Making music in the Bach household (from a painting by Toby Rosenthal). J.S. Bach's family tree included more than 50 musicians. Image credit. Motets from the Bach and beyond VOICES & INSTRUMENTS Tutor: Peter SyrusLocation: Didsbury Baptist Church, Manchester Reviewer: Sheila Livesey It was with a small amount of trepidation that I braved the deluge … Continue reading Workshop Review – 13 April 2013
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Workshop Review – 9 March 2013
Photo of Christ Church by Raymond Knapman, CC BY-SA 2.0 Murdered anthems and improper psalms? VOICES & INSTRUMENTS Tutor: Sally DrageLocation: Christ Church (URC), Port SunlightReviewers: Ruth Stock & David Roberts West Gallery Workshop 9th March 2013 After a couple of false starts (due to an overnight electrical failure) the West Gallery workshop ‘Murdered Anthems … Continue reading Workshop Review – 9 March 2013
Workshop Review – 23 February 2013
Choir organ and fascitol (choir book stand) at Puebla’s cathedral, where Juan Gutierrez de Padilla was maestro de capella (Undated photo). For more information, click here. Hidden treasures of 17th century Latin America VOICES & INSTRUMENTS Tutor: Jeffrey SkidmoreLocation: United Reformed Church, SaleReviewer: Mark Flinn Renaissance music from Latin America workshop on Gregorian Chant We … Continue reading Workshop Review – 23 February 2013
Workshop Review – 19 January 2013
Photo by Mark Bertinat Chant Workshop: The Ceremony of the Star VOICES Tutor: Philip DuffyLocation: St Agnes’ Church, LiverpoolReviewer: Valerie Pedlar Singing the Officium Stellae: a workshop on Gregorian Chant Although I knew something in a rather vague way about liturgical drama as a precursor of the miracle and mystery plays, it is not something … Continue reading Workshop Review – 19 January 2013