We were in the Reading Room on the first floor of the imposing Harris Library & Museum in Preston on Saturday 18 April 2026 for our voices workshop with Rory Wainwright Johnston. There were 26 singers, and after a helpful warmup, we started with Guerrero's 5 part motet Ave Virgo sanctissima, which proved an inspiration … Continue reading Workshop Report – 18 April 2026
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Workshop Report – 21 March 2026
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
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 – 13 September 2025
Lusitano and other Portuguese composers Tutor: Rory McCleery St Agnes & St Pancras Church, 1 Buckingham Ave, Liverpool L17 3BA Thanks to everyone who came to Rory McCleery's workshop today at St Agnes & St Pancras Church in Liverpool. The church has previously been a workshop venue, but in recent years it has undergone a … Continue reading Workshop report – 13 September 2025
Workshop Review – 13 September 2025
Lusitano and other Portuguese composers VOICES Tutor: Rory McCleery St Agnes & St Pancras Church, 1 Buckingham Ave, Liverpool L17 3BA Reviewer: Valerie Pedlar Workshop with Rory McCleery: 13 September 2025 The church of St Agnes and St Pancras provided a warm welcome to the 40 or so singers who assembled on Saturday 13 September … Continue reading Workshop Review – 13 September 2025