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  • Purcell for Singers & Continuo

    Benslow Music Benslow Lane, Hitchin, Hertfordshire

    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.

  • Byrd of Paradyse with Platinum Consort

    St Barnabas, Pimlico London

    An uplifting half-day exploration of the sacred music of William Byrd (c.1540–1623), one of the most influential composers of the English Renaissance.  Directed by Scott Inglis-Kidger.

  • Spem in Alium Choral Day

    King Edward VII Upper School, Sheffield

    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...

  • Madrigals of Monteverdi workshop with Robert Hollingworth

    Arnside Educational Institute Carnforth

    Monteverdi's madrigals (from around 1600) are impossibly perfect miniatures, five voiced mini dramas that carry a surprising amount of musical weight.  Spend a morning exploring them (and one contemporary classic from England) in the company of Robert Hollingworth, director of I Fagiolini and co-founder of the podcast Choral Chihuahua.

  • The Glory of Venice – Singing Holiday

    San Trovaso Church, Venice

    Internationally acclaimed conductor Andrea Brown will direct another splendid program of Venetian music.

  • Singing Baroque: From Monteverdi to Bach

    Jackdaws Music Great Elm, Frome, Somerset

    Discover the exquisite world of early music in Singing Baroque: From Monteverdi to Bach, with Jonathan Peter Kenny.

  • Brighton Early Music Festival

    Brighton

    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 French baroque style for early instrumentalists at A=440, led by Sam Stadlen.  

  • Come & Sing Messiah

    Beckfoot School, Bingley

    BFCS Musical Director Thomas Leech will take us through a selection from Handel's Messiah.  Sing along with our friendly and supportive choir!

  • NEEMF Workshop: Gibbons anthems with Bill Hunt

    Clements Hall, York Nunthorpe Rd, York

    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.

  • EMFS Making Music Day and AGM

    Falkirk Trinity Church

    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.

  • EEMF Two-Day Workshop with George Parris

    Thaxted Parish Church

    Two day event in Thaxted Church with George Parris. Heinrich Schütz Schwanengesang for voices and instruments.

  • Dorset Bach Cantata Club

    Sturminster Newton High School Bath Road, Sturminster Newton

    Non-residential study weekend directed by Philip Walsh.

  • Come & Sing with Stile Antico

    King's High School, Warwick

    Come and join a consort of singers from Stile Antico in singing music from their programme ‘The Golden Renaissance’ ahead of their performance at St Mary’s Church.

  • The Music of Florence 2025

    St Mark's English Church, Florence , Italy

    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.

  • Lute Songs from England, France & Germany

    Hawkwood College, Stroud

    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.

  • BMEMF Workshop with Emily White

    The Drill Hall, Chepstow

    Female Composers of 17th Century Italy with Emily White, for singers and instrumentalists.

  • SWEMF Workshop: Andrea Gabrieli with Philip Thorby

    St Thomas Church, Thorverton

    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...

  • Spanish Vespers with Platinum Consort

    St Barnabas, Pimlico London

    This Chamber Weekender brings together a reconstructed Vespers drawn from the works of Spain’s most distinguished Renaissance composers, many of whom knew, influenced, or were aware of each other’s music.  Directed by Scott Inglis-Kidger.

  • Gibbons 400: Voices and Viols with Alison Kinder

    St Stephen's, Rochester Row London

    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.

  • NEEMF Workshop with Drew Cantrill-Fenwick

    St Francis Church Hall, Newcastle

    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

    Christ Church, Skipton

    Come & Sing Vivaldi Gloria and other Baroque excitement with Tim Knight.

  • NWEMF Workshop with Gawain Glenton

    St Mary's Church Hall, Sale

    ‘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...

  • TVEMF Renaissance Playing Day

    White Hill Centre, Chesham

    Renaissance Playing Day (A=440), for renaissance brass and wind (including recorders), viols and other appropriate instruments, and one-to-a-part singers.

  • Early Music Forum Scotland Choir

    St Mark's Unitarian Church, Edinburgh

    The EMFS Choir will meet under the direction of Michael Cameron-Longden to continue exploring the music of Orlando Gibbons and his contemporaries.

  • Bach Christmas Oratorio

    St Mary's Church, Battersea London

    A series of three workshops exploring the rich tapestry of choruses, chorales and select solo movements from J.S. Bach’s Weinachtsoratorium (Christmas Oratorio).  Directed by Scott Inglis-Kidger. These workshops can be booked individually, or as a bundle. 8th November (Parts I & II) 6th December (Parts III & IV) 10th January (Parts V & VI) Three Workshop...

  • SEMF Workshop: Palestrina with David Allinson

    Challock Memorial Hall

    This workshop will explore Palestrina’s supreme mastery in the so-called ‘parody’ Mass genre.  In this type of setting, the composer bases their Mass on a pre-existing polyphonic model – generally a motet or chanson – expanding and rhapsodising on the source material in each ‘movement’.

  • SEMF Workshop with Ali Kinder

    Boxgrove Village Hall, Chichester

    Workshop for voices and instruments directed by Ali Kinder, further details TBC.

  • Pam’s Carols 2025

    Online

    Join Pam Smith online via Zoom on the run up to Christmas to play some beautiful medieval carols, in aid of Cheltenham & District Samaritans.

  • Nidderdale Messiah 2025

    Holy Trinity, Knaresborough

    A once a year treat for singers to come together to perform Handel's amazing music & raise money for a local charity.

  • SWEMF Workshop with Ali Kinder

    Leckhampton Village Hall Cheltenham

    Praise and Prayer - a day for voices and instruments exploring texts on the theme of praise and entreaty.

  • York Early Music Christmas Festival

    National Centre for Early Music York

    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 Baroque, intertwined with the sagas, stories and tales of the north.

  • NEEMF Christmas Workshop with Andrew Fowler

    North Road Methodist Church, Durham

    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.

  • Early Music Forum Scotland Choir

    St Cecilia's Hall, Edinburgh

    The EMFS Choir will meet under the direction of Michael Cameron-Longden to sing some seasonal Christmas music.  Mince pies and nibbles will be provided!

  • Christmas Choral Weekend with The Gesualdo Six

    Hawkwood College, Stroud

    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.

  • TVEMF Online Talk by Kerry McCarthy

    Online

    One singer's life in 16th-century England, talk on Zoom by Dr. Kerry McCarthy (open to everyone) at 7.30pm, followed by TVEMF AGM (TVEMF members only) at 8.30pm.

  • Gibbons & Son Choral Workshop

    St Thomas Church Hall, Lewes

    Anthems and Madrigals by Dr Orlando Gibbons and his son, Christopher. The day will be hosted by James Geer, the LCC Music Director, with Colin Hughes on piano.  The fee for the workshop, including tea, coffee and biscuits, is £26.  To reserve your place, please email your name and voice part to Margaret at: margaretsh1943@gmail.com.

  • Come & Sing/Play Handel & Bach

    St. Michael and All Angels, Nottingham

    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.

  • SWEMF Workshop with Bruce Saunders

    St Peter's, Bristol Henleaze

    Mass settings by early Tudor composers based on Westron Wynde, including Taverner’s exuberant Gloria, Tye’s angelic Sanctus and Sheppard’s luminous Agnus Dei.

  • Come & Sing St Matthew Passion

    Arnside Educational Institute Carnforth

    This Come & Sing day is part of Levens Choir's early preparations for performances of this sublime choral work in March, 2027, to celebrate its first performance 300 years ago.  Levens' distinguished Music Director, Gawain Glenton,an early music specialist, will be leading the day. Refreshments and music scores (Barenreiter - we will be singing in...

  • Choral Workshop with Bath Bach Choir

    St Mary's Church, Bathwick Bath

    The workshop features Bach’s Cantata Die Himmel erzählen die Ehre Gottes (BWV 76), part of the Leipzig Cantata Cycle which also enthralled last year’s workshop attendees, and extracts from the Bach motet Jesu, meine Freude (BWV 227). A wonderful way to fire up February by studying a Bach Cantata alongside the choir and singers from...

  • NEEMF Workshop: Zelenka with Chris Roberts

    Northallerton Methodist Church

    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 to all singers, oboes, sackbuts, bassoon, strings (violins, violas, cellos, violone/double bass) and continuo players (theorbo, organ).  Pitch A = 415.

  • SEMF Renaissance Workshop with Gawain Glenton

    Headcorn Village Hall Kent

    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, plucked continuo.

  • Tallis in Wonderland: Choral Workshop

    St Barnabas, Pimlico London

    Spend the afternoon with Early music specialist, Scott Inglis-Kidger, who will lead you through a selection of Tallis’s sacred works written in the turbulent years following the English Reformation.

  • NWEMF Workshop with Lisa Colton

    The Tung Auditorium, Liverpool

    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 bring together experienced early music performers with accomplished singers from the University of Liverpool Chamber Choir, and some instrumentalists.

  • EEMF Epiphany Party with Philip Thorby

    Blyburgate Hall Beccles

    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 workshop including Gabrieli's two-choir motet Diligam Te Domine, Andreas Hakenberger's rich 12-part setting of Vulnerasti Cor Meum, Cristofano Malvezzi's 15-part A Voi, Reali Amanti, and...

  • SWEMF Workshop with Emma Hornby

    St Monica's Chapel, Bristol

    This workshop will introduce you to seasonal medieval chant (including the tract Jubilate Domino, and one of the Old Hispanic Lamentations chants), together with 13th-century polyphony. All voice parts welcome.

  • EMFS Choir Meeting

    Polwarth Parish Church, Edinburgh

    The EMFS Choir will meet at Polwarth Parish Church under the direction of Michael Cameron-Longden to look at some songs by John Dowland.

  • Dorset Bach Cantata Club

    D’Urberville Centre, Wool

    Non-residential study weekend directed by Philip Walsh.

  • London Motet & Madrigal Club Meeting

    St Michael's, Cornhill, London

    A London-based music club who meet once a month to sing repertoire from the Elizabethan and Jacobean eras from Britain and Europe.

  • 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.

  • BMEMF Workshop – El Parnasso Hyspano

    Belmont Abbey, Hereford

    El Parnasso Hyspano - indigenous Latin American music workshop for singers and continuo, with tutors John Sloboda and Rafael Montero.

  • Come & Sing with London Handel Festival

    Grosvenor Chapel, London

    Members of the London Handel Orchestra, along with its Principal Conductor, Richard Gowers, will guide singers through some of Handel’s most radiant choral works and choruses from works performed across the Festival. Repertoire: Laudate pueri Dominum HWV 237 O come, let us sing HWV 253 Choruses from Saul and Ode for St Cecilia's Day

  • Bach Club XVII – Choral Workshop

    St Mary's Church, Battersea London

    Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750) - BWV 65 Sie werden aus Saba alle kommen - BWV 66 Erfreut euch, ihr Herzen (Choruses and chorales only) Directed by Scott Inglis-Kidger

  • Cádiz Lamentations with Bruno Campelo Muñíz

    Convento de las Reparadoras, Cádiz

    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.

  • Come & Sing Bite-sized Bach & Friends

    St Mary's Church, Whitkirk Leeds

    Delve into music by Tim's favourite composer - JS Bach, together with other maestros of choral music in the impressive Grade 1 listed St Mary's Church in Whitkirk.

  • NEEMF Workshop with Patrick Craig

    Summerhill Bowling Club, Newcastle upon Tyne

    Mary, Mary, quite contrary - a workshop for singers and players looking at music for Mary, Mother of Jesus, and music for Mary Magdalen.

  • Workshop: The Guidonian Hand

    Holy Trinity, Rotherhithe London

    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 the Guidonian Hand and Solmisation. This workshop is open to all, whether you would like to join in or observe.  Being able to read music...

  • London Motet & Madrigal Club Meeting

    St Michael's, Cornhill, London

    A London-based music club who meet once a month to sing repertoire from the Elizabethan and Jacobean eras from Britain and Europe.

  • The Victoria Line – Choral Workshop

    St Barnabas, Pimlico London

    Take a ride on the Victoria Line as we enjoy an afternoon of motets by Tomás Luis de Victoria, the leading Spanish composer of the late Renaissance and a central figure in sacred music of the Counter-Reformation.  Educated in Rome and closely associated with the Jesuit order, his music is known for its clarity of...

  • NWEMF Workshop with David Allinson

    Didsbury Baptist Church Beaver Rd, Manchester

    From Despair to Joy: Holy Week with Tomás Luis de Victoria, a choral workshop led by David Allinson.

  • EMFS Workshop with Laurie Stras

    12 Bellevue Cres, Edinburgh

    Music and Ritual in a 16th Century Florentine Convent - Workshop for SA voices, Viols and low recorders led by Laurie Stras.

  • EEMF Workshop: Indigenous meets Baroque

    Castle Street Methodist Church, Cambridge

    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.