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 report – 8 November 2025
Our last workshop of 2025 was a most memorable one, where Gawain Glenton took us through five colossal motets in 3 and 4 choirs by Stadlmayr, Massaino and Zucchini as follows: Nos vos me eligistis a15 (Tiburtio Massaino c1550 - c1608)Kyrie from Missa sine nomine a16 (Gregorio Zucchini c1540 – c1615)Dies sanctificatus a14 (Johann Stadlmayr … Continue reading Workshop report – 8 November 2025
Workshop Review – 8 November 2025
The Sound of Power: Johann Stadlmayr’s Polychoral Music for the Habsburg Courts VOICES, LOUD WINDS, BASSOONS, SACKBUTS, TROMBONES & STRINGS (A=440) Tutor: Gawain Glenton St Mary’s Church Hall, 44 Moss Lane, Sale, M33 6GD Reviewer: Tom McLean The appeal of NWEMF workshops has been rising steadily over the past couple of years with increasingly expert … Continue reading Workshop Review – 8 November 2025
Workshop Report – 22 March 2025
We were delighted to welcome Philip Thorby back to Didsbury for a workshop on 22 March on the three choir Mass by Giovanni Valentini, Missa Diligam Te Domine a 12. Attended by 55 singers and instrumentalists, this workshop gave us a chance not only to perform this glorious but relatively unknown work, but Philip also gave us … Continue reading Workshop Report – 22 March 2025