Current & Upcoming Courses
Please note this programme is subject to change
Johannes Brahms’ Ein Deutsches Requiem with the Bergen Philharmonic | teaching from 8 April to 14 May 2024
We are so excited and honoured to have been invited to collaborate with the Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra and Choir again, this time performing Johannes Brahms’ Requiem in German (Ein Deutsches Requiem). We are building on everything we learned from our previous Delius A Mass Of Life collaboration to create the best possible resources for this exciting project.
The Bergen performance of the Requiem will take place in the Grieghallen live on 21-22 March 2024, conducted by Edward Gardner and featuring solos by Soprano Johanna Wallroth and Baritone Brian Mulligan. The amazing team at the Grieghallen will capture high fidelity recordings of these concerts using state of the art technology, including from headset mics on key members of the choir and video of Edward Gardner conducting.
Choir of the Earth will then use these concert recordings as the basis of our learning, recording and performance, including 'voice-louder' parts and conducting videos to help you record at home, all created from the actual choir's performance.
Our marvellous Musical Director, Ben England BEM, will teach the Requiem, starting with our course launch on Monday 8 April 2024 at 17:00 UK time. The course launch is open to everyone and free to attend, as a taster of what we offer and how it all works. To take part in the full course we would love to welcome you as the latest member of our choral family.
When we have learned the music, we will record our own voices at home (very easy, with no special equipment required!) and then our amazing audio engineers will mix our recordings with the original recordings from Bergen, creating an enhanced, unique and truly international performance that transcends space and time.
Join us to be a part of this exciting project!
Summer School 2024: Grieg, Chilcott and Evensong in Finland | June/July/August 2024
Our Summer School in 2024 is shaping up to be one of our most diverse ever, with our Marvellous Musical Director Ben England leading us through a variety of treats:
In June we will learn some stunning music from Edvard Grieg. Then in July, it’s the music of Bob Chilcott, including the beautiful MLK. Finally in August, we have an exciting collaboration with Tapiola Chamber Choir and Olari Church in Helsinki to perform a traditional English Evensong. Ben will teach the music online in August and we will stream the final performance in Helsinki, hopefully live.
ℹ️ Please note, specific times/dates will be confirmed closer to the start of the course
J S Bach's Magnificat | September/October 2024
Join Choir of the Earth for our highly-anticipated course to learn and record J.S. Bach’s Magnificat! The teaching will take place in September and October 2024, with recording and mixing in November and December, before premiering as our Christmas 2024 performance. Our marvellous Musical Director Ben England will teach you every note of this stunning choral piece and our world-class rehearsal and recording resources make taking part fun and easy.
Be part of it all - your choral family is waiting!
ℹ️ Please note, specific times/dates will be confirmed closer to the start of the course
Patrick Hawes' The Wedding At Cana | October to December 2024
The Wedding at Cana is Patrick Hawes' first major choral work - a cantata depicting the biblical story of the wedding at Cana of Galilee, where Jesus performed his first miracle, turning water into wine. In November and December 2024 our marvellous Musical Director Ben England will teach this special work. Join us for this unique experience that you simply won’t get anywhere else.
ℹ️ Please note, specific times/dates will be confirmed closer to the start of the course
Samuel Barber’s Agnus Dei | launched Monday 26 February 2024
Join Choir of the Earth's marvellous Musical Director Ben England BEM from Monday 26 February 2024 at 17:00 UK time for our latest digital choir course to learn, sing and record Samuel Barber's Agnus Dei - Barber's own choral arrangement of his famous Adagio For Strings.
Don’t worry if you are discovering this course after it has started - all of our rehearsals are recorded and you are very welcome to join us at any time and catch up when it suits you best.
Whether you know it from orchestral recitals, movie soundtracks or a nightclub dance floor, Samuel Barber's Adagio is an instantly recognisable piece of classical music. His choral arrangement - a setting of the liturgical Agnus Dei - is just as achingly beautiful and a real favourite amongst those who have sung the piece.
We invite absolutely everybody to enjoy this launch session, where Ben introduces the piece and plays the guide tracks recorded for us by the fantastic Fieri Consort, as well as some other treats:
>> WATCH THE COURSE LAUNCH HERE <<
If you enjoy it, please join us in learning this transcendent piece with Ben and other singers around the world, line by line, voice part by voice part via rehearsals held on YouTube.
Once you have learned the music, you are invited to use our world-class resources to record yourself singing it at home and include your voice in a global performance.
To take part, become a monthly or annual member of Choir of the Earth - new members receive your first month free with promo code WELCOME1!
Our members not only have access to our current choral courses, but also an ever-growing catalogue of previous courses and lectures, exclusive members-only events, our community forum, and much more! Join us in the live text chat to find out why our current members love being part of our international choral family.
Joseph Haydn's 'Nelson' Mass | From Monday 8 January 2024
Those who have been lucky enough to sing Joseph Haydn's 'Nelson' Mass often describe it as a highlight of their choral journey. Join Choir of the Earth to learn every note of this triumphant work with our marvellous Musical Director Ben England and take part in an international recording using our world-class resources.
It all begins on Monday 8 January 2024 at 17:00 UK time - join us at our public course launch stream here and then sign up as the latest member of our choral family here.
Christmas 2023 | Vaughan Williams' Fantasia on Christmas Carols & Chilcott's Mid-Winter
Join Choir of the Earth for marvellous music and festive fun, as we celebrate Christmas 2023! From 6 November, learn Ralph Vaughan Williams’ Fantasia on Christmas Carols and Bob Chilcott’s Mid-Winter in live YouTube rehearsals with the brilliant Ben England, then use our world-leading resources to record at home.
We have lots of more fun planned for our global choral family over the holiday season, suitable for music-lovers of all faiths and none, so do come to our ‘little house’ for Christmas 2023.