Those who wish to sing always find a song. ~Swedish Proverb

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O, how wonderful is the human voice! It is indeed the organ of the soul! -Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

The singing voice is the natural gateway for access to unlimited personal potential and achievement- Brian Parsons

The only thing better than singing is more singing. -Ella Fitzgerald

RESIDENTIAL COURSE FOR SINGERS

Maximum Four Singers

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The WWW has been conceived as a short and intensive residential course (maximum four singers) helping you to concentrate on a greater understanding of your voice and how to build a suitable repertoire.

In each of the four sessions you will have the opportunity to sing and receive expert advice on technique, performance and interpretation. You will be encouraged to contribute to the discussions that arise as a result of the sessions and also to share any relevant experience you may have had.

The calm and comfort of Thornicks House and the beautiful Dorset countryside is the ideal setting for WWW. I hope to welcome you soon!

Brian Parsons

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BRIAN PARSONS GRSM ARCM FISM

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Brian Parsons began his musical training at the Holland County Music School, Boston, Lincolnshire, UK.

He is a Graduate of the Royal College of Music and the RCM Opera School, London, where he studied with Bernard Roberts and Maria Donska (piano) and Frederick Sharp and Lyndon van der Pump (singing). He has also studied privately and in Masterclasses with Eric Vietheer, Eugenie Triguez, Geoffrey Parsons, Gerhardt Husch, Nadia Boulanger, Pierre Bernac, David Pollard and Sir Peter Pears.

He was a Finalist in the Richard Tauber Competition, the Royal Overseas League Competition and the National Federation of Music Societies Award for Male Singers.

Brian has sung in recital and concerts in festivals both at home and abroad including the Spitalfields, Norwich, Camden, Cuenca, Maggio Musicale and Athens Festivals with conductors including Jean-Claude Malgoire, Christoph Rousset, David Roblou, William Christie and Frantisek Vajnar.

He has broadcast for the BBC and French Radio and Television and featured as soloist in many recordings including the cantatas of Bernier and Martinu as well as contemporary works by Berio, Henze and Holliger. Brian was a member of the BBC Singers and is currently a member of the chamber music ensemble Insieme.

Equally at home on the operatic stage, Brian has sung for the Royal Opera House Covent Garden, English National Opera, Glyndebourne Festival Opera, Wexford Festival Opera, Aix en Provence Festival Opera and Opera 80 (now English Touring Opera) and more recently Venetian Opera and Bampton Classical Opera.

Brian is an active member of the Association of English Singers and Speakers and a Fellow of the Incorporated Society of Musicians.




Conservatoire National Supérieur de Musique et Danse, Lyon

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Brian teaches at an international level and has taught on Summer Schools for the Berkshire Choral Union, USA (Canterbury)-AIMS and Summer Music, UK-Seminaire Estival de Musique en Wallonie, Belgium-Cratoule Summer Singing School, France.

He has also taught at the Blackheath Conservatoire, the London City Literary Institute, City London University, and BenslowMusic.

Brian has given Masterclasses for Floral Opera, London; the Cergy Pontoise, Angers, and Grenoble Conservatoires, France.

From 1998/2017 he was Professeur de Chant at the Conservatoire National Supérieur de Musique et Danse, Lyon

and was also Professor of Singing at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama, London from 2000/2015. He is currently a member of the core VoxIntegra team, for whom he has taught in Kleebach, France, and Feltre and Bari, Italy.

In 2020 Brian was invited by Musicalta to teach on their 25th anniversary course in Rouffach, Alsace, one of the most prestigious summer music schools in France.

THORNICKS HOUSE

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Thornicks House is an eighteenth century cottage situated in a conservation area in the heart of Thomas Hardy's Wessex. It is but a few minutes drive from Dorset's famous Jurassic coastline, most notably Lulworth Cove, Kimmeridge Bay, Chesil Beach and Durdle Door.

Typical Course Schedule

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Friday pm , arrival and evening meal.
Informal Soirée 1
Saturday 09 00 breakfast followed by Session 1 masterclass 10 30/12 30.
l3 00 Lunch
In the afternoon, and depending on the time of year, there will be an opportunity to explore the local countryside/visit a place of interest in addition to Session 2 masterclass TBA (2 hours)
20 00 Dinner
Informal Soirée 2
Sunday 09 00 breakfast followed by Session 3 masterclass 10 30/12 30.
13 00 Lunch
14 30/16 30 Session 4 masterclass
16 45 Tea
18 00 Departure.

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Choral Clinic - Singing Tutorials

The ChoraLine team are delighted to be working with Deborah Miles-Johnson and Brian Parsons from Choral Clinic in developing a complete range of choral singing tutorials from beginner through to advanced.

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