The Oxford & Cambridge Singing Course

This Christmas we will be singing a range of carols and festive music from around the world. We will combine some music history and appreciation plus some work on vocal technique into the day to develop confidence in ability and performance. There will be a short concert at the end of the day for you to hear what participants have been learning.

This Christmas, we will be singing a range of carols and festive music from around the world. We will include some music history and appreciation, some music theory and tips to develop vocal technique.

Repertoire will focus on some of the following: – The Shepherd’s pipe carol: John Rutter – Sing Lullaby: trad. Basque – Quem Pastores: trad. German – Adam lay ybounden: Boris Ord – The Calypso Carol: Michael Perry

The course will be led by Dr Edward Wickham, Director of Music at St Catharine’s College, Cambridge (https://www.caths.cam.ac.uk/directory/dr-edward-wickham)  and Benjamin Cox  (https://benjamincoxmusic.com/) London based musical director and composer.

There will be an informal concert at the end of each day at 3.30 pm to which families are welcome to attend.

Do get in touch on Samantha@oxbridgesingingschool.com should you have any queries.

If you sign up with a friend there’s a £10 discount for both you and them if you use the code Xmax21.

About the venue

Heath St Baptish Church was founded in 1861. It stands halfway between Hampstead High Street and the famous Heath and only a few minutes walk from Hampstead Heath tube station.

Their openness owes much to their forebears – the Baptists of Hampstead – who, in the nineteenth century, worshipped in an upstairs room of a house on Holly Bush Hill and there in 1825 the church decided to open its Communion Service to all believers.

They owe their building not least to the generosity of James Harvey – a London merchant and deacon of Bloomsbury Central Baptist Church – who, recently widowed, moved out of the city to Hampstead for the sake of his young son’s failing health. As a ‘Thank You’ to God for his son’s subsequent recovery, he bought what was then a plot of land used as a fruit and vegetable garden and set about the building of what was to become Heath Street Baptist Church.

When:   Saturday 18 December 2021, 10 am - 4pm

Where:   Heath St Baptist Church, Hampstead. 

For: those aged 7-13 

Repertoire - Carols and festive music from around the world

How:  booking is via our website www.oxbridgesingingschool.com . Bursaries are always available on our courses. 

Covid:  We adjust our courses to whatever Covid guidance is in place at the time of the course to ensure the safety of both our participants and our staff. 

As well as fabulous repertoire we also have a great coaching team including Dr Edward Wickham (Director of Music at St Catharine's College, Cambridge) and Ben Cox, London based Musical Director and Composer, writing and arranging for theatre, film, and for choirs. 

For those who don't know us, here is what is being said about us: 

"How lucky are these young singers. They are brilliantly taught and have a lot of fun, and you will be amazed at what they achieve in just a few days - and all in the most beautiful surroundings." Bob Chilcott - composer and parent of past attendee. 

 

"My son loved every minute of it - the teachers, the location, the music and even the music theory!"

"Thank you.... Your course is the only thing my son sets his alarm for in the mornings. He loves it."