The English Choral Experience

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

Friends of Dore Abbey day workshop

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

St George’s, Cullercoats

15 May 2026 — 17 May 2026
St George’s Church, 1 Beverley Gardens, North Shields NE30 4NS

For experienced amateur choral singers, focusing on specialist high-quality choral music. It will take place in the iconic grade I listed church of St. George’s, on the sea front at Cullercoats. The architect was John Loughborough Pearson, one of the great architectural geniuses of the 19th century, whose use of high brick vaulting gives acoustics for singing that are always outstanding.

Abbey Dore Week

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.

Camerata Orford

19 September 2026 — 20 September 2026
St Bartholomew’s Church, Orford, Suffolk IP12 2LN

This course is for experienced amateur choral singers. The church of St Bartholomew’s, Orford is within the Suffolk Coast and Heaths AONB and has premiered several works by Britten.

Camerata St Cross

17 October 2026 — 18 October 2026
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.