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Meet the Music Workshop Leaders
Barry Rose. 'It's Not Enough To Make A Noise'.
Barry Rose, formerly of Guildford, St Paul's and St Albans Cathedrals, shares the secrets of his choir training success over the past 50 years with YOU as the choir. Dr Rose is one of the finest choir trainers in the country and will bring to this workshop a wealth of experience which will be of invaluable help for choir members and trainers and anyone who enjoys singing.
Pam Grottick.'Exploring the language of hymns and interpreting them in sign language'.
Led by our Diocesan Chaplain among the Deaf and supported by Deaf people from around the Diocese.
Peter Gunstone.
Peter Gunstone is a musician, liturgist and explorer of creativity. He is currently the Music Director for St Andrew's Oxford, where he seeks to lead their musicians, technicians and other creative practitioners to develop a mission-shaped community that enables the church family and others beyond it to engage with God in worship.
Peter will be leading two 1 hour workshops as follows:
"Northern Streams"
This workshop will explore (with contextual information) worship material from the Iona Community, the Northumbrian Community, Safe Space (Telford), and from the Holy Island of Lindisfarne.
"Taize Worship"
Taize Chants have become an important part of worship, but have we experienced and understood the fullness of the spirituality of the Taize community, and the impact that this has had since the Second World War? Peter has worked with Br Paolo of Taize, and will seek to bring something of this through history and a time of worship, using material from the Taize community.
Andrew Maries. "Instruments In Worship"
Can you 'play skillfully upon the harp' or 'blow the trumpet in the new moon'? Then come and join this workshop led by Andrew Maries exploring the use of instruments in worship in a variety of styles. Bring your instrument along and be ready to make a joyful (and even tuneful) noise to the Lord! (Please indicate on the booking form the details of your instrument and roughly your standard)
Andrew is a Diocesan Consultant for Liturgy and Music in the Exeter Diocese. He works throughout the country encouraging music and worship across the styles and at every level through the Keynote Trust.
Revd Simon Howell. "Rhythms of Avalon" - a Drumming Workshop
Simon is married with three boys, has a BA in music (first-study: drums) and also an MA in Theology. Simon worked as a musician, management trainer and missionary before becoming ordained in 2003. He has directed mission, discipleship and musical worship ministries in both Asia and the UK. Simon is now Team Vicar in Keynsham in the North-East corner of the Diocese.
David Ogden. "Jazz it up!"
Music to get your congregation moving; a range of styles in an informal and entertaining way. David will introduce different types of music for both choirs and congregations. David is a professional choral conductor and composer based in Bristol. He has conducted numerous concerts of all kinds of music, from jazz and songs from the shows to first performances by contemporary composers, along with an extensive repertoire of choral anthems, motets and other choral works.
Derek Dorey. " Music for the Parish Communion"
Derek Dorey is Organist and Director of Music of St John's Glastonbury which maintains a lively Choral Tradition. Derek has directed choirs for many years with a particular interest in getting young people to sing. He has in the past worked for the Royal School of Church Music on their choir courses. He came to Glastonbury 9 years ago having retired from the Headship of a Primary School in Croydon. Since coming to Somerset he has become very involved with Church Music within the Diocese of Bath and Wells.
Tony Bevan. "An Introduction to Plainchant"
Tony Bevan was a boy chorister at Westminster Cathedral, and later a music scholar at Cambridge where he met the great Dr. Mary Berry. He was a founder member of her Schola Gregoriana, and has continuously performed and recorded the chant under her directorship. His work in Somerset is mainly at Downside School where he teaches violin and piano. He conducted
Cantilena, the Glastonbury chamber choir, for 12 years and continues to direct his local church choir in Shepton Mallet. He lives in Croscombe with his wife Alice and their eleven musical children.
