Real Roots! Exploring the world of late 16th-century popular music. The core of the programme will consist of playing in a mixture of large and small ensembles, as well as a range of other options each day, including a focus on ensemble techniques, ornamentation and will hopefully also include some vocal sessions.
JS Bach: Choruses from the Christmas Oratorio with Philip Thorby, for singers and baroque orchestra (A=415).
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, with Joanna Levine and Richard Boothby of Fretwork.
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.
El Parnasso Hyspano - indigenous Latin American music workshop for singers and continuo, with tutors John Sloboda and Rafael Montero.
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
Go4B'rque will meet under the direction of Philip Redfern to look at Rameau's 'Les Indes Galantes'.
Online workshop on the interpretation of baroque music for players of recorder and other instruments. This workshop will examine two movements of the Trio in G minor Opus 1 no. 3 for 3 recorders (flutes) by Johann Mattheson.
Advanced. Run by Jacqui Robertson-Wade and Alison Kinder.
Plenty of opportunities to play at all levels of ability, and to socialise with like-minded early music enthusiasts. Tutors: Bor Zuljan, Peter Croton, Jacob Herringman, Lynda Sayce, Matthew Spring, Sara Stowe.
Schutz: Psalmen Davids workshop with Bill Carslake, for voices and instruments, A=440.
Choruses from Dido and Aeneas (Purcell) for voices and strings.
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
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.
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.
Prophecies and visions: chromatic music of the 1540s-1570s. Music by Lasso, Vicentino, Rore and Marenzio.
Mary, Mary, quite contrary - a workshop for singers and players looking at music for Mary, Mother of Jesus, and music for Mary Magdalen.
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...
A London-based music club who meet once a month to sing repertoire from the Elizabethan and Jacobean eras from Britain and Europe.
Did trills in the baroque always start on the note above the written note? This online workshop gives some simple examples of where to place trills and how to execute them dispelling the myth that trills in the baroque always started on the note above the main note.
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...
From Despair to Joy: Holy Week with Tomás Luis de Victoria, a choral workshop led by David Allinson.
Music and Ritual in a 16th Century Florentine Convent - Workshop for SA voices, Viols and low recorders led by Laurie Stras.
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.
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.
How often do we play early music based on songs without the text present? This is very common for ensembles especially when playing 16th century music. Most of the music from this period arranged for recorders is vocal music but without the text present how do we know if it is true to the original...
Be part of a fully staged historically informed staging of Rameau’s one-act acte de ballet Pygmalion, working from first rehearsal to public performance in six days under the guidance of a team of leading baroque specialists. Tutors: Catarina Costa e Silva, Fernando Miguel Jalôto, Judy Tarling, Gail Hennessy, Josh Salter.
Make new friends in a week of singing and sightseeing in historic, beautiful Malta. The week is aimed at keen singers who enjoy a challenge. The course will be led by experienced choral director, David Greenwood. For more information email: casterbridge.music.uk@gmail.com. Palestrina Missa Aeterna Christi Munera Byrd Ave Verum Redford Rejoice in the Lord Parry...
Explore and deepen your knowledge of a range of baroque choruses and be part of a fully staged historically informed performance of Rameau’s Pygmalion on this Opera Project companion course led by Nicholas Shaw.
Repertoire: Très Élégant, the music of Marc-Antoine Charpentier. Workshop for instrumentalists.
A fun and inclusive introduction to playing and singing medieval repertoire for all instrumentalists and singers. Explore the wealth and variety of musical timbres and textures found in music of the 12th-15th centuries. Tutors: Emily Baines, Arngeir Hauksson.
Following on from Trills in the Baroque for Recorder Players Part 1, this workshop provides fingerings, technical exercises to increase control, and examples in the context of standard recorder repertoire.
Missa Ave Virgo Sanctissima by Gery de Ghersem, and other pieces from 17th century Iberia, a workshop for voices with Rory Wainwright Johnston.
Composers of the English Reformation. Katy will concentrate on John Sheppard and Robert Parsons who both composed in both English and Latin, in the traditions of Catholic polyphony and then wrote music for the new Protestant reforms.
Explore some of the most popular tunes of the 14th-16th centuries with members of Blondel Medieval & Renaissance wind band.
Music for renaissance winds with Tim Bayley.
A London-based music club who meet once a month to sing repertoire from the Elizabethan and Jacobean eras from Britain and Europe.
An inclusive course for all to experience Gregorian chant in a friendly, entertaining, informative and enjoyable context. A shared exploration of its music and cultural history, works towards daily performances of a meditative chant sequence. Tutor: John Rowlands-Pritchard.
This course will explore the early history of the solo Sonata, from the era of Merula and Fontana through to Bach and Handel. Participants will study the arts of melody, accompaniment and the interface between them. Tutors: Naomi Burrell, Gavin Kibble, Satoko Doi-Luck.
!A la Batalla! workshop for voices with Greg Skidmore and Sue Addison. This workshop will include a mass by Victoria – details to be announced nearer the time.
With Victoria Helby - for baroque instruments (A=415) and solo singers.
A Party in Augsburg - Music of the early 16th century German Town and Dance bands This workshop is for players of all Medieval & Renaissance instruments at A=440. Players of loud winds are encouraged to also bring a quieter alternative instrument with them for occasional calmer moments. There will be a few pieces in...
Explore, Hear and Play! No musical experience is necessary. In celebration of a recent bequest of Baroque and Renaissance instruments St Mary’s Music School is opening its doors to anyone who would like to learn about, hear, try to play, or share expertise in, early wind, brass and stringed instruments (viols and vielle). The afternoon...
A course in one of Scotland’s most famous churches, centred on the music of Vincente Lusitano (c.1520-1561), a Portuguese composer of African descent.
Bristol's Early Music Festival, with concerts, exhibits, workshops, and more...
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, finding great acclaim in music-loving courts. Open to singers of all ranges - soloists and ensemble voices - as well as lutenists, this course...
This upper-voice (SSA/SSAA) ensemble singing weekend, led by Rory Wainwright Johnston, is built around detailed, small-ensemble choral work, drawing on repertoire from the early Baroque through to the present day.
Vasari Singers and Jeremy Backhouse return with another ‘Come and Sing’ event, singing the 40-part motet, Spem in Alium, and Domenico Scarlatti’s 10-part Stabat Mater – a fantastic combination for a day’s singing.
Non-residential study weekend directed by Philip Walsh.
Intermediate and Upper Intermediate. Run by Jacqui Robertson-Wade and Alison Kinder.
Early Music Extravaganza on the Isle of Wight - includes concerts, workshops, talks, and more!
Music Director: Tim Horton, Piano: William Munks. A choral workshop with free public performance.
Come and sing the choruses from Vivaldi’s momentous Gloria in D major, and learn about the fascinating history of this work. For voices, oboe, trumpet, strings and continuo.
The Beverley & East Riding Early Music Festival 2026.
La Fèsta de ƚa Sènsa: Venetian Music for Ascension - a workshop for singers and instrumentalists.
PAW Festival 2026 brings together music, visual art, and poetry in a vibrant programme of nine concerts, a vocal workshop and our annual open mic poetry evening. Featuring I Fagiolini, Parnassus Ensemble, Lizzie Ball, Miloš Milivojević, Fieri Consort, Toby Carr, Liza Sommers & Grace Newcombe, Jeremy Avis, Sam Stadlen, Suntou Susso, Simo Lagnawi, Rebecca Askew,...
A London-based music club who meet once a month to sing repertoire from the Elizabethan and Jacobean eras from Britain and Europe.
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 groups depending on participants. Evening sessions for all are conducted and include music for instruments and voices.
Led by Ben England BEM, these events offer a rare opportunity to delve into some of the most sublime works in the vocal canon, including: Allegri’s Miserere Stanford’s Bluebird Bono/U2 (arr. Bob Chilcott) MLK Tallis’ If Ye Love Me Chesnokov (arr. Gowers) Let My Prayer Arise This event will be repeated in Warrington and Wimbledon...
Led by Ben England BEM, these events offer a rare opportunity to delve into some of the most sublime works in the vocal canon, including: Allegri’s Miserere Stanford’s Bluebird Bono/U2 (arr. Bob Chilcott) MLK Tallis’ If Ye Love Me Chesnokov (arr. Gowers) Let My Prayer Arise This event will be repeated in York and Wimbledon...
A full weekend of music-making, inspiration and discovery, including concerts, playing sessions and more.
Workshop for singers with the theme 'Faith as Treason'.
Vocal and instrumental polychoral music with Peter Wendland.
Led by Ben England BEM, these events offer a rare opportunity to delve into some of the most sublime works in the vocal canon, including: Allegri’s Miserere Stanford’s Bluebird Bono/U2 (arr. Bob Chilcott) MLK Tallis’ If Ye Love Me Chesnokov (arr. Gowers) Let My Prayer Arise This event will be repeated in York and Warrington...
Led by Grace Newcombe with Liane Sadler & Colin Heller. Following Friday's fusion of folk and medieval sound worlds, and ahead of her recital of medieval song, Grace Newcombe invites singers to step inside the soundscape themselves. This immersive workshop explores the luminous textures of 15th-century polyphony alongside 13th-century Middle English song.c Open to confident...
Glorious renaissance polyphony for choir with historic brass. Tutors: Jeremy West, Gareth Wilson.
Missa Laetatus Sum by Tomás Luis de Victoria - a workshop for voices and instruments led by Deborah Catterall.
Praetorius and other composers - a workshop for voices and instruments with David Hatcher.
Two separate workshops for small consorts: 1) viols and strings 2) recorders (David will spend time with each ensemble, in two separate rooms).
This course is based on the music of the generation that followed Adrian Willaert and preceded Claudio Monteverdi. Directed by Eamonn Dougan.
Polychoral music by Heinrich Schütz, workshop for voices and instruments with Peter Wendland.
The Pre-Restoration consort anthem: a trove of neglected English treasures, a workshop for voices and instruments with Bill Hunt.
A London-based music club who meet once a month to sing repertoire from the Elizabethan and Jacobean eras from Britain and Europe.
Summer Viols, directed by Alison Crum and Alison Kinder.
In this discovery day course tutors provide an introduction to the instrument, basic playing techniques and rich repertoire. The course also includes a ticket to the evening's Rose Consort of Viols concert. No previous string playing experience required.
Save the date for this Workshop for Voices and Instruments with Dr Stephen Bullamore. Music, subject to confirmation, to include large scale works for voices, strings, wind and brass at pitch A=440 by Giovanni Gabrieli (Venice), Heinrich Schütz (Dresden), Orazio Benevoli (Rome), Heinrich Biber (Salzburg), M.A Charpentier (Paris).
Vocal music by Edmund Hooper and his contemporaries, with Katy Silverman.
Baroque workshop for instruments at A415 with Walter Reiter. The workshop is for string players (violin and viol families), wind instruments at 415 and continuo, including plucked continuo, and will cover seventeenth century repertoire typical of the Stylus Fantasticus way of writing.
Continuo Connect partner once again with Oxford Festival of the Arts to present a full weekend of Early Music at Magdalen College and New College, Oxford.
‘Light Beyond the Veil’ for 5 from 500’s 3rd birthday. A spiritual journey from the depths to ecstasy: John Taverner’s O Wilhelme, Pastor bone Peter Philips’ Ascendit Deus Antonio Lotti’s Crucifixus Anton Bruckner’s Christus Factus es James MacMillan’s O Radiant Dawn