Viol weekend - The viol music of Germany VIOLS Tutors: Ibi Aziz & Hugh Cherry Location: Llanarmon, in the Ceiriog Valley Reviewer: Clive Tolley The fourth annual NWEMF viol weekend was held from Friday to Sunday, 1–3 March, at the West Arms, Llanarmon Dyffryn Ceiriog, in the beautiful Ceiriog valley, which extends up towards the … Continue reading Fourth NWEMF Viol Weekend – 1-3 March 2013
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Workshop Review – 9 November 2013
Image: Henry VIII by Hans Holbein the Younger Music from the time of Henry VIII VOICES & INSTRUMENTS Tutor: Ralph Allwood Location: Morley Green Centre, Wilmslow Reviewer: Mark Flinn A group of 23 singers and wind players (recorders and crumhorns) met in the rustic surroundings of Morley Green Centre, just outside Wilmslow, on Saturday 9th … Continue reading Workshop Review – 9 November 2013
Workshop Review – 28 September 2013
Gentlemen of the Chappell VOICES Tutor: Alistair Dixon Location: Didsbury Baptist Church, Manchester Reviewer: Jill Mitchell I had been looking forward to September 28th and seeing Alistair Dixon in action again in Didsbury; I had done an Andrew van der Beek weekend with him in Cologne in 2001 and a July (Tallis) course at Lacock … Continue reading Workshop Review – 28 September 2013
Workshop Review – 29 June 2013
Photo credit: Parish church of St John the Evangelist, Toft, Cheshire, seen from the south by Parrot of Doom - own work, CC BY-SA 3.0 German Sacred music VOICES Tutor: John ButtLocation: St John the Evangelist, Toft, Knutsford Reviewer: Marian Needham German Sacred Music; workshop for singers It was in a pleasant rural setting, with … Continue reading Workshop Review – 29 June 2013
Workshop Review – 18 May 2013
Alexander P Kapp / St Mark's Church, Natland / CC BY-SA 2.0 Purcell, English madrigals and more VOICES Tutor: Evelyn TubbLocation: St Mark’s Church, Natland Reviewer: Kate Jackson From Purcell to Pearsall, 18th May 2013 Some 40 singers from far and wide gathered at St Mark’s Church, Natland on May 18th to attend a workshop … Continue reading Workshop Review – 18 May 2013