The British Choral Institute

About

The British Choral Institute was established in 1993. Since its inception it has organised an International Youth Choral Festival, five major International Choral Summer Schools: in 1994 in Hertfordshire jointly with the American Choral Music Institute; in 1996 at Roedean School, Brighton in July/August 1997 and April 2001 at Corsica Hall, Seaford, East Sussex. In addition, it has been responsible for organising a number of successful day-long choral workshop sessions, some jointly with the Association of British Choral Conductors, in venues throughout the country. Previous workshops have featured 'Dido and Aeneas' (Purcell), 'The Dream of Gerontius' (Elgar), 'Creation' (Haydn), Carl Orff's 'Carmina Burana', Verdi's 'Requiem', the 'St. Matthew Passion' by Bach, Walton's 'Belshazzar's Feast' and 'The War Requiem' by Benjamin Britten.

For the past three years the British Choral Institute has linked up with West Dean College in Chichester to present a 'Choral Singing for Enjoyment' weekends and its 5th International Choral Summer School in 2002. There will be another Choral Singing Weekend this year from June 18-20, featuring French Choral Music (Fauré and Duruflé) and on October there will be a Singing Day on the Choral Music of John Rutter.

The British Choral Institute has offered study scholarships in association with the British Council to many young conductors from various African countries, including Nigeria, Ghana, Sierra Leone and South Africa, to study in England.

Its international work has also included organising concert and study tours to the UK for choirs and orchestras from Denmark, Hungary, USA, Israel and Australia.

In May of last year the British Choral Institute worked in association with the Cornwall International Male Voice Choral Festival to present a choral spectacular over 5 days involving 45 choirs from 10 countries.