by Andrew MayesVice-Present of NWEMF and former Chair On first consideration, having been asked by Elizabeth Dodd for a Newsletter contribution, I immediately realised that it wasn’t a ‘Road to Damascus’ event. When I began to think in detail, tracing how I discovered early music was a far more complex process than I had anticipated, … Continue reading How I discovered Early Music
Category: Articles
How I discovered early music and found NWEMF
by John HuthnanceNWEMF Secretary NWEMF members perhaps might know (of) me as NWEMF Secretary, as a (bass) singer and possibly as a violin player. However, historically and by intent these are in reverse order. I recall being told by a fellow pupil at primary school assembly that I was singing out of tune. Just possibly … Continue reading How I discovered early music and found NWEMF
My introduction to early music
by Tim Gannicliffe I began to appreciate early music without realising it, as I always loved hymns and carols from a young age singing in choirs and in church services. I always preferred the ‘older’ carols such as In dulce jubilo, albeit in the R.L. Pearsall arrangement, and Es in ein Ros Ensprungen. The composer … Continue reading My introduction to early music
My entry into the world of early music
by Clive Walkley My entry into the sound world of early music came fairly late in my life. I didn't begin piano lessons until about the age of 10 because my parents couldn't afford them. However, there was music in our home. My mother was a rather mediocre amateur pianist but my father was an … Continue reading My entry into the world of early music
How I came to early music
by Janet Evans How did I come to Early Music? Gradually. When I was a child, on the rare occasions when a piece of what I now know as Early Music was played on the wireless my parents switched it off, leaving me thinking “I should have liked to listen to that”. When I was … Continue reading How I came to early music