Our first workshop of the year was a joint venture with the University of Liverpool and took place at The Tung Auditorium, one of the Liverpool's premier concert venues. Our workshop leaders were Lisa Colton, Head of Music at Liverpool University, and Louise Ellinson, Choral Director. On the day, 37 students from the University Chamber … Continue reading Workshop Report – 14 February 2026
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NWEMF Viols at the University of Liverpool
by Lisa Colton, Professor of Musicology and Head of Department: Music The University of Liverpool has around 300 undergraduate Music students, whose courses (Music, Popular Music, Music and Technology) encourage them to range freely between genres, styles and historical topics. A previous Head of Department, Professor Michael Talbot, is world expert on the music of … Continue reading NWEMF Viols at the University of Liverpool
23 March 2024 – Liverpool
"I am troubled on ev'ry side!" Music by Tallis and his contemporaries Tutor: Lisa Colton Liverpool Parish Church VOICES & INSTRUMENTS This workshop presents music circulating in early sixteenth-century England and uses the music of Thomas Tallis (d. 1585) as a focus. We will perform a range of pieces that reflect the religious and political … Continue reading 23 March 2024 – Liverpool