VOICES & INSTRUMENTS Trafford Hall, Chester Reviewer: Janey Katovsky For several years, I have wished that I could attend the NWEMF Summer School of Renaissance Music, but was unable to go for the whole week, so I was so delighted to discover that, this year, Roger was able to offer attendance for part of the … Continue reading NWEMF Summer School 23-29 July 2011
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NWEMF Summer School 23-29 July 2011
VOICES & INSTRUMENTS Trafford Hall, Chester Reviewer: Pat Stewart It was a long drive from the south coast to Chester, and I was tired when I arrived. Would this summer school be worth the journey? As I signed in at the desk I began to wonder- all around me were the sounds of summer school … Continue reading NWEMF Summer School 23-29 July 2011
Workshop Review – 4 June 2011
JS Bach Motets VOICES Tutor: Paul SpicerLocation: St John’s Parish Rooms, KnutsfordReviewer: Mark Flinn A highly successful workshop, attended by 55 singers, was held in St John’s parish rooms in Knutsford on Saturday 4th June. We were led by Paul Spicer, the well-known choral conductor (and composition pupil of Herbert Howells), who guided us through … Continue reading Workshop Review – 4 June 2011
Fort Belan Viol Weekend, 6-9 May 2011
VIOLS Tutors: Hugh Cherry & Ibi Aziz Location: Fort Belan on the Menai Straits Reviewer: Clive Tolley On 6–9 May we held the second Fort Belan Viol Weekend at the picturesque eighteenth-century Fort Belan, in a fairly remote location opposite the western end of Anglesey. The number of participants was slightly smaller than last year, … Continue reading Fort Belan Viol Weekend, 6-9 May 2011
Workshop Review – 9 April 2011
JUAN ESQUIVEL: Music from a Golden Age VOICES & INSTRUMENTS Tutor: Clive WalkleyLocation: St Mark's Church, Natland, near Kendal, CumbriaReviewer: Hugh Cherry Juan Esquivel in the Lake District On Saturday 9th April 2011 a group of singers and instrumentalists gathered in the parish church at Natland on the edge of the Lake District to study … Continue reading Workshop Review – 9 April 2011