Woodcut from the title-page of Ganassi 's Opera intitulata Fontegara (Venice, 1535) Renaissance Music for Recorders RECORDERS Tutor: Grace Barton Location: St Mary the Virgin, Cilcain Reviewer: Ros Flinn Early 16th century vocal music for recorders, Grace Barton, Cilcain, April 22nd. Eighteen recorder players from the region gathered for an extraordinary day of exploration. The ‘Early 16th … Continue reading Workshop Review – 22 April 2017
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Chairman’s Report 2017
North West Early Music Forum Chairman’s Report 2016/2017 1) Workshops NWEMF has had a very successful year again, with ten Saturday workshops held since the last AGM in March 2016, one per month except for July & August (and December, but this was compensated for by two in November). The Fort Belan Viol Weekend run … Continue reading Chairman’s Report 2017
Workshop Review – 18 March 2017
Alternatively . . . Giovanni Gabrieli VOICES & INSTRUMENTS Tutor: Peter Syrus Location: Didsbury Baptist Church, Manchester Reviewer: Nick Eden Thirty five singers and 8 instrumentalists playing sackbuts, cornet and curtal met under the leadership of Peter Syrus to sing a selection of works by Giovanni Gabrieli. The careful and thoughtful selection of pieces, drawn … Continue reading Workshop Review – 18 March 2017
Workshop Review – 11 February 2017
Agony and Ecstasy: Music of the Song of Solomon & The Sibylline Prophecies VOICES Tutor: Alistair Dixon Location: University of Cumbria Chapel, Lancaster Reviewer: Ann Bond About 30 singers gathered at the University of Cumbria Chapel in Lancaster, for a day of Renaissance vocal music by Gesualdo, Lassus and others. At least that was what … Continue reading Workshop Review – 11 February 2017
Workshop Review – 14 January 2017
Works by Hieronymus Praetorius VOICES & INSTRUMENTS Tutor: Roger Wilkes Location: Morley Green Club, Wilmslow Reviewer: Isobel McCretton Works by Hieronymus Praetorius (for singers and players), Roger Wilkes, Morley Green, 14th January This was my first NWEMF event, so I didn’t quite know what to expect. The workshop was aimed at exploring some of the … Continue reading Workshop Review – 14 January 2017