The English Choral Experience offers a variety of unique choral courses for lovers of singing and English music, set in glorious locations at home and abroad and directed by the leading choral director Paul Spicer.
Please following the links to find out more about our courses: Abbey Dore, Abroad, and Camerata
6th September 2025
Each year Paul runs a day’s workshop in Dore Abbey, which benefits the Friends of Dore Abbey and is organised by them. Details are normally made available in April of each year for a Saturday early in September. Please book directly with the Friends of Dore Abbey
13 September 2025 — 14 September 2025
St Bartholomew’s Church, Orford, Suffolk IP12 2LN
For experienced amateur choral singers focusing on works written and arranged for upper voices (sop/alto). The church of St Bartholomew’s, Orford is within the Suffolk Coast and Heaths AONB and has premiered several works by Britten.
18 October 2025 — 19 October 2025
Hospital of St Cross, Winchester SO23 9SD
This course is for experienced amateur choral singers. It is held in the wonderful church of St Cross near Winchester, which is said to be more like a miniature cathedral than an almshouse chapel.
19 July 2026 — 25 July 2026
Dore Abbey, Abbey Dore, Herefordshire HR2 0AA
A week of fine choral singing, excellent food and convivial company in the magically situated Dore Abbey. Experience an inspirational choral course with the opportunity to join the course Consort. With an included multi media exhibition, this week becomes a mini Arts Festival.
Click to read the February 2025 edition of the ECE newsletter and keep in touch with the ‘the family’.
Introduce someone to some of the best choral courses money can buy.
Download a copy of Paul’s Choral Revivals article from the January 2018 edition of BBC Music magazine.
