Events

Musical Director: Andrew Parnell Accompanist: Clare Selby Soloist: Chloë Allison

De Monte – Peccantem me quotidie Byrd – Cibavit eos Clemens non Papa – Tristitia et anxietas

This event is open to any singer who knows the work and/or can sight-read music proficiently. The performance will be directed by members of the Cathedral music staff and will feature massed choir, professional soloists and the Liverpool Concert Orchestra.

Come and Sing day featuring the Vivaldi Gloria.

Sing short A Cappella pieces by Tallis, Byrd, Weelkes, Bruckner & Josquin, supported by Harry’s Chamber Choir, Recordare.

The music will be the Missa l'hora passa (Gloria, Sanctus, Benedictus and Agnus Dei) of Ludovico da Viadana; and Adoremus in Æternam of Gregorio Allegri. The cost to participate in the day is £25 per singer, and pre-registration is required by email (jnmr84094@gmail.com). All voice parts are most welcome.

Come and Sing: Vivaldi Gloria, Zadok The Priest, Quanta Qualia, and other short pieces.

Join the Waynflete Singers in a workshop on Handel's four Coronation Anthems, including Zadok the Priest, and Parry's I Was Glad.

The Sadler partbooks preserve much pre-Reformation Catholic music alongside more contemporary Latin motets by Tallis, Byrd and Morley.

A choral day with Martin Lightowler, singing pieces from the last 500 years - from John Taverner’s Kyrie ‘Leroy’, to John Tavener’s The Lamb.

A chance to sing William Byrd's Mass for Four Voices on the 400th anniversary of his death, with Liverpool Renaissance Singers led by Deborah Catterall.

De Monte – Peccantem me quotidie Byrd – Cibavit eos Clemens non Papa – Tristitia et anxietas

The Prescot Festival Chorus will assemble once again this June, and sopranos, altos, tenors and basses from across the region are invited to join them.  The typically 100-strong massed choir will be singing Antonio Vivaldi’s Gloria, under conductor Ian Wells, accompanied by organist Peter Kwater.

Come and Sing Monteverdi and Durante with the Northampton Chamber Choir and the Malcolm Arnold Chapel Choir - led by Marcela Campana and Simon Toyne.

Join Richmond Opera, led by Lindsay Bramley, in a musical workshop followed by an informal concert singing excerpts from Handel’s Semele plus other choral pieces from the Baroque era.  

Come and sing works by Tallis, Taverner and Byrd.

Receive expert tuition from Jeff Stewart, assisted by Ben Saul, with accompaniment from a string quartet and professional soloists.

Singing day directed by Keith Orrell. Palestrina's Missa Assumpta Est Maria and Pizzetti's De Profundis.

Members of Stile Antico will lead and coach participants through a feast of Byrd’s music, chosen to mark 400 years since the composer’s death. The day will culminate with a grand service of evensong.

The Sound of (Sixteenth-Century) Music: All upper voices welcome to enjoy an evening singing “equal-voice” polyphony, with all its strange dissonance and surprising textures.

A vocal workshop to include music by Byrd, Tallis, Mundy, Giles and Baldwin.

Come and sing music by Arcadelt, Isaac, Lassus, Wilbye and others.

Director of Music and Co-Founder of the Calder Consort, Dylan McCaig kicks off Banbury Early Music Day with his 'Motets & Madrigals, Come and Sing Masterclass', aimed at amateur and experienced singers all ages.

A choral workshop enjoying a selection of Bach Motets under the guidance of Nicholas O'Neill. The Motets will be "Lobet den Herrn", "Jesu, meine Freude", "Komm and Jesu, komm".

An extended workshop exploring music written for coronations over the past five centuries, including favourite music such as Handel’s ‘Zadok the Priest’ alongside some hidden gems by earlier and later composers.  The conductor is Nicholas Wilks, and the organist will be Chris Nickol. ​ ​

Nigel Short and Tenebrae will hold Masterclasses for Spem in Alium by Tallis and the Allegri Miserere.  Then in the evening, join Tenebrae for Spem in Alium and the Miserere as part of a Tenebrae concert.