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July 21 - 29, 2009
In Canterbury and London
THE PREMIERE CHILDREN'S CHOIR EVENT IN 2009
In 2006, the International Children's Choir Festival
was chosen as the subject of a forthcoming documentary entitled VOICES by
Award-Winning filmmakers Steven and Whitney Boe.
(View
the VOICES trailer!)
General Festival Details
Imagine your choristers joining with other young singers under
the direction of the most renowned Children's Choir authorities
- Festival Co-Conductors, Henry Leck, Artistic Director
of the Indianapolis Children's Choir and Dr. David Flood, Master
of the Choristers at Canterbury Cathedral.!
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Individual choir concerts for each participating choir in Canterbury
Cathedral and other locations like St. Martin-in-the-Fields,
St. Paul's Cathedral, and Covent Garden!
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All choirs will join to sing Evensong in Canterbury Cathedral
under the direction of David Flood and Henry Leck!
This is a tradition which dates back nearly 1400 years!
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All choirs will join in a major full evening concert in Canterbury
Cathedral, under the direction of David Flood and Henry Leck!
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Join with all choirs to present a major concert in London
at the Concert Hall of the Royal Colleg of Music, with
the Virtuosi of London Orchestra under
the direction of Henry Leck and David Flood!
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Henry Leck and David Flood will conduct workshops with each
individual choirs!
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Lodging at King's School within the walls of Canterbury Cathedral
and in deluxe hotels in Central London.
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Sightseeing is custom-designed to fit the needs and budget
of each participating choir and will include Windsor
Castle, Tower
of London, Thames Cruise, and much more. Each choir's
custom itinerary will include a full-time BEST Tour Manager!
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The itinerary for each participating choir will be custom-designed
by British European Specialty Tours to include the
festival plus other destinations, concerts and workshops
to fit
the needs and
budgets of each choir. An optional extension is available
to Paris where a major festival concert can be planned
at Church of
the Madeleine,
the church of Fauré. Individual choir concerts
can also be offered at Notre Dame Cathedral!
The festival is organized and administered by British European
Specialty Tours, the premiere company for quality concert
tours to Europe. Our Tour Development Specialists can
be reached at 800-835-0402,
Ext 2. Your itinerary will be researched, planned and
executed from our offices in Indianapolis with no sub-contracting
to European
agencies, assuring you complete control of your festival
experience!
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Recent Participating Choirs
Indianapolis Children's Choir (4), Western
New York Children's Choir, Oberlin Choristers, Abilene
Classical Youth Chorus, Logansport Children's Choir, Pueri
Cantores Children's Choir,
Barrington Children's Choir, Lake Oswego Children's Choir,
Cache Children's Choir, Centennial Children's Choir, Somerset
Children's Choir, Red Rose
Children's Choir, Peabody Children's Choir, Bel Canto Children's
Choir, Summit Advanced Ensemble, Contra Costa Children's
Choir, Children's Choir
of Greater Cincinnati, Paul Lindblad Choristers, Appalachian
Children's Choir, Meredith College Girl's Chorale, Chinese-American
Children's Choir,
Youth Choir of Central Oregon, The John Cooper School,
Counsellor's Youth Chorale, Heart of the Valley Children's
Choir, Young Singers of La Grange,
St. Philip's Episcopal Church Children's Choir (Charleston,
SC), Milwaukee Children's Choir, Blair Children's Chorus
(Vanderbilt), St. John the Divine
(Houston), Children's Choir of Waukesha, Central Carolina
Children's Choir, Elgin Children's Chorus, Ventura Master
Chorale Children's Choir, Meridian
Children's Choir (MS), Kokomo Children's Choir, Southern Illinois University Children's Choir, South Bay
Children's Choir (CA), and others!
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Festival Artistic
Director and Conductors
 HENRY
LECK, Artistic Director- An internationally recognized
choral conductor and Founder and Music Director of the
Indianapolis Children's Choir, one of the largest
and most successful children's choral programs in the U.S.,
Mr. Leck also is conductor of the National Children's Choir
in Carnegie Hall, the Australian
National Children's Choir and the Festival of the Arts
Children's Choir at Kennedy Center and is an acclaimed
authority on the child's voice and
children's choral repertoire. Mr. Leck will be on sabbatical
in 2008 and will not be at the festival, however we look
forward to his return in 2009.
 DR. DAVID FLOOD,
Principal Conductor- Master of the Choristers at Canterbury
Cathedral since 1988 and internationally regarded as one
of the foremost trainers of children's voices in Great
Britain! The former Organ Scholar at St. John's College,
Oxford, Fellow of
the Royal College of Organists and
Master of the Choristers at Lincoln Cathedral, Mr. Flood
is considered one of Britain's finest conductors and is
a much sought after clinician
and guest conductor in Europe and the United States.
A ONCE-IN-A-LIFETIME EXPERIENCE FOR CHILDREN'S CHOIRS TO WORK WITH INTERNATIONALLY
RENOWNED CONDUCTORS IN THE MOST HISTORIC SETTING FOR CHORAL MUSIC IN THE
ENGLISH-SPEAKING WORLD - CANTERBURY CATHEDRAL - WHERE IT ALL BEGAN IN
597 A.D.! THE FESTIVAL IS WIDELY REGARDED AS THE FINEST CHILDREN'S CHOIR
EVENT EVER ORGANIZED! BE SURE TO SEE THE FESTIVAL PHOTOGRAPHS REPRODUCED
IN THIS BROCHURE. ENROLLMENT IS LIMITED. A VIDEO IS AVAILABLE! PLEASE
CALL TODAY!
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Comments from Participating Directors
“This festival choir was the most
polished of any we have been a part of; our workshops Henry
Leck and David Flood were outstanding; our separate concerts
at Canterbury and St. Paul’s
Cathedral were absolutely thrilling. In fact, the St. Paul’s concert
has gone to the top of my “outstanding CCC memories” list
- replacing Carnegie Hall!” — Peggy Rosenkranz, Centennial
Children’s Chorus, Fort Collins, CO
"I want to let you all know how much we enjoyed the festival. I can't
recount how many positive comments I have had from singers and chaperones.
The combination of performing venues, particularly those in Canterbury,
and the instruction from Henry and David were superior to anything I have
encountered in many years of touring. The singers loved both Henry and
David, whose styles complimented one another beautifully. Through their
observation, my choir finally put two and two together about what it takes
to make a fine ensemble. A few ounces of instruction from Henry and David
was worth a pound from me! Your depth of understanding based on your background
and personal experience sets B.E.S.T. apart from the other touring companies." -
Bonnie Slade, Cache C.C.
"The entire tour was extremely well organized, and I was particularly
impressed with the concert venues. Each afforded our choir a different
but thrilling acoustic in which to perform. From the small, intimate Holy
Trinity Church in Stratford, to the grandeur of Canterbury Cathedral and
Notre Dame, the majestic architecture of La Madeleine, we always had a
fabulous place in which to perform to make beautiful music for appreciative
audiences. The scheduled workshops with David and Henry were fantastic
learning experiences for both the choir and me." - John Fleischman,
Western NY C.C.
"The experience, it was trememdous, and Canterbury would be hard
to top! The sense of holiness, the history and the wonderful sound
of the combined choirs right from the first notes will be memories for
us
all to treasure. Mr. Leck and Mr. Flood were both great, as we knew
they would be, and the final concerts were magnificent." - Tim Cahalan,
Logansport C.C.
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