Step up to the jukebox and explore the music of Josquin des Prez. He was a central figure of the Franco-Flemish school and arguably the most influential composer of his generation. His works, which were circulated widely across Europe in the early age of music printing, were admired for their expressive text-setting and clarity of...
Workshop for Voices - John Taverner Masses & Motets with Patrick Allies.
Polyphonica are delighted to be returning to Northampton to deliver the annual Polyphonica workshop day again in August 2026. Suitable for mixed ability players but not complete beginners.
Benevoli’s 4-choir Missa Dum Complerentur and the Palestrina motet on which it is based. A workshop for voices and instruments with Robert Hollingworth.
Renaissance ‘Back-to-School’ – Music for Learning & Scholarship, a workshop for voices and instruments with Stephanie Dyer.
Music for the Feast of the Holy Cross - a workshop for voices only with Patrick Craig.
Pentecostal Polychoral Music - workshop for voices and instruments at A440 with Mark Wilson.
Feast of Fools - a workshop for singers and all instrumentalists, led by Dr Leah Stuttard.
Simon Harper tutors a workshop for singers on the theme of Saints and Angels, to include pieces by composers such as Victoria, Sweelinck, Weelkes and Philips. Further details to be confirmed.
Polychoral Pentecost, for voices and instruments, directed by Mark Wilson.
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!
John Hancorn will conduct choruses from Samson and Saul for singers and instrumentalists at A440. Further details later.
Non-residential study weekend directed by Philip Walsh. BWV 131: Aus der Tiefen rufe ich, Herr, zu dir BWV 140: Wachet auf, ruft uns die Stimme
Welcoming back Anita Datta for another fun workshop! Details TBC.
Music from the Odhecaton workshop for all instrumentalist with Lizzie Gutteridge.
Large-scale music by Hassler for voices and instruments, with Gawain Glenton. A joint event put on by TVEMF and EEMF. Details TBC.
Open to all singers, an opportunity to explore the fabulous Christmas Oratorio by Bach, led by Harry Bradford.
German double-choir music of the late Renaissance and Early Baroque time A workshop for singers, recorders (4 and 8 foot), viols, sackbut, cornett, curtal, baroque violin / cello, led by Peter Wendland.
Petros Singers join forces with Toby Ward (co-founder and artistic director of Ensemble Pro Victoria) for a come-and-sing workshop exploring the rich world of William Byrd’s Great Service for ten-part double choir.
Workshop for voices and instruments with Andrea Brown - details TBC.
This course, taught in informal masterclass style, provides an opportunity to try some Baroque repertoire on the harpsichord, as a way of gaining more insight into historical style.
TVEMF Renaissance Day - a day of small chamber groups, for cornetts, sackbuts, curtals, recorders, viols, lutes, keyboards and other appropriate instruments, plus one-to-a-part singers with good sight reading, organised by Victoria Helby
Heavenly Harmonies - Exploring the Magnificat and Nunc Dimittis from William Byrd’s ‘Great’ Service, along with motets by Byrd, Blitheman, Tomkins and Philips.
Welcoming back Philip Thorby to lead this workshop. Details TBC.
1535 - a year in the life of Pierre Attaingnant. A workshop for voices and instruments at A=440 with Peter Syrus.
Workshop for voices and instruments - Tomás Luis de Victoria with Huw Morgan, further details TBC.
Workshop for voices and instruments directed by Alison Kinder. Full details will be posted at a later date.
The Annual Nidderdale "Come & Sing Messiah".
Advent Music with David Allinson. Details TBC.
Come & Sing Messiah with Basingstoke Choral Society. Details TBC.
Welcoming back Alison Kinder to lead this workshop. Details TBC.
Christmas Workshop for voices and instruments with Philip Thorby.
Voices & Viols English Jacobean - a workshop for singers and viol players led by Elizabeth Dodd.
Renaissance workshop for voices and instruments with Bill Lyons. Further details later.