MEMF Workshop: Schein with Alison Kinder
Knowle Village Hall, SolihullSchein’s Banchetto Musicale – a workshop for instruments (recorders, strings, brass and reeds at pitch A=440) with Alison Kinder.
Schein’s Banchetto Musicale – a workshop for instruments (recorders, strings, brass and reeds at pitch A=440) with Alison Kinder.
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.
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 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.
The theme for 2025 is Visiting Vienna: Exploring Music at the Habsburg Court.
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.
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...
An un-tutored course for experienced singers and players of early instruments.
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.
Explore a variety of music inspired by The Sixteen’s own Choral Pilgrimage.
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...
Workshop for instruments directed by Emily White - details TBC.
BFCS Musical Director Thomas Leech will take us through a selection from Handel's Messiah. Sing along with our friendly and supportive choir!
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 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.
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.
Come and discover Medieval music with Mary Mohan, Jude Rees and Leah Stuttard. 2025’s focus will be Adam de la Halle.
Music for voices and instruments - Leckhampton, Cheltenham.
The life and music of Thomas Morley, a workshop for singers with Will Dawes & Katie Bank.
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.
MEMF Workshop with Robert Hollingworth - more information to come.
Valls Missa Scala Aretina for singers and instruments with Patrick Craig.
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).
Victoria Lamentations and Response + Surrexit - a workshop for voices with David Allinson. Didsbury, Manchester.
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.
Missa Ave Virgo Sanctissima by Gery de Ghersem, and other pieces from 17th century Iberia, a workshop for voices with Rory Wainwright Johnston. Preston.
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.