Singing in 2012

La Maison Verte's owners, Anne Roberts and Francis Steele, run courses in Renaissance singing under the banner title, Verte Musique.  This also acts as an umbrella title for some other concerts presented by us at La Maison Verte.  

There are three ways you can participate in Verte Musique activities in 2012.

1. Tuition for your own group/choir residencies/short tours

2. Chamber Choir Week (for individual singers)

3. Bring your own (pre-existing) consort to work on repertoire with Francis Steele

These opportunities are explained below.

Francis is musical director of Verte Musique and was, for thirty years, a professional vocalist, singing bass for such groups as The Tallis Scholars and The Sixteen. Since 2003 he has developed a world-wide reputation as a vocal group coach/tutor and has also produced many CDs. He enjoys working with less experienced singers as much as with professionals.

Tuition for your own Group/Choir residencies

You can bring your group or choir to work on your own repertoire with Francis Steele or use his miraculous library of Renaissance music. The aim of such a week might be simply to explore or rehearse repertoire, but it could also be focussed on putting together a concert performance or recording a CD which Francis could help you produce.

If you would like to do this, contact us via this website telling how many people you would like to bring, what you would like to work on, and when (we may be able to tailor dates to suit you): we will then quote you a price for accommodation and food.

If anything above is unclear, or you would like to discuss any any aspect of our work here, call us on 0033 (0)4 67 24 88 52, or email us via this website.
 

Chamber Choir Week

If you currently sing in a choir, we’d like to invite you to participate in a week’s singing at La Maison Verte  from 25 August to 1 September 2012.  This is a week for people who want to sing... a lot!  The repertoire will be taken from 600 years of great choral music, from the early Renaissance to the present day, and will be tutored by Joel Thomas and Francis Steele (owner of La Maison Verte and formerly the bass sound of The Tallis Scholars and The Sixteen).

The week is designed for people already singing in choirs to get together for a fantastic holiday with others who have the same interest.  Although the week is primarily about singing, we place emphasis on the holiday element of things; good food, good wine, getting out and about, and above all, having fun.  You couldn’t work with more sympathetic and talented tutors than Joel and Francis, who are both skilled at encouraging people to achieve more as singers than they ever thought they could. Don’t just take our word for it; this is what some of the participants in the 2011 course said:

“This is a beautiful place, and has been a great experience.  Thank you for your inspiration and help.”

 “Great music, great musicians, great patience, great organisation, GREAT WEEK”.

If you would like more information, why not contact via this website and we can email you a leaflet.

Bring Your Own Consort
 

If you sing in a consort group (one to a part, unaccompanied) and could do with some input and direction from a master, why not consider bringing your group to us for a week's intensive help.  Contact us for more details.