Rondo Viol Academy
St. Katharine's, Henley-on-ThamesAdvanced.
Advanced.
Exploring the world of late 16th-century popular music, as heard in both court and country.
Drawing on historical visualisation and memorisation techniques, this session aims to introduce the participant to the basic building blocks of improvised counterpoint. The session is led by Tim Braithwaite, director...
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. Work at 415 or...
A trilogy of Crucifixus settings by Antonio Lotti, plus Lotti’s setting of Ad Dominum cum tribularer, as well as the Salve Regina by his Venetian forebear, Francesco Cavalli. Directed by...
Purcell choruses from Come ye Sons of Art and Hail bright Cecilia! for singers and baroque orchestra with Benjamin Nicholas, A=415.
Henry Purcell: King Arthur - A workshop for all voices and orchestral instruments, led by Robert Hollingworth.
A London-based music club who meet once a month to sing repertoire from the Elizabethan and Jacobean eras from Britain and Europe.
Workshop for voices and instruments directed by Peter Wendland, including works by Hassler, Victoria, Lassus, Praetorius, and Zielenski.
The 2025 winter course will focus on the works of J. Sebastian Bach’s predecessors. Tutors: Philip Scriven, Andrew Millington, Peter Parshall, Peter Lea-Cox, Richard Godfrey.
This course offers viol players the chance to explore consort repertoire from the viol’s Golden Age and to improve their technique along the way.
Join David Allinson for a day exploring Palestrina’s music, in a programme which moves from the majestic to the intimate, from the contemplative to the joyful, and which avoids well-worn...
Messa La Luna Piena (The ‘Full Moon’ Mass) in 8 parts by Giuseppe Corsi da Celano. A workshop for singers and instruments with George Parris.
This course, directed by Gabriel Díaz, will celebrate the music of Spain’s first great composer. It will be held in the monastery of San Bernardo, in the shadow of the...
Plenty of opportunities to play at all levels of ability. Tutors: Jacob Heringman, Lynda Sayce, Matthew Spring, Sara Stowe, Evangelina Mascardi, Andrea Damiani.
This practical workshop, led by Tim Braithwaite, explores how Josquin and his contemporary singer-composers actually visualised their music and the compositional techniques they employed in a musical language so very...
Workshop for singers, led by Richard de Winter - songs from the Henry VIII manuscript.
Hei Mihi, Domine – Iberian Penitential Motets. A workshop for voices with David Allinson.
Whether you're new to singing Bach or a seasoned Bach Club stalwart, these workshops offer a chance to deepen your appreciation of his genius. Directed by Scott Inglis-Kidger.
Johann Stadlmayr’s polychoral music for the Habsburg Courts - a workshop for singers and renaissance instruments with Gawain Glenton.
The aim of the day is to enjoy the rich and varied sonorities of a Renaissance Wind Band. Applications welcome from players of Renaissance wind instruments – shawms, sackbutts, cornetts,...
Workshop on Missa Diligam Te Domine a 12 by Giovanni Valentini, for voices and instruments, led by Philip Thorby.
A London-based music club who meet once a month to sing repertoire from the Elizabethan and Jacobean eras from Britain and Europe.
Join the Platinum Consort to enjoy both the soloistic and consort aspects of six of the finest anthems by William Byrd. Directed by Scott Inglis-Kidger.
Palestrina workshop for voices and instruments, directed by David Allinson. Further details TBC.
This workshop will focus on Baroque Dance Technique using either extracts from a variety of extant dances or dances choreographed, in the Baroque Style, by Philippa Waite.
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.
A weekend of 16th and 17th century vocal music ‘apt for voyces and vyalls’, playing mainly in small groups. Tutors: Emma Kirkby, Alison Crum.
Workshop for singers with James Weeks. Repertoire: Sacred and secular works by Orlando di Lasso.
Music for the Chapel Royal, for voices, strings, and continuo, led by Christopher Roberts. NWEMF AGM over lunch.
Explore a variety of music inspired by The Sixteen’s own Choral Pilgrimage.
A fun and inclusive introduction to playing and singing medieval repertoire for all instrumentalists and singers. Tutors: Emily Baines, Arngeir Hauksson (Amyas).
A joint NEEMF/ABCD workshop with Robert Hollingworth in Newcastle, exploring familiar and unknown music to encircle Palm Sunday.
George Parris will tutor this workshop, for voices and instruments, on Lamentations by Juan Gutiérrez de Padilla & López Capillas.
Evensong for the eve of Palm Sunday (Hosannah to the son of David – Gibbons / Wood in F). Round Byrd is an occasional choir focussing on the “performance” of...
A London-based music club who meet once a month to sing repertoire from the Elizabethan and Jacobean eras from Britain and Europe.
Ring in the Easter Weekend by joining with fellow singers to form the chorus of Vivaldi’s Gloria and Handel’s Coronation Anthems.
Perform Charpentier's sacred masterpiece Messe pour MrMauroy. Tutors: Miguel Jaloto, Nick Shaw, Kinga Gaborjani, Gail Hennessy, Judy Tarling.
Suitable for musicians and dancers who would like to learn Medieval music and dance.
Music will be taken from 'The Oxford Book of Tudor Anthems' and 'The Oxford Book of English Madrigals'.
Music will be taken from 'The Oxford Book of Tudor Anthems' and 'The Oxford Book of English Madrigals'.
Explore a variety of music inspired by The Sixteen’s own Choral Pilgrimage.
Two parallel, friendly courses for players at any level, though not beginners.
A course directed by Patrick Craig in the historic Pembrokeshire port, centred on the six-part Requiem of the Portuguese composer Manuel Cardoso (c. 1566-1650), interspersed with funerary motets by other...
A workshop for voices and instruments with Greg Skidmore (I Fagiolini) - voices, and Sue Addison (His Majestys Sagbutts and Cornetts) - instruments. Music will depend on the number of...
Workshop for voices and instruments with Nancy Hadden, details TBC.
Intermediate and Upper Intermediate.
Workshop for instrumentalists, followed by a short concert. Repertoire: Harmonice Musices Odhecaton.
Join the Croydon Bach Choir for an exhilarating workshop under the expert guidance of Music Director, Tim Horton. Open to singers of all levels who can follow a score.
Workshop for voices with Rory McCleery. Details TBC.
JS Bach Cantata 118: O Jesu Christ, mein’s lebens Licht. JS Bach Cantata 146: Wir müssen durch viel Trübsal. JS Bach Motet BWV 230: Lobet den Herrn, alle Heiden.
A London-based music club who meet once a month to sing repertoire from the Elizabethan and Jacobean eras from Britain and Europe.
A workshop for singers led by Robert Hollingworth, on the 4-choir Missa Benevola, by the 17th-century Franco-Italian composer Orazio Benevoli.
The music of Johannes Prioris, Palestrina and Josquin, for voices, viols, lower recorders and sackbuts. Lancaster.
Baroque Chamber Music Day with Victoria Helby in Burnham, details TBC.
Ben England will direct music by Purcell for singers, strings, and continuo at baroque pitch (A=415).
Explore a variety of music inspired by The Sixteen’s own Choral Pilgrimage.
Glorious renaissance polyphony for choir with historic brass. Tutors: Jeremy West and Gareth Wilson.
An un-tutored course for experienced singers and players of early instruments. Non-fixed ensembles of recorders and viols form the main part of the week with a variety of small singing...
Weelkes and Gibbons singing workshop with Tim Brown - details TBC.
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. Musical Director: David Ogden.
An inclusive course for all to experience Gregorian chant in a friendly, entertaining, informative and enjoyable context. Tutor: John Rowlands-Pritchard.
Workshop for voices and instruments on a mass by Escobar, led by Richard MacKenzie, details TBC.
Orlando Gibbons’ 400th anniversary (Second Service / See, see the Word is incarnate). Round Byrd is an occasional choir focussing on the “performance” of English Cathedral Music from the 16th...
Guerrero singing workshop with Huw Morgan - details TBC.
A course directed by Rory McCleery in a former monastery, now a small hotel, on the Adriatic coast of Italy. The repertoire is centred on the larger-scale music of the...
Workshop for Singers: Palestrina Missa Laetatus sum a8 (and its source motet) with David Allinson.
Celano Mass in luna - Chester area.
Exploring national styles in suites and concertos by Purcell, Campra, Corelli, Vivaldi and Fasch. Tutors: Theresa Caudle, Mark Caudle, Claire Williams.
Four days of viol consort playing in a variety of group sizes with other players of an advanced and upper-intermediate level. Tutors: Alison Crum, Alison Kinder, Ibi Aziz, Peter Wendland.
A scholarly exploration of the life and music of Thomas Morley. A workshop for voices with Will Dawes and Katie Bank.
Explore a variety of music inspired by The Sixteen’s own Choral Pilgrimage.
A London-based music club who meet once a month to sing repertoire from the Elizabethan and Jacobean eras from Britain and Europe.
Come and sing Bach: Mass in B minor choruses with Goldsmiths Choral Union choir, conducted by Jack Apperley.
Gibbons Verse Anthems for voices and instruments, directed by Bill Hunt. Further details TBC.
Workshop for singers and instrumentalists with Patrick Craig. Venue and repertoire to be confirmed.
Gibbons Verse Anthems workshop for voices and strings with Clare Griffel - details TBC.
A London-based music club who meet once a month to sing repertoire from the Elizabethan and Jacobean eras from Britain and Europe.
A course directed by Bill Carslake, with repertoire drawn from the larger-scale works in one of the most important sources of Tudor church music, the Baldwin Partbooks.
This residential course is for singers and players of Renaissance instruments and has been running for many years.