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Ansells Farm is a charming, characterful 16th century farmhouse in an idyllic rural position 5 miles south of Sudbury, an ideal base for exploring the villages and countryside of the Stour Valley.-
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- Song Workshop at Ansells Farm, February 2012: “Old & New”
- Song Workshop at Ansells Farm, November 2011: High Days & Holy Days
- Song Workshop at Ansells Farm, October 2011: Mists & Mellow Fruitfulness
- Song workshop at Ansells Farm, July 2011: Wine, Women and Song
- Song workshop at Ansells Farm, April 2011: Sing a Song of Springtime
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Song Workshop at Ansells Farm, November 2009
Our forthcoming Song Day, November 28th, entitled ‘The Animal Kingdom’ is already fully subscribed. However, if anyone is interested, please email stephen@varcoe.com to put your name on our waiting list, and of course, receive notification about future dates.
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Concert: Desert Island Songs
St Peter’s, Sudbury Sunday, October 25 2009 7.30 pm Desert Island Songs an Entertaining Collection of Personal Favourites sung by Stephen Varcoe with Christina Lawrie at the piano Aided, Abetted and Compèred by Andrew Phillips Tickets £10 reserved, £8 unreserved … Continue reading
Singing Workshop at Ansells, September 2009
Our forthcoming Song Day, September 26th, entitled ‘Sun, Moon & Stars’ is already fully subscribed. However, if anyone is interested, please email stephen@varcoe.com to put your name on our waiting list, and of course, receive notification about future dates. The … Continue reading
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Ansells Music Weekend June 26-28th 2009
“We had the most wonderful time!” As many of you experienced for yourselves, our first venture into the world of the music festival turned out to be a tremendous success; a magical feast of music, food and wine, with the … Continue reading
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Vaughan Williams – Singing the Story
JAMES GILCHRIST – tenor STEPHEN VARCOE – baritone PENELOPE THWAITES – piano WEDNESDAY 22 OCTOBER 2008 7.30PM Youth & Love WEDNESDAY 29 OCTOBER 2008 7.30PM Let us Garlands Bring ST JOHN’S, SMITH SQUARE LONDON SW1 Box Office: 020 7222 1061 … Continue reading
More on Vancouver Song Institute
Vancouver was a great success, and a tribute to the organistaion of Rena Sharon and all her team. It was most enjoyable not only giving classes and lectures, but going to others given by Graham Johnson and Susan Youens in … Continue reading
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September workshop at Ansells
Our Ansells Song Day on September 15th, which will look at how to build a programme, is fully booked. The last time we had a day like this we were amazed at people’s resourcefulness in finding connections between songs which … Continue reading
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Vancouver International Song Institute
On June 19 I fly out to Vancouver for the VISI extravaganza on English song. I shall be giving a recital with Graham Johnson on June 22, then a series of masterclasses and talks alongside other performers and academics, finishing … Continue reading
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Writing
As well as providing a chapter on European Art Song for the Cambridge Companion to Singing, Stephen has written an acclaimed work on the interpretation of English song – Sing English Song. There have long been books on German Lieder … Continue reading
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