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Halsway Manor Halsway Lane, Crowcombe, TauntonCome and discover Medieval music with Mary Mohan and Jude Rees. Delve into the world of Medieval manuscripts, dance tunes, beautiful sacred music and more.
Come and discover Medieval music with Mary Mohan and Jude Rees. Delve into the world of Medieval manuscripts, dance tunes, beautiful sacred music and more.
Tutors: Alison Crum, John Bryan, Peter Wendland, Ibi Aziz. Three days of viol consort playing in preformed groups of any level, studying in depth any music chosen by the group,...
Explore and celebrate some of Handel’s wonderful arias with an aficionado of his music.
William Lyons and Richard Thomas from The City Musick will be heading to Halsway Manor for the very first time, bringing with them all the joys of the festive season...
Explore the rich repertoire of the 17th-century string band. For baroque instruments at A=415. Tutors: Judy Tarling, Rachel Stott, Kinga Gaborjani.
Elementary, Lower Intermediate, Pre-formed Consorts.
Three days of viol consort playing in a variety of group sizes. Tutors: Alison Crum, Peter Wendland.
For pre-formed chamber groups on period instruments. Tutors: Theresa Caudle, Mark Caudle, Claire Williams, Stephen Preston.
Explore the rich and varied repertoire of musicians from court and city in the late 16th and early 17th centuries, for wind and brass instruments: cornett, sackbut, shawm, dulcian, recorder...
Advanced.
This course offers viol players the chance to explore consort repertoire from the viol’s Golden Age and to improve their technique along the way.
Plenty of opportunities to play at all levels of ability. Tutors: Jacob Heringman, Lynda Sayce, Matthew Spring, Sara Stowe, Evangelina Mascardi, Andrea Damiani.
This popular and highly acclaimed course provides an excellent opportunity for experienced players of viols and recorders to work on early music in a chamber setting.
A weekend of 16th and 17th century vocal music ‘apt for voyces and vyalls’, playing mainly in small groups. Tutors: Emma Kirkby, Alison Crum.
A fun and inclusive introduction to playing and singing medieval repertoire for all instrumentalists and singers. Tutors: Emily Baines, Arngeir Hauksson (Amyas).
Perform Charpentier's sacred masterpiece Messe pour MrMauroy. Tutors: Miguel Jaloto, Nick Shaw, Kinga Gaborjani, Gail Hennessy, Judy Tarling.
Music will be taken from 'The Oxford Book of Tudor Anthems' and 'The Oxford Book of English Madrigals'.
Intermediate and Upper Intermediate.
This residential course is for singers and players of Renaissance instruments and has been running for many years.