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Masterclass for Choral Conducting with María Guinand & Frieder Bernius, Hanover, Germany, 20-24 May 2010. Repertoire: South and North American Choir Music with Mrs. Guinand (Venezuela) and Motetten by J.S. Bach, the Bach family and Homilius with Frieder Bernius (Germany). Choir in residence: Junges Vokalensemble Hanover, cond. Klaus-Jürgen Etzold. Contact: Arbeitskreis Musik in der Jugend AMJ,  Tel: +49-5331-46016, Fax: +49-5331-43723, Email: AMJMusikinderJugend@t-online.de - Website: www.amj-musik.de

The Japan Choral Association National Workshop 2010, Sapporo, Hokkaido, Japan, 2-4 May 2010. Asia-Pacific choral workshop with Javier Busto (Spain). Lectures also given by some prominent Japanese choral conductors and composers. Contact: Japan Choral Association, , Fax: +81-3-54217151, Email: new2010@jcanet.or.jp - Website: www.jcanet.or.jp/inter/ncw2010_info_eng.html

International Voice Workshops with Richard Armstrong, Banff, Alberta, Canada, 24-26 May 2010. Introductory workshop focusing on exploring and expanding range and character, and emphasizes good use of breath, body alignment, and physical grounding. Contact: The Banff Centre, Victoria Evans,  Tel: +1-403-7626157, Email: arts_info@banffcentre.ca - Website: www.banffcentre.ca

World Conference on Arts Education, Seoul, Republic of Korea, 25-28 May 2010. The main objective of this conference, which is a follow-up to the First World Conference on Arts Education (Lisbon, Portugal, March 2006), is to highlight the significant role of arts education within and outside the school environment as well as to further advocate the importance of arts education to the international community. Contact: Conseil International de la Musique,  Tel: +33-1-45684850, Fax: +33-1-43068798, Email: forum.imc@unesco.org - Website: www.unesco.org/imc

International Voice Workshops with Richard Armstrong, Banff, Alberta, Canada, 28 May-6 June 2010. Advanced workshop focusing on exploring and expanding range and character, and emphasizing good use of breath, body alignment, and physical grounding. Contact: The Banff Centre, Victoria Evans,  Tel: +1-403-7626157, Email: arts_info@banffcentre.ca - Website: www.banffcentre.ca

Music at Monteconero, Ancona, Italy, 13-19 June 2010. A week of early music with Eamonn Dougan, for competent choral singers, in a former Camaldolite abbey on the Adriatic near Ancona. The general aim is to assemble a chamber-scale choir capable of performing demanding music to a high standard, in a relaxed and convivial setting. Contact: Lacock Courses, Andrew van der Beek,  Tel: +44-1249-730468, Email: avdb@lacock.org - Website: www.lacock.org

Summer Choral Composers Forum, Lehigh University, Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, USA, 20-27 June 2010. The American Choral Directors Association and Lehigh University co-sponsor this event where aspiring composers work in a supportive atmosphere, workshopping new pieces with mentor-composers Chen Chi and Steven Sametz. Contact: American Choral Directors Association,  Tel: +1-405-2328161, Fax: +1-405-2328162, Email: acda@acda.org - Website: http://acda.org

English Weekend, Amsterdam, Netherlands, 26-27 June 2010. Choral evensong in Amsterdam's famous Oude Kerk. Contact: Andrew van der Beek,  Tel: +44-1249-730468, Email: avdb@lacock.org - Website: www.lacock.org

Nordic Choir and Cultural Festival, Århus, Denmark, 29 June-4 July 2010. Masterclass with Frieder Bernius (Stuttgart), choirs in residence: the Danish National Radio Ensemble and the Vocalgroup Concert Clemens. International Study Tour with Grete Pedersen (NO), Morten Schuldt-Jensen (DK/DE), Jens Johansen (DK) and others. Concerts with the Danish National Radio Choir and Trio Medieval (Norway). Apply before: 1 March. Contact: DAM (Danish Amateur Music), , Email: info@danskamatormusik.dk - Website: www.nkkf.dk

51st National Association of Teachers of Singing National Conference, Salt Lake City, Utah, USA, 2 July 2010. Featuring Kristin Chenoweth, Tim Sharp, Courtney Huffman, Stephen King, Carol Kimball, Stephen Austin, Ingo Titze, D.D. Michael, Kurt-Alexander Zeller, Norman Spivey,  and Lynn Eustis.  Pre-Conference workshops on foreign language diction pedagogy and reading a spectrogram, using visualization software in your studio, plus other breakout sessions on various topics of interest. Contact: National Association of Teachers of Singing,  Tel: +1-904-992 9101, Fax: +1-904-262 2587, Email: info@nats.org - Website: www.nats.org

Masterclass for Choir Conductors, Varese, Italy, 3-7 July 2010. Lecturer: Johannes Prinz, with the participation of the Varese Chamber Choir. Focus on Romantic and Contemporary Music. Contact: Gabriele Conti, , Fax: +39-0332-255038, Email: seiconti@libero.it - Website: www.comune.varese.it/liceomusicale

Oxford Early Music Workshop, United Kingdom, 4-9 July 2010. A workshop week on early Tudor performance practice led by Andrew Parrott. The music will include the Mass Videte miraculum by Nicholas Ludford. Contact: Andrew van der Beek,  Tel: +44-1249-730468, Email: avdb@lacock.org - Website: www.lacock.org

Come and Sing! For the Restoration of St. Stephen's, Vienna, Austria, 8-10 July 2010. Artistic Director: Gerald Wirth (Vienna Boys Choir). Workshop piece: Coronation Mass KV 317 (W.A. Mozart). Contact: Kunst & Kultur - ohne Grenzen,  Tel: +43-1-586 7308, Fax: +43-1-595 2725, Email: office@kunstkultur.com - Website: www.kunstkultur.com

Early Music Summer Workshop, Namur, Belgium, 12-17 July 2010. Singing class by Gréta de Reyghere and Claire Lefilliâtre, vocal polyphony by Bruno Boterf, masterclass bel Canto by Marcel Vanaud. Contact: Métamusique, Benoit Douchy, coordinator,  Tel: +32-67-844667, Email: contact@metamusique.com - Website: www.metamusique.com

California American Choral Directors Association Summer Conference at ECCO, Oakhurst, California, USA, 25-28 July 2010. Headliner Clinician Rollo Dilworth. Contact: California American Choral Directors Association,  Tel: +1-707-255 8012, Email: CaliforniaACDA@aol.com - Website: www.acdacal.org/default.htm

Choral Conducting and Vocal Group Technique, Freiburg, Germany, 28 July-7 Aug 2010. With Volker Hempfling, Sabine Horstmann, Welfhard Luaber, Michael Reif and Maria Tönnesmann. Apply before: 15th April 2010. Contact: Arbeitskreis Musik in der Jugend,  Tel: +49-5331-46016, Fax: +49-5331-43723, Email: AMJMusikinderJugend@t-online.de - Website: www.amj-musik.de

Texas Choral Directors Association 55th Convention and New Music Reading Clinic, San Antonio, Texas, USA, 28-31 July 2010. Convention headliners: John Rutter, Rollo Dilworth, Lynne Gackle, Tim Lautzenheiser. Convention offers 13 new music reading sessions, 30+ workshops including specifically designed workshops for students, Student Day, and a trade show with over 300 exhibitors. Contact: Texas Choral Directors Association,  Tel: +1-512-474 2801, Fax: +1-512-474 7873 - Website: www.eventbrite.com/contactorganizer?eid=541617994

Sarteano Chamber Choral Conducting Workshop, Sarteano, Italy, 31 July-7 Aug 2010. For full conductors, conducting auditors and singers. Vocal pedagogy ensemble work with Bronislawa Falinska utilizing the Rohmert method of functional voicetraining, and clinics on developing a vital chamber choir with Brian O'Connell. Contact: Sarteano Chamber Choral Conducting Workshop,  Tel: +1-781-6520158, Email: sarteanochoral@rcn.com - Website: www.sarteanochoralworkshop.com

Corsham Consort Workshop, Corsham, Wiltshire, United Kingdom, 1-6 August 2010. A week of one-to-a-part consort singing in Corsham (near Lacock in Wiltshire) with JanJoost van Elburg. Contact: Andrew van der Beek,  Tel: +44-1249-730468, Email: avdb@lacock.org - Website: www.lacock.org

Rimini International Choral Workshop, Italy, 22-29 Aug 2010. For advanced choristers and conductors. With Peter Phillips (Tallis Scholars), Ghislaine Morgan and Andrea Angelini. Repertory focused on Renaissance Sacred Music. Final concert and diploma. Individual vocal tuition. Contact: Musica Ficta,  Tel: +39-347-2573878, Email: info@musicaficta.org - Website: www.musicaficta.org

English Weekend, Dordrecht, Netherlands, 4-5 Sep 2010. Choral evensong in Dordrecht's historic Grote Kerk. Contact: Andrew van der Beek,  Tel: +44-1249-730468, Email: avdb@lacock.org - Website: www.lacock.org

North Carolina American Choral Directors Association Fall Conference, UNC Greensboro School of Music, Greensboro, North Carolina, USA, 17-18 Sep 2010. Clinician: Dr. Jerry Blackstone. Contact: North Carolina American Choral Directors Association,  - Website: www.ncacdaonline.org/

2010 Berlin International Masterclass, Berlin, Germany, 1-6 Oct 2010. For highly qualified young choral conductors. Individual work with Simon Halsey (UK) and Joe Miller (USA) followed by 3 days with Rundfunkchor Berlin ( two-time Grammy®-winning chorus). Repertoire: O magnum mysterium (Morten Lauridsen), Hymn to St. Cecilia (Benjamin Britten), Agnus Dei (Samuel Barber), Nox Aurumque (Eric Whitacre), Vollendet ist das große Werk - Die Schöpfung (Joseph Haydn), movt. 6 - Ein deutsches Requiem (Johannes Brahms), Ave Maria - Quattro pezzi sacri and Sanctus - Messa da Requiem (Giuseppe Verdi), Symphony of Psalms (Igor Stravinsky).
 Contact: Rundfunkchor Berlin, Simon Halsey,  Tel: +49-30-202987 330, Fax: +49-30-202987 40 - Website: www.runfunkchor-berlin.de

Singing in Venice, Italy, 10-15 Oct 2010. A week of Venetian music directed by Erik van Nevel.  The course will be held in the Centro Culturale Don Orione Artigianelli. Contact: Andrew van der Beek,  Tel: +44-1249-730468, Email: avdb@lacock.org - Website: www.lacock.org

One Song Sacred Music Workshop, Marietta First United Methodist Church, Atlanta, Georgia, USA, 21-23 Oct 2010. Co-sponsored by the American Choral Directors Association and American Classic Tours and Music Festivals, this unique, affirming learning experience is designed to impact professional, amateur, and bi-vocational conductors who lead choirs in sacred spaces.  Includes ample lab time with one-on-one conducting coaches, literature for “real life” situations, technology for learning, musical literacy, administration/time management, approaching major works, rehearsal strategy, and networking/mentoring. Contact: American Classic Tours and Music Festivals,  Tel: +1-800-733 8384, Email: info@amclass.com - Website: www.amclass.com

Management in International Choral Events, Saint-Lô, France, 26 Oct-2 Nov 2010. Study Tour for young choral managers and every person  interested in choral management at an international level. In collaboration with Europa Cantat. Apply before 28 Feb. Contact: Polyfollia,  Tel: +33-2-31736919, Email: helene.leroy@polyfollia.org - Website: www.polyfollia.org

Hay-On-Wye Winter School, United Kingdom, 28 Dec-2 Jan 2010. A week of music-making for choral singers with Paul Spicer. The music will be a mixture of renaissance settings of Christmas texts and Bruckner, Howells and two of James Macmillan's Strathclyde motets. Contact: Andrew van der Beek,  Tel: +44-1249-730468, Email: avdb@lacock.org - Website: www.lacock.org

9th World Symposium on Choral Music, Puerto Madryn, Patagonia, Argentina, 3-10 Aug 2011. Organized by the CIC Foundation in cooperation with ADICORA. Motto: "Singing in Nature". Contact: ,  Tel: +54-2965-439232, Email: info@wscm9.org - Website: www.wscm9.com