Apply for ¡TONE UP! at The Old Monastery

After the success of our earlier courses, we are delighted to announce the dates of our third residential ¡TONE UP! in NSW:

  • 4-day course:  THU 23 – SUN 26 JAN 2025 (4 or 5 nights*) at The Old Monastery, Stroud (residential)

Join us to explore the magnificent vocal polyphony of Thomas Tallis, William Byrd, and their contemporaries.  Learn to read the original notation in order to sing from the newly restored Sadler Partbooks and the perennial Dow Partbooks.  Encounter anew the sublime music of Tudor England within the unique and beautiful surroundings of The Old Monastery, Stroud.

Please use this form to apply for this ¡TONE UP! and/or to register your general interest below.

Applications due Fri 13 December

Download ¡TONE UP! at The Old Monastery brochure 


THE OLD MONASTERY, STROUD (RESIDENTIAL)
Staying at Stroud is being part of a family – dinners are an important communal experience and may also include music-making.  Culinary companions interested in leading the catering activities (everyone is expected to take part and to help) are also welcome.

Full price: $680 | Scholarship: $340 (please indicate if you are applying)
Culinary companion: $420 | Creative residency: $510 (by invitation)
*Optional extra night’s stay (either Wednesday 22nd or Sunday 26th): $75 
Price includes rustic accommodation in single rooms (BYO sheets, pillowslips, towels, toiletries), breakfast essentials, communal dinner, all music scores and ensemble tuition.  We start around 10.30am on Thursday and finish around 4pm on Sunday.


 
What part(s) do you normally sing?
 
 
 
Please indicate what you are applying for
Please let us know your experience with reading from original notation
if you've been at a ¡TONE UP! before, no need to fill this in unless you want to. This can be a Dropbox link or (public or private) YouTube link, for example. It can be either an ensemble or a solo performance (including a phone recording at home). It should be of short duration (less than 5 minutes) or very clear which section to listen to.
if you've been at a ¡TONE UP! before, no need to fill this in unless you want to. Let us know more about yourself and your choral and other artistic experience and interests. You can also add your biography, picture, and upcoming concert link to your profile (https://www.tonus.au/profile).