The following information has just been received from Godfried Croenen.
Over the Christmas period I met a young professional violinist who is trying to set up a baroque orchestra in Manchester to have regular concerts in the region. Their debut concert will be on Saturday 9 February. I will be going and I thought I’d share this with you.

Tickets are very reasonably prized and can be bought online: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/manchester-baroque-an-evening-of-baroque-concertos-tickets-53259098397?fbclid=IwAR0vMQbo6A5eugFeGSg2NMEmgmbS1HcAyETfVto2KR_jPqxj267w4_cRfHk

The programme looks very attractive indeed.

Arcangelo Corelli                            Concerto Grosso, D major, Op. 6/4

Antonio Vivaldi                                Flute concerto Del Gardellino, D major, RV428

Antonio Vivaldi                                Concerto for 3 violins L’Estro Armonico, Op.3/3, G major, RV428

Georg Philipp Telemann              Concerto for Flute and Recorder TWV 52

Antonio Vivaldi                                Concerto for Strings, d minor, R127

Georg Philipp Telemann              Concerto Polonois, TWV 43:G7

Johann Sebastian Bach                 Brandenburg Concerto No. 5, BWV 1050

The NWEMF workshops page has been updated. The application form for Roger Wilkes’ workshop on Hassler is now available.

The day workshop with Rory Johnston at St James’s, Didsbury is on the 16th February. Details and application form are on the workshops page.

We add information about these events on our other events page as we receive information about them.

These are a couple that have an excellent reputation.

Higham Hall early music week. This in many ways has come to replace the Summer School that NWEMF used to run at Ambleside. The dates for 2019 are  the 4th to 10th August 2019 the web site with information is www.highamhall.com/courses/emss If you would like more information do contact Roger Wilkes our president via the contacts page on this web site.

The second is the Irish Recorder and Viol Course, An Grianán, Termonfechin, Ireland 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, workshops, consort songs, trio sonatas, choir, large and small ensembles. Tutors: Ibi Aziz, Marion Doherty-Hayden, Pamela Flanagan, Emma Murphy, Philip Thorby.info@irishrecorderandviolcourse.org https://www.irishrecorderandviolcourse.org

The concerts and other events pages have been updated.

Tickets are available from here.

The application form for the February workshop is now on the web site. For members the November newsletter is also available.

If you are not a member all it costs is £10 to join NWEMF and this gets you the newsletter and reduced rates to our and other forums events.

The Herdwick Consort have some concerts coming up.

The first is at Kirkby Stephen.

Then there is a pair at Scalesceugh Hall, on 15th and 16th December both at 2.30. They will be doing the same programme on both days. Booking online at www.scalesceughvillas.co.uk or tel 07888 896 902 or email info@scalesceughvillas.co.uk. The concerts feature Eden Baroque (Michael Sanderson, voice, baroque violin, and Katharine May, harpsichord) playing festive music from times past. Tickets £12 to include mince pies and mulled wine.

Our next day event is on the French Chanson and is with Deborah Catterall. The date is the 27th October. The place is Bethesda chapel in Mold. Do come the music is lovely and was used by Deborah in a recent series of concerts by “The Company of Voices” Application form and more details as usual HERE

ALTHOUGH IT DOES NOT SAY ON THE FORM THIS IS FOR VOICES AND INSTRUMENTS BUT NOT LOUD WIND!! SO RECORDERS FLUTES AND VIOLS ARE WELCOME.