Every Monday and Friday, In your own home, online with Jamulus software (https://jamulus.io). OEMF began just before lockdown, as the COVID19 pandemic was gathering momentum, and has continued ever since. In addition to the usual equipment (your voice and your musical talent), you will need a computer with Jamulus software (https://jamulus.io). Turn off Wi-Fi (please...
Tutors: Emily Ashton, Richard Boothby, Jon Rees, Joanna Levine. This course offers viol players the chance to explore the consort repertoire and improve their technique along the way.
A day of playing and singing some of the magnificent polychoral works by Andrea & Giovanni Gabrieli, led by Greg Skidmore and Sue Addison. Further details and application form can be found at www.sixteen85.co.uk.
The Festival includes a number of workshops - a mediaeval singing workshop with Leah Stuttard, a workshop for voices and instruments with Alison Kinder, a harpsichord workshop with Julian Perkins, and two recorder workshops with Annabel Knight.
This workshop will explore Casulana: Morir non puo ‘I mio core, and Lassus: Justorum animae.
Polychoral works by Giovanni Gabriel, Hans Leo Hassler, Giovanni Croce, and Claudio Merulo.
Music and Ritual in a C16th Florentine Convent - a workshop for upper voices, viols, low recorders and organ.
Workshop for singers in all voice ranges, and players of violins, cornetts, sackbuts, curtals, recorders (tenor downwards), viols or lutes.
JS Bach Cantata 119: Preise, Jerusalem, der Herrn. JS Bach Cantata 171: Gott wie dein Name, so ist auch dein Ruhm. JS Bach Cantata 192: Nun danket alle Gott.
Two parallel, friendly courses offering a variety of music for players at any level except beginners. For those who wish, there are opportunities to mix and match between the two courses.
* Postponed to 6th October 2024 in Little Chalfont - further details here* A workshop exploring the rich creative seam of the century’s most beloved songs - for voices and plucked strings.
JS Bach's Cantata BWV 4 'Christ lag in Todesbanden', for singers and instrumentalists, directed by Dr Stephen Muir.
South West Baroque Orchestra is the regional period instrument orchestra in the South West. Applicants are welcome to play for a rehearsal to try out the experience of baroque playing techniques.
A London-based music club who meet once a month to sing repertoire from the Elizabethan and Jacobean eras from Britain and Europe.
Tutors: Jeremy West, Gareth Wilson Glorious renaissance polyphony for choir with historic brass.
Concerts, workshops and talks with the theme of Threads of Gold.
'The Compendium of Revelation' - further details will be available shortly on the SWEMF website.
A workshop on Baroque orchestral performance practice based on the writings of George Muffat with additional music by Corelli and Lully, directed by Julio Caballero of El Gran Teatro del Mundo, with Miriam Jorde oboe, Bruno Hurtadoviol, cello and Andrés Murillo violin. The workshop is open to players of Baroque oboe, traverso, bassoon, recorder and...
The workshop is open to all voices (S/A/T/B) with some sight-singing experience. Music for the day includes Alfonso Lobo’s Versa est in luctum and Tomás Luis de Victoria’s Taedet anima and Astiterunt reges terrae.
An un-tutored course for experienced singers and players of early instruments.
Tutor: John Rowlands-Pritchard. 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 of a meditative chant sequence.
A workshop for voices, strings, keyboard, oboe, bassoon and recorders (alto or bass), continuo (inc bass viols), A=440.
Come & Sing workshop with The Fountain Singers, directed by Anna Cristoni-Apel.