Workshop Review – 8 November 2025

The Sound of Power: Johann Stadlmayr’s Polychoral Music for the Habsburg Courts VOICES, LOUD WINDS, BASSOONS, SACKBUTS, TROMBONES & STRINGS (A=440) Tutor: Gawain Glenton St Mary’s Church Hall, 44 Moss Lane, Sale, M33 6GD Reviewer: Tom McLean The appeal of NWEMF workshops has been rising steadily over the past couple of years with increasingly expert … Continue reading Workshop Review – 8 November 2025

Concert review – Breaking the Rules by The Telling

Picture by Robert Piwko – www.facebook.com/RobertPiwkoPhotography Breaking the Rules - the extraordinary life of 16th/17th-century composer-prince Carlo Gesualdo by The Telling Review by Kirsten Flores1 November 2025, Manchester On an aptly dark and brooding autumnal evening just after Halloween, Hallé St Peter's in Manchester was the venue for The Telling’s ‘concertplay’, Breaking the Rules, about the life … Continue reading Concert review – Breaking the Rules by The Telling

NWEMF Viols at the University of Liverpool

by Lisa Colton, Professor of Musicology and Head of Department: Music The University of Liverpool has around 300 undergraduate Music students, whose courses (Music, Popular Music, Music and Technology) encourage them to range freely between genres, styles and historical topics. A previous Head of Department, Professor Michael Talbot, is world expert on the music of … Continue reading NWEMF Viols at the University of Liverpool

CD Review

Ricordanze - a record of love by Musica Secreta Review by Andrew Benson-Wilson Andrew Benson-Wilson has agreed that we can include his review of Musica Secreta's new CD, Ricordanze: a record of Love in our Newsletter. This is a recording of the music we covered at Laurie Stras's workshop in February 2025, so our members will be … Continue reading CD Review