MEMF Workshop: Schein with Alison Kinder

Knowle Village Hall, Solihull

Schein’s Banchetto Musicale – a workshop for instruments (recorders, strings, brass and reeds at pitch A=440) with Alison Kinder.

Cambridge Early Music Baroque Summer School

Benslow Music Benslow Lane, Hitchin, Hertfordshire

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.

Cambridge Early Music Renaissance Summer School

Benslow Music Benslow Lane, Hitchin, Hertfordshire

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 Great Malvern Festival of Singing

Malvern College

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.

Baroque Week Summer School

Queen Anne's School Caversham, Berkshire

The theme for 2025 is Visiting Vienna: Exploring Music at the Habsburg Court.

Come & Sing Vivaldi Gloria

Old Gourock & Ashton Parish Church Gourock

Come and join members of the Greenock Philharmonic Choir to sing Vivaldi’s popular Gloria.

Come & Sing Bach Magnificat

Southwell Minster

Come & sing Bach's Magnificat in the stunning acoustic of Southwell Minster’s Nave, led by Festival Director Marcus Farnsworth.

Medieval Music in the Dales

Bolton Castle Nr Leyburn, North Yorkshire

The Medieval Instrumentarium - celebrate instrument design, construction, history and - of course - playing!

Come & Sing St John Passion

All Saints Clifton Bristol

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.

Come & Sing Psalms

Briantspuddle Village Hall Dorset

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...

MEMF Workshop with Philip Thorby

Solihull Methodist Church Blosssomfield Road, Solihull

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.  

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...

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.

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.

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...

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

Whitehill Centre, Chesham

Renaissance Playing Day (A=440), for one-to-a-part singers as well as instrumentalists.

SEMF Workshop with Ali Kinder

Boxgrove Village Hall, Chichester

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

Page to Performance: Medieval Music

Halsway Manor Halsway Lane, Crowcombe, Taunton

Come and discover Medieval music with Mary Mohan, Jude Rees and Leah Stuttard. 2025’s focus will be Adam de la Halle.

Gaudete! Festive Renaissance Music

Halsway Manor Halsway Lane, Crowcombe, Taunton

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 Renaissance.

Easter Early Music Course

Haberdashers' School, Monmouth

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.