Rondo Viol Academy

St. Katharine's, Henley-on-Thames

Intermediate and Upper Intermediate.

South West Baroque Orchestra Rehearsal

Culmstock Village Hall, Devon

South 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, Sale

Apt 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, Ipswich

Giovanni Valentini Missa Diligam Te Domine a 12-part polychoral workshop for singers and instrumentalists.

Medieval and Renaissance Consorts

Hawkwood College, Stroud

A weekend of medieval and renaissance consort music coaching and performance, with William Lyons & The City Musick.

EMFS Viol Consort Cafe

St Catherine's, Edinburgh

Viol 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.

NWEMF Workshop: Juan Gutiérrez de Padilla with Clive Walkley

Quaker Meeting House, Lancaster

This 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.

South West Baroque Orchestra Rehearsal

Culmstock Village Hall, Devon

South 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, Chester

Grace 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, Taunton

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.

Consorting Viols

Benslow Music Benslow Lane, Hitchin, Hertfordshire

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, coached by members of the Rose Consort of Viols.

South West Baroque Orchestra Rehearsal

Culmstock Village Hall, Devon

South 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, Amersham

Christmas Workshop for Voices and Instruments.

Gaudete! Renaissance Music for the Festive Season

Halsway Manor Halsway Lane, Crowcombe, Taunton

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 during the Renaissance.

EMF Viol Consort Cafe

St Catherine's, Edinburgh

Viol 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, York

Five 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-Thames

Elementary, Lower Intermediate, Pre-formed Consorts.

Recorder Orchestra Weekend 2025

Halsway Manor Halsway Lane, Crowcombe, Taunton

Recorders@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, 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 (at 440) and crumhorn.

Rondo Viol Academy

St. Katharine's, Henley-on-Thames

Advanced.

PIVA – Real Roots!

Halsway Manor Halsway Lane, Crowcombe, Taunton

Exploring 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, 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.  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.

Viol Consorts with members of Fretwork

Jackdaws Music Great Elm, Frome, Somerset

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.

Rondo Viol Academy

Shepherd's Dene, Northumberland

Intermediate and Upper Intermediate.

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 groups depending on participants.

NEEMF Workshop: Ludus Danielis with Trouvere

Burley in Wharfedale Methodist Church

Workshop 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.