Vocal leader @momentsoundblur is bringing @nestfolk's popular Fire Choir to Dartington's Summer School & Festival. The Fire Choir is an initiative aimed at revitalising communal singing with political empowerment and protest at its heart. You’ll explore a varied repertoire of folk protest songs about war, resistance, struggle and the natural world, and perform a short selection of songs at the end of the week. Ideal for anyone who wants to discover their voice in a community setting, and sing for change. This can be booked as an individual course - 31st July-7th August - no experience is necessary. ...

After a year with so little music in the air, there is evidently a huge appetite for Summer School, and we’ve been delighted by the response since our programme launch in Feb. Rest assured, even as we continue to see national restrictions gradually lift, safety remains an absolutely core priority for us, which is why we have reduced course sizes to allow for social distancing. We are very lucky to be situated in a beautiful 1200 acre estate and are also able to take a lot of the Summer School outside. Currently around 80% of our accommodation has been allocated for the summer, so if you are still waiting to book, we encourage you to act sooner rather than later to secure desired rooms and courses. Our COVID-19 cancellation policy remains in place. This guarantees a full refund if you need to cancel your booking due to government restrictions, personal symptoms or any other prohibitive COVID-19 matters. We look forward to welcoming everyone back to Dartington this summer for what we hope will be a jubilant, yet cautious, celebration of music making, listening and learning. Photo credit: Kate Mount ...

Phonelines are now open for individual course bookings! Please call 01803 847080 to book your space. Phone lines are open from 10am-4pm on Wednesday 12th, Thursday 13th and Friday 14th May. Reservations cannot be made via voicemail. Spaces are limited and will be sold on a first come, first serve basis by telephone only. We've opened up as many as spaces as we can under the extensive safety measures that we have in place, but don't worry, we'll be running waiting lists in the event that we can open up capacity further down the line! If you've not been to the Summer School before, we have a huge range of courses on offer, from Renaissance Band to Jazz Band, Vocal Classes to Piano Classes and Folk Choir to Gospel Choir - there's something here for you! See link in bio for full course information. 📷 @aliceisalwaysinwonderland ...

🎺Individual Course Passes Coming Soon! After much consideration and careful planning, we're delighted to announce that Individual Course Passes will be available to book from Wednesday 12th May, 10am. Spaces are limited and will be sold on a first come, first serve basis by telephone only. If you've had your eye on one of our courses for a while, Wednesday is the time to pick up the phone! We've opened up as many as spaces as we can under the extensive safety measures that we have in place, but don't worry, we'll be running waiting lists in the event that we can open up capacity further down the line! If you've not been to the Summer School before, we have a huge range of courses on offer, from Renaissance Band to Jazz Band, Vocal Classes to Piano Classes and Folk Choir to Gospel Choir - there's something here for you! Our full programme of courses can be found here: https://www.dartington.org/whats-on/programme/summer-school/courses/ Call 01803 847080 to book your space! Please note: Phone lines are open from 10am-4pm on Wednesday 12th, Thursday 13th and Friday 14th May. Reservations cannot be made via voicemail. ...