Welcome to our Norfolk choral and orchestral conducting course, now it in its fifth year! 

http://music.yale.edu/norfolk/school/programs_choir_choral.htm

Each season I select 24 excellent singers to form a quick reading, flexible chamber choir containing 8-10 conductors, who take it in turns to step up to the podium and rehearse the choir in wide-ranging, eclectic repertoire. On the Thursday of the week I assign the specific pieces to the individual conductors to prepare for the concert performance on the Saturday. Conductors also have the chance to conduct a small chamber orchestra of first rate players gathered from the Yale School of Music and other conservatories around the country.

My responsibility each year is to conduct the premier of a new commission for choir and ensemble which we have also learned during the week; everything else is conducted by the participants.

Choir members pay no fee, live in charming cottages on the glorious Norfolk estate and receive full board and lodging. Conductors pay a small fee, but receive individual tuition and DVDs of all their rehearsals and the performance.

Our priorities are to add an extra layer or two of musicianship, a heightened sense of ensemble, a renewed confidence in the guiding of both singers and players, and a commitment to the importance of communicating the inner meaning of the texts to audiences through music.