David Allinson's workshop on 21 March in Didsbury Baptist Church was a great success. A total of 68 marvellous singers attended for a day of Tomás Luis de Victoria's finest music - sublime, intense and uplifting in equal measures. And there was something very special to hear it sung so well by such a large … Continue reading Workshop Report – 21 March 2026
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Workshop Review – 21 March 2026
From Despair to Joy: Holy Week with Tomás Luis de Victoria VOICES Tutor: David Allinson Didsbury Baptist Church, Beaver Road, Manchester, M20 6SX Reviewer: Gerardo Vigo The North West Early Music Forum (NWEMF) choral workshop on Victoria's music for Lent and Holy Week, held at Didsbury Baptist Church, was a thoroughly engaging and rewarding day. … Continue reading Workshop Review – 21 March 2026
Workshop Review – 28 November 2020
Rorate caeli – William Byrd's music for Advent in the Gradualia I (1605) ONLINE PRESENTATION Tutor: David Allinson Reviewer: John Huthnance David Allinson's on-line presentation prior to NWEMF 2020 AGM I have not normally favoured NWEMF committee members writing reports on workshops – it might appear self-congratulatory, especially on this occasion. However, I cannot claim … Continue reading Workshop Review – 28 November 2020
When David Heard
When David Heard by Jill Mitchell Written after a late-December Lacock course directed by David Allinson a few years ago D Major’s good to start the daily drill,It’s choc-a-bloc with healthy Vitamin CFor hangovers, F major is just brill!Depend on that, and take it straight from me . . .Let’s drop the notes into the … Continue reading When David Heard
Workshop Review – 27 June 2015
Nave of Jeronimos Monastery, Lisbon, Portugal Masterpieces of the Portuguese Golden Age VOICES Tutor: David Allinson Location: Holy Ascension Church, Upton, Chester Reviewer: Jill Mitchell What a wealth of workshops we have enjoyed during the past year, and how indebted we are to the organisational energy and imagination of our last Chairman, Mark, and his … Continue reading Workshop Review – 27 June 2015