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Annual Conference

Schedule of Events

Pre-Conference musical offerings

Date	Time	Event	Location
July 4	10:30am	Choral Eucharist (final day for full choir) The Choir of King's College, Cambridge Daniel Hyde, director Self-planned event	King's College (Chapel)
July 4	3:30pm	Choral Evensong (final day for choir) The Choir of King's College, Cambridge Daniel Hyde, director Self-planned event	King's College (Chapel)

Monday, July 5

Time	Event	Location
2:00–5:30pm	Registration open	Robinson College (Linnett Room)
6:30–7:15pm	Choral Evensong sung by the Lower Voices and Visiting Prospects Christopher Gray, director	St John's College (Chapel)
8:00pm	Refreshments (one complimentary drink provided)	Robinson College (The Wine Cellar)

Tuesday, July 6

Time	Event	Location
8:00–9:00am	Chorister Rehearsal Observation (limit 20)	St John's College School
9:00–10:00am	Registration open	Robinson College (Linnett Room)
10:00am	Morning Prayer The Most Rev'd Melissa M. Skelton, preacher Jonathan Vaughn, organist	Robinson College (Chapel)
11:00am	Orientation	Robinson College (Chapel)
11:30am–12:30pm	Choral Music for Evensong: a reading session Timothy Rogers, presenter Michael Messina, pianist	Robinson College (Chapel)
2:00pm	Guided Tours	King's College (Chapel)
5:15pm	Organ Demonstration Daniel Hyde, organist	King's College (Chapel)
5:45pm	Conducting Masterclass Daniel Hyde, clinician The King's Men, ensemble	King's College (Chapel)
7:00pm	BBQ on Coe Fen with The King's Men	The Graduate Hotel (River Suite and Garden)

Wednesday, July 7

Time	Event	Location
8:00–9:00am	Chorister Rehearsal Observation (limit 20)	St John's College (Song School)
10:00am	Recital on the Unversity Organ Sarah MacDonald, organ	Great St. Mary's, the University Church
10:30am	Choral Eucharist The Rev'd Dr. Victoria Johnson, preacher Cambridge University Schola Cantorum Graham Walker, director Alex Berry, organist	Great St. Mary's, the University Church
11:45am	Refreshment Break	Great St. Mary's, the University Church
12:30–1:30pm	How shall we sing the Lord’s song? A transatlantic roundtable discussing models for chorister programs in the 2020s and beyond Alex Berry, panelist Christopher Gray, panelist Sarah MacDonald, panelist Jason Overall, moderator	Great St. Mary's, the University Church
2:30–3:00pm	Organ Demonstration	Trinity College (Chapel)
3:45–4:15pm	Organ Demonstration Nicholas Morris, organ	Queens' College (Chapel)
5:30–6:15pm	Recital Carolyn Craig, organ	St John's College (Chapel)

Thursday, July 8

Time	Event	Location
9:00–12:00pm	Small-group outings (choose two at registration) A) University Library manuscript viewing (limit 50) B) Peterhouse College Library manuscript viewing (limit 20) C) Guided Tour of Cambridge (limit 80)	Various
1:15–1:45pm	Organ Demonstration Nigel Kerry, organ	Our Lady of the Assumption and The English Martyrs
3:00–4:45pm	RSCM at 100 – Past, present and future Hugh Morris, presenter	TBD
5:15–6:45pm	Boys' Rehearsal Observation (limit 90) Note: This group will not attend 6:30 Choral Evensong	Jesus College (Chapel)
6:30–7:15pm	Choral Evensong sung by the Lower Voices Christopher Gray, director	St John's College (Chapel)
7:15pm	Dinner	St John's College (Buttery)
8:15pm	Screening of Lighten our Darkness: Illuminating Choral Evensong Will Fraser, filmmaker	Magdalene College (Cripps Court Auditorium)

Friday, July 9

Time	Event	Location
9:30am	Buses depart for Cambridge American Cemetery and Memorial Note: University Arms registrants must walk to The Graduate to board bus.
10:00am	Self-guided Tour	Cambridge American Cemetery and Memorial
11:00am	Buses depart for Ely
12:00pm	Free time in Ely
2:15pm	Guided Tour of Ely Cathedral	Ely Cathedral
4:00pm	Rehearsal Observation	Ely Cathedral (Quire)
5:30pm	Choral Evensong sung by the Lay Clerks Edmund Aldhouse, director	Ely Cathedral (Quire)
6:15pm	Walk to The Maltings
7:00pm	Dinner	The Maltings
8:00pm	Presidential Address from Michael Kleinschmidt	The Maltings
9:00pm	Buses depart for Cambridge

Saturday, July 10

Time	Event	Location
	Free day in Cambridge
9:15–10:35am	Chorister Rehearsal Observation (limit 20)	St John's College School
3:00–4:00pm	Craftman's Art: Framing the new organ at St John's College, Cambridge within the history of Harrison & Harrison Organ Builders Andrew Scott, presenter	St John's College (Chapel)
5:15pm	Rehearsal Observation	St John's College (Chapel)
6:30–7:15pm	Choral Evensong sung by the Choir of St. John's College, Cambridge Christopher Gray, director	St John's College (Chapel)

Sunday, July 11

Time	Event	Location
	Sunday Morning Eucharist See program book for options	Various Churches and Chapels
2:00–2:45pm	The Secret History of the String Quartet Cambridge String Quartet Stephane Crayton, violin Rachel Stroud, violin Sam Kennedy, viola Kate Bennett Wadsworth, cello	Clare College (Chapel)
4:30–5:30pm	Closing Evensong and Installation of Officers The Boys of Jesus College Chapel Choir Benjamin Sheen, director	Clare College (Chapel)
6:00pm	Pre-dinner drinks	Robinson College (The Wine Cellar)
7:00–10:00pm	Closing Banquet Wine provided (cash bar available)	Robinson College (Hall)

Time
Event
Location
6:00am
Buses depart for Heathrow Aiport (flights scheduled after 11am)

Optional add-on paid with final invoice

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