On 9 November 2024, Clive Walkley will be leading a workshop on the music of Juan Gutiérrez de Padilla, a Spanish composer who ended up as maestro de capilla at Puebla Cathedral in Mexico. The main work will be Padilla's Missa sine nomine, as well a number of other pieces. The workshop is for singers … Continue reading Voices & Instruments Workshop 9 November 2024 – applications now open
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Recorders Workshop 16 November 2024 – applications now open
On 16 November 2024, we will be holding a workshop for recorders (A=440) in All Saints Church Parish Centre, Vicarage Road, Hoole, Chester CH2 3HZ. This is a much-anticipated workshop will be run by Grace Barton and the Polyphonica Recorder Trio. They will be taking the players through the vocal and instrumental music of Gabrieli … Continue reading Recorders Workshop 16 November 2024 – applications now open
Voices & Viols Workshop 19 October 2024 – applications now open
On 19 October 2024, we will be holding a workshop for voices and viols (A=415) in St Mary's Church Hall in Sale, Manchester. The tutor, Elizabeth Dodd, is a familiar face both at NWEMF events and at various courses and workshops around the country, and she is a tutor at the Early Music Summer Festival … Continue reading Voices & Viols Workshop 19 October 2024 – applications now open
Workshop Report – 15 June 2024
On 15 June, renowned viol soloist and consort player Peter Wendland, led a group of over 30 singers and instrumentalists in Sale, south Manchester. We covered five multi-choir pieces in depth, finishing with the resplendent triple choir composition by Hassler, Jubilate Deo. The full report of the workshop will follow in our regular newsletter.
Workshop Review – 15 June 2024
Polychoral music to include works by Lassus, Scheidt, Hassler and others VOICES & INSTRUMENTS Tutor: Peter Wendland St. Mary’s Church Hall, Sale, Manchester Reviewer: Susie Ross What a day full of delightfully challenging music we all experienced on Saturday June 15th in Sale. Where were the "others" who missed such joy, we wondered? For some … Continue reading Workshop Review – 15 June 2024