Weldon/Purcell The Tempest, or The Enchanted Island. Offered in collaboration with the Academy of Ancient Music (AAM), directed by Laurence Cummings. Pitch: A=415.
This residential course is for singers and players of Renaissance instruments and has been running for many years.
Orlando 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.
Charles V and the Spanish Golden Age: music for an empire where the sun never sets - music by Morales, Guerrero, Anchieta, Vasquez, Crecquillon, Victoria and others. For voices and viols, with Clare Wilkinson, Carys Lane, Giles Underwood, Alison Crum and Alison Kinder.
The 53rd NORVIS summer school - a week-long early music summer school in County Durham.
The 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 2025 – Palestrina, Prince of Music, with Musical Director Rory McCleery.
The 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.
Assumpta est Maria! Motets for Mary - a workshop for singers with David Allison.
For competent singers, viol and recorder players, covering music c1450-c1650.
The theme for 2025 is Visiting Vienna: Exploring Music at the Habsburg Court.
The Historically Informed Summer School - where folk, traditional and early music meet.
Come and join members of the Greenock Philharmonic Choir to sing Vivaldi’s popular Gloria.
Come & sing Bach's Magnificat in the stunning acoustic of Southwell Minster’s Nave, led by Festival Director Marcus Farnsworth.
This 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.
Rory Wainwright Johnston will be leading this weekend workshop in the glorious, peaceful setting of Malham Moor in the Yorkshire Dales. Covering pieces by Campion, Dowland, Gibbons, Wilbye, Pilkington and Morley, exploring both lute songs and madrigals, honing ensemble singing skills and delving into the techniques that bring this repertoire to life. Whether you're passionate...
Chamber choir and consort singing of madrigals and Partsongs.
The Medieval Instrumentarium - celebrate instrument design, construction, history and - of course - playing!
The music of Lusitano and other Portuguese composers.
Explore a variety of music inspired by The Sixteen’s own Choral Pilgrimage.
A chance to sing selected movements from Bach's wonderful St John Passion - in English. Led by musical director Hilary Campbell and accompanied by Steve Kings.
A day exploring settings of psalms by Callcott, Lasso, Quarles, Tallis, Tomkins & the ubiquitous Anonymous with choir director and composer David Greenwood. The motets are settings of psalms 23, 100 and 130. This Come & Sing is one of 6 annual workshops run since 2022 and attracts enthusiastic singers from across the south west...
Explore a variety of music inspired by The Sixteen’s own Choral Pilgrimage.
Workshop for voices and instruments with Philip Thorby. There will be a short AGM at lunchtime. This workshop to mark the 540th anniversary of the death of Andrea Gabrieli, and will explore some of his 12-part works for singers, cornetts, sackbuts, recorders, curtals, strings & continuo and, depending on forces, his 16-part Gloria.
Ludus Danielis - The Play of Daniel. Workshop for singers and instrumentalists - flutes, guitar-types and bowed strings of all kinds, harp, psaltery, hurdy gurdy, percussion of all kinds. Led by Trouvere (Gill Page and Paul Leigh) and Richard de Winter.
Explore a variety of music inspired by The Sixteen’s own Choral Pilgrimage.
Banbury Early Music Festival is for early music fans and newcomers alike, to come and participate in inspiring workshops, listen to world class concerts, leaf through a myriad of music and try out early instruments until their heart's content!
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.
Ave Maria - from Parsons to Palestrina for singers with David Crown.
Explore a variety of music inspired by The Sixteen’s own Choral Pilgrimage.
Polychoral music for voices and instruments with Stephanie Dyer - details TBC.
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/ Morning venue King Edward VII Upper School...
Internationally acclaimed conductor Andrea Brown will direct another splendid program of Venetian music.
Discover the exquisite world of early music in Singing Baroque: From Monteverdi to Bach, with Jonathan Peter Kenny.
BFCS Musical Director Thomas Leech will take us through a selection from Handel's Messiah. Sing along with our friendly and supportive choir!
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 curtals in the chorus sections, organ and lute are also welcome, A=440.
Two day event in Thaxted Church with George Parris. Heinrich Schütz Schwanengesang for voices and instruments.
Vivaldi Gloria with Tutor Ben England - a Baroque (A415) workshop for voices and instruments - further details TBC.
This 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.
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 visited. Open to singers of all ranges as well as lutenists. Facilitators: Emma Kirkby, Florian Franke & Sam Brown.
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 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...
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.
Come & Sing Vivaldi Gloria and other Baroque excitement with Tim Knight.
‘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 closely as possible to the ensemble on the day, but will hopefully include two 12-part motets: Deus qui glorificantes and Domine quis habitabit. This workshop will benefit from...
Renaissance Playing Day (A=440), for one-to-a-part singers as well as instrumentalists.
Workshop for Voices with Angus Smith - details TBC.
The London International Festival of Early Music 2025.
Palestrina workshop for voices directed by David Allinson. Challock, Kent. Further details TBC.
Workshop for voices and instruments directed by Ali Kinder, further details TBC.
Handel's Messiah - A Charity Workshop and Performance For All.
Music for voices and instruments - Leckhampton, Cheltenham.
The life and music of Thomas Morley, a workshop for singers with Will Dawes & Katie Bank.
Valls Missa Scala Aretina for singers and instruments with Patrick Craig.
For 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.
Come & Sing Handel's Judas Maccabaeus with English Baroque Choir.
An Early Music Love Affair - a workshop for voices and instruments with Lisa Colton. Liverpool area.
JS Bach: Choruses from the Christmas Oratorio with Philip Thorby, for singers and baroque orchestra (A=415).
Alonso Lobo ~ De lamentatione Ieremiæ Prophetæ Duarte Lobo ~ Missa pro defunctis 8 vocibus A week of study and rehearsal leading to a public performance in Cádiz.
Victoria Lamentations and Response + Surrexit - a workshop for voices with David Allinson. Didsbury, Manchester.
Missa Ave Virgo Sanctissima by Gery de Ghersem, and other pieces from 17th century Iberia, a workshop for voices with Rory Wainwright Johnston. Preston.
A course in one of Scotland’s most famous churches, centred on the music of Vincente Lusitano (c.1520-1561), a Portuguese composer of African descent.
Music Director: Tim Horton, Piano: William Munks. A choral workshop with free public performance.
Workshop for voices and strings with Ben England. Wilmslow.
Polychoral music in 8, 12 and 13 parts, workshop for voices and instruments with Peter Wendland. Lancaster.
Workshop for voices and instruments with Stephanie Dyer. Chester.
Medieval music workshop for voices and instruments with Lizzie Gutteridge. Bolton.
Workshop for voices and instruments with Peter Syrus. Bramhall, Stockport.
Christmas Workshop for voices and instruments with Philip Thorby.