Two years ago I went to the Royal Albert Hall and it was very exciting and fun. The most exciting thing about the Royal Albert Hall was actually singing there.
Read more…RAH Diary, 7 February 2018, Vanessa – AC Academy Coventry
News
RAH Diary, 26 January 2018, Gaynor Larkin – Head of Education
2018 is a landmark year for Armonico Consort and our nationwide singing education programme, AC Academy as it marks the 10-year anniversary of our unique Choir Creation scheme across the UK!
Read more…RAH Diary, 26 January 2018, Gaynor Larkin – Head of Education
Summer Spring 2018 Season Brochure
Our new season brochure is out! Join us for an enchanting season of music, from Biber’s 53-part Salzburg Mass to Tallis’ Spem in Alium. Browse online or download on issuu. Get in touch if you would like us to send you a free copy.
AC Academy at Christmas
The festive season is almost upon us! Over the next few weeks each one of the AC Academy after school choirs will be performing in a concert or two, as we begin the countdown to Christmas.
Come & Sing with John Rutter, a day to remember
Well…what a wonderful day that was!
There was absolutely nothing I could criticise about it…
Beowulf Diary, 30 October 2017, Final post, future thoughts
It is with sadness that I came to the end of the Beowulf project. As a musician, it is always such a privilege to be part of the creation of something new, and to nurture it as it begins its fragile journey into the world.
To spend a week in the company of such incredible professional musicians and almost 1000 young people from different AC Academy projects, building and rebuilding the performances on each of the four days, was a tremendous privilege and one I will never forget.
Read more…Beowulf Diary, 30 October 2017, Final post, future thoughts
Beowulf Diary, 11 October 2017, performance no 2 at Bushell Hall Solihull
Rise up! Rise up!
Rise up, rise up for the King.
Read more…Beowulf Diary, 11 October 2017, performance no 2 at Bushell Hall Solihull
Beowulf Diary, 9 October 2017, First Rehearsal with the Chorus & Elin Manahan Thomas
We are all very excited at the Armonico Consort’s headquarters today as our artistic director, Christopher Monks leads the first rehearsal with the pro singers and the soloists, soprano Elin Manahan Thomas, harpist Catrin Finch, composer Toby Young on keyboards and Harry Potter actor Mark Williams in the title role.
Read more…Beowulf Diary, 9 October 2017, First Rehearsal with the Chorus & Elin Manahan Thomas
Beowulf Diary, 4 October 2017, AC Academy Coventry
During a break from the last session before next week’s concerts, Maame from AC Academy Coventry tells us why she loves Beowulf.
Read more…Beowulf Diary, 4 October 2017, AC Academy Coventry
Beowulf Diary, 18 September 2017, script writer Danny Coleman-Cooke talks about the project
It’s fair to say I’m not the first person to have sat wondering how best to interpret Beowulf. Since it was written over a thousand years ago, it has inspired films, comic books, video games and even board games.
