Fyer, fyer! (a bonfire day special for singers and instrumentalists) VOICES & INSTRUMENTS Tutor: Robert Hollingworth Location: Didsbury Baptist Church, Manchester Reviewer: Valerie Pedlar Appropriately for a day that the English celebrate with bonfires and fireworks, Robert Hollingworth had chosen fire as the theme for the day. A large group of singers and instrumentalists assembled … Continue reading Workshop Review – 5 November 2016
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Workshop Review – 15 October 2016
All Saints' Parish Centre, Hoole, Chester A Polychoral “Tour of Europe” VOICES & INSTRUMENTS Tutor: Alison Kinder Location: All Saints Church Centre, Hoole Reviewer: Helen Jackson This was my first workshop with NWEMF so I was unsure what to expect. First of all, a committee member's kindness in collecting and returning two of us from/to … Continue reading Workshop Review – 15 October 2016
Workshop Review – 17 September 2016
The Meeting of Dido and Aeneas by Nathaniel Dance-Holland, 1766 Purcell: Dido and Aeneas VOICES & INSTRUMENTS Tutor: John Hancorn Location: Sale Methodist Church Reviewer: Susie Greenwood Dido and Aeneas (Purcell: “An Opera in two Acts”), John Hancorn, Sale, 17th September We met on a warm September day at the Avenue Methodist Church; a new venue for … Continue reading Workshop Review – 17 September 2016
Workshop Review – 18 June 2016
Didsbury Baptist Church, Manchester Clemens non Papa (in memoriam Jim Marshall) VOICES Tutor: Stephen Rice Location: Didsbury Baptist Church, Manchester Reviewer: Jane Micklethwaite I feel privileged to have attended this wonderful workshop, which was enabled by a generous bequest from the late, dedicated NWEMF member Jim Marshall. I did not know Jim personally, but when … Continue reading Workshop Review – 18 June 2016
Workshop Review – 14 May 2016
Landsknechte, etching by Daniel Hopfer, c. 1530 Into Battle! a workshop for singers and instrumentalists VOICES & INSTRUMENTS Tutor: Clive Walkley Location: St Mark’s Church, Natland Reviewer: Valerie Pedlar Battle Music in the 16th century, Clive Walkley, Natland, 14 May. On 14 May, in the quiet village church of St Mark’s, Natland, a group of … Continue reading Workshop Review – 14 May 2016