Music of Protest from Renaissance Portugal - join popular tutor Rory McCleery for an exploration of this fascinating and beautiful repertoire, including plangently expressive motets and mass movements by Duarte Lobo, Manuel Cardoso and Estêvão Lopes Morago.
Dive into the polychoral grandeur of Venetian sacred music, characterised by cori spezzati and radiant harmonies, with Scott Inglis-Kidger (Director) and Ghislaine Morgan (Associate Musical Director).
'Consumed With Sorrow', a workshop singing a selection of Renaissance masterpieces including works by Josquin, Dufay, Ockeghem, Robert White and others, led by Angus Smith.
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 (A=415) with Victoria Helby, for one-to-a-part singers as well as instrumentalists.
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.
This Chamber Weekender, directed by Scott Inglis-Kidger, will marry the sacred (Monteverdi Beatus Vir) with the profane (Strozzi Silentio nocivo); two sublime works, exploring rather different subject matter!
Join a consort of singers from Stile Antico in a wonderful session singing music from the Sistine Chapel.
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.
Weelkes and Gibbons singing workshop with Tim Brown - details TBC.
Palestrina, Anerio and Victoria Marian music for the Feast of the Visitation. A workshop for singers with Patrick Craig.
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.
Misa en Granada, sacred and secular works by Pedro de Escobar, led by Richard MacKenzie.
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 and 17th Centuries in a liturgical context. New singers are always welcome to come to a single event or to more.
Guerrero Missa Surge Propera with Huw Morgan. Pitch for the day will be A=440. Forces required are SATB voices plus strings and winds.
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 greatest composers of Spain’s Siglo de Oro: Guerrero, Lobo, Morales and Victoria.
Workshop for Singers: Rejoice and Sing! Exploring Palestrina’s Missa Confitebor tibi Domine with David Allinson.
The ‘Full Moon’ Mass – an exquisite Italian rarity from the mysterious Giuseppe Corsi da Celano, for voices and instruments.
Join Bob Porter and the Brandenburg Festival Chorus for a workshop studying choral technique and based around the Vivaldi Gloria, leading to a final performance to raise the roof of St Gabriel's.
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.
Workshop for singers and instrumentalists - Francisco Valls, Missa Scala Aretina, with Patrick Craig.
Gibbons Verse Anthems workshop for voices and strings with Clare Griffel. This workshop will explore Gibbons' wonderful legacy of verse anthems with instruments, including ‘See, see, the Word is incarnate’, which reprises the entirety of salvation history in a few astonishing pages, and ‘Behold Thou hast made my days’. Pitch will be A=440; all voices,...
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.
Chalemie's 25th Summer School in Early Music, Dance, Period Costume Making and Commedia. Leading performers from the group will direct a series of workshops on 17th/18th century music, song, dance, commedia and costume making, with a particular emphasis on the English repertoire of this period.
Come & Sing Claudio Monteverdi's glorious Beatus vir, and Alessandro Striggio's Ecce beatam lucem with the William Byrd Singers, led by Keith Orrell.
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.
Chamber Weekender for Upper Voices, exploring Pergolesi’s Stabat Mater, in its original setting for two vocal lines. This exquisite, haunting rendering of the Marian hymn captures Mary’s deep sorrow at the foot of the cross. Giovanni Battista Pergolesi (1710–1736) composed this masterwork shortly before his death at the age of 26. Directed by Scott Inglis-Kidger.
Continuo Connect and the Oxford Festival of the Arts co-present an Early Music Day comprising two daytime concerts, both by Continuo grantees, and a talk by Sir Nicholas Kenyon.
Join Richmond Opera for a joyful day of singing, featuring choruses from Handel's Alexander's Feast and more! Led by Lindsay Bramley, with Mike Keen on keyboard.
Schein’s Banchetto Musicale – a workshop for instruments (recorders, strings, brass and reeds at pitch A=440) with Alison Kinder.
Weldon/Purcell The Tempest, or The Enchanted Island. Offered in collaboration with the Academy of Ancient Music (AAM), directed by Laurence Cummings. Pitch: A=415.
This residential course is for singers and players of Renaissance instruments and has been running for many years.
Orlando Gibbons and the music of Westminster Abbey. This course, directed by Patrick Craig explores anthems by three towering musicians of Westminster Abbey, focussing on Orlando Gibbons who died in 1625 together with choral masterpieces by Robert White and Henry Purcell.
Charles V and the Spanish Golden Age: music for an empire where the sun never sets - music by Morales, Guerrero, Anchieta, Vasquez, Crecquillon, Victoria and others. For voices and viols, with Clare Wilkinson, Carys Lane, Giles Underwood, Alison Crum and Alison Kinder.
The 53rd NORVIS summer school - a week-long early music summer school in County Durham.
The group will teach two courses: Vocal Ensembles - a course designed to improve ensemble singing skills. Participants will be divided into small groups, normally with just one or two voices per part, and will explore a wealth of 16th and early 17th century gems. Sing with Stile - singing alongside members of Stile Antico,...
Assisi 2025 – Palestrina, Prince of Music, with Musical Director Rory McCleery.
The festival will be in three independent parts, with one part being an in depth look at some Music of the Renaissance and how to sing Plainsong.
An increasingly popular course for those interested in Baroque performance practice using modern instruments.
Assumpta est Maria! Motets for Mary - a workshop for singers with David Allison.
For competent singers, viol and recorder players, covering music c1450-c1650.
The theme for 2025 is Visiting Vienna: Exploring Music at the Habsburg Court.
A course designed for players of recorders, viols and other early instruments, covering a wide repertoire from ancient to modern. Sessions include one-to-a-part groups, consort songs, trio sonatas, choir, large and small ensembles. Tutors: Ibi Aziz, Caoimhe de Paor, Pamela Flanagan, Philip Thorby, Peter Wendland.
Join Zarek Trio in a course focused on the baroque trio sonata.
The Historically Informed Summer School - where folk, traditional and early music meet.
Come and join members of the Greenock Philharmonic Choir to sing Vivaldi’s popular Gloria.
Come & sing Bach's Magnificat in the stunning acoustic of Southwell Minster’s Nave, led by Festival Director Marcus Farnsworth.
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. Repertoire includes works by Cipriano De Rore, Jacquet De Mantua, and Claudio Monteverdi.
Rory Wainwright Johnston will be leading this weekend workshop in the glorious, peaceful setting of Malham Moor in the Yorkshire Dales. Covering pieces by Campion, Dowland, Gibbons, Wilbye, Pilkington and Morley, exploring both lute songs and madrigals, honing ensemble singing skills and delving into the techniques that bring this repertoire to life. Whether you're passionate...
A Friday night concert given by early music professionals and a two day workshop for vocalists and instrumentalists. Georg Philipp Telemann's 'Paris Quartets' This year focusses on Telemann's famous collection of music for flute, violin, viola da gamba and continuo (cello and harpsichord). Friday night concert: Marches Baroque Ensemble, playing on period instruments, will present...
An exciting all-day early-music workshop directed by Greg Skidmore. William Byrd (c.1540 - 1623) Ne irascaris Domine Vigilate Orlando Gibbons (1583 - 1625) Hosanna to the son of David Robert Ramsey (c.1590 - 1644) When David heard Thomas Tallis (c.1505 - 1585) In jejunio et fletu Thomas Weelkes (1576 - 1623) O how amiable are...
Bill Hunt will direct singers and viol players in works by Orlando Gibbons in a full day workshop.
This season of Early Nights traces the far-reaching influence of the Gonzaga court in shaping sacred music at the turn of the 17th century.
Chamber choir and consort singing of madrigals and Partsongs.
The Medieval Instrumentarium - celebrate instrument design, construction, history and - of course - playing!
The music of Lusitano and other Portuguese composers.
Explore a variety of music inspired by The Sixteen’s own Choral Pilgrimage.
A chance to sing selected movements from Bach's wonderful St John Passion - in English. Led by musical director Hilary Campbell and accompanied by Steve Kings.
The EMFS Choir will meet under the direction of Michael Cameron-Longden to start the autumn term by looking at some music by Orlando Gibbons, in this the 400 year anniversary of his death.
A day exploring settings of psalms by Callcott, Lasso, Quarles, Tallis, Tomkins & the ubiquitous Anonymous with choir director and composer David Greenwood. The motets are settings of psalms 23, 100 and 130. This Come & Sing is one of 6 annual workshops run since 2022 and attracts enthusiastic singers from across the south west...
An un-tutored course for experienced singers and players of early instruments.
The 2025 International Pipe and Tabor Festival with French guest artist Benjamin Melia. The main events will be based near the station and the cathedral.
Meeting most Fridays at 12:15. Contact John: j76parcw@outlook.com for further details and full address.
Explore a variety of music inspired by The Sixteen’s own Choral Pilgrimage.
All modern strings are welcome to come and play Vivaldi in the latest Go 4 B'roque event. Spend a morning playing some of Vivaldi's concerti for strings under the direction of Philip Redfern.
Experience the joy of singing with one of the North West's best chamber choirs as they prepare for their 2025/26 programme, rehearsing J.S.Bach's Christmas Oratorio. This event is free but please register your interest so the organisers can ensure there is enough music and cake!
The Linarol Consort's Renaissance Viol and Recorder course is for experienced viol and recorder players with an interest in improving their technique on Renaissance instruments and in reading from facsimile. Tutors: David Hatcher and Alison Kinder, assisted by Claire Horacek and Timothy Lin.