NWEMF Workshop with Deborah Catterall
University of Cumbria LancasterThe music of Johannes Prioris, Palestrina and Josquin, for voices, viols, lower recorders and sackbuts. Lancaster.
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TVEMF Baroque Chamber Music Day
Whitehill Centre, CheshamBaroque Chamber Music Day (A=415) with Victoria Helby, for one-to-a-part singers as well as instrumentalists.
SEMF Workshop: Purcell with Ben England
Blackbridge Community Centre, HorshamBen England will direct music by Purcell for singers, strings, and continuo at baroque pitch (A=415).
The Sixteen Choral Workshop – Oxford
St John the Evangelist, OxfordExplore a variety of music inspired by The Sixteen’s own Choral Pilgrimage.
Renaissance Polyphony
Benslow Music Benslow Lane, Hitchin, HertfordshireGlorious renaissance polyphony for choir with historic brass. Tutors: Jeremy West and Gareth Wilson.
Sweetest Breaths: Monteverdi & Strozzi
St Barnabas, Pimlico LondonThis Chamber Weekender, directed by Scott Inglis-Kidger, will marry the sacred (Monteverdi Beatus Vir) with the profane (Strozzi Silentio nocivo); two sublime works, exploring rather different subject matter!
Singing Workshop: The Sistine Chapel
Hexagan Music Centre, BeverleyJoin a consort of singers from Stile Antico in a wonderful session singing music from the Sistine Chapel.
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.
SWEMF Workshop: Weelkes and Gibbons with Tim Brown
St. George’s Church Hall, Fordington DorsetWeelkes and Gibbons singing workshop with Tim Brown - details TBC.
EEMF Workshop: Marian Music with Patrick Craig
Swaffham Prior Village Hall CambridgeshirePalestrina, Anerio and Victoria Marian music for the Feast of the Visitation. A workshop for singers with Patrick Craig.
Portuguese Polyphony in Braga
Hotel Vila Gale, Braga , PortugalThis course is for experienced singers who want to improve their choral technique and enjoy exploring a rich mix of repertoire in a convivial social setting. Musical Director: David Ogden.
Gregorian Chant: The Joys of Singing
Benslow Music Benslow Lane, Hitchin, HertfordshireAn inclusive course for all to experience Gregorian chant in a friendly, entertaining, informative and enjoyable context. Tutor: John Rowlands-Pritchard.
NEEMF Workshop: Escobar with Richard MacKenzie
Calcutt & Forest Moor Village HallMisa en Granada, sacred and secular works by Pedro de Escobar, led by Richard MacKenzie.
Round Byrd – Gibbons’ 400th Anniversary
St Mary's, Ross-on-Wye HerefordshireOrlando Gibbons’ 400th anniversary (Second Service / See, see the Word is incarnate). Round Byrd is an occasional choir focussing on the “performance” of English Cathedral Music from the 16th and 17th Centuries in a liturgical context. New singers are always welcome to come to a single event or to more.
SWEMF Workshop: Guerrero with Huw Morgan
St Mary's Church, YattonGuerrero singing workshop with Huw Morgan - details TBC.
Music at Monteconero 2025
Monteconero, SiroloA course directed by Rory McCleery in a former monastery, now a small hotel, on the Adriatic coast of Italy. The repertoire is centred on the larger-scale music of the greatest composers of Spain’s Siglo de Oro: Guerrero, Lobo, Morales and Victoria.
TVEMF Workshop for Singers: Palestrina with David Allinson
Coleshill Village Hall, nr AmershamWorkshop for Singers: Rejoice and Sing! Exploring Palestrina’s Missa Confitebor tibi Domine with David Allinson.
NWEMF Workshop with George Parris
All Saints, ChesterThe ‘Full Moon’ Mass – an exquisite Italian rarity from the mysterious Giuseppe Corsi da Celano, for voices and instruments.
MEMF Workshop with Will Dawes & Katie Banks
Dorridge Village Hall SolihullA scholarly exploration of the life and music of Thomas Morley. A workshop for voices with Will Dawes and Katie Bank.
The Sixteen Choral Workshop – Peterborough
Peterborough CathedralExplore a variety of music inspired by The Sixteen’s own Choral Pilgrimage.
London Motet & Madrigal Club Meeting
St Michael's Church, Cornhill, LondonA London-based music club who meet once a month to sing repertoire from the Elizabethan and Jacobean eras from Britain and Europe.
Come & Sing: Bach: Mass in B minor
Queen's Gate House LondonCome and sing Bach: Mass in B minor choruses with Goldsmiths Choral Union choir, conducted by Jack Apperley.
SEMF Workshop: Gibbons with Bill Hunt
Findon Village Hall, West SussexGibbons Verse Anthems for voices and instruments, directed by Bill Hunt.
BMEMF Workshop: Valls with Patrick Craig
St John's Church, LudlowWorkshop for singers and instrumentalists - Francisco Valls, Missa Scala Aretina, with Patrick Craig.
SWEMF Workshop: Gibbons Verse Anthems with Clare Griffel
St Monica's Trust, BristolGibbons Verse Anthems workshop for voices and strings with Clare Griffel - details TBC.
Bach Club Workshop
St Mary's Church, Battersea LondonWhether you're new to singing Bach or a seasoned Bach Club stalwart, these workshops offer a chance to deepen your appreciation of his genius. Directed by Scott Inglis-Kidger.
The Chalemie Summer School
Uppingham School, Oakham RutlandChalemie's 25th Summer School in Early Music, Dance, Period Costume Making and Commedia. 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 this period.
London Motet & Madrigal Club Meeting
St Michael's Church, Cornhill, LondonA London-based music club who meet once a month to sing repertoire from the Elizabethan and Jacobean eras from Britain and Europe.
Skipton 2025: The Baldwin Partbooks
Holy Trinity Church, Skipton North YorkshireA course directed by Bill Carslake, with repertoire drawn from the larger-scale works in one of the most important sources of Tudor church music, the Baldwin Partbooks.
Pergolesi: Stabat Mater
St Barnabas, Pimlico LondonChamber Weekender for Upper Voices, exploring Pergolesi’s Stabat Mater, in its original setting for two vocal lines. This exquisite, haunting rendering of the Marian hymn captures Mary’s deep sorrow at the foot of the cross. Giovanni Battista Pergolesi (1710–1736) composed this masterwork shortly before his death at the age of 26. Directed by Scott Inglis-Kidger.
Beauchamp Early Music Week
Malvern CollegeThis residential course is for singers and players of Renaissance instruments and has been running for many years.
Lincoln Summer School
Lincoln UniversityOrlando Gibbons and the music of Westminster Abbey. This course, directed by Patrick Craig explores anthems by three towering musicians of Westminster Abbey, focussing on Orlando Gibbons who died in 1625 together with choral masterpieces by Robert White and Henry Purcell.
NORVIS 2025
Barnard Castle School Newgate, Barnard CastleThe 53rd NORVIS summer school - a week-long early music summer school in County Durham.
Stile Antico Summer School & Festival
Gresham's School, NorfolkThe group will teach two courses: Vocal Ensembles - a course designed to improve ensemble singing skills. Participants will be divided into small groups, normally with just one or two voices per part, and will explore a wealth of 16th and early 17th century gems. Sing with Stile - singing alongside members of Stile Antico,...
Assisi Summer School
Piazza del Comune, AssisiAssisi 2025 – Palestrina, Prince of Music, with Musical Director Rory McCleery.
The Great Malvern Festival of Singing
Malvern CollegeThe festival will be in three independent parts, with one part being an in depth look at some Music of the Renaissance and how to sing Plainsong.
Early Music Summer School
Higham Hall Bassenthwaite Lake, Cockermouth, CumbriaFor competent singers, viol and recorder players, covering music c1450-c1650.
Baroque Week Summer School
Queen Anne's School Caversham, BerkshireThe theme for 2025 is Visiting Vienna: Exploring Music at the Habsburg Court.
HISS 2025
Bishop Burton College York Road, Bishop BurtonThe Historically Informed Summer School - where folk, traditional and early music meet.
Parma and the Court of Mantua
Mercure Parma Centro Stendhal , ItalyThis course is for experienced singers who want to improve their choral technique and enjoy exploring a rich mix of repertoire in a convivial social setting. Repertoire includes works by Cipriano De Rore, Jacquet De Mantua, and Claudio Monteverdi.
Madrigals and Partsongs
Benslow Music Benslow Lane, Hitchin, HertfordshireChamber choir and consort singing of madrigals and Partsongs.
NWEMF Workshop with Rory McCleery
St Agnes Church, Liverpool Ullet RoadThe music of Lusitano and other Portuguese composers.
The Sixteen Choral Workshop – Tewkesbury
Parish Hall, Tewkesbury AbbeyExplore a variety of music inspired by The Sixteen’s own Choral Pilgrimage.
The Sixteen Choral Workshop – Exeter
St. Michael and All Angels, Mount Dinham, Exeter DevonExplore a variety of music inspired by The Sixteen’s own Choral Pilgrimage.
MEMF Workshop with Philip Thorby
Solihull Methodist Church Blosssomfield Road, SolihullWorkshop for Voices and Instruments with Philip Thorby - 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. Ludus Danielis - The Play of Daniel. Details TBC.
The Sixteen Choral Workshop – Edinburgh
Greyfriars Kirk EdinburghExplore a variety of music inspired by The Sixteen’s own Choral Pilgrimage.
Purcell for Singers & Continuo
Benslow Music Benslow Lane, Hitchin, HertfordshireAn opportunity for singers and continuo players to explore Purcell's solo songs and ensemble works in detail with Emily Owen and Satoko Doi-Luck.
TVEMF Workshop with David Crown
St Andrew's, OxfordAve Maria - from Parsons to Palestrina for singers with David Crown.
The Sixteen Choral Workshop – Chichester
Chichester Cathedral West SussexExplore a variety of music inspired by The Sixteen’s own Choral Pilgrimage.
SWEMF Workshop: Polychoral Music with Stephanie Dyer
Freshford Village Hall, nr BathPolychoral music for voices and instruments with Stephanie Dyer - details TBC.
Spem in Alium Choral Day
This is for experienced choral singers who can sight read on the day or prepare their part in advance, so we can reduce note bashing to the minimum. There will be one other piece worked on by each portion of the choir. Expressions of interest invited here: https://5from500.co.uk/spem-in-alium/ Venue to be confirmed, but will be...
The Glory of Venice – Singing Holiday
San Trovaso Church, VeniceInternationally acclaimed conductor Andrea Brown will direct another splendid program of Venetian music.
Singing Baroque: From Monteverdi to Bach
Jackdaws Music Great Elm, Frome, SomersetDiscover the exquisite world of early music in Singing Baroque: From Monteverdi to Bach, with Jonathan Peter Kenny.
Come & Sing Messiah
Beckfoot School, BingleyBFCS Musical Director Thomas Leech will take us through a selection from Handel's Messiah. Sing along with our friendly and supportive choir!
EEMF Two-Day Workshop with George Parris
Thaxted Parish ChurchTwo day event in Thaxted Church with George Parris. Heinrich Schütz Schwanengesang for voices and instruments.
MEMF Workshop: Vivaldi Gloria with Ben England
Vivaldi Gloria with Tutor Ben England - a Baroque (A415) workshop for voices and instruments - further details TBC.
The Music of Florence 2025
St Mark's English Church, Florence , ItalyThis course, directed by Rory Wainwright Johnston, celebrates the musical achievements of renaissance Florence, both by its native composers and those drawn by the city’s dazzling éclat.
Lute Songs from England, France & Germany
Hawkwood College, StroudAn 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 visited. Open to singers of all ranges as well as lutenists. Facilitators: Emma Kirkby, Florian Franke & Sam Brown.
BMEMF Workshop with Emily White
The Drill Hall, ChepstowFemale Composers of 17th Century Italy with Emily White, for singers and instrumentalists.
SWEMF Workshop: Andrea Gabrieli with Philip Thorby
St Thomas Church, ThorvertonPhilip 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 St Mark's in Venice from 1566 until his death in 1585. We will explore some of Andrea's great twelve-part works, including the psalm setting, `Benedicam...
NWEMF Workshop with Gawain Glenton
‘The Sound of Power‘ – Johann Stadlmayr’s Polychoral Music for the Habsburg Courts. Sale, Manchester - Further details TBC.
TVEMF Renaissance Playing Day
Whitehill Centre, CheshamRenaissance Playing Day (A=440), for one-to-a-part singers as well as instrumentalists.
MEMF Workshop for Voices with Angus Smith
Workshop for Voices with Angus Smith - details TBC.
BMEMF Workshop: Morley with Will Dawes & Katie Bank
Burton Court, nr LeominsterThe life and music of Thomas Morley, a workshop for singers with Will Dawes & Katie Bank.
SWEMF Workshop with Ali Kinder
Music for voices and instruments - Leckhampton, Cheltenham.
TVEMF Christmas Workshop: Valls with Patrick Craig
Amersham BuckinghamshireValls Missa Scala Aretina with Patrick Craig.
Christmas Choral Weekend with The Gesualdo Six
Hawkwood College, StroudFor centuries Christmas and the surrounding seasons have inspired composers to new heights of invention. The repertoire chosen for this course will reach across the ages: from the eternal beauty of the Tudor church right up to the twenty-first century.