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  • 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...

  • 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.

  • 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. Any appropriate repertoire can be...

  • York Early Music Festival

    York

    Concerts and talks with the theme of Metamorfosi culminating with the biennial International Young Artist Competition.

  • 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...

  • Beauchamp Adult Early Music Course 2024

    Malvern College

    Course Director - David Hatcher.  Choral Director - David Allinson. Tutors: Ann Allen, Jennie Cassidy, Stephanie Dyer, Jeremy West.

  • Cambridge Early Music Baroque Summer School

    Benslow Music Benslow Lane, Hitchin, Hertfordshire

    Offered in collaboration with the Academy of Ancient Music (AAM), with: Laurence Cummings as course director, voices and continuo, Bojan Čičić upper strings, Joseph Crouch lower strings, Leo Duarte woodwind...

  • Music Summer School & Festival

    Gresham's School, Norfolk

    The Music Summer School and Festival will feature a range of courses for participants including Choir, Vocal Ensembles and Chamber Choir, Opera Scenes, Improvisation, Chamber Music, Baroque Orchestra, Wind Ensemble,...

  • Cambridge Early Music Renaissance Summer School

    Benslow Music Benslow Lane, Hitchin, Hertfordshire

    Daisies, pearls, musical mysteries: Margaret of Austria and her famous Flemish scriptorium - music by Pierre de la Rue, Josquin, Verdelot and others. Tutors: Clare Wilkinson (voices and course director),...

  • NORVIS Summer School 2024

    Barnard Castle School Newgate, Barnard Castle

    The 52nd NORVIS summer school - a week-long early music summer school in County Durham.

  • Higham Hall Early Music Summer School

    Higham Hall Bassenthwaite Lake, Cockermouth, Cumbria

    For competent singers, viol and recorder players, covering music c1450-c1650.  Instruction in choral/solo singing, viol and recorder playing, lute, plus vocal technique and various consorts.

  • Baroque Week – Residential Baroque Music Summer School

    Queen Anne's School Caversham, Berkshire

    The theme for the 2024 course will be "Fairest Isle: A Musical Journey Around the British Isles" although you can play any baroque music of your choice in the chamber...

  • Baroque Buffet: A Baroque Orchestra Course on Modern Instruments

    Benslow Music Benslow Lane, Hitchin, Hertfordshire

    A course for those interested in Baroque performance practice using modern instruments, with three experienced tutors in strings, wind and keyboard. Tutors: Julia Bishop, Sophie Middleditch, David Pollock

  • Irish Recorder and Viol Course

    An Grianán, Co. Louth

    A course designed for players of recorders, viols and other early instruments, covering a wide repertoire from ancient to modern.  Sessions include one-to-a-part groups, workshops, consort songs, trio sonatas, choir,...

  • HISS (Historically Informed Summer School)

    Bishop Burton College York Road, Bishop Burton

    International residential summer school for singers and players of early, traditional & folk music. Opportunities for folk voices/instruments, singers, baroque strings, viols, lute/theorbo, reeds/capped wind, early brass, recorders, continuo. Highlights...

  • Stylish Baroque with Theresa Caudle & Alastair Ross

    Jackdaws Music Great Elm, Frome, Somerset

    A baroque chamber music course at A415.  Theresa (violin) and Alastair (harpsichord), bring their wealth of knowledge to encourage and cajole you into stylish performances of repertoire from the early...

  • 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...

  • Medieval Greatest Hits

    St John's Church, Brighton

    A workshop for early instrumentalists and singers led by Emily Baines. Participants should be reasonably experienced and will have the option of participating in Emily’s lunchtime concert with Blondel in...

  • Medieval Music in the Dales Festival

    Bolton Castle Nr Leyburn, North Yorkshire

    Medieval Music festival, including concerts, workshops, tuition, and more.

  • Voices, Viols & Recorders Association at Halsway

    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...

  • Rondo Viol Academy

    Yarnfield Park, Stone

    Elementary, Lower Intermediate, Pre-formed Consorts.

  • Early Music in the Marches

    Discoed, Powys

    Friday evening concert and weekend workshop for singers and instrumentalists. Julia Bishop and David Hatcher will lead the two day workshop for singers and instrumentalist on music to include Charpentier's...

  • EMFS Viol Consort Cafe

    St Catherine's Argyle Church, 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...

  • 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...

  • EMFS Making Music Day & AGM

    Inverleith St Serf's Church Edinburgh

    With separate groups for singers and instrumentalists led by Michael Cameron-Longden and Lynne Hope, the workshop will look at some French Baroque music. The EMFS AGM will take place over...

  • 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...

  • 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...

  • 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 Argyle Church, 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...

  • 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...

  • 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...

  • 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...

  • EEMF Workshop: Convent Music with Laurie Stras

    Swaffham Prior Village Hall Cambridgeshire

    Music and Ritual in a Sixteenth Century Florentine Convent with Laurie Stras. A workshop for upper voices with keyboard and/or viol or harp accompaniment.

  • 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,...

  • 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...

  • TVEMF Christmas Workshop

    Amersham Community Centre Chiltern Avenue, Amersham

    Lambert de Sayve mass for four choirs, and some festive music - 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...

  • MEMF Christmas Workshop with Patrick Craig

    Dorridge Village Hall Solihull

    This workshop is for any number of voices and all instruments at pitch A=440 – strings, including viols, and all wind and brass.  The workshop will include a selection of...

  • EMF Viol Consort Cafe

    St Catherine's Argyle Church, 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...

  • 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...

  • Pam’s Carols 2024

    Online

    Join Pam Smith on Zoom for half-an-hour every morning on the run-up to Christmas for some beautiful medieval carols. You will need a treble and a tenor recorder (but feel...

  • Baroque String Band

    Benslow Music Benslow Lane, Hitchin, Hertfordshire

    Explore the rich repertoire of the 17th-century string band. For baroque instruments at A=415. Tutors: Judy Tarling, Rachel Stott, Kinga Gaborjani.

  • Rondo Viol Academy

    St. Katharine's, Henley-on-Thames

    Elementary, Lower Intermediate, Pre-formed Consorts.

  • MEMF Workshop with Stephanie Dyer

    Solihull Methodist Church Blosssomfield Road, Solihull

    Tribus Miraculis – Music for a Saturday after Epiphany This workshop is for all voices and instruments and Renaissance wind instruments – cornetts curtals, recorders, sackbuts and shawms – are...

  • Harpsichord Clinic with John Butt

    Handel Hendrix House London

    An opportunity to work on a piece of music with an internationally renowned musician in a friendly and supportive environment.

  • NEEMF Workshop: Marian Music with David Allinson

    St Francis Church Hall, Newcastle

    With this day of music for voices and instruments, David Allinson explores some of the sunniest music of the Renaissance: settings of texts such as Regina Cæli and Ave Maria.

  • EEMF Epiphany Party

    Blyburgate Hall Beccles

    The annual EEMF Epiphany party, this year slightly later than Epiphany.  Philip Thorby will lead a wealth of festive music.

  • Consorting Viols

    Benslow Music Benslow Lane, Hitchin, Hertfordshire

    Three days of viol consort playing in a variety of group sizes. Tutors: Alison Crum, Peter Wendland.

  • Baroque Chamber Music at A=415

    Benslow Music Benslow Lane, Hitchin, Hertfordshire

    For pre-formed chamber groups on period instruments. Tutors: Theresa Caudle, Mark Caudle, Claire Williams, Stephen Preston.

  • 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.

  • SWEMF Workshop with Ben England

    West Leigh Infant School, nr Bristol Backwell

    Purcell Rejoice in the Lord Alway and Monteverdi Beatus Vir.  Workshop with Ben England BEM, for SATB voices and strings.  Pitch will be A=415.

  • 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...

  • 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.

  • NWEMF Workshop with Laurie Stras

    Wilmslow URC

    Laurie Stras of Musica Secreta leads this workshop for upper voices, all viols, lower pitch recorders and continuo.  The workshop will introduce you to the fascinating record of the musical...

  • 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...

  • SEMF Workshop with Peter Wendland

    Headcorn Village Hall Kent

    Workshop for voices and instruments directed by Peter Wendland, including works by Hassler, Victoria, Lassus, Praetorius, and Zielenski.

  • Winter Organ Course 2025

    St Michael's Church, Lyme Regis Dorset

    The 2025 winter course will focus on the works of J. Sebastian Bach’s predecessors. Tutors: Philip Scriven, Andrew Millington, Peter Parshall, Peter Lea-Cox, Richard Godfrey.

  • 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.

  • Benslow Lutefest

    Benslow Music Benslow Lane, Hitchin, Hertfordshire

    Plenty of opportunities to play at all levels of ability. Tutors: Jacob Heringman, Lynda Sayce, Matthew Spring, Sara Stowe, Evangelina Mascardi, Andrea Damiani.