a great historical and musical experience.
If you are interested and require accommodation you may choose to make a reservation at The White Hart, a four star traditional Salisbury coaching Inn and where the Saturday evening dinner will be held. They have kindly agreed to hold a number of rooms until Monday 1st July at a discounted rate. To secure this special rate, contact the Function Manager at sarah.archer@accor.com or 01722 327476 option 2. As always, any arrangements should be cancellable, just in case minimum numbers are not achieved and the event has to be postponed. The White Hart is in the centre of the city, only five minutes’ walk from the cathedral, and seven minutes’ walk from Sarum St Martin. Salisbury is a popular destination so it will be advisable to make accommodation arrangements early.
The ticket price will be £149 fully inclusive of tea, coffee, a light lunch on Saturday, a champagne reception and four course dinner on the Saturday evening, the piano recital by Allan Schiller, and all music. Sunday lunch, if taken, is £25 for two courses of a traditional Sunday lunch. Details should be finalised soon and bookings open in July. If you would like to put your name down early, please email me at phil@withcheerfulvoice.org.
If you are planning a concert that includes works by Stanford, please get in touch with the society!