Join renowned recorder player and YouTube sensation, Sarah Jeffery (aka Team Recorder) for an inspiring recorder-focused intermediate-level workshop exploring early music by female composers. Delve into beautiful, lesser-known repertoire in...
2025 marks 400 years since the death of Orlando Gibbons, one of the finest composers of the English Renaissance, so what better way to honour his legacy than by playing...
An opportunity for singers and continuo players to explore Purcell's solo songs and ensemble works in detail with Emily Owen and Satoko Doi-Luck.
Nun lob, mein Seel, den Herren. Polychoral music for voices and instruments, with Stephanie Dyer.
If you can hold your own sight reading in a consort then come and join Jo and Thomas Green for a sociable playing morning.
The workshop will cover a wide range of music, from France, Scotland, Germany and Italy and ranging from 5 to 22 parts. Open to the following instruments: Cornetts, sackbuts, curtals/dulcians,...
The 2025 Brighton Early Music Festival: concerts, workshops and more, including: Saturday 27th September: Choral workshop exploring the music of Palestrina, led by Ben Vonberg-Clark. Sunday 5th October: Workshop on...
Renaissance Italian canzonas for viols and recorders (A=440).
Anthems by Orlando Gibbons - a workshop led by Bill Hunt. For all voices, viols of all sizes and soft wind (recorders, flutes) with a supporting role for well behaved...
The EMFS annual Making Music Day workshop, directed by Michael Cameron-Longden and Lynne Hope, and tackling music by Orlando Gibbons and contemporaries. All voices and instruments are welcome.
Two day event in Thaxted Church with George Parris. Heinrich Schütz Schwanengesang for voices and instruments.
Intermediate and Upper Intermediate. Run by Jacqui Robertson-Wade and Alison Kinder.
Vivaldi Gloria with Tutor Ben England - a Baroque (A415) workshop for voices and instruments.
Tackle Bach's fabulous Brandenburg Concerto No. 4 under the direction of Philip Redfern. All modern string players are welcome.
An immersive exploration of lute songs from around 1600 in Northern Europe - centred on John Dowland’s best-beloved "First Book of Songes", but also welcoming repertoire from lands that he...
A friendly introduction for flute, lute and cello players to the rich but sometimes forbidding world of baroque chamber music.
Female Composers of 17th Century Italy with Emily White, for singers and instrumentalists.
Philip Thorby will be the musical director of this wonderful workshop, which will mark the 540th anniversary of the death of the great Andrea Gabrieli, composer and first organist at...
In this 400th anniversary year of the death of Orlando Gibbons, come and explore the glorious sound-world of music for voices and viols with Alison Kinder.
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,...
From Darkness to Light – a journey through Early Baroque splendour for voices and instruments. An Advent come and sing & play, led by Drew Cantrill-Fenwick, pitch: A=415.
If you can hold your own sight reading in a consort then come and join Jo and Thomas Green for a sociable playing morning.
‘The Sound of Power‘ – Johann Stadlmayr’s Polychoral Music for the Habsburg Courts, a workshop led by Gawain Glenton. The choice of repertoire for this workshop will be tailored as...
Renaissance Playing Day (A=440), for renaissance brass and wind (including recorders), viols and other appropriate instruments, and one-to-a-part singers.
The London International Festival of Early Music 2025.
Workshop for voices and instruments directed by Ali Kinder, further details TBC.
Preformed Consorts. Run by Jacqui Robertson-Wade and Alison Kinder.
Come and discover Medieval music with Mary Mohan, Jude Rees and Leah Stuttard. 2025’s focus will be Adam de la Halle.
Join Pam Smith online via Zoom on the run up to Christmas to play some beautiful medieval carols, in aid of Cheltenham & District Samaritans.
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.
Tackle some of Purcell's marvellous music for celebrations under the direction of Philip Redfern. All modern string players are welcome.
Praise and Prayer - a day for voices and instruments exploring texts on the theme of praise and entreaty.
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...
The York Early Music Christmas Festival was created in 1997 to introduce audiences to the extraordinary wealth of music associated with Advent, Christmas and Epiphany, from the Medieval to the...
If you can hold your own sight reading in a consort then come and join Jo and Thomas Green for a sociable playing morning.
Christmas with the Shepherds, a workshop for singers (all voices), players of soft wind (recorders, flutes, sackbut and curtal) and strings are all welcome. Pitch: A=440Hz.
Valls Missa Scala Aretina for singers and instruments with Patrick Craig.
Tackle one of the best Christmas pieces written - Corelli's magnificent Concerto Grosso in G minor, the Christmas Concerto - under the direction of Philip Redfern. All modern string players...
Workshop for voices and instruments at A=440 with David Hatcher.
Bring vocal and instrumental Renaissance works to life in this ensemble performance workshop for winds – cornetts, curtals, recorders, sackbuts and shawms – and string players, with continuo very welcome...
A party in Ausburg - music of the early 16th century German Town and Dance bands - a workshop for instruments at A=440 pitch.
Come and Sing/Play Handel: Dixit Dominus and C P E Bach: Magnificat with Director: Richard Roddis, Répétiteur: Michael Overbury, and Instrumental Specialist: Kelly McCusker.
Three days of viol consort playing in a variety of group sizes and exploring some lesser-known repertoire in addition to ‘old favourites’. Tutors: Alison Crum, Peter Wendland.
Inspirational and encouraging instruction in baroque style from expert tutors. For pre-formed chamber groups on period instruments. Tutors: Rachel Beckett, Theresa Caudle, Mark Caudle, Claire Williams, Oliver John Ruthven.
Explore the rich and varied repertoire of musicians from court and city in the late 16th and early 17th centuries, with William Lyons & Richard Thomas.
This workshop, led by Dr Christopher Roberts, will explore Zelenka’s Kyrie, Sanctus and Agnus Dei in D minor ZWV26 (c.1723) and Gloria in F major ZWV30 (1724), and is open...
The workshop will focus on the music of Giovanni Croce, a leading Venetian composer of his day. Open to all singers and cornetts, sackbuts, curtals/dulcians, recorders, viol and violin family,...
Preformed Consorts. Run by Jacqui Robertson-Wade and Alison Kinder.
An Early Music Love Affair - a workshop for voices and instruments with Lisa Colton. This workshop is a joint venture with the University of Liverpool, and is designed to...
What better subject could there be for St Valentine's Day than love - sacred and profane and all stages in between? Join EEMF in Beccles on February 14th for a...
Real Roots! Exploring the world of late 16th-century popular music. The core of the programme will consist of playing in a mixture of large and small ensembles, as well as...
JS Bach: Choruses from the Christmas Oratorio with Philip Thorby, for singers and baroque orchestra (A=415).
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, with Joanna Levine and Richard Boothby...
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.
El Parnasso Hyspano - indigenous Latin American music workshop for singers and continuo, with tutors John Sloboda and Rafael Montero.
Go4B'rque will meet under the direction of Philip Redfern to look at Rameau's 'Les Indes Galantes'.
Online workshop on the interpretation of baroque music for players of recorder and other instruments. This workshop will examine two movements of the Trio in G minor Opus 1 no....
Advanced. Run by Jacqui Robertson-Wade and Alison Kinder.
Plenty of opportunities to play at all levels of ability, and to socialise with like-minded early music enthusiasts. Tutors: Bor Zuljan, Peter Croton, Jacob Herringman, Lynda Sayce, Matthew Spring, Sara...
Schutz: Psalmen Davids workshop with Bill Carslake, for voices and instruments, A=440.
Choruses from Dido and Aeneas (Purcell) for voices and strings.
Mary, Mary, quite contrary - a workshop for singers and players looking at music for Mary, Mother of Jesus, and music for Mary Magdalen.
This workshop, led by Sophia Mucke (Schola Cantorum Basiliensis and Royal Academy of Music, London) and Dr Oliver Doyle, will be an introduction to the history, theory, and practice of...
Did trills in the baroque always start on the note above the written note? This online workshop gives some simple examples of where to place trills and how to execute...
Workshop of early music with South American links with El Parnaso Hyspano, for voices and continuo. Contact Janet Tanburn janetmtanburn@gmail.com for further details.
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.
How often do we play early music based on songs without the text present? This is very common for ensembles especially when playing 16th century music. Most of the music...
Be part of a fully staged historically informed staging of Rameau’s one-act acte de ballet Pygmalion, working from first rehearsal to public performance in six days under the guidance of...
Repertoire: Très Élégant, the music of Marc-Antoine Charpentier. Workshop for instrumentalists.
A fun and inclusive introduction to playing and singing medieval repertoire for all instrumentalists and singers. Explore the wealth and variety of musical timbres and textures found in music of...
Following on from Trills in the Baroque for Recorder Players Part 1, this workshop provides fingerings, technical exercises to increase control, and examples in the context of standard recorder repertoire.
Explore some of the most popular tunes of the 14th-16th centuries with members of Blondel Medieval & Renaissance wind band.
Music for renaissance winds with Tim Bayley.
This course will explore the early history of the solo Sonata, from the era of Merula and Fontana through to Bach and Handel. Participants will study the arts of melody,...
With Victoria Helby - for baroque instruments (A=415) and solo singers.
A Party in Augsburg - Music of the early 16th century German Town and Dance bands This workshop is for players of all Medieval & Renaissance instruments at A=440. Players...
Explore, Hear and Play! No musical experience is necessary. In celebration of a recent bequest of Baroque and Renaissance instruments St Mary’s Music School is opening its doors to anyone...
Bristol's Early Music Festival, with concerts, exhibits, workshops, and more...
An immersive exploration of lute songs from around 1600 in Northern Europe - centred on John Dowland’s best-beloved "First Book of Songes", but also welcoming repertoire from lands that he...
Intermediate and Upper Intermediate. Run by Jacqui Robertson-Wade and Alison Kinder.