Join Pam Smith on Zoom every morning on the run-up to Christmas for some beautiful medieval carols. You will need a treble and a tenor recorder (but feel free to play another instrument or sing if you want) and access to Zoom. Pam will play one part from her music room, and you can play...
Tutor: Penelope Cave A course for pianists who would like to learn about the harpsichord and its technique.
Music in honour of Mary and the infant Jesus, including works by Victoria, Praetorius and Melchior Franck. Open to all voices and players of renaissance wind and strings (A=440).
Come and Sing Messiah Tour UK & Ireland, led by Ben England BEM and Mark Strachan BEM.
Julian Perkins and Cambridge Handel Opera return for a further exploration of Handel's continuo cantatas. Come and explore these neglected gems of the baroque repertoire with leading specialists in historical performance practice and the music of Handel.
Tutor: Karen Betley From the Brandenburg Concertos to the Partitas for solo violin, instrumental music played an important role in the output of J.S.Bach. Come and explore these extraordinary works by this late Baroque master.
Tutor: Karen Betley From Orfeo to the Vespers, Monteverdi injected into his music new expressive ideas helping to create the Baroque style. Spend the term delving into the life and work of this musical master!
Tutor: Patrick Allies This course will lead you through a sequence of topics in Italian renaissance music.
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.
Come & Sing choruses from Bach St John Passion with the Whitehall Choir - conductor Joanna Tomlinson.
Byrd and the birth of the "consort anthem", for voices and "soft" instruments such as viols and recorders.
Choral Workshop led by David Pipe.
English Catholic Composers in Exile.
Come and Sing or Play J S Bach: Magnificat & Cantata 21 with Sinfonia Chorale Director: Richard Roddis Organist: Michael Overbury Instrumental Specialist: Nicolette Moonen
A choral singing workshop with Barnet Choral Society and their new director Rory McCleery for a day exploring borrowing in the music of Georg Friedrich Handel.
Spem is a favourite for singers who have already performed it, and a 'can't-miss' opportunity for those who haven't.
Inspirational and encouraging instruction in baroque style from expert tutors. For pre-formed chamber groups on period instruments.
Come and sing Handel's Dixit Dominus, Pergolesi's Magnificat and Monteverdi's Beatus Vir with the Vivace Chorus led by Jeremy Backhouse with Francis Pott at the piano.
‘Framed to the life of the words’ - tradition and invention in the sacred music of William Byrd.
Handel (1685-1759): one of the greatest masters of the Baroque era in music and one of the supreme composers for the human voice.
Choral workshop on William Byrd.
Handel - Coronation Anthems, and Parry - I was Glad.
Join Hereford Chamber Choir for a morning of singing, led by Music Director Simon Harper. A varied a cappella programme on the theme of water, exploring its natural beauty in partsongs by Elgar and Finzi, alongside sacred motets by Cardoso and Palestrina conveying the power of water’s life-giving quality and the significance of water and...
Tutors: Alison Crum, Peter Wendland. Three days of viol consort playing in a variety of group sizes and exploring some lesser known repertoire in addition to ‘old favourites’.
Learn how to take care of your instrument, in this practical guide to regulation, stringing and tuning. Andrew Wooderson is an experienced harpsichord maker, restorer and repairer.
Join Steven Devine for a public masterclass showcasing the harpsichord.
Four 1-hour sessions with Pam Smith on 08/02, 15/02, 22/02 & 01/03 at 4-5pm. Music will be from the Egerton Manuscript (MS 3307). Ideally, playing from a tablet/computer but pdfs will also be emailed. You will need a treble and a tenor recorder. This short course is suitable for those with little or no previous...
Repertoire: JS Bach - St John Passion (sung in German) Director: David Hill
Explore the rich and varied repertoire of musicians from court and city in the late 16th and early 17th centuries, for wind and brass instruments: cornett, sackbut, shawm, dulcian, recorder (at 440) and crumhorn.
Come & Sing Vivaldi Gloria with Laudamus Chamber Choir.
My Heart is Inditing - an exploration of settings by Purcell and Handel for singers and instrumentalists (A=440).
Come and Sing three pieces by the exceptional Elizabethan composer, William Byrd: Laudibus in Sanctis, Mass for Four Voices and Ave Maria.
This event has been cancelled. A workshop focussing on the wonderful music of the Bach family. The Bachs were a large dynasty of hugely talented composers and musicians whose legacy continues to resonate centuries after they were active.
Non-residential study weekend - Sat: pm/evening | Sun: am/pm. Finish about 17:30. Conductor Tim Brown (Clare College, Cambridge, DBCC President). Everyone welcome. DBCC sing everything in German. Music available to download from the DBCC website.
A morning workshop on Handel's Samson, led by Harry Bradford, and accompanied by Colin Spinks.
Workshop on the 40 part motet "Ecce Beatam Lucem". If interested, please email Mary Maddison for more information - memaddison@hotmail.co.uk.
An exciting opportunity to learn from Devon Baroque Orchestra’s principal players about creating the unique baroque sound. Key Repertoire will include a Corelli Concerto Grosso and other baroque favourites.
This weekend invites players to try their hand at different sized consorts, working at times from facsimile music on renaissance viol instruments.
Byrd and his contemporaries for voices and instruments, directed by John Bryan.
Sacred Settings by Marc-Antoine Charpentier including his Magnificat H78 and Dixit Dominus H204. In association with Keble Early Music Festival. For voices, baroque wind, strings and continuo (A=415).
Experience the joy of singing Handel under the inspirational leadership of LHF Musical Director Laurence Cummings. This event focuses on choruses from Alexander’s Feast, one of Handel’s most thrilling choral works. The event takes place in Handel’s very own parish church in Mayfair and ends with a public performance for family and friends.
'Hallelujah! Get a handle on Handel' with Choruses from Handel ( 2 well known and 2 less familiar).
The course will provide an in-depth exploration of the ornamentation techniques used in 17th-century Italian music, with an emphasis on how to apply them to the musical pieces of the time.
Discover the world of late 16th century popular traditional music as heard in both court and country. The course is suitable for players of woodwinds, reed instruments, historical brass and strings (ancient and modern), as well as other instruments such as bagpipes & nyckelharpa.
Come and Sing Messiah Tour UK & Ireland, led by Ben England BEM and Mark Strachan BEM.
Come and join Robert Hollingworth to experience Orazio Benevoli – a mass for several choirs.
Come & Sing / Dewch i Ganu Handel's Messiah with Swansea Bach Choir / Côr Bach Abertawe.
With Swindon Choral Society led by Brian Kay.
Improvisation workshop for singers and instrumentalists with Paula Chateauneuf.
Come and sing some gorgeous motets in seven parts (SSAATTB) with Scott Inglis-Kidger Director and Ghislaine Morgan Associate Musical Director.
Come and Sing Handel's Monarchs with Stowmarket Chorale, directed by Benedict Collins Rice. Ode for the Birthday of Queen Anne ‘Eternal Source of Light Divine’.
David Allinson’s second self-run Canterbury early music workshop. Following the success of the Lenten choral day in 2021, which focused on the music of Thomas Tallis, this workshop showcases beautiful music by his younger colleague and friend William Byrd, who died 400 years ago in 1623.
This residential event in Salisbury will feature more deliciously ‘miserable’ music from the Elizabethan Age of Melancholy – with pieces by Gibbons and Byrd.
Tutors: Giles Underwood, Carys Lane An introduction to some of the wonderful renaissance settings of the Song of Songs, the most poetic and allegorical book of the Bible. Composers include Palestrina, Gombert, Lassus, Clemens non Papa, De Rore and Praetorius.
Join Clare Norburn to learn to sing some medieval songs by and about women on Zoom.
As a musician Byrd contributed masterpieces to virtually all the styles of his day: music for English services; mass ordinaries and Latin motets for his Catholic friends; songs for plays and for the home, ranging from devout psalm settings to pastoral topics; instrumental consort music; and keyboard music. This workshop will explore pieces from several...
Masters of Venice: Grillo and Picchi - a workshop for instrumentalists (A=440).
A Bouquet of Composers - Zielenski, Gabrieli & Praetorius - a workshop for voices and instruments (A= 440). Open to players of recorders across the range, viols, flutes, sackbuts and loud (ish) winds including cornetto.
A workshop of Bulgarian singing followed by a show specially crafted in collaboration with British-Bulgarian storytelling company, A Spell In Time, to celebrate the arrival of Spring.
Master Byrd differs from 'greatest hits' compilations in being a dramatic presentation that helps the audience understand Byrd's life and the conditions of composition and his music.
Choral singers of all ages and nationalities are invited to join this week of study and rehearsal leading to a public performance in Cádiz, a beautiful old port city on Spain’s south coast, known for its mild winter climate. The course will be held in English.
Tutors: Alyson Lewin, Caroline Jones Come and enjoy Springtime Recorders! Intermediate ensemble, one to a part playing and group technique sessions all delivered in supportive, fun sessions.
Join tenor James Gilchrist, Henrike Lähnemann, German medieval historian, and the editor David Hatcher for an informal conversation about the making of 'Inn Stetter Hut', find out who was the richest man in the 16th and discuss why the song 'Lust hab ich ghabt zur Musica' couldn't be included in the programme. Followed at 7.30pm...
Tutors: Jakob Lindberg, Jacob Heringman, Lynda Sayce, Matthew Spring, Sara Stowe, Sam Chapman Plenty of opportunities to play at all levels of ability, and to socialise with like-minded early music enthusiasts.
Join Scott Inglis-Kidger for a weekend taking an in-depth look at Juan Gutiérrez de Padilla's Missa Ego Flos Campi and some of his beautifully crafted motets.
Back to the future - an exploration of composers prior to and leading up to Byrd.
Music from 16th-century convents - for female voices (SAT) plus strings, soft wind, and continuo instruments.
Felix Austriae: music from Habsburg Vienna. Workshop for all voices and specified instruments (A=440). This workshop will be suitable for cornetts, sackbuts and dulcians, as well as strings of both viol and violin families.
Come and Sing - Part 1 and Hallelujah Chorus from Handel's Messiah. Contact: leipertara@gmail.com for details and booking.
Come and Sing Messiah Tour UK & Ireland, led by Ben England BEM and Mark Strachan BEM.
Join the Athenaeum Singers, led by Thomas Mottershead, to sing selected choruses from this magnificent work.
Come and Sing Messiah Tour UK & Ireland, led by Ben England BEM and Mark Strachan BEM.
Tim will be leading you through Handel's Oratorio Choruses in his own inimitable style!
Motets by Pierre de Manchicourt (c1510 – 1564).
Come & Sing Vivaldi Gloria with the Quayside Choir and Guest Director Simon Earl.
Learn traditional songs from the Republic of Georgia with Anthony Johnston, leader and musical director of Borjghali, Bristol Georgian choir.
Roses in Wild Weather - a singing afternoon of early and traditional songs.
In celebration of Early Music Day, The Telling singer Clare Norburn presents a workshop on Zoom to guide you through how to sing a range of beautiful medieval songs by and about women.