NWEMF at the RNCM

For the second year running, thanks to our student representative, Bryan Au Yeung, NWEMF had a stand at the Royal Northern College of Music's Freshers' Fair on 23 September 2026. We were kept busy for the full three hours, and spoke to lots of students who were interested in all aspects of early music. By … Continue reading NWEMF at the RNCM

Workshop Report – 12 September 2026

Our first workshop back after the summer break took place at All Saints Church in Hoole, Chester. We were delighted to welcome back Stephanie Dyer for her third workshop for NWEMF under the title "Renaissance Back to School". Nearly 60 people attended from far and wide, and as well as over 40 singers, we also … Continue reading Workshop Report – 12 September 2026

Local, voluntary and small: what a few enthusiasts can achieve

Alison McLeod, Silverdale Renaissance Silverdale Renaissance started with three friends and neighbours in the Lancashire village of Silverdale, all early music enthusiasts, bewailing the distances we had to travel to go to see the music we loved performed. It was 2023. We had been starved of live music during the pandemic and we were aware … Continue reading Local, voluntary and small: what a few enthusiasts can achieve

Early Music Summer School, Higham Hall 8-14 August 2026

by Anna Wetherell I’m just back from the Early Music Summer School at Higham Hall and the music is still ringing in my head, randomly shifting tracks from a Dowland lute song to sections of Victoria, Morales and Palestrina masses, motets, various madrigals, Ah Robin (Cornish), Greene’s Thou Visitest the Earth and much more, including … Continue reading Early Music Summer School, Higham Hall 8-14 August 2026