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© Brittany Music Workshops 2014
LANGLAIS FESTIVAL
SUMMER CHORAL WEEK
directed by
MALCOLM ARCHER
with DAVID BEDNALL (organ)
and HILARY JONES (vocal coach)
Saturday 26th July to Saturday 2nd August 2014
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AIMS OF THE CHORAL WEEK
� to study and perform choral works by Jean Langlais, his contemporaries, those who
influenced him and those he has influenced, together with great music of the Anglican
tradition
� to bring experienced singers together in the Breton village where Langlais was born
� to work intensively with living composers who are professionals of the highest calibre
� to perform in three events during the Langlais International Festival 2014
For the past six years we have run a successful and unique choral week under the
expert leadership of Malcolm Archer, and we shall be repeating it in 2014. We are now
seeking to recruit experienced singers who can expect to make good music in convivial
surroundings and, in the process, become le Chœur de l’Académie du Festival Jean
Langlais.
MUSIC FOR THE 2014 CHORAL WEEK
We will be focusing on the following works (subject to amendment):
Jean Langlais Lauda Jerusalem
A la Claire Fontaine
Maurice Duruflé Requiem
Hubert Parry Blest pair of sirens
Herbert Howells I love all beauteous things
G.F. Handel Worthy is the Lamb and Amen Chorus
Malcolm Archer Ave Maria
David Bednall Sherborne Mass
A basic level of sight-singing ability will be essential, and singers
should try to learn the music before the course begins. Copies of scores
will be sent a month in advance.
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CHORAL WEEK FEES
The cost of the Choral Week is £250 per person.
This will include your individual singing lesson with Hilary Jones, all the music scores,
refreshments during the coffee and tea breaks and an evening meal on the first day.
The fee also covers:
• fees and expenses for Malcolm, David and Hilary
• payment to the SACEM (French performing rights)
• hire of venues
• general administrative costs
Please be aware that you must make your own arrangements for travel
and accommodation.
Information about travel (e.g. flights, ferries and routes) and accommodation (e.g.
hotels, B&B, gîtes, youth hostels and campsites) can be found below. Please contact us
if you wish to arrange a car share.
STRUCTURE OF THE WEEK
There will normally be two rehearsal periods each day at 3 Rue du Moulin, la Fontenelle.
We have been invited to sing Sunday morning mass at the church of la Fontenelle, and
we shall perform in two concerts : at the Basilique de Pontmain and at la Fontenelle.
Vocal coach Hilary Jones will be giving whole choir warm-up sessions each day and she
will “voice” the choir. Each participant is also entitled to a 20 minute individual lesson
with Hilary (included in the Choral Week fee) and singers may book additional half-hour
(£20/20€) or hour-long (£40/40€) sessions with her during the week.
There will also be a series of lectures which take place each day just before lunch. Last
year’s topics ranged from “How to develop and maintain good vocal technique” to
“Langlais’ musical education”, “Wagner, the Sorcerer of Bayreuth” and “Scurrilous tales
from the organ loft”.
WHERE TO EAT DURING THE CHORAL WEEK
There is a good restaurant in the village. A free evening meal will be provided at 3 Rue
du Moulin on the first evening and we can arrange to book lunch and evening meals on
the other days at a cost per meal of between €9.00 and €13.00 per head, to include
wine/cider and coffee.
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PROVISIONAL TIMETABLE
Date Time Activity Venue
Sat 26th July 10.00 Registration
10.30 - 13.30 Rehearsal Church at La Fontenelle
15.00 - 16.30 Rehearsal Church
19.30 Supper 3 Rue du Moulin
Sun 27th July 09.00 – 10.15 Rehearsal Church at La Fontenelle
10.30 Mass Church at La Fontenelle
12.30 Langlais Association Lunch Salle Polyvalente, La Fontenelle
Mon 28th July 09.45 - 12.30 Rehearsal Church
12.30 - 13.30 Lecture 3 Rue du Moulin
15.00 – 16.30 Rehearsal Church
Tues 29th July 09.45 - 12.30 Rehearsal Church
12.30 – 13.30 Lecture 3 Rue du Moulin
Free afternoon
20.30 Organ recital by Malcolm and David
Church of Saint Martin, Vitré
Wed 30th July 09.45 - 12.30 Rehearsal Church
12.30 - 13.30 Lecture 3 Rue du Moulin
15.00 - 18.00 Solo singing masterclass with Hilary Jones and Colin Spinks
3 Rue du Moulin
19.30 Soirée Musicale 3 Rue du Moulin
Thurs 31st July 09.45 - 12.30 Rehearsal Church
12.30 - 13.30 Lecture 3 Rue du Moulin
15.00 - 16.30 Rehearsal Church
Fri 1st August 09.45 - 11.00 Rehearsal Church
11.30 Leave for lunch in Pontmain
14.30 – 16.00 Rehearsal Basilique de Pontmain
17.00 Concert Basilique de Pontmain
Sat 2nd August 09.45 - 12.30 Rehearsal Church
12.30 – 13.30 Lecture 3 Rue du Moulin
15.00 – 16.00 Rehearsal Church
20.30 Concert followed by Pot d’Amitié
Church at la Fontenelle
OTHER EVENTS IN THE LANGLAIS FESTIVAL 2014
Sat 19th July, 20.30 Concert by the Girls’ Choir of Guildford Cathedral in the church at La
Fontenelle
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Sun 20th July, 16.00 Organ recital with Marie-Louise Langlais and Sylvie Mallet in the
church at Cancale
Tue 22nd July, 20.30 Concert by Consortium Musicum Divertimento (Dutch choir and
orchestra) in the church at La Fontenelle
Wed 23rd July, 18.00 Inauguration of the Rue Jean Langlais in Fougères
21.00 Concert with Loïc Georgeault and Florence Rousseau (organ) and
Anne-Catherine Leissen-Bottrel (flute) in the church of Saint Léonard,
Fougères.
Thu 24th July, 20.30 Concert by Consortium Musicum Divertimento (Dutch choir and
orchestra) in Dol Cathedral
Fri 25th July, 20.30 Concert with Isabella Stabio (saxophone) and Stefania Mettadelli
(organ) in the church at La Bouëxière.
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THE CHORAL WEEK LEADERS
This will be Malcolm’s eighth visit to la Fontenelle.
MALCOLM ARCHER
Malcolm Archer is Director of Chapel Music at Winchester College, where
he trains and conducts the Quiristers and Chapel Choir and teaches organ
in the College. He has enjoyed a distinguished career in cathedral music,
which has taken him to posts at Norwich, Bristol and Wells Cathedrals and
then Director of Music at St. Paul’s Cathedral in London. During his time
there he directed the choir for several State services, including the
Tsunami Memorial Service, the London Bombings Service and the 80th
Birthday Service for HM The Queen, for which he was invited by
Buckingham Palace to compose a special anthem. His many broadcasts
and recordings from Wells and St. Paul’s have received critical acclaim,
and his CD of Christmas music from St. Paul’s was voted Editor’s number
one choice in The Daily Telegraph.
Malcolm is much in demand as a choir trainer and choral and orchestral
conductor, and he has directed concerts, workshops and courses in various
parts of the globe, as well as working with several leading orchestras. As
an organ recitalist he has played in nine European countries, the USA and
Canada, and his CDs include repertoire as diverse as J.S. Bach and Olivier
Messiaen, as well as his own music.
Malcolm Archer’s official web site is: www.malcolmarcher.com
This will be David’s
tenth visit to
la Fontenelle.
DAVID BEDNALL
David is a busy composer and organist, combining a freelance career with
the position of Sub Organist at Bristol Cathedral and PhD Studies at the
University of Bristol. He studied with Dr. Naji Hakim and David Briggs and
between 2002 and 2007 was at Wells Cathedral, as Sub Organist and then
Assistant Organist.
David studied in Sherborne and then at the Queen’s College, Oxford where
he was Organ Scholar. He was a prize-winner in Improvisation and
Performance at the examination for Fellow of The Royal College of
Organists in 2002. He has performed all the major works of Olivier
Messiaen as part of the Liturgical Year. His debut solo CD (for Lammas) of
Hakim, Messiaen and Vierne at Blackburn Cathedral, and a CD of liturgical
improvisations with Malcolm Archer, have both received excellent critical
reviews.
Further information can be found at: www.davidbednall.com
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This will be Hilary’s
sixth visit to
la Fontenelle.
HILARY LLYSTYN JONES
Born in Llandudno, North Wales, Hilary studied singing, piano and harp at
Chethams School of Music, Manchester, and continued her studies at the
Guildhall School of Music and Drama in London with Noelle Barker.
Hilary has taught the choral scholars and students of the Universities of
Oxford and Cambridge and young singers in the Junior Department of the
Guildhall School of Music. She has devoted herself to the training of boy
and girl choristers, teaching at cathedrals throughout England. She is the
only female who does this specialised training with so many different
choirs in England.
Hilary has worked with David Hill for over 17 years both at Westminster
and Winchester Cathedrals as well as assisting with the voicing of the
London Bach Choir of which he is director. She was vocal coach to the
City of Birmingham Symphony Youth Chorus from 1995 – 2000 and since
1992, several choristers trained by Hilary have won or been finalists in the
BBC Radio 2, Chorister of the Year. The 2003 and 2004 winners were all
taught by Hilary.
BRENDA DEAN
Brenda Dean is a retired teacher who has sung in choirs all her life. A
trained singer, she has set up choirs and directed choral and stage
productions in the UK and the Middle East. She was a consultant with the
Learning and Skills Network in London, organising Citizenship training
events throughout England, and she is chairman of the Wingrave Singers
in Buckinghamshire. (www.bucksinfo.net/wingravesingers)
Brenda is President of the Association “Les Amis de Jean Langlais” in la
Fontenelle (www.jeanlanglais.eu) and, with the help of her French
committee, she has organised over 65 concerts in Brittany during the nine
Langlais International Festivals of 2005 – 2013, including six very
successful choral weeks.
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HOW TO BOOK YOUR PLACE
Malcolm, David and Hilary are aiming to work with 35 to 40 singers, so places are
limited. Singers will be selected on the basis of sight-reading ability, experience and
our need to achieve a balanced choir.
In the first instance please fill in the application form below and return it together
with your non-returnable deposit of £65 by 31st March, 2014.
You will be informed by the end of April if your application has been accepted and you
will then be asked to pay the balance of the choral week fees.
Please complete the application form and return it with your deposit of £65 (cheques
made payable to "Brenda Dean – Choral Course") to
Brenda Dean,
2 Nup End Close,
Wingrave,
Aylesbury, Bucks.
HP22 4QA
UK
NB - Please make cheques made payable to "Brenda Dean – Choral Course"
Cancellations
If you need to cancel before 31st May, we will return your fee minus a £3.00
administration charge. If you cancel after this date but before 30th June, we will refund
your fee as above if we are able to find someone to take your place. Late cancellations
(after 30th June) are not refundable.
Further information
If you require further information, please call Brenda Dean on:
UK 01296 681291
FRANCE 00 33 (0)2 99 97 68 14
or e-mail info@brittanymusicworkshops.co.uk
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TRAVEL
There are a number of different options for travelling to la Fontenelle. If you do come
by public transport, please note that there is NO public transport to la Fontenelle itself -
the only options are to hire a car or to book a taxi.
Please bear in mind that you will need transport whilst attending the choral
week to travel from your accommodation to the various rehearsal and concert
venues.
Fares are normally announced up to three months in advance, so to take advantage of
best prices for tickets (and to have a chance of a sharing arrangement for car hire), it is
suggested that anyone interested should identify their interest before 30th April, 2014
and plan to make a firm commitment within the following month as travel details
become available.
By CAR
There a number of ferry options as well as the Eurotunnel. The table below lists the
possible routes and distances to la Fontenelle.
To Distance Time From Company
St Malo 53km 50m Portsmouth or Poole - 9 hrs Brittany Ferries (PMTH) Condor Ferries (PLE) www.condorferries.com
Caen 156km 1h45m Portsmouth - 5¾hrs Brittany Ferries
Cherbourg 190km 2h18m Portsmouth - 3hrs Brittany Ferries www.brittany-ferries.co.uk
Le Havre 235km 3h40m Portsmouth - 5½hrs LD Lines www.ldlines.com.uk
Calais/ Boulogne
495km 4h30m Dover/Folkstone - 1½hrs SeaFrance, P&O and others
Eurotunnel 495km 4h30m Folkestone – ½ hr www.eurotunnel.com
Charges for EUROTUNNEL are one way and vary depending on the time of day or night,
but they range between £44 and £144. The charge is per car with no limit on the
number of passengers (£30 for a dog!). Petrol costs about the same as in UK and
diesel is cheaper, so costs from Calais would be around £40. Total motorway tolls for
the journey would be about £24.
By RAIL
The EUROSTAR service from London provides an excellent link to France. TGV high
speed services and the changeover can be in Paris (requiring change of station) or more
simply in Lille (but at fewer times during the day). In both cases TGV services go to
Rennes and on to Dol and St Malo. Although the latter two are closer to la Fontenelle, it
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takes longer to get there and arrangements still have to be made for the onward
journey. Again, the options are to hire a car or to book a taxi.
To Distance Time From Company
Rennes 52km 1h St Pancras via Lille - 7hr www.eurostar.com www.bahn.de
By AIR
Services run from Southampton, Stansted or East Midlands airports. Further
arrangements would need to be made for the onward journey - either by hiring a car or
by taxi.
To Distance Time From Company
Dinard 55km 50m E.Midlands or Stansted Ryanair www.ryanair.com
Rennes 60km 1h10m Southampton Flybe www.flybe.com
Please note - asking to be fetched by car for the onward journey to la
Fontenelle is a major time commitment and should only be requested in
emergency.
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ACCOMMODATION
Km Accomm Type
Address Contact B&B
pp/pn Comments
LA FONTENELLE
Campervans Situated behind the Mairie Mairie.lafontenelle@wanadoo.fr +33 2 99 98 32 89
Possibility to park behind the Mairie
3km ANTRAIN
B&B Claire Lagoutte-Perrin La Maison de Claire 2 rue de Couesnon
www.lamaisondeclaire.fr Claire.perrin5@wanadoo.fr +33 2 99 98 43 76
€42 Some have already booked
B&B La Demeure d’Isaure Antrain
+33 2 99 18 05 33 +33 6 26 82 12 82 (mobile) lademeuredisaure@free.fr
€45
B&B M Mme Rolland Delente La Cour Horlande 25 rue de Pontorson
+33 2 99 18 09 74 +33 6 20 33 27 41 (mobile) lacourhorlande@hotmail.fr
€48-€68 Two dogs
B&B Le Clos Chateldon 10 rue Saint-Denis
+33 2 99 98 41 82 lecloschateldon@hotmail.fr
€60
B&B Le 1900 +33 2 99 98 44 39 +33 6 12 51 83 90 aubertrodolphe@yahoo.fr
€50-€60
B&B L’Hermine +33 2 99 98 18 03 74 +33 6 07 43 27 17 christinesiegfried@orange.fr
€48-€52
B&B Le Bon Acceuil chez Marie
+33 2 99 98 37 30 +33 6 80 89 64 77 (mobile) +33 6 61 99 53 06 (mobile) Stmarc35@orange.fr
€35 Basic accommodation
Campsite Camping Municipal +33 2 99 98 31 09 antrain@wanadoo.fr
€12.70 for 2 adults
7km TREMBLAY
Hotel Hotel Roc Land ** +33 2 99 98 20 46 Caroline.helleu@wanadoo.fr
€42-€48
9km BAZOUGES La Perouse
B&B Andrew Neal Le Manoir 10 Place de l’Hotel de Ville
www.brittanybedandbreakfast.com Andrew.neal265@orange.fr +33 2 99 97 42 76
€45-€60 English owners
B&B Nominoé 2 rue de l’Eglise
+33 2 99 97 48 92 nominoe.bazouges@yahoo.fr
€39–€49
B&B Les Hauts de Taillepieds
+33 2 99 97 42 86 +33 6 13 56 40 38 Denismars13@hotmail.com www.taillepieds.fr
€45–€55
11km CHAUVIGNE
B&B La Maison Neuve +33 2 99 95 05 64 auberge@ferme-auberge-35.fr
€40-€48 Also a campsite @ €3.50 per person per night
14km PONTORSON
Hotel Hotel Montgomery *** +33 2 33 60 00 09
B&B Ken & Chris Richmond 48 rue d’Antrain 50170 Boucey
+33 2 33 58 75 25 English owned
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Km Accomm Type
Address Contact B&B
pp/pn Comments
Youth Hostel Pontorson Youth Hostel +33 2 33 60 18 65
Campsite info@camping-haliotis-mont-saint-michel.com +33 2 33 69 11 59
14km NOYAL-SOUS-BAZOUGES
B&B Le Quartier Patrick.jault@wanadoo.fr +33 2 99 73 65 14
€48-€54 Very attractive, in grounds of old manor house
14km ST BRICE EN COGLES
Hotel Hotel du Lion d’Or ** +33 2 53 44 90 01 Has an excellent restaurant
Gîte Les Coudreaux http://lescoudreaux.free.fr +33 2 99 98 36 84 +33 6 68 08 18 20
Very kind French owners. Wife speaks excellent English
15km MARCILLY-RAOUL
B&B Le Petit Plessis melieduplessis@aliceadsl.fr +33 2 99 73 60 62
€39-€45 Attractive converted farm
16km CUGUEN
Campsite Claire & Philippe Ybert Le Bois Coudrais
info@vacancebretagne.com cpybert@orange.fr +33 2 99 73 27 45
Highly recommended. Good for families. Swimming.
22km LES ORMES - EPINIAC
Campsite Caravans Hotel
Domaine des Ormes www.lesormes.com info@lesormes.com +33 2 99 73 53 00
Camping at all levels. 4* hotel. Golf, swimming horse-riding. Good for families
24km COMBOURG
Hotel Hotel du Chateau *** +33 2 99 73 00 38
Hotel Hotel du Lac ** +33 2 99 73 95 65
24km DOL-DE-BRETAGNE
Hotel Hotel de Bretagne ** +33 2 99 48 02 03
Campsite Baguer-Pican Vieux.chene@wanadoo.fr +33 2 99 48 09 55
APPLICATION FORM
CHORAL WEEK : 26th July – 2nd August 2014
Name
Address
Post code
Tel Mobile
Age (please tick) ���� 15 – 30 ���� 31 – 40 ���� 41 – 50 ���� 51 – 70 ���� Over 70
Voice part ���� Soprano ���� Alto ���� Tenor ���� Baritone ���� Bass (please tick)
���� First ���� Second
It would be most helpful if you could give some details of your experience as a singer. Which choir/s do you belong to? ______________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________________ How long have you been singing in choirs? _______________________ What have been the most recent works you have sung and performed? ________________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________________ How long did it take you to learn these works? How many rehearsals did you have? ________________________________________________________________________________________ Please rate your sight-singing : perhaps you could mention a piece you have found easy to sight-read and one that you have found challenging. ________________________________________________________________________________________ Please give the contact details (phone and email particularly useful) of someone who could give you a vocal reference. ________________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________________
Please complete the application form and return it by 31st March, 2014 with your deposit of £65 (cheques payable to “Brenda Dean – Choral Course”) to :
Brenda Dean, 2 Nup End Close, Wingrave, Aylesbury, Bucks. HP22 4QA UK
If you require further information, please contact Brenda Dean on 01296 681291 or +33 (0)2 99 97 68 14 e-mail: info@brittanymusicworkshops.co.uk