Music and Ritual in a 16th Century Florentine Convent VOICES & SOFT INSTRUMENTS Tutor: Laurie Stras Wilmslow United Reformed Church Reviewer: James Walton A brisk walk, a back seat ride on the number 35, a delayed train to Piccadilly, a just-made-it-with-less-than-a-minute-to-spare connection on Platform 12 and another, brisker - much brisker - walk was the … Continue reading Workshop Review – 15 February 2025
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Workshop 5 April 2025 – applications now open
Christopher Roberts of the National Centre for Early Music will be leading a workshop for NWEMF for the first time in Bolton Parish Church Hall. For voices and strings, this workshop will look at three pieces by Purcell and Blow written for the coronation of James II in 1685. Applications are now open for this … Continue reading Workshop 5 April 2025 – applications now open
Workshop 22 March 2025 – applications now open
We are delighted to welcome the return of Philip Thorby who will be leading a workshop for voices and instruments in Didsbury on 22 March 2025. He will be taking us through the 12 part setting of Giovanni Valentini's Missa Diligam Te Domine. This is bound to be a popular workshop, so early booking is … Continue reading Workshop 22 March 2025 – applications now open
Workshop Report – 9 November 2024
An overcast day in Lancaster heralded a wonderful workshop led by Clive Walkley, who enjoys a long-time association with NWEMF, including a spell as Chair. This was his last workshop, and it proved to be a very memorable one as we focused on the wonderful and rhythmically challenging music of Juan Gutiérrez de Padilla. We covered … Continue reading Workshop Report – 9 November 2024
Workshop Review – 9 November 2024
The Music of Juan Gutiérrez de Padilla VOICES & INSTRUMENTS Tutor: Clive Walkley Friends Meeting House, Lancaster Reviewer: Helen Johnson On Saturday 9 November, singers and instrumentalists gathered in Lancaster under the expert direction of Clive Walkley to sing music by Juan Gutiérrez de Padilla. Born around 1590 in Málaga in Spain, Padilla received his … Continue reading Workshop Review – 9 November 2024