Border Marches Early Music Forum
This site was last updated 24 February 2021
Our third 'Compare and Contrast' workshop of the year came in mid-February, when Ali Kinder led instrumentalists in an examination and play-through of several settings of 'Susanne un jour', the story of Susanna and the Elders.
​The next in our series of 'Compare & Contrast' online workshops are:
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11 March: an online workshop for instrumentalists with Lizzie Gutteridge. Click here for more information and to book.
16 March: an online workshop for singers with David Allinson. We will be comparing settings of Psalm 42 ('Like as the hart').The main pieces will be Cardoso's Sitivit anima mea and the John Taverner Quemadmodum. ​Click here for more information and to book.
Thursday 22 April: Rory McCleery tutors a workshop for singers on Guerrero's 'Ave Virgo Sanctissima' and settings of the motet by other composers, including Juan Esquivel's mass of the same name.

Watch this space for more information about these and other online BMEMF events in due course!
Latest news​​​​
  • A member generously donated a large quantity of scores to our library. Of these, a number of scores and books were surplus to requirements. Since we started offering them in December most have found a new home in return for a charity donation, but a few items are still available. Click here for a list, and contact Webmaster Sue Russell if you're interested in any of the items.
  • If you missed the Justin Doyle conducting RIAS for the BBC Early Music Show, you can click here to catch it. A splendid hour of choral music by Binchois, Byrd, Caldara, Gesualdo, Lassus and Victoria.
  • Although there is so much fine music broadcast online, and some events are starting up again with audiences present, this is still a very difficult time for professional musicians.  The charity 'Help Musicians' has a Coronavirus Hardship Fund, set up to offer support.  For details, see​https://www.helpmusicians.org.uk/support-our-work/make-a-donation 

About BMEMF

The Border Marches Early Music Forum, BMEMF, exists to promote the enjoyment of early music. It doesn't matter if you're a singer or an instrumentalist; very experienced or a beginner; amateur or professional - if you enjoy early music, BMEMF is for you. We publish a quarterly newsletter packed with news, reviews and details of forthcoming events in January (copy deadline 25th November), April (copy deadline 25th February), June (copy deadline 25th April) and September (copy deadline 25th July).
  • We organise regular day workshops in Herefordshire and the surrounding counties of England and Wales.
  • Our workshops cater for a range of interests and abilities.
  • All our workshops are led by highly-regarded specialist tutors.
  • You don't have to be a member - everyone is welcome.
  • Find out more on our Facebook page.
We're welcoming, friendly and very, very enthusiastic! We hope that you will browse through our website and find an event to interest you. We look forward to seeing you at one of our workshops.
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