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  • Cádiz Lamentations with Bruno Campelo Muñíz

    Convento de las Reparadoras, Cádiz

    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.

  • Come & Sing Bite-sized Bach & Friends

    St Mary's Church, Whitkirk Leeds

    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.

  • NEEMF Workshop with Patrick Craig

    Summerhill Bowling Club, Newcastle upon Tyne

    Mary, Mary, quite contrary - a workshop for singers and players looking at music for Mary, Mother of Jesus, and music for Mary Magdalen.

  • Workshop: The Guidonian Hand

    Holy Trinity, Rotherhithe London

    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...

  • London Motet & Madrigal Club Meeting

    St Michael's, Cornhill, London

    A London-based music club who meet once a month to sing repertoire from the Elizabethan and Jacobean eras from Britain and Europe.

  • Trills in the Baroque for Recorder Players Part 1

    Online

    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...

  • The Victoria Line – Choral Workshop

    St Barnabas, Pimlico London

    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...

  • NWEMF Workshop with David Allinson

    Didsbury Baptist Church Beaver Rd, Manchester

    From Despair to Joy: Holy Week with Tomás Luis de Victoria, a choral workshop led by David Allinson.

  • EMFS Workshop with Laurie Stras

    12 Bellevue Cres, Edinburgh

    Music and Ritual in a 16th Century Florentine Convent - Workshop for SA voices, Viols and low recorders led by Laurie Stras.

  • EEMF Workshop: Indigenous meets Baroque

    Castle Street Methodist Church, Cambridge

    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.

  • Easter Early Music Course

    Haberdashers' School, Monmouth

    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.

  • Baroque Opera Project: Rameau’s Pygmalion

    Benslow Music Benslow Lane, Hitchin, Hertfordshire

    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...

  • Casterbridge Music: Malta 2026

    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...

  • Baroque Choruses

    Benslow Music Benslow Lane, Hitchin, Hertfordshire

    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...

  • BMEMF Workshop with Ali Kinder

    St John's Church, Ludlow

    Repertoire: Très Élégant, the music of Marc-Antoine Charpentier.  Workshop for instrumentalists.

  • Revelry and Refinement: Medieval Band Camp

    Benslow Music Benslow Lane, Hitchin, Hertfordshire

    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...

  • Trills in the Baroque for Recorder Players: Part 2

    Online

    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.

  • NWEMF Workshop with Rory Wainwright Johnston

    The Harris, Preston

    Missa Ave Virgo Sanctissima by Gery de Ghersem, and other pieces from 17th century Iberia, a workshop for voices with Rory Wainwright Johnston.

  • MEMF Workshop with Katy Silverman

    St Faith and St Laurence Church, Harborne Birmingham

    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...

  • London Motet & Madrigal Club Meeting

    St Michael's, Cornhill, London

    A London-based music club who meet once a month to sing repertoire from the Elizabethan and Jacobean eras from Britain and Europe.

  • Gregorian Chant: The Joys of Singing

    Benslow Music Benslow Lane, Hitchin, Hertfordshire

    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...

  • Baroque Solo Sonatas: Melody and Continuo

    Benslow Music Benslow Lane, Hitchin, Hertfordshire

    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,...

  • MEMF Workshop with Greg Skidmore & Sue Addison

    Swallowbeck Methodist Church, Lincoln

    !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.

  • SEMF Workshop with Lizzie Gutteridge

    Scaynes Hill Village Hall Haywards Heath

    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...

  • Baroque and Renaissance Instrument Discovery Day

    St Mary's Music School, Edinburgh

    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...

  • Stirling Music Party with Rory McCleery

    Church of the Holy Rude, Stirling

    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 Early Music Festival

    All Saints Clifton Bristol

    Bristol's Early Music Festival, with concerts, exhibits, workshops, and more...

  • Lute Songs from England, France and Germany

    Hawkwood College, Stroud

    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...

  • Country Choral Upper Voices Weekend

    High Trenhouse, Yorkshire Dales

    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.

  • Dorset Bach Cantata Club

    D’Urberville Centre, Wool

    Non-residential study weekend directed by Philip Walsh.

  • Rondo Viol Academy

    Shepherd's Dene, Northumberland

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

  • Fairest Isle Festival

    Isle of Wight

    Early Music Extravaganza on the Isle of Wight - includes concerts, workshops, talks, and more!

  • NWEMF Workshop with Ben England

    Wilmslow URC

    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.

  • NEEMF Workshop with Andrew Griffiths

    Clements Hall, York Nunthorpe Rd, York

    La Fèsta de ƚa Sènsa: Venetian Music for Ascension - a workshop for singers and instrumentalists.

  • Purbeck Art Weeks Festival 2026

    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,...

  • London Motet & Madrigal Club Meeting

    St Michael's, Cornhill, London

    A London-based music club who meet once a month to sing repertoire from the Elizabethan and Jacobean eras from Britain and Europe.

  • Voices, Viols & Recorders Association

    Halsway Manor Halsway Lane, Crowcombe, Taunton

    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...

  • Come & Sing A Cappella Wonders

    St Olave's, York

    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...

  • Come & Sing A Cappella Wonders

    Church of the Ascension, Warrington

    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...

  • Saltaire Recorder Weekend

    Titus Salt School, Shipley

    A full weekend of music-making, inspiration and discovery, including concerts, playing sessions and more.

  • Come & Sing A Cappella Wonders

    St John The Baptist, Wimbledon London

    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...

  • Purbeck Art Weeks Medieval Vocal Workshop

    Wareham URC

    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...

  • Renaissance Polyphony

    Benslow Music Benslow Lane, Hitchin, Hertfordshire

    Glorious renaissance polyphony for choir with historic brass. Tutors: Jeremy West, Gareth Wilson.

  • NEEMF Workshop with Deborah Catterall

    Calcutt & Forest Moor Village Hall

    Missa Laetatus Sum by Tomás Luis de Victoria - a workshop for voices and instruments led by Deborah Catterall.

  • EEMF Consorts Workshop with David Hatcher

    Kingston Village Hall Cambs

    Two separate workshops for small consorts: 1) viols and strings 2) recorders (David will spend time with each ensemble, in two separate rooms).

  • Music at Monteconero 2026

    Monteconero, Sirolo

    This course is based on the music of the generation that followed Adrian Willaert and preceded Claudio Monteverdi. Directed by Eamonn Dougan.

  • NWEMF Workshop with Peter Wendland

    Lancaster Campus, University of Cumbria

    Polychoral music by Heinrich Schütz, workshop for voices and instruments with Peter Wendland.

  • TVEMF Workshop with Bill Hunt

    St John's URC, Northwood Hallowell Road

    The Pre-Restoration consort anthem: a trove of neglected English treasures, a workshop for voices and instruments with Bill Hunt. ​

  • London Motet & Madrigal Club Meeting

    St Michael's, Cornhill, London

    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

    Benslow Music Benslow Lane, Hitchin, Hertfordshire

    Summer Viols, directed by Alison Crum and Alison Kinder.

  • Viol Discovery Day

    Benslow Music Benslow Lane, Hitchin, Hertfordshire

    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...

  • MEMF Workshop: Colossal Baroque with Stephen Bullamore

    St Mary Magdalene Church, Newark-on-Trent

    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...

  • SEMF Workshop with Walter Reiter

    Blackbridge Community Centre, Horsham

    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...

  • Oxford Early Music Weekend

    Magdalen College, Oxford

    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.

  • Choral Workshop with Martin Lightowler

    Wesley Hall, Sheffield

    ‘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...

  • BMEMF Workshop with David Hatcher

    Bishopswood Village Hall, Herefordshire

    Workshop for singers and instrumentalists with David Hatcher, also includes BMEMF AGM.

  • Ludlow Summer School 2026

    St Laurence’s Church, Ludlow

    Treasures of the Spanish Renaissance ~ the music of the golden century: Cristóbal de Morales, Tomás Luis de Victoria, Philippe Rogier, Juan de Esquivel and Alonso Lobo. Directed by Bill...

  • Chalemie Summer School

    Uppingham School, Oakham Rutland

    Chalemie 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...

  • Country Choral Early Music Course

    High Trenhouse, Yorkshire Dales

    This mixed-voice early music workshop marks 400 years since John Dowland with an in-depth exploration of his complete published lute-song output. Working in small mixed-voice ensembles, the weekend will focus...

  • London Motet & Madrigal Club Summer Meeting

    St Michael's, Cornhill, London

    Summer Meeting with optional lunch. A London-based music club who meet once a month to sing repertoire from the Elizabethan and Jacobean eras from Britain and Europe.

  • NEEMF Workshop with Ali Kinder

    St Francis Church Hall, Newcastle

    Praise and Prayer - a workshop for all singers and instruments, led by Ali Kinder.

  • EEMF Workshop with Leah Stuttard

    Little St Mary's, Cambridge

    15th century popular songs - a workshop for voices and plucked strings (A=440) with Leah Stuttard.

  • Beauchamp Early Music Summer School

    Malvern College

    Summer School for Enthusiasts of Early Music, both instrumentalists and singers, offering full board or daily attendance. Spread over 6 days the course is ably led by David Hatcher and...

  • Cambridge Early Music Renaissance Summer School

    Benslow Music Benslow Lane, Hitchin, Hertfordshire

    The Song of Songs: sacred love songs by Palestrina, Lassus, L’Héritier, Gombert and others. For Voices and Viols. Spend time with like-minded musicians, and develop your skills under the guidance...

  • Cambridge Early Music Baroque Summer School

    Benslow Music Benslow Lane, Hitchin, Hertfordshire

    The Baroque course will focus on Purcell’s semi-opera Dioclesian. Applications are invited from dancers, proficient singers and confident players of gut-strung Baroque instruments, with Baroque bows, bass viol, violone, recorder,...

  • Venus & Adonis: A Chamber Weekender Opera

    St Barnabas, Pimlico London

    John Blow (1649-1708) Venus and Adonis "A Masque for the Entertainment of the King", directed by Scott Inglis-Kidger Desire, pursuit, and a fatal misjudgement: when Venus urges her lover to...

  • NORVIS Early Music Summer School

    Barnard Castle School Newgate, Barnard Castle

    NORVIS is the full week-long early music summer school in County Durham which they are proud to describe as one of the UK’s longest-established and friendliest.  They teach recorders, Baroque...