The Ogontz Choral Workshop was born under the visionary leadership of George Kent, Professor of Music Emeritus at the University of Rhode Island and founder of the Chorus of Westerly. In 1990, Kent and his dynamic wife, Lynn, were able to convince the legendary Sir David Willcocks, conductor of the Choir of King’s College, Cambridge, to lead a choral workshop at Ogontz. Willcocks returned to Ogontz for 13 years. He was succeeded by another choral giant, Richard Marlow, Director of Music at Trinity College, Cambridge. This year, for the 14th season, David Hill will again offer the “best-in-the-world” musical leadership to Ogontz Workshop participants.

SUNDAY, JULY 13TH – SATURDAY, JULY 19TH, 2025

36th Annual Choral Workshop with David Hill

Join us this summer in the White Mountains of New Hampshire as we explore Dvořák’s Requiem and Rutter’s The Sprig of Thyme in addition to William Byrd’s Mass for Four Voices and Mass for Five Voices.

Participants will enjoy fresh-cooked meals from the Ogontz kitchen/bakery and delight in a recital given by acclaimed mezzo-soprano Paula Rockwell.