Rimini Choral Workshop

The Rimini International Choral Workshop is a week of music-making and learning with Peter Phillips, Ghislaine Morgan (The Tallis Scholars) and other choir conductors in the beautiful and ancient town of Rimini, on the "Riviera Adriatica" in Italy. The workshop is especially dedicated to exploring our great heritage of renaissance choral music, and to developing a performance style appropriate to it, as pioneered by the Tallis Scholars. The course is open to singers aged 16 years and over, and we welcome participants from Italy and abroad. All you need are reasonable sight-singing skills and a passion for a cappella choral music. Lessons will be in Italian and English at the same time.

2008 Tutors:

Peter Phillips, Director, The Tallis Scholars
Ghislaine Morgan, Singer, The Tallis Scholars
Colin Mawby, Conductor, Composer, past Director of the Westminster Cathedral Choir
Andrea Angelini, Director, Musica Ficta Ensemble - Rimini
 

Activities include

• Choral rehearsals with Peter Phillips and the other Tutors
• Individual vocal tuition (by Ghislaine Morgan).
• Talks and workshops including:
  · History of the Polyphony of the Renaissance.
  · Workshops for Conductors.
  · Directing Your Own Group
  · Take familiarity with the modern repertoire
  
  
• Morning warm-up sessions with Ghislaine Morgan.
• "Carpe Diem": impromptu chats with Peter Phillips.
• Choral Conducting classes with Colin Mawby.
• Sung Service at St. Vitale Basilica in Ravenna, directed by Andrea Angelini.
• Gala concert by participants, directed by Peter Phillips and Andrea Angelini.
• Sung Service in Rimini Cathedral, directed by Peter Phillips.
  
• CD recording of the Gala Concert.
• Party and presentation of certificates by Peter Phillips.

[All information published here is provisional and may be subject to change]

Fees

Standard Price: 370 € (Euros) will include:

1 - Workshop fees.
2 - Music scores of the works studied.
3 - A copy of the CD of the final concert performed by the workshop choir.
4 - A Certificate of Attendance signed by P. Phillips

Payment:
After you have registered on line, as soon as possible,, please send a deposit of 170 Euros. Please send the final payment of the balance  of 200 € (160 € if you are a student or if you have paid the deposit within the 31 March 2008) by 23 August 2008. If making a bank transfer, please allow for transfer fees on top of the amount. Payment methods:

• A cheque in Euro payable to "Associazione Musicale Musica Ficta, Via Pascoli 23-g 47900 Rimini - Italy"
   

• Bank transfer to "Associazione Musicale Musica Ficta" account:
  - Bank: Banca Popolare dell'Emilia Romagna
  - IBAN=IT55O0538724200000001094062
  - Account No: 000001094062
  - Address: Banca Popolare dell'Emilia Romagna - Rimini - Agenzia di Città n° 4 - Via Flaminia 35 - 47900 Rimini - Italy 
   

• On-line Payment by Paypal, with credit card 
  
  

  Once inside in the payment page, please insert the right import you mean (deposit or balance). In any case, please add 7 Euros at the amount for bank's fee
  
  

Discounts:

Students: 10% off fees (330 €); proof of eligibility required.

All the people: 10% off fees (330 €) for application and payment of the deposit within the 31 March 2008.

Term of Booking:

• The deposit is non-refundable.

• Fee does not include the costs for the return travel from Rimini to Ravenna (by Coach, about 20 €).

• Participants are responsible for their own insurance arrangements.

• Cancellation: In the unlikely event of cancellation of the course, fees will be refunded in full.

• Curtailment: If the course is interrupted due to the indisposition of Peter Phillips, the course fees will be refunded on a pro rata basis for the unexpired remainder of the course.

• Force majeure: In the event of cancellation or curtailment due to national calamity, war, earthquake, epidemic, refunds will be made on a pro rata basis for the unexpired remainder of the course.