Next Workshop 14 February 2026
Love Early Music!
Tutors: Lisa Colton & Louise Ellinson
The Tung Auditorium, Liverpool
VOICES AND ALL INSTRUMENTS (A=440)
Our 2026 workshop programme starts off in great style in Liverpool on 14 February 2026 with Lisa Colton, Head of Department at the University of Liverpool, and a musicologist who specialises in early music. She will be joined by Louise Ellinson, the Choral Director at the University of Liverpool, and are fortunate to have the use of The Tung Auditorium, one of Liverpool’s premiere concert venues.
This workshop is for singers and instrumentalists (A=440) and will bring together experienced early music performers from NWEMF with accomplished musicians from the University of Liverpool Chamber Choir, and some instrumentalists. This is an opportunity for sharing a love for early music across generations, making new connections, and performing in a special venue. The repertoire is ideal for flexible scorings, and some parts of the day will include voices and instruments working separately with a tutor. We will cover some English and Italian madrigals, as well as a large-scale multi-choir sacred piece.
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