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  • TVEMF Renaissance Day

    White Hill Centre, Chesham

    TVEMF Renaissance Day - a day of small chamber groups, for cornetts, sackbuts, curtals, recorders, viols, lutes, keyboards and other appropriate instruments, plus one-to-a-part singers with good sight reading, organised...

  • Seventeenth-century Strings

    Benslow Music Benslow Lane, Hitchin, Hertfordshire

    Explore some of the most intriguing string music of the baroque era in this course focusing on the 17th century - the age of ‘wonder and delight’ in the arts,...

  • EMFS Viol Improvers (5/6)

    University of Edinburgh

    Fortnightly meeting of post-beginner to intermediate viols, tutored by professional gambist, Sarah Small.

  • MEMF Workshop for Voices & Instruments with Philip Thorby

    Solihull Methodist Church Blosssomfield Road, Solihull

    MISSA AUDITE ME a 16 by Francesco Stivori (c.1550 – 1605), led by Philip Thorby. This workshop is for voices, wind (including cornetts, sackbuts, curtals, recorders), strings (including all sizes,...

  • EMFS Workshop with Alison Kinder

    Inverleith St Serf's Church Edinburgh

    Renaissance Italian canzonas for bowed strings, soft winds and other instruments, led by Alison Kinder.

  • Consorted Viols

    Benslow Music Benslow Lane, Hitchin, Hertfordshire

    Dive into the rich and transportative sound of the viol and improve your ensemble’s playing in this inspiring course with expert coaching from Alison Crum and members of the renowned...

  • NWEMF Workshop with Peter Syrus

    St Agnes & St Pancras, Liverpool Ullet Road

    1535 - a year in the life of Pierre Attaingnant. A workshop for voices and instruments at A=440 with Peter Syrus.

  • SEMF Workshop with Alison Kinder

    Fishbourne Church Hall Chichester

    Workshop for voices and instruments directed by Alison Kinder.  Full details will be posted at a later date.

  • Page to Performance: Medieval Music

    Halsway Manor Halsway Lane, Crowcombe, Taunton

    Come and discover Medieval music with Mary Mohan, Jude Rees and Leah Stuttard. Delve into the world of Medieval manuscripts, dance tunes, beautiful sacred music and more.

  • EMFS Viol Improvers (6/6)

    University of Edinburgh

    Fortnightly meeting of post-beginner to intermediate viols, tutored by professional gambist, Sarah Small.

  • NEEMF Workshop with David Hatcher

    Calcutt & Forest Moor Village Hall

    The intended programme a month before Christmas is to be based on Hieronymous Praetorius’s response to the Gabrielis of Venice, and on some works by similar composers.

  • MEMF Workshop for Voices & Instruments with Alison Kinder

    Dorridge Village Hall Solihull

    This workshop is for voices and all instruments at pitch A=440 especially recorders, strings, brass and reeds. The workshop will explore the Christmas story through the presence of angels as...

  • Renaissance Festive Music

    Halsway Manor Halsway Lane, Crowcombe, Taunton

    William Lyons and Richard Thomas from The City Musick will be heading back to Halsway Manor this Christmastide, bringing with them all the joys of the festive season during the...

  • Go 4 B’rque: Brandenburg Bach II

    St Catherine's Argyle Church, Edinburgh

    EMFS invites modern string players to come and play Bach's Brandenburg Concerto No.1 in F major, under the direction of Philip Redfern.

  • Come & Sing Messiah with Castle Baroque Players

    St Michael's, Stoney Stanton Leicestershire

    Castle Baroque Players' Lead Tutor Karen Silverwood and Artistic Director Seb Carrington host a workshop day on Handel's Messiah. This workshop is ideal for singers who want a chance to...

  • Purcell for Singers & Continuo

    Benslow Music Benslow Lane, Hitchin, Hertfordshire

    Singers and continuo players have the chance to revel in the treasure of Purcell’s solo, ensemble and choral works, with Emily Owen and Satoko Doi-Luck.

  • MEMF Workshop with Emily White

    Claines Parish Hall, Worcester

    An Unusual and Excellent Nobility of Invention This workshop is about female composers of 17th century Italy and will be led by Emily White, a member of the English Cornett...

  • Consorting Viols

    Benslow Music Benslow Lane, Hitchin, Hertfordshire

    Three days of viol consort playing in a variety of groups exploring treasures of 16th- and 17th-century consort music. Tutors: Alison Crum, Peter Wendland.

  • Baroque Chamber Music

    Benslow Music Benslow Lane, Hitchin, Hertfordshire

    An inspirational and encouraging weekend of exploring the style and refinement of baroque chamber music. Tutors: Rachel Beckett, Theresa Caudle, Mark Caudle, Oliver John Ruthven, Claire Williams.

  • The City Musick with William Lyons & Richard Thomas

    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...

  • Baroque Flutes

    Benslow Music Benslow Lane, Hitchin, Hertfordshire

    A focussed three days to help you improve tone and technique through the wonderful flute repertoire of the 18th century. Tutors: Georgia Browne, Benedict Williams.

  • NEEMF Workshop with Philip Redfern

    Summerhill Bowling Club, Newcastle upon Tyne

    Paratum cor meum – My heart is ready... to sing! A workshop for singers and players 

  • PIVA Real Roots!

    Halsway Manor Halsway Lane, Crowcombe, Taunton

    This is the 11th PIVA Real Roots! course at Halsway, where you will be exploring the world of late 16th-century popular music - this year concentrating on music from Germany.

  • NWEMF 50th Anniversary Weekend Workshop

    National Centre for Early Music York

    A special two-day workshop at the National Centre for Early Music in York, to celebrate 50 years of the North West Early Music Forum.  This is a chance to experience multi-part...

  • Lute Fest

    Benslow Music Benslow Lane, Hitchin, Hertfordshire

    Benslow's annual feast for lutenists and allied instruments of all abilities, devised and presented with The Lute Society. Tutors: Sami Brown, Jacob Heringman, Lynda Sayce, Matthew Spring, Sara Stowe, Kristiina...

  • SEMF Workshop with Bill Lyons

    Headcorn Village Hall Kent

    Renaissance workshop for voices and instruments with Bill Lyons.  Further details later.

  • Baroque Oratorio Project: Odes to St Cecilia

    Benslow Music Benslow Lane, Hitchin, Hertfordshire

    Spend a week revelling in glorious baroque harmonies putting together choral and orchestral music in honour of St Cecilia by Henry Purcell and his contemporaries, from first rehearsal to public...

  • Natural Trumpets

    Benslow Music Benslow Lane, Hitchin, Hertfordshire

    Explore a range of baroque techniques and repertoire for natural trumpet with period brass specialist Richard Thomas.

  • 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.  Composers studied will include Jenkins, Purcell,...

  • Revelry & Refinement: Medieval Band Camp

    Benslow Music Benslow Lane, Hitchin, Hertfordshire

    Explore the wealth and variety of musical timbres and textures found in music of the 12th-15th centuries. Tutors: Emily Baines, Arngeir Hauksson.

  • SEMF Workshop with Ben England

    Music of the English post-Restoration period, for singers, strings, and keyboard at A415, a workshop led by Ben England.

  • Baroque Solo Sonatas: Melody & Continuo

    Benslow Music Benslow Lane, Hitchin, Hertfordshire

    Explore the early history of the baroque solo sonata, from the era of Merula and Fontana through to Bach and Handel. Tutors: Naomi Burrell, Satoko Doi-Luck, Gavin Kibble.

  • Renaissance Polyphony

    Benslow Music Benslow Lane, Hitchin, Hertfordshire

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

  • Baroque Cello Discovery Day

    Benslow Music Benslow Lane, Hitchin, Hertfordshire

    This one-day course introduces the key aspects of playing the baroque cello.  We will explore, playing without the spike, posture, the baroque bow and temperaments through practical music making. Tutor:...

  • BMEMF Workshop with George Parris + AGM

    Bishopswood Village Hall, Herefordshire

    A workshop for voices and instruments with George Parris, plus AGM.  Repertoire: Heinrich Schütz.  Organiser: Ellen Sarewitz.

  • Baroque Orchestra

    Benslow Music Benslow Lane, Hitchin, Hertfordshire

    Finesse your Baroque orchestral skills and learn little-known repertoire with tuition from experts in the field of early music, Theresa Caudle, Mark Caudle, and Claire Williams.

  • Summer Viols Fest

    Benslow Music Benslow Lane, Hitchin, Hertfordshire

    Experience the bliss of dedicated days exploring the viol, with expert tuition from the world-class Rose Consort of Viols. Tutors: Ibi Aziz, Alison Crum, Alison Kinder, Peter Wendland.

  • Viol Discovery Day

    Benslow Music Benslow Lane, Hitchin, Hertfordshire

    Want to know if the viol is for you? Join us for this discovery day course in which tutors provide an introduction to the instrument, basic playing techniques and rich...

  • Beauchamp Early Music Course

    Malvern College

    The Beauchamp Early Music Course is a practical, creative and social experience for adult amateur musicians.  Focusing on Renaissance and early Baroque repertoire, participants sing and play some of the...