Wednesday 15 December 2010

Tchaikovsky - the life and times of a troubled genius

Book a place on this weekend before 31 January 2011 and receive a £50 gift voucher to spend on a booking in our 2012 Programme. To make a booking ring 033 3456 8580 or email us today!

Tchaikovsky - the life and times of a troubled genius (Part One) with Julian Williamson 16-18 December 2011.

Tuesday 14 December 2010

Rag rug making in Kirstie's Homemade Home on Channel 4

If you missed Farncombe rag rug tutor Debbie Siniska in the last programme of the series, you can still watch it on Channel 4oD - click here for programme information.

Those contemplating signing up for Debbie Siniska’s craft course at the 370-acre Farncombe Estate in the Cotswolds get a sneaky preview of what the weekend will entail when she featured on Channel 4’s Kristie’s Homemade Home.

Debbie teaches the traditional techniques of hooky, proggy and proddy, and viewers who want to also learn the art of rag rug making can sign up for her course at Farncombe Estate which is held over the Friday and weekend of 8 April 2011.

Monday 13 December 2010

That unique Christmas gift is only a phone call away!

Do something different this Christmas and give your friends and family a weekend course at Farncombe Estate.

You can choose the course yourself from the huge range on offer, or you can give them vouchers and let them choose for themselves. Either way, they will be delighted with the gift!

It's a wonderful present to give, and it's only a phone call away.

Call 033 3456 8580 or visit our website to find out about our Farncombe Estate Gift Voucher offer 2010.

Sunday 12 December 2010

Voice Workshops with Dan Evans 2011

Dan Evans was told as a child that he couldn't sing and was made to mime in the school choir. Later, in adult life he attended a number of voice workshops which transformed his musical career. He now performs professionally in the UK and USA singing with dulcimer and guitar. "Dan has a rare talent for getting the very best out of people" "Dan - the Voice Whisperer"

This voice workshop will help your to find your voice and project it with ease and confidence. You may feel you can't sing or you may be an established singer of any level, style or genre. No former musical knowledge is required. You will be shown how to listen carefully, in order to sing in tune. You will learn how to breathe effectively to sustain notes and you will be taught the powerful open-throated calling technique to project your voice. You will experiment with arrangements to make songs come to life and you will be shown how to sing from the heart, moving others with your song. Through a carefully balanced mixture of relaxation, laughter, breathing, listening, best practice vocal technique and lots of confidence development, participants frequently progress more than they thought possible and are sometimes moved. Everyone can sing and it's great fun.

"Everyone Can Sing - A Voice Workshop" will be taking place at Farncombe Estate on 5 dates in 2011 - click here to enquire about the Voice Workshops with Dan Evans .

Great gift ideas for Christmas ... Farncombe voucher offer ends this week!

Purchase Farncombe Gift Vouchers to the value of £100 or more and we will give you a £25 gift voucher absolutely free ! To claim your free voucher simply quote “Gift4U” at time of ordering – you can purchase your vouchers online or by phone to 033 3456 8580.

This offer is valid on gift voucher purchases made before 5pm 16 December 2010. Only one free £25 voucher can be claimed per person.

Click here to read more about our Special Gift Voucher Offer - offer ends this week !!

Wednesday 8 December 2010

Phoenix Theatre Group present ...

"JACK & THE BEANSTALK"
(A Pantomime)


AT

EVESHAM ARTS CENTRE

ON

WEDNESDAY 19TH JANUARY TO SUNDAY 23RD JANUARY 2011
AT 7.30PM (MATINEE'S ON 22ND & 23RD AT 2.30PM)

TICKETS £10

ONLINE : www.eveshamartscentre.co.uk
IN PERSON : THE ALMONRY MUSEUM EVESHAM
GROUP BOOKINGS (10+) CALL : 07910 499589

Wednesday 1 December 2010

Voice of America: A VERY SPECIAL DEAL FOR TENORS !

Voice of America: A Choral Weekend at Farncombe with Jeremy Jackman, 11 to 13 February 2011

A VERY SPECIAL DEAL FOR TENORS: We have a strong group booked for the weekend with plenty of sopranos, altos and basses but we need tenors to make this weekend the success it should be. If you are a tenor who can join us as a non-resident, you will be welcome at a special fee for the weekend, tuition, food, refreshments etc, Friday evening to Sunday lunchtime, £70 (reduced from £163).

This is your chance to join in the recent explosion of interest in American choral music. Jeremy Jackman - no stranger to American vocal repertoire - will lead the course through music with and without accompaniment by Morten Lauridsen, Eric Whittaker (his part-song 'Sleep' is to die for), Aaron Copland and Randall Thompson. We will also sing Agnus Dei by Samuel Barber, the composer's own arrangement of his famous 'Adagio'. Don't miss this opportunity to explore some of America's loveliest and liveliest music under the direction of one of Britain's liveliest (but not loveliest) choral directors.

Jeremy Jackman is a leading figure in English choral music and has inspired many thousands of music-lovers throughout the world. As a much sought-after choral director, he is able to draw on his experience as a chorister, lay clerk and free lance soloist as well as 10 exciting years with the King's Singers when he performed in all the major concert venues around the world. He is musical director of the English Baroque Choir, the Cecilian Singers (Leicester) and chorus master of OSJ Voices. Jeremy is frequently invited to give workshops and masterclasses with established choirs both in the UK and abroad. He is a noted composer and arranger and his music has been performed from Twickenham to Taipei. He directs workshops and rehearsals for The Really Big Chorus. He hopes that participants will leave Farncombe feeling refuelled and eager to put new ideas and techniques into practice.

For more information about Farncombe go to http://www.farncombeestate.co.uk/ or ring 033 3456 8580.

Voice of America: Choral Weekend - Singing Courses

Receive a £50 gift voucher when you book a weekend course 16-18 December 2011

Book a 2 night course taking place 16-18 December 2011 and receive a £50 gift voucher to spend on a booking in our 2012 Programme.

Choose from:

  • Tchaikovsky - the life and times of a troubled genius (Part One) (Julian Williamson)
  • O magnum mysterium music for a Spanish Christmas for voices and viols (Alison Crum & Peter Syrus)
  • Watercolours: Drawing Skills with Pencil and Brush (Roger Jones)

    Offer ends by 31 January 2011.

    Call 033 3456 8580 for more details or visit our website calendar here

Book a weekend course in February 2011 for £99

Special Non-Residential Rate of £99 is available for courses taking place 11-13 February 2011:

Family History - Tracing Your Ancestors
Lacemaking: Tantalising Torchon

For more details call 033 3456 8580 or visit our website here

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Where to find us and what we do

Farncombe Estate is situated just outside the Cotswold village of Broadway. We are approximately 50 minutes from Oxford, Birmingham and Bristol and easily located from the M5, M40 and M42.

There is a direct rail service from London Paddington to Moreton in Marsh which is our nearest rail station. To help rail travellers we offer a return taxi collection service from the station.

For a location map and further directions please visit our website.