The London International Festival of Early Music takes place each year in London in Blackheath Halls. This year, for the first time in many years, all the Early Music Forums were represented in the Exhibition Hall with a shared stand. In past years, TVEMF usually went along as London falls within their catchment area, but … Continue reading LIFEM 25 Report – 12-15 November 2025
Category: Workshop Reports
Workshop report – 8 November 2025
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
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
Workshop report – 14 June 2025
It was a lovely summer's day in Chester when we met at All Saint's Church Parish Centre in Hoole, Chester for a workshop with George Parris. With 20 singers and 7 instrumentalists, George took us through the double choir The Full Moon Mass by the somewhat forgotten Italian composer, Guiseppe Corsi de Celano (1631/32–1691). We … Continue reading Workshop report – 14 June 2025