Jackdaws have announced their 2017-18 Season of weekend music courses. Featuring a selection of new and returning tutors, we are sure that there is something for everybody.
During the upcoming season, we will celebrate the 25th year of the Maureen Lehane Vocal Awards, and commemorate the occasion with an updated logo. Taking place on Friday 10 November at the Wigmore Hall, we do hope you can join us for what will be a wonderful afternoon of music, performed at the highest standard.
Update: Booking is now open online, by phone, email or post. Full information about all Jackdaws courses is available on our website, or get in touch to request a printed brochure.
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22 – 24 Sept 2017: Jane Austen Song Celebration with Sarah Walker
6 – 8 Oct: Singing in Russian with Alexandre Naoumenko
20 – 22 Oct: The Healthy Voice with Russell Smythe
17 – 19 Nov: Audition Preparation with Audrey Hyland & Saffron van Zwanenberg
1 – 3 Dec: Voice & Body Integration with Lucy Schaufer
2 – 4 Feb 2018: Sing Sing Sing with Evelyn Tubb & Michael Fields
23 – 25 Feb: Art Songs by Black British & African American Composers with Michael Harper
16 – 18 Mar: English Song with Sarah Leonard & Stephen Varcoe
13 – 15 April: Opera Workshop with Mary Plazas
4 – 6 Apr: Singing Handel with Rosa Mannion
25 – 27 May: The Vocal Technician with Joy Mammen
8 – 10 June: Discover Your Voice with Penny Jenkins
22 – 24 June: A Song By Any Other Name with Richard Jackson
5 – 8 July: Staged Opera Scenes with Saffron van Zwanenberg & Rosa Mannion
20 – 22 July: The Golden Age of Broadway with Paul Knight
9 – 12 Aug: Unlocking Your Vocal Potential with Jessica Walker
23 – 26 Aug: Preparing a Role with Phillip Thomas
31 Aug – 2 Sept: Singing in French with Robin Bowman
21 – 23 Sept: Singing in English with Adrian Thompson
29 Sept – 1 Oct 2017: Lifelong Learning for the Pianist with Ruth Harte
13 – 15 Oct: Finding Your Voice at the Piano with Stephen Savage
27 – 29 Oct: Improvisation: An Art for Everyone with Mark Polishook
24 – 26 Nov: Practising the Piano with Graham Fitch
9 – 11 Feb 2018: Polishing Your Piano Technique with Melanie Spanswick
9 – 11 Mar: Towards Effortless Piano Playing with Penelope Roskell
23 – 25 Mar: The Complete Pianist with Margaret Fingerhut
27 – 29 Apr: Knowing the Score with Karl Lutchmayer
18 – 20 May: Intermediate Piano Course with Timothy Barratt
15 – 17 June: Realising Your Inner Musical Image with Julian Jacobson
26 – 29 July: Piano Summer School with Mark Tanner
14 – 16 Sept: Piano Workshop – A New Departure! with Philip Fowke
Sat 11 Nov 2017: Singing for the over 50’s with Penny Jenkins
Sun 12 Nov: Singing for All the Family with Caroline Radcliffe
Sat 9 Dec: Singing with Confidence with Jessica Walker
Sun 10 Dec: One Day Guitar Course with Chris Stell
Fri 15 Dec: Jackdaws Christmas Concert at Great Elm Church (concert)
Sun 8 April 2018: From Panic to Poise with Wendy Skeen
25 – 28 Jan 2018: Guitar Ensemble with Eden Stell Guitar Duo
11 – 13 May: Folk Fiddle with Flora Curzon & Holly Harman
29 June – 1 July: Strings & Things Part One with Elizabeth Turnbull
16 – 19 Aug: Strings & Things Part Two with Elizabeth Turnbull
3 – 5 Nov 2017: Recorder Weekend with Anna Stegmann
16 – 18 Feb 2018: The City Musick: Renaissance Music for Court & City with William Lyons & Richard Thomas
2 – 4 Mar: Clarinets with David Campbell
20 – 22 Apr: Oboe Workshop with Sarah Francis & Jean Marsden
1 – 3 June: Bassoon Workshop – From Reed to Recital with Robert Codd
13 – 15 July: Chamber Music with Sarah Francis, Robert Codd, Ian Mitchell & Stephen Gutman
7 – 9 Sept: Stylish Baroque with Theresa Caudle & Alastair Ross
