Brighton Early Music Festival
BrightonWorkshops and Performances with the theme "Connections".
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Rondo Viol Academy
St. Katharine's, Henley-on-ThamesIntermediate and Upper Intermediate.
South West Baroque Orchestra Rehearsal
Culmstock Village Hall, DevonSouth West Baroque Orchestra is the regional period instrument orchestra in the South West. Applicants are welcome to play for a rehearsal to try out the experience of baroque playing techniques.
NWEMF Workshop: Voices & Viols with Elizabeth Dodd
St Mary's Church Hall, SaleApt for voices & viols - Music from Jacobean England Singing with viols and viol playing with singers is a special and unique experience with a particularly English repertoire consisting of madrigals, motets, verse anthems and consort anthems (A=415). Applications now open via the link below.
EEMF Workshop: Valentini with Philip Thorby
St Peter's by the Waterfront, Ipswich College St, IpswichGiovanni Valentini Missa Diligam Te Domine a 12-part polychoral workshop for singers and instrumentalists.
Medieval and Renaissance Consorts
Hawkwood College, StroudA weekend of medieval and renaissance consort music coaching and performance, with William Lyons & The City Musick.
NEEMF Workshop & AGM: Morales with John Bryan
Clements Hall, York Nunthorpe Rd, YorkNEEMF AGM and workshop - Cristόbal de Morales: Missa Mille Regretz.
EMFS Viol Consort Cafe
St Catherine's, EdinburghViol players of all standards are welcome, players will work in small groups of similar standard and experience so everyone will be catered for! Led by Philip Redfern and Vickie Hobson.
SEMF Workshop: Lassus with Patrick Craig
Bosham Village Hall ChichesterDouble choir Lassus workshop, for voices and instruments.
NWEMF Workshop: Juan Gutiérrez de Padilla with Clive Walkley
Quaker Meeting House, LancasterThis workshop provides singers and instrumentalists with an opportunity to perform some of the exciting and rhythmically challenging music by the Spanish composer Juan Gutiérrez de Padilla. The main work to be studied is Padilla’s Missa sine nomine. Booking now open via the link below.
MEMF Workshop: Baroque Strings with Oliver Webber
St. Nicholas Church, WarwickHere is the chance to play your Baroque stringed instruments (A=415) under the Tutorship of Oliver Webber. Further details TBC.
London International Festival of Early Music
Blackheath Concert Halls 23 Lee Road, LondonRenaissance Facsimile for Recorder Players with Pam Smith
OnlineJoin Pam Smith on Zoom for a day playing beautiful music from its original notation. The repertoire will be taken from the Choirbook for Philip the Fair and Juana of Castile c.1504-6.
South West Baroque Orchestra Rehearsal
Culmstock Village Hall, DevonSouth West Baroque Orchestra is the regional period instrument orchestra in the South West. Applicants are welcome to play for a rehearsal to try out the experience of baroque playing techniques.
NWEMF Workshop: Recorders with Polyphonica
All Saints, ChesterGrace Barton with Polyphonica Recorder Trio will present a workshop for recorder players exploring how to play vocal and instrumental music of Gabrieli and his European contemporaries. Booking now open via the link below.
Page to Performance: Medieval Music
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.
Consorting Viols
Benslow Music Benslow Lane, Hitchin, HertfordshireTutors: 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, coached by members of the Rose Consort of Viols.
South West Baroque Orchestra Rehearsal
Culmstock Village Hall, DevonSouth West Baroque Orchestra is the regional period instrument orchestra in the South West. Applicants are welcome to play for a rehearsal to try out the experience of baroque playing techniques.
TVEMF Christmas Workshop
Amersham Community Centre Chiltern Avenue, AmershamChristmas Workshop for Voices and Instruments.
Gaudete! Renaissance Music for the Festive Season
Halsway Manor Halsway Lane, Crowcombe, TauntonWilliam 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 during the Renaissance.
MEMF Christmas Workshop with Patrick Craig
Dorridge Village Hall SolihullThis is a workshop for voices and instruments at pitch A=440, to celebrate Christmas.
EMF Viol Consort Cafe
St Catherine's, EdinburghViol players of all standards are welcome, players will work in small groups of similar standard and experience so everyone will be catered for! Led by Philip Redfern and Vickie Hobson.
NEEMF Workshop: Medieval Christmas with Trouvere
Clements Hall, York Nunthorpe Rd, YorkFive Centuries of a Medieval Christmas: a workshop for all instruments, led by Paul Leigh and Gill Page of Trouvere. The workshop will look at pieces from the eleventh through to the fifteenth centuries, including plainchant, paraliturgical hymns, secular music and devotional carols from as far afield as France, Sicily and England.
Rondo Viol Academy
St. Katharine's, Henley-on-ThamesElementary, Lower Intermediate, Pre-formed Consorts.
NEEMF Workshop with David Allinson
Workshop for voices and instruments, with David Allinson, Newcastle. Details TBC.
Recorder Orchestra Weekend 2025
Halsway Manor Halsway Lane, Crowcombe, TauntonRecorders@Plymouth are back for their annual visit to Halsway Manor, offering an opportunity to explore the huge diversity of recorder orchestra repertoire.
The City Musick with William Lyons and Richard Thomas
Jackdaws Music Great Elm, Frome, SomersetExplore 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 (at 440) and crumhorn.
Rondo Viol Academy
St. Katharine's, Henley-on-ThamesAdvanced.
PIVA – Real Roots!
Halsway Manor Halsway Lane, Crowcombe, TauntonExploring the world of late 16th-century popular music, as heard in both court and country.
17th & 18th Century Chamber Music Workshop
Higham Hall Bassenthwaite Lake, Cockermouth, CumbriaFor 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. Work at 415 or 440Hz, with availability of one harpsichord playable at either pitch, plus Higham’s transposable electric pianos. Tutors: Katharine May and Michael Sanderson.
TVEMF Workshop with Benjamin Nicholas
Keble College Chapel, OxfordFurther details TBC.
NEEMF Workshop with John Hancorn
Clements Hall, York Nunthorpe Rd, YorkFairy Queen workshop led by John Hancorn. Details TBC.
SEMF Workshop with Peter Wendland
Headcorn Village Hall KentWorkshop for voices and instruments directed by Peter Wendland. Further details TBC.
Viol Consorts with members of Fretwork
Jackdaws Music Great Elm, Frome, SomersetThis course offers viol players the chance to explore consort repertoire from the viol’s Golden Age and to improve their technique along the way.
TVEMF Workshop: Stadlmayr with Gawain Glenton
A workshop for singers and renaissance instruments with Gawain Glenton.
SEMF Workshop: Palestrina with David Allinson
Bosham Village Hall ChichesterPalestrina workshop for voices and instruments, directed by David Allinson. Further details TBC.
Rondo Viol Academy
Shepherd's Dene, NorthumberlandIntermediate and Upper Intermediate.
Voices, Viols & Recorders Association
Halsway Manor Halsway Lane, Crowcombe, TauntonAn 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 groups depending on participants.
SEMF Workshop: Gibbons with Bill Hunt
Gibbons Verse Anthems for voices and instruments, directed by Bill Hunt. Further details TBC.
NEEMF Workshop: Ludus Danielis with Trouvere
Burley in Wharfedale Methodist ChurchWorkshop for singers and instrumentalists, led by Trouvere (Gill Page and Paul Leigh) and Richard de Winter at Burley-in-Wharfedale Methodist Church. Ludus Danielis - The Play of Daniel. Details TBC.
TVEMF Christmas Workshop: Valls with Patrick Craig
Amersham BuckinghamshireValls Missa Scala Aretina.