Association of British Choral Directors - ABCD

05/06/2026

If you're an Association of British Choral Directors - ABCD member, sign up for our new online networking sessions! Exclusive to members, each month we’ll be concentrating on a different area of the choir world for an informal chat about all things choir-related. The next topic is choral societies and large choirs, on 10 June at 5pm, with a guest panel including Manvinder Rattan, Mark Jordan and Susan Hollingworth.

Find out more at
https://abcd.org.uk/events/choral-chat-working-with-choral-societies/

04/06/2026

A great opportunity for anyone looking to further their conducting skills this summer.

We are welcoming applications for our RPS Conductors Summer course, for UK-based conductors looking to further their skills and confidence on the podium. With dedicated coaching from Alice Farnham, the course takes place in central London from 12-14 August, and applications are open until 10am on Wednesday 17 June.

We are pleased to receive applications from conductors at a sufficiently high level who – through their lived experience, background or personal characteristics – have encountered barriers to progress or limited access to an experience like this.

Head to our website to read our guidelines and find out more about the course, whether you’re eligible, and how to apply: https://royalphilharmonicsociety.org.uk/performers/rps-conductors-programme/london-2026-course

01/06/2026

We had a wonderful day of singing, new repertoire and networking on Saturday in the cool of St Mary-at-Hill Church in the heart of the City of London. Conductor Neil Ferris did a fabulous job leading us through of a wide range of Jonathan Dove's choral works, including The Passing of the Year, Seek him that maketh the Seven Stars, and the Missa Brevis, and we were privileged to have the composer with us, for a unique insight into his compositions and the chance to chat with him. A very special day!

Faber Music Publications

26/05/2026

Next Saturday, join us to sing the music of Jonathan Dove with Neil Ferris!

We're thrilled that Jonathan Dove himself will also be attending the day to give insight into his works. We'll be exploring some of his most well-known choral works - Seek him that maketh the seven stars & his Missa Brevis, as well as introducing some new works too. This is an unmissable opportunity for choir leaders and singers to discover Jonathan's works first-hand and chat with him.

Book here: https://abcd.org.uk/events/come-and-sing-with-neil-ferris-a-day-exploring-the-works-of-jonathan-dove/

23/05/2026

🎶Join us a week from now to sing the music of Jonathan Dove with Neil Ferris!

📆Saturday 30 May 10.30am - 4.30pm
📍 St Mary at Hill Church, London EC3R 8EB
🎟️ £40 pp, £35 for group bookings of 6 or more
20% discount for abcd members, £20 (accompanied students and under 18s)

Spend the day in the historic setting of St Mary at Hill Church in the heart of London, exploring some of Jonathan Dove's most well-known choral works and discovering new ones, all under the expert leadership of conductor Neil Ferris and with Jonathan himself on hand to give insight into his works.

St Mary at Hill is a Wren designed church, full of light and space, a lovely space to sing and spend the day in. We're in good musical company - amongst the musicians associated with the church is Thomas Tallis, who was organist there around 1536. Tube stations are just a few minutes' walk away.

An unmissable opportunity for choir leaders and singers to discover Jonathan's works first-hand and chat with him.
Book here: https://abcd.org.uk/events/come-and-sing-with-neil-ferris-a-day-exploring-the-works-of-jonathan-dove/

Faber Music Publications

21/05/2026

If you're an Association of British Choral Directors - ABCD member, join us for the first of our new online networking sessions today at 5pm!

Exclusive to members, each month we’ll be concentrating on a different area of the choir world for an informal chat about all things choir-related. Today the topic is chamber choirs, with a guest panel including Neil Ferris, Amy Bebbington, Peter Broadbent, Rebecca Berkley, and Susan Hollingworth.

Find out more at
https://abcd.org.uk/events/choral-chat-working-with-chamber-choirs/

15/05/2026

If you're an Association of British Choral Directors - ABCD member, sign up for our new online networking sessions! Exclusive to members, each month we’ll be concentrating on a different area of the choir world for an informal chat about all things choir-related. Our first topic is chamber choirs, on 21 May, with a guest panel including Neil Ferris, Amy Bebbington, Peter Broadbent and more.

Find out more at
https://abcd.org.uk/events/choral-chat-working-with-chamber-choirs/

14/05/2026

🎶 Join Neil Ferris and Jonathan Dove for a wonderful day of singing!

📆 Saturday 30 May, 10.30am - 4.30pm
📍 St Mary at Hill, London EC3R 8EB
🎟️ £40 pp, £35 for group bookings of 6 or more, £20 (accompanied students and under 18s)

🔗 https://abcd.org.uk/events/come-and-sing-with-neil-ferris-a-day-exploring-the-works-of-jonathan-dove/

13/05/2026

Highly recommended for any young conductors aged between 23 and 28!

🎶Applications for our 2026/27 Conducting Scholarship are now open!

This Foundation fully funded scholarship offers young conductors aged between 23 and 28 the opportunity to be mentored by The Sixteen's conductor Harry Christophers and associate conductor Eamonn Dougan, as well as the chance to work with some of the best young ensemble singers in the country, and conduct several pieces in performance over the course of the year.

📅Applications close at 5pm on Friday 29 May 2026

👉To find out more and apply, click here:
https://thesixteen.com/genesis-sixteen/conducting-scholar-2026-27/

10/05/2026

🎶 Planning and sourcing programmes with James Davey 🎶

This session covers possibly one of the most time consuming activities for all choral leaders – how to source and choose your programmes! Join us for this final session in our Choral Conducting Toolkit.

📆 Thursday 14th May, 5 - 6.30pm
💻All sessions are recorded, so watch live or catch up at your leisure.
🎫 Book individual sessions: £15/session, (£11.25/session, members)
3️⃣ Book a bundle (3 sessions for the price of 2): £30 (£22.50, members)
💷 Book the full series (ALL 8 sessions for the price of 6.5!): £97.50 (£73.12, members)
Find out more and book:
🔗 https://abcd.org.uk/events/choral-conducting-toolkit/