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  • Come and Sing Vivaldi Gloria

    St Nicholas Church, Islip Oxfordshire

    Come and sing the Vivaldi Gloria with a fabulous orchestra to raise money for Ukraine.

  • Medieval Music in the Dales 2022 Summer School

    The Jonas Centre Redmire, Leyburn

    The Medieval Music in the Dales Summer School this year offers the chance to work with the superlative team of Stef Conner, Hanna Marti and Elisabeth Pawelke. Two strands are available for you to choose: the reconstruction and recreation of medieval music, or ensemble playing of medieval music.

  • Medieval Music in the Dales

    Bolton Castle Nr Leyburn, North Yorkshire

    Medieval Music in the Dales 2022: Medieval Women: Music Makers & Muses.

  • The City Musick With William Lyons and Richard Thomas

    Jackdaws Music Great Elm, Frome, Somerset

    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.

  • Voices, Viols & Recorders Association

    Halsway Manor Halsway Lane, Crowcombe, Taunton

    An un-tutored course for experienced singers and players of early instruments at 440 pitch.

  • Come and Sing Handel’s Messiah

    Llantrisant Guildhall Castle Green, George Street, Llantrisant

    Come and Sing the Messiah under the mentoring of two of Wales’ best known classical musicians, Jeffrey Howard and Ros Evans at Llantrisant Guildhall and Castle green.

  • Recorder Making with Jacqueline Sorel

    The Champion Workshop 6 Lintech Court, Linton, Cambridgeshire

    Make your own professional wooden recorder with expert recorder maker, Jacqueline Sorel.

  • Recorders at Rydal with Mary Tyers

    Rydal Hall Ambleside, Cumbria

    Foundation / Lower Intermediate Level. Enjoy beautiful music and develop your skills in the company of players of a similar ability.

  • Rondo Viol Academy

    The Hayes Swanwick, Alfreton, Derbyshire

    Elementary, Lower Intermediate & Pre-formed Consorts. Run by Jacqui Robertson-Wade and Alison Kinder.

  • MEMF Workshop with Gawain Glenton

    Collegiate Church of Saint Mary, Stafford Saint Marys Place, Stafford

    Schütz and his world - for sackbuts, cornetti and voices.

  • Liverpool Early Music Festival

    Liverpool Parish Church Chapel Street

    Classical, early, world music & theatre shows and a workshop at multiple venues across Liverpool with some exciting, pioneering & international musicians lined up: The Sixteen, The Telling & The Linarol Consort.

  • Sing Joyfully – A Come & Sing workshop

    Stoke sub Hamdon Memorial Hall West Street, Stoke sub Hamdon, Somerset

    Byrd: Sing Joyfully Stanford: Magnificat (double choir) Monteverdi: Cantate Domino Schutz: Unser Herr, Jesus Christ Ēriks Ešenvalds: Salutation

  • Come and Sing Handel Messiah

    Saltaire URC Saltaire

    Come and Sing Handel's Messiah with Bradford Festival Choral Society, led by BFCS Musical Director Thomas Leech.  Part of the Saltaire Festival.

  • Before Leipzig

    Benslow Music Benslow Lane, Hitchin, Hertfordshire

    Tutors: Joe Crouch and Sam Evans. Celebrating Bach's incredibly fertile Weimar and Köthen years, exploring works of his contemporaries along the way. The course is for singers and those playing baroque instruments at A=415 pitch.

  • Music Theory: Bach Chorales

    Online

    Tutor: Oliver Chandler. Learn to name chords, cadences and recognise basic chord progressions in Bach’s 4-part chorale textures.

  • Topics in Renaissance Music 1

    Online

    Tutor: Patrick Allies. This course will lead you through a sequence of topics in renaissance music starting with music of English composers.

  • Come and Sing Dido & Aeneas

    Christ's Hospital Horsham

    Join Christ's Hospital Choral Society for a "Sing in a Day" workshop with Peter Allwood, to learn Henry Purcell's "Dido and Aeneas".

  • abcd Live – Choral Conference

    Hallé St Peter's Manchester

    A one-day choral conference for anyone leading or involved in singing includes sessions on period performance practice for voices, with guest presenters Professor Martin Ashley, William Hunt and Andrew Parrott, discussing the voice in the time of Gibbons and JS Bach. There is also a trade exhibition throughout the day.

  • Come and Sing Vivaldi’s Gloria

    Tyndale Baptist Church Whiteladies Road, Redland, Bristol

    Hilary Campbell will lead the afternoon of music-making featuring the choruses from Vivaldi's Gloria, beautiful music from the Baroque era.

  • Madrigal and Partsongs

    Benslow Music Benslow Lane, Hitchin, Hertfordshire

    An exploration of the riches of secular vocal music from the Renaissance to the 20th century.

  • Recorder Weekend with Anna Stegmann

    Jackdaws Music Great Elm, Frome, Somerset

    Work with one of the foremost teachers and performers of this instrument, Anna Stegmann, to explore the vibrant and varied world of the recorder; solo and consort, ancient and modern.

  • Rondo Viol Academy

    High Leigh Lord Street, Hoddesdon, Hertfordshire

    Intermediate & Upper Intermediate. Run by Jacqui Robertson-Wade and Alison Kinder.

  • Dorset Bach Cantata Club

    Sturminster Newton High School Bath Road, Sturminster Newton

    Non-residential study weekend directed by Chris Brown.

  • Tabea Debus – Recorder Masterclass

    Huntingdon Hall Crowngate, Worcester

    Tabea Debus will appear with Elizabeth Kenny (lute) and Jonathan Rees (viola da gamba) to play works from her Ohrwurm programme. There will be a Masterclass at midday with students from the Royal Birmingham Conservatoire, followed by the concert at 3pm.

  • Come and Sing Purcell

    Wardour Chapel Wiltshire

    A Cherubim choral weekend under the direction of baroque expert Greg Skidmore.  Familiar anthems, Rejoice in the Lord, Thou knowest Lord, choruses from Dido and The Fairy Queen, and instrumental music, glees and catches.

  • Platinum Singers Bach Club VII

    St Mary's Church, Battersea London

    Cantatas BWV 24-26, Choruses & Chorales only. Director: Scott Inglis-Kidger.  

  • The Recorder: Lecture and Masterclass

    Snape Maltings Concert Hall Snape

    A treat for recorder players and early music enthusiasts alike, in a morning lecture and afternoon masterclass, led by Francesca Clements.

  • Evora, cradle of Portugal’s Golden Age

    Ralli Hall Hove, East Sussex

    A choral workshop exploring music by Manuel Cardoso, Felipe de Magalhães and Duarte Lobo, led by Dr David Allinson.

  • Lassus Plus: A Late Renaissance Musical Maestro

    Knuston Hall Irchester, Wellingborough, Northamptonshire

    Masses, motets, madrigals; from Lamentations to Lieder, witty chansons to obscene carnival songs: no Renaissance composer was more prolific or varied than Orlande de Lassus (1532-1594). We contrast his settings with those of others, composers he definitely met or may have known, others he could not possibly have encountered.

  • MEMF Workshop with Philip Thorby

    Solihull School Solihull

    Songs of Love and Death – the music of Leonhard Lechner Athesinus - workshop for Voices and Instruments.

  • Viola da Gamba Society Autumn Meeting

    St Cecilia's Hall, Edinburgh

    Speakers: David Hatcher, Martin Barnett and Susanna Pell. Free admission, open to all – no need to be a viol player!  You can attend individual sessions or stay for the whole day.

  • Come and Sing Handel’s Messiah

    Victoria Methodist Church, Bristol

    Sing Handel's Messiah with orchestra and soloists, conducted by Lyn Lloyd-Jones.  Optional preliminary rehearsals on Sundays 2nd and 16th October at 7.30pm.

  • Recorder Making with Tim Cranmore

    The Champion Workshop 6 Lintech Court, Linton, Cambridgeshire

    Over 5 days you will make your own recorder with expert recorder maker Tim Cranmore.

  • NEEMF Workshop with David Hatcher

    Clements Hall, York Nunthorpe Rd, York

    A workshop for voices and instruments on the music of Constanzo Porta, with AGM.

  • Schütz Choral Workshop with David Allinson

    St Catharine's College Chapel Trumpington St, Cambridge

    Workshop focussing on the full-textured choral music of the Geistlich Chormusik (Op.11), published in 1648. The programme, to commemorate the 350th anniversary of Schütz’s death, is crowned by the astonishing late setting of the Magnificat, Meine Seele erhebt den Herren for double choir.

  • Come and Sing Vivaldi Gloria

    Ardingly College Chapel West Sussex

    An afternoon of music making in learning, rehearsing and performing Vivaldi's Gloria.

  • Come and Sing Handel’s Messiah

    St Mary's Church, Great Milton

    Come and Sing Handel's Messiah with Great Milton Singers - Directed by Kate Billimore.

  • London International Festival of Early Music 2022

    Blackheath Concert Halls 23 Lee Road, London

    A three-day exhibition with a full programme of workshops, lecture recitals, talks and makers’ demonstration recitals, plus concerts and evensong at St Michael & All Angels Church.

  • Recorders at Rydal with Mary Tyers

    Rydal Hall Ambleside, Cumbria

    Upper Intermediate / Advanced Level. Enjoy beautiful music and develop your skills in the company of players of a similar ability.

  • MEMF Workshop with Anita Datta

    Solihull Methodist Church Blosssomfield Road, Solihull

    A workshop for voices with a new Tutor Anita Datta - Madrigals based on Bird Song.

  • SEMF Workshop With Patrick Craig

    Bosham Village Hall Chichester

    More music inspired by the two Marys, with an emphasis on Spanish/Portuguese composers.  For voices plus strings and lower soft wind.

  • EMFS Choral Workshop with Noel O’Regan

    Stockbridge Parish Church, Edinburgh

    The Anerio brothers, born in Rome to a trombone-playing father, were among the most significant composers of the post-Palestrina generation.  The workshop will explore a number of sacred works by both composers for a variety of vocal forces. Further Details from the Organiser (pdf).

  • Come and Sing Handel’s Messiah

    St John's Church, Oxted

    Come and Sing a selection of choruses from Handel's Messiah with Hurst Green Singers, directed by James M Meaders.

  • Come and Sing with Stile Antico

    University Church, Oxford

    Members of Stile Antico lead a ‘Come and Sing’ day at the University Church in Oxford, focusing on polychoral repertoire from Renaissance Rome.

  • Consorting Viols

    Benslow Music Benslow Lane, Hitchin, Hertfordshire

    Three days of viol consort playing in preformed groups of any level, studying in depth any music chosen by the group, coached by members of the Rose Consort of Viols. Two-day option also available.

  • Online Carol Singing Workshops

    Online

    In the run-up to Christmas, The Telling singer Clare Norburn presents four workshops on Zoom to guide you through how to sing a range of beautiful traditional and medieval carols.

  • WEMFC Workshop with Emma Gibbins

    Melville Centre for the Arts, Abergavenny

    Music for Advent and Christmas The Wales Early Music Forum Cymru, supported by BMEMF, is running its third workshop. Emma Gibbins has chosen a splendid repertoire with works by Parsons, Ravenscroft, Guerrero, Victoria and many more. *Note change of venue from Cardiff to Abergavenny*

  • Choral Workshop: Pergolesi’s Stabat Mater

    Stockbridge Parish Church, Edinburgh

    Led by celebrated soprano and experienced vocal trainer Mhairi Lawson, explore a golden gem of 18th Century vocal repertoire, Giovanni Battista Pergolesi’s Stabat Mater. This choral workshop is for sopranos and altos only.

  • Come and Sing: Bach’s Christmas Oratorio

    South Street Baptist Church, Exeter Exeter, Devon

    Join Jonathan Peter Kenny and Exeter Bach Society for a 'Come & Sing' workshop on J S Bach's Christmas Oratorio.

  • Come and Sing Messiah

    Manvers Street Baptist Church, Bath

    Come and Sing Messiah Tour UK & Ireland, led by Ben England BEM and Mark Strachan BEM.

  • Platinum Consort – Gesualdo meets Stravinsky

    St Mary's Church, Battersea London

    Miserere & Motets.  Director: Scott Inglis-Kidger. Carlo Gesualdo da Venosa: Miserere - O vos omnes. Gesualdo (completed by Igor Stravinsky): Tres Sacrae Cantiones.

  • Early Music Appreciation: Why Bach?

    Higham Hall Bassenthwaite Lake, Cockermouth, Cumbria

    Join Tamsin to explore Bach’s music from several angles and discover what makes it so special.

  • Benslow Recorder Festival

    Benslow Music Benslow Lane, Hitchin, Hertfordshire

    Benslow's Recorder Festival celebrates the recorder with ensemble, technique and orchestral sessions at elementary, intermediate and advanced levels.

  • The Medieval Folkie! with Archaedium

    Halsway Manor Halsway Lane, Crowcombe, Taunton

    With Mary Mohan and Jude Rees as your guides, you’ll be learning tunes from the Middle Ages.

  • Singing Handel with Jonathan Peter Kenney

    Jackdaws Music Great Elm, Frome, Somerset

    Explore and celebrate some of Handel’s wonderful arias with an aficionado of his music.

  • Carol Singing Workshop

    St Mary’s Church Conwy

    Join Clare Norburn to learn to sing some medieval & traditional carols ahead of the Carol Concert in Conwy.

  • Hodie Christus Natus Est with Tim Bayley

    Dorchester Abbey Wallingford

    A workshop of renaissance Christmas polyphony for period wind and brass players, directed by Tim Bayley of the York Waits.

  • Carol Singing Workshop

    St Edward's Church, Cardiff

    Join Clare Norburn to learn to sing some medieval & traditional carols ahead of the Carol Concert in Cardiff.

  • Carol Singing Workshop

    St Mary & St Michael's Church, Mistley Manningtree, Essex

    Join Clare Norburn to learn to sing some medieval & traditional carols ahead of the Carol Concert in Mistley.

  • Come and Sing Messiah

    Eglwys Dewi Sant, Cardiff

    Come and Sing Messiah Tour UK & Ireland, led by Ben England BEM and Mark Strachan BEM.

  • Music History Book Club

    Online

    Tutor: Edward Breen. This term’s book is Finding Handel by Helen Dymond.