Conducting Howells: conducting workshop on Take Him Earth and the Requiem

Fri 13 Nov ‐ Sun 15 Nov 2026

St Mary's Bourne St and St Magnus the Martyr

At our next workshop for professional conductors Epiphoni explore two great works by the governor, Herbert Howells: Take Him Earth for Cherishing and his Requiem.

Application form below or find out more about Epiphoni Conducting Workshops.

Schedule

Friday from 5pm – St Mary’s Bourne Street – conducting participants, observers and selected choir members
Saturday from 11am – St Magnus the Martyr – joined by full choir
Guest tutor: Chris Bruerton
Sunday from 1pm – St Magnus the Martyr – with full choir
Guest tutor: Daniel Collins

Pricing for participating conductors

~~Super-early-bird: £199 (by end of Aug)~~
~~Early bird: £225 (by midnight Mon 21 Sep)~~
Full rate (22 Sep and after): £249

Observers

1 session: £40
2 sessions £70
Any/all sessions £95

Availability

2 places remaining (as at 24 September)

Programme

Requiem – Howells
Take Him Earth for Cherishing – Howells

Parry's Songs of Farewell

Hear from participants at our inaugural conducting workshop in 2025 where the set piece was Parry’s Songs of Farewell.

“If you’re a conductor looking for that next step, that next bit of understanding in your career, and looking to learn with a choir of an extremely high quality I can highly recommend the Epiphoni Consort masterclass. A wonderful day.” – Participant

Getting there

Nearest station: Sloane Square (Friday) Monument (Sat/Sun)

Apply now

Note: there is no payment at this step. Please submit your application, which we'll review and share payment info when places are offered.

Your Name(Required)

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Phone

We only need this if emails go unanswered – we will assume they've gone astray and contact you via text.

Which sessions can you make

You should make at least 2 sessions. Priority may be given to those who can attend all 3.

Fri 13 Nov from 5pm

Sat 14 Nov (late morning/afternoon)

Sun 15 Nov (afternoon)

Conducting experience in brief(Required)

In 2 or 3 sentences, let us know which choirs you currently conduct (or any signficant previous experience) and any training that's relevant (previous formal training is not essential).

Comments

Anything else you'd like us to know about you, or suggestions/requests you have for the workshop.

The format

The workshop will have 16 or more singing participants, around 5-6 conductors, and should provide an hour's total podium time for each conductor across the weekend. Observer places are also on offer. The venue will be Central London. There will be set repertoire with the option to bring your own piece to workshop if you are a composer. There is no payment at this step – we contact you to let you know if you've been successful with details on how to pay. We reply to everyone so if you haven't heard and want to check we got this please email info@epiphoni.org.uk.