My route into early music Perhaps with other people too, there is a chicken-and-egg element to this. As a church chorister I encountered a few pieces (by the likes of Byrd, Victoria and Viadana mainly) which were clearly examples of ‘early’ music; but these encounters occurred in the late 1950s when I was definitely in … Continue reading My route into early music (Roger Wilkes)
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Workshop Review – 12 November 2022
Heinrich Schütz: Geistliche Chormusik VOICES & INSTRUMENTS Tutor: Roger WilkesDidsbury Baptist ChurchReviewer: Andy Coatsworth Heinrich Schütz’s father kept an inn, where Heinrich was “discovered” on account of his voice at the age of about 13, leading to his musical education at Court, and for three years in Venice with Giovanni Gabrieli, who appears to have … Continue reading Workshop Review – 12 November 2022
Workshop Review – 11 September 2021
Mikołaj Zieleński Usper & Bassano VOICES & INSTRUMENTS Tutor: Roger Wilkes Location: Didsbury Baptist Church Reviewer: David Rowley I was unfamiliar with both Usper and Bassano, but the chance to sing in company again after all this time was not to be missed. A dozen instrumentalists and about 14 singers gathered in Didsbury Baptist Church … Continue reading Workshop Review – 11 September 2021
Workshop Review – 9 March 2019
Music by Hassler, Lassus & Lechner VOICES & INSTRUMENTS Tutor: Roger Wilkes Location: Morley Green Club, Wilmslow Reviewer: Cath Music by Hassler, Lassus & Lechner, with Roger Wilkes The March workshop on works by Lassus, Lechner and Hassler with Roger Wilkes was one for both singers and instrumentalists. In the workshop description, “the envisaged repertory … Continue reading Workshop Review – 9 March 2019
Workshop Review – 21 April 2018
Accademia - Procession in piazza San Marco by Gentile Bellini Works by Giovanni Croce VOICES & INSTRUMENTS Tutor: Roger Wilkes Location: Morley Green Club, Wilmslow Reviewer: Tim Gannicliffe We assembled on a warm spring day, which meant no problem with cool temperatures in the hall. The workshop was taken by the inimitable Roger Wilkes well … Continue reading Workshop Review – 21 April 2018