Our first workshop back after the summer break took place at All Saints Church in Hoole, Chester. We were delighted to welcome back Stephanie Dyer for her third workshop for NWEMF under the title "Renaissance Back to School". Nearly 60 people attended from far and wide, and as well as over 40 singers, we also … Continue reading Workshop Report – 12 September 2026
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Workshop Review – 14 June 2025
The ‘Full Moon’ Mass – Giuseppe Corsi da Celano VOICES & INSTRUMENTS Tutor: George Parris All Saint's Church, Hoole, Chester Reviewer: Roger Wilkes Roughly two dozen people came to Hoole on 14 June to an attractive workshop, directed by George Parris (his second visit to NWEMF), devoted to music by a hitherto-unfamiliar mid-seventeenth composer, Giuseppe Corsi … Continue reading Workshop Review – 14 June 2025
Workshop report – 14 June 2025
It was a lovely summer's day in Chester when we met at All Saint's Church Parish Centre in Hoole, Chester for a workshop with George Parris. With 20 singers and 7 instrumentalists, George took us through the double choir The Full Moon Mass by the somewhat forgotten Italian composer, Guiseppe Corsi de Celano (1631/32–1691). We … Continue reading Workshop report – 14 June 2025
Workshops 17 May & 14 June – applications now open
We are pleased to announce that applications for our May and June workshops are now open for bookings. Deborah Catterall will be leading a workshop for voices, viols and low recorders in Lancaster on 17 May 2025 titled The Secret Spirituality of Prioris, Palestrina and Pomponio. As well as looking at a several pieces by … Continue reading Workshops 17 May & 14 June – applications now open
Workshop Report – 16 November 2024
NWEMF's last workshop of 2024 was a recorders workshop in Hoole, Chester on 16 November 2024. Grace Barton, Michael Piraner and Simone Reid of the Polyphonica Recorder Trio led 18 players in a full programme of Renaissance music, each taken a turn to lead the group. After an initial warm up followed by a first … Continue reading Workshop Report – 16 November 2024