Our last workshop of 2025 was a most memorable one, where Gawain Glenton took us through five colossal motets in 3 and 4 choirs by Stadlmayr, Massaino and Zucchini as follows: Nos vos me eligistis a15 (Tiburtio Massaino c1550 - c1608)Kyrie from Missa sine nomine a16 (Gregorio Zucchini c1540 – c1615)Dies sanctificatus a14 (Johann Stadlmayr … Continue reading Workshop report – 8 November 2025
Category: 2025 Workshops
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
Workshop report – 11 October 2025
Renaissance Italian canzonas Tutor: Alison Kinder St Matthew’s Community Hall, Chapel Lane, Stretford, Manchester M32 9AJ We were delighted to welcome back Ali Kinder to Manchester for an instrumental workshop at St Matthew's in Stretford where 22 joined us for a day of Italian canzonas. St Matthew's Community Hall is a great venue, and is … Continue reading Workshop report – 11 October 2025
Workshop report – 13 September 2025
Lusitano and other Portuguese composers Tutor: Rory McCleery St Agnes & St Pancras Church, 1 Buckingham Ave, Liverpool L17 3BA Thanks to everyone who came to Rory McCleery's workshop today at St Agnes & St Pancras Church in Liverpool. The church has previously been a workshop venue, but in recent years it has undergone a … Continue reading Workshop report – 13 September 2025
Applications now open
Applications for our remaining 2025 workshops are now open - after the summer break, we'll be starting off in style in the beautiful Gothic Victorian church of St Agnes in Liverpool with Rory McCleery on 13 September 2025. Rory will be leading us through a wonderful programme of Portuguese polyphony, with a special emphasis on … Continue reading Applications now open