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  • Music Theory: Bach Chorales

    Online

    Tutor: Oliver Chandler. Learn to name chords, cadences and recognise basic chord progressions in Bach’s 4-part chorale textures.

  • Topics in Renaissance Music 1

    Online

    Tutor: Patrick Allies. This course will lead you through a sequence of topics in renaissance music starting with music of English composers.

  • Recorders at Rydal with Mary Tyers

    Rydal Hall Ambleside, Cumbria

    Upper Intermediate / Advanced Level. Enjoy beautiful music and develop your skills in the company of players of a similar ability.

  • Consorting Viols

    Benslow Music Benslow Lane, Hitchin, Hertfordshire

    Three days of viol consort playing in preformed groups of any level, studying in depth any music chosen by the group, coached by members of the Rose Consort of Viols....

  • Early Music Appreciation: Why Bach?

    Higham Hall Bassenthwaite Lake, Cockermouth, Cumbria

    Join Tamsin to explore Bach’s music from several angles and discover what makes it so special.

  • Benslow Recorder Festival

    Benslow Music Benslow Lane, Hitchin, Hertfordshire

    Benslow's Recorder Festival celebrates the recorder with ensemble, technique and orchestral sessions at elementary, intermediate and advanced levels.

  • The Medieval Folkie! with Archaedium

    Halsway Manor Halsway Lane, Crowcombe, Taunton

    With Mary Mohan and Jude Rees as your guides, you’ll be learning tunes from the Middle Ages.

  • Singing Handel with Jonathan Peter Kenney

    Jackdaws Music Great Elm, Frome, Somerset

    Explore and celebrate some of Handel’s wonderful arias with an aficionado of his music.

  • From Piano to Harpsichord

    Benslow Music Benslow Lane, Hitchin, Hertfordshire

    Tutor: Penelope Cave A course for pianists who would like to learn about the harpsichord and its technique.

  • Cantata-thon with Cambridge Handel Opera

    Benslow Music Benslow Lane, Hitchin, Hertfordshire

    Julian Perkins and Cambridge Handel Opera return for a further exploration of Handel's continuo cantatas. Come and explore these neglected gems of the baroque repertoire with leading specialists in historical...

  • Bach: Instrumental Works

    Keeley Street, London Covent Garden, London

    Tutor: Karen Betley From the Brandenburg Concertos to the Partitas for solo violin, instrumental music played an important role in the output of J.S.Bach.  Come and explore these extraordinary works...

  • Monteverdi and the Musical Baroque

    Online

    Tutor: Karen Betley From Orfeo to the Vespers, Monteverdi injected into his music new expressive ideas helping to create the Baroque style. Spend the term delving into the life and...

  • Topics in Renaissance Music 2

    Online

    Tutor: Patrick Allies This course will lead you through a sequence of topics in Italian renaissance music.

  • 17th and 18th Century Chamber Music Workshop

    Higham Hall Bassenthwaite Lake, Cockermouth, Cumbria

    For pre-formed chamber groups (with or without singer) who should bring at least 4 pieces to work on which can be at varying stages of readiness.

  • Baroque Chamber Music at A=415

    Benslow Music Benslow Lane, Hitchin, Hertfordshire

    Inspirational and encouraging instruction in baroque style from expert tutors. For pre-formed chamber groups on period instruments.

  • Handel: His Life and Music

    Higham Hall Bassenthwaite Lake, Cockermouth, Cumbria

    Handel (1685-1759): one of the greatest masters of the Baroque era in music and one of the supreme composers for the human voice.

  • Consorting Viols

    Benslow Music Benslow Lane, Hitchin, Hertfordshire

    Tutors: Alison Crum, Peter Wendland. Three days of viol consort playing in a variety of group sizes and exploring some lesser known repertoire in addition to ‘old favourites’.

  • Facsimile c.1430-44 for Recorder Players

    Online

    Four 1-hour sessions with Pam Smith on 08/02, 15/02, 22/02 & 01/03 at 4-5pm. Music will be from the Egerton Manuscript (MS 3307).  Ideally, playing from a tablet/computer but pdfs...

    £25

  • The City Musick with William Lyons and Richard Thomas

    Jackdaws Music Great Elm, Frome, Somerset

    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...

  • Dorset Bach Cantata Club – Cantata 4 & Cantata 64

    Sturminster Newton High School Bath Road, Sturminster Newton

    Non-residential study weekend - Sat: pm/evening | Sun: am/pm. Finish about 17:30. Conductor Tim Brown (Clare College, Cambridge, DBCC President). Everyone welcome. DBCC sing everything in German. Music available to...

    £40

  • Baroque Style for String Players

    Dartington, Devon Totnes

    An exciting opportunity to learn from Devon Baroque Orchestra’s principal players about creating the unique baroque sound.  Key Repertoire will include a Corelli Concerto Grosso and other baroque favourites.

  • Viol Consorts with Jane Francis & David Hatcher

    Hawkwood College, Stroud

    This weekend invites players to try their hand at different sized consorts, working at times from facsimile music on renaissance viol instruments.

  • Piva – Real Roots!

    Halsway Manor Halsway Lane, Crowcombe, Taunton

    Discover the world of late 16th century popular traditional music as heard in both court and country. The course is suitable for players of woodwinds, reed instruments, historical brass and...

  • Friends of I Fagiolini Weekend

    Hawkwood College, Stroud

    Come and join Robert Hollingworth to experience Orazio Benevoli – a mass for several choirs.

  • More Mournful Music with Rory McCleery

    Sarum College Salisbury

    This residential event in Salisbury will feature more deliciously ‘miserable’ music from the Elizabethan Age of Melancholy – with pieces by Gibbons and Byrd.

  • Song of Songs: Consort Music

    Benslow Music Benslow Lane, Hitchin, Hertfordshire

    Tutors: Giles Underwood, Carys Lane An introduction to some of the wonderful renaissance settings of the Song of Songs, the most poetic and allegorical book of the Bible. Composers include...

  • Lacock Courses – Singing in Cádiz

    Convento de las Reparadoras, Cádiz

    Choral singers of all ages and nationalities are invited to join this week of study and rehearsal leading to a public performance in Cádiz, a beautiful old port city on...

  • Springtime Recorders

    Benslow Music Benslow Lane, Hitchin, Hertfordshire

    Tutors: Alyson Lewin, Caroline Jones Come and enjoy Springtime Recorders! Intermediate ensemble, one to a part playing and group technique sessions all delivered in supportive, fun sessions.

  • LuteFest

    Benslow Music Benslow Lane, Hitchin, Hertfordshire

    Tutors: Jakob Lindberg, Jacob Heringman, Lynda Sayce, Matthew Spring, Sara Stowe, Sam Chapman Plenty of opportunities to play at all levels of ability, and to socialise with like-minded early music...

  • Violin / Rebec Making

    Halsway Manor Halsway Lane, Crowcombe, Taunton

    This course is for all levels of ability and beginners are very welcome. As well as the violin family, support can also be given for making a Rebec (an ancient...

  • Great works: Allegri’s Miserere

    Online

    Tutor: Edward Breen Explore the history of this most famous choral work and trace the story of the famous high C from the castrati of the 18th century to today’s...

  • The Benslow Baroque Opera

    Benslow Music Benslow Lane, Hitchin, Hertfordshire

    The Benslow Baroque Opera: 'The Judgement of Paris' by John Weldon.  A=415. Tutors: Julian Perkins, Judy Tarling, Henrik Persson, Nick Shaw.

  • The Glory of Venice with Jeremy Jackman

    San Trovaso Church, Venice

    This popular annual event will be directed by Jeremy Jackman and accompanied by world-renowned trumpeter, Crispian Steele-Perkins.

  • Easter Early Music Course

    Haberdashers' School, Monmouth

    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.

  • Tenby Music Party with Patrick Craig

    St Mary’s Church, Tenby Pembrokeshire

    This is a course for invited singers, but you may register an interest using the form on their website.

  • Early music in the 20th century

    Keeley Street, London Covent Garden, London

    Tutor: Edward Breen Explore the early music pioneers of the 20th century. Learn about different approaches in each genre and unpick some of the arguments about ‘authenticity’ and ‘historically informed...

  • Early Music Ensemble

    Keeley Street, London Covent Garden, London

    An ensemble for musicians interested in learning the skills of playing consort music in different instrumental combinations ("broken consort"). It will be a journey exploring the variety of sound combinations...

  • Topics in Renaissance music 3

    Online

    Tutor: Patrick Allies This course will lead you through a sequence of topics in Iberian renaissance music from Spain, Portugal, and the New World.

  • Viols & Recorders with Elizabeth Dodd & Philip Gruar

    Higham Hall Bassenthwaite Lake, Cockermouth, Cumbria

    A friendly course (all levels except beginner) to enjoy exploring a variety of music with others on your own instrument, plus a chance also for you to consort!

  • Benslow Voices & Viols

    Benslow Music Benslow Lane, Hitchin, Hertfordshire

    A weekend of 16th and 17th century vocal music ‘apt for voyces and vyalls’, Tutors: Alison Crum, Peter Syrus.

  • Dorset Bach Cantata Club

    Sturminster Newton High School Bath Road, Sturminster Newton

    Non-residential study weekend directed by Chris Brown.

  • Singing in Skipton with Justin Doyle

    Holy Trinity Church, Skipton North Yorkshire

    A week of study and rehearsal leading to a public performance in the historic town of Skipton.

  • Renaissance Polyphony at Benslow

    Benslow Music Benslow Lane, Hitchin, Hertfordshire

    Glorious renaissance polyphony for choir with historic brass. Tutors: Jeremy West, Gareth Wilson.

  • Voices, Viols & Recorders Association

    Halsway Manor Halsway Lane, Crowcombe, Taunton

    An un-tutored course for experienced singers and players of early instruments.

  • Gregorian Chant: The Joys of Singing

    Benslow Music Benslow Lane, Hitchin, Hertfordshire

    An inclusive course for all to experience Gregorian chant in a friendly, entertaining, informative and enjoyable context. A shared exploration of its music and cultural history, works towards daily performances...

  • Music at Monteconero with Eamonn Dougan

    Monteconero, Sirolo

    A course exploring the music of four of Palestrina’s successors, in a former monastery overlooking the Adriatic.

  • Monteconero Music Party: Duarte Lobo & Frank Martin

    Monteconero, Sirolo

    Requiems by Duarte Lobo and Frank Martin: a course for invited singers in a former monastery overlooking the Adriatic, directed by JanJoost van Elburg.

  • Baroque Strings: From Bologna to Rome

    Benslow Music Benslow Lane, Hitchin, Hertfordshire

    17th century music for string ensemble by Cazzati, Vitali, Torelli, Grossi, Gio Bononcini, Stradella and Corelli. Tutors: Theresa Caudle, Mark Caudle, Claire Williams.

  • Baroque Trio Sonatas with the Herschel Players

    Benslow Music Benslow Lane, Hitchin, Hertfordshire

    The Herschel Players will coach a range of trio sonatas for combinations of baroque instruments: recorders, violins, oboes, flutes, viols, baroque cello, bassoon and harpsichord. Tutors: Susanna Pell, Mie Hayashi...

  • Chalemie Summer School

    Uppingham School, Oakham Rutland

    Leading performers from the group will direct a series of workshops on 17th/18th century music, song, dance, commedia and costume making, with a particular emphasis on the English repertoire of...

  • Early Music Academy

    Cheltenham College

    Music will include Byrd - Infelix ego and Quomodo cantabimus amongst other works such as Philippe de Monte - Super flumina Babylonis.

  • The International Viol Summer School

    Benslow Music Benslow Lane, Hitchin, Hertfordshire

    Five days of viol consort playing in a variety of group sizes with other players of an advanced level, and opportunities to study various afternoon 'options' including technical sessions, some...

  • Dartington Summer School – Week 1

    Dartington, Devon Totnes

    Vocal ensembles, medieval music, renaissance wind ensembles, viol music, chamber music, lute tuition, early keyboard classes, and more!

  • Cambridge Early Music – Baroque Summer School

    Benslow Music Benslow Lane, Hitchin, Hertfordshire

    Following on from the success of last year’s production of The Fairy Queen, this year’s course focuses on Henry Purcell’s King Arthur: a dramatic work based around the play of the...

  • Baroque Dance Weekend Workshop

    Claverton Down Community Hall, Bath

    This workshop will focus on The Rose Petal, a Loure for 4, choreographed in the Baroque style, by Philippa, to music by Telemann.  

  • NORVIS 2023

    Barnard Castle School Newgate, Barnard Castle

    Summer school for recorders, viols, lutes and guitars, baroque strings, harpsichord and voices, with repertoire from early Renaissance to late Baroque.

  • Dartington Summer School – Week 2

    Dartington, Devon Totnes

    Choir and vocal ensembles, baroque orchestra, recorder classes, chamber music, keyboard tuition, vocal tuition and more!

  • Beauchamp Early Music Week

    Malvern College

    This residential course is for singers and players of renaissance instruments and has been running for many years. Booking opens January 2023.

  • Cambridge Early Music – Renaissance Summer School

    Benslow Music Benslow Lane, Hitchin, Hertfordshire

    Part of Cambridge Early Music's Summer Schools programme, this week will be the perfect opportunity to spend time with like-minded musicians, and to develop your skills under the guidance of...

  • Summer Baroque Instrumental Course

    Laidlaw Music Centre, St Andrews

    An intensive five-day course for aspiring professional baroque instrumentalists.

  • Early Music Summer School

    Higham Hall Bassenthwaite Lake, Cockermouth, Cumbria

    For competent singers, viol and recorder players, covering music c1450-c1650. Deborah Catterall (Head Tutor, Vocal) Elizabeth Dodd (Viol, Renaissance Dance) Philip Gruar (Recorder) Hugh Cherry (Lute) Michael Piraner (Recorder)

  • Baroque Week

    Queen Anne's School Caversham, Berkshire

    Residential Baroque Music Summer School for baroque wind, string and continuo players and up to ten singers, but there are also opportunities for instrumentalists to sing.

  • Baroque Buffet: Baroque on Modern Instruments

    Benslow Music Benslow Lane, Hitchin, Hertfordshire

    An increasingly popular course for those interested in Baroque performance practice using modern instruments. Three experienced tutors in strings, wind and keyboard guide the course in a friendly and relaxed...

  • Irish Recorder and Viol Course

    An Grianán, Co. Louth

    A course designed for players of recorders, viols and other early instruments.

  • Baroque Dance Summer School

    Rubicon Dance Centre Nora Street, Cardiff

    This non-residential course is designed for all levels from the absolute beginner to the professional dancer and concentrates on the technique, presentation & notation of Baroque dance.

  • Bach Cello Suites with Jenny Curtis

    Benslow Music Benslow Lane, Hitchin, Hertfordshire

    This course is about discovering the joy and genius of the Bach suites in an open lesson/masterclass format. Tutor: Jenny Curtis

  • The Historically Informed Summer School

    Bishop Burton College York Road, Bishop Burton

    Exploring the Common Grounds between early music, and its more formalised development, and the music of the people, embodied in traditional and folk music. Open to all singers & players...

  • Josquin des Prez with Rory Wainwright Johnston

    Gourdon-en-Quercy, Lot

    A course for amateur choral singers of all nationalities and ages in a small town in southwest France. It sets the music of the great Josquin des Pres alongside that...

  • Stylish Baroque with Theresa Caudle & Alastair Ross

    Jackdaws Music Great Elm, Frome, Somerset

    A baroque chamber music course at A415 predominantly for pre-formed groups, individual players are also welcome to apply.

  • The City Musick with William Lyons and Richard Thomas

    Jackdaws Music Great Elm, Frome, Somerset

    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...

  • Voices, Viols & Recorders Association

    Halsway Manor Halsway Lane, Crowcombe, Taunton

    An un-tutored course for experienced singers and players of early instruments. Non-fixed ensembles of recorders and viols form the main part of the week with a variety of small singing...

  • Trogir Music Week with Patrick Craig

    Trogir, Croatia

    This course celebrates the long association of Trogir and Venice and traces development of music in the basilica of San Marco that led to the achievements of Monteverdi and Gabrieli.

  • Rondo Viol Academy

    Yarnfield Park, Stone

    Elementary, Lower Intermediate, and Pre-formed Consorts.