Music for Lent and Passiontide (+ AGM), a workshop for singers and instrumentalists VOICES & INSTRUMENTS Tutor: Roger Wilkes Location: : St John’s Church, Knutsford Reviewer: David Parry After a week of sleet and snow, a sunny but cold Saturday morning heralded a day of sixteenth and seventeenth century music as we made our way … Continue reading Workshop Review – 5 March 2016
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Workshop Review – 21 March 2015
The Portrait of Sir Henry Unton by unknown artist Verse anthem workshop in memory of Pat Lockwood VOICES & VIOLS Tutor: William Hunt Location: Knutsford Methodist Church Reviewer: Philip Gruar Pat Lockwood had a long and close involvement with NWEMF, and was for many years a prominent and much-loved participant in the Ambleside Summer School, … Continue reading Workshop Review – 21 March 2015
Workshop Review – 22 November 2014
Image: Introduction of the Friday Rorate with the illumined initial "R" in the book of morning advent songs of the Velvary literati Early Music for Advent and Christmas VOICES & INSTRUMENTS Tutor: Roger Wilkes Location: St John’s Church, Knutsford Reviewer: Rhoda Bramhall We enjoyed some iconic renaissance Christmas pieces from late16th /early 17th century; some … Continue reading Workshop Review – 22 November 2014
Workshop Review – 29 June 2013
Photo credit: Parish church of St John the Evangelist, Toft, Cheshire, seen from the south by Parrot of Doom - own work, CC BY-SA 3.0 German Sacred music VOICES Tutor: John ButtLocation: St John the Evangelist, Toft, Knutsford Reviewer: Marian Needham German Sacred Music; workshop for singers It was in a pleasant rural setting, with … Continue reading Workshop Review – 29 June 2013
Workshop Review – 13 October 2012
Josquin & Lassus VOICES AND INSTRUMENTS Tutor: David HatcherLocation: St John’s Parish Centre, KnutsfordReviewer: Janet Evans Josquin and Lassus: Praeter rerum seriem Wonderful music, good teacher and comfortable surroundings: what more could be asked of a workshop? Saturday 13th October saw about 30 of us gathered in St John’s Parish Centre in Knutsford to explore, … Continue reading Workshop Review – 13 October 2012