Early Music events organised by other groups
2016
Saturday 1st October: 'Purely Purcell' - A celebration of the amazing musical legacy of Britain's greatest composer, including a variety of odes, anthems and songs, with acclaimed Purcell interpreter, Charles Daniels. Tickets 01873 853394 and 01432 275063 . 7.30pm, Dore Abbey. Tickets £15, students free. www.unicornsingers.co.uk
Friday 14 October: “Baroque Masters”; Purcell, Corelli, Telemann, Vivaldi, Handel and Bach. The English Concert conducted by Harry Bicket. 19.45. Malvern Theatres.
www.malvern-theatres.co.uk
Saturday 15 October: “Spem in Alium” and works by Victoria and Byrd. Elgar Chorale.
19.30. Church of the Ascension, Malvern. Contact administrator@elgarchorale.com
Thursday 20 October: Monteverdi, “Ulysses’s Homecoming”. English Touring Opera. 19.30. Malvern Theatres. www.malvern-theatres.co.uk
Friday 21 October: Cavalli, “La Calisto”. English Touring Opera.
19.30. Malvern Theatres. www.malvern-theatres.co.uk
Saturday 22 October: Handel, “Xerxes”. English Touring Opera.
19.30. Malvern Theatres. www.malvern-theatres.co.uk
Saturday 22nd October: MEMF workshop for voices and instruments. Tutor: Philip Thorby
Venue: David Turnbull Music School,Solihull School, Warwick Road, Solihull, B91 3DJ. Organiser: Mike Ashley 01564 778631 mashley256@aol.com
Sunday 23rd October: MEMF workshop for Baroque Band - Telemann Concertos. Tutor: Philip Thorby. Venue: David Turnbull Music School,Solihull School, Warwick Road, Solihull, B91 3DJ
Organiser: Sheila Koch 01926 402886 sheilakoch@tiscali.co.uk
24 October: Christ College Chapel Brecon, Powys.
10:30-12:30 - Recorder Workshop led by Naomi Okuda, with Pawel Siwczak
3.00-4.00 - Naomi Okuda & Pawel Siwczak, recorder & harpsichord concert: 'English Heirs' In the footsteps of Tallis and Purcell. http://breconbaroquefringe.com/
25-26 October: Brecon, Powys. 'The English Recorder' course for recorder solos, duets & ensembles www.emclute.com/okuda/ LGSM703@GMAIL.COM (Naomi Okuda)
Wednesday 9 November: Glyndebourne in Cinemas. Handel’s “Saul”.
19.00. Malvern Theatres. www.malvern-theatres.co.uk
Saturday 12th November: MEMF workshop with Martin Peerson - Grave Chamber Musique of 1630. Details tba. For more information visit www.memf.org.uk
Thursday 24 November: Stile Antico: The Touches of Sweet Harmony - The Musical World of William Shakespeare. 7.30 at the Malvern Theatres. Music by William Byrd, John Dowland, Orlando Gibbons, Robert Johnson, Thomas Morley, Nico Muhly, Robert Ramsey, Thomas Tomkins, Huw Watkins, Thomas Weelkes and John Wilbye. £19 (students £6) plus 12% theatres' booking fee. www.malvern-theatres.co.uk 01684 892277. For full programme, please see malvern-concert-club.co.uk
Saturday 10th December: MEMF workshop for voices, treble instruments and organ - Charpentier Messe de Minuit pour Noél. Tutor: Jeffrey Skidmore. Venue: Selly Oak Methodist Church, Langleys road, Birmingham,B29 6HT Organiser: Caitlin Richardson 01530 468166 caitlin@engineer.com
Saturday 17 December: Handel’s “Messiah”. Armonico Consort.
19.15. Malvern Theatres. www.malvern-theatres.co.uk
2017
Saturday 14th January: MEMF workshop for voices ‘O Admirabile’ Renaissance music for Epiphany
Tutor: David Allinson. Venue: St Nicholas’ Church, St.Nicholas Church Street, Warwick, CV34 4JD
Organiser: Noreen Trusselle 0121 777 1288 n.trusselle@gmail.com
Saturday 4th February: MEMF String workshop. Tutor: Nicolette Moonen Venue: tba
Organiser: Sheila Koch 01926 402886 sheilakoch@tiscali.co.uk
Saturday 11th March: Music in New Radnor presents The Quire. Dr Michael Neville directs this chamber choir from the harpsichord. A glimpse into a bygone era with Tudor songs, European madrigals and 18th century glees as well as harpsichord solos from Bach and Scarlatti. Tickets £8/£3. Box office 01544 350268.
Saturday 18th March: MEMF workshop for voices - Josquin / Dufay / Ockeghem. Tutor: Andrew Kirkman. Venue: Bramall Building , Birmingham University. Organiser Jonathan Spencer, 0121 602 6058 jonathan-spencer@blueyonder.co.uk
25th-26th March: A conference on the History of the Morris in Britain. Venue:Cecil Sharp House in London. It is being organised by the Historical Dance Society in partnership with The English Folk Dance and Song Society, The Morris Ring, The Morris Federation and Open Morris. The call for papers is now open and proposals for a paper, workshop or poster should be sent to conference@thds.org.uk. For more information visit www.dhds.org.uk/conference/year/2017
1st-7th April: Easter Early Music Course at Ascot for instrumentalists. This year the course celebrates the 450th anniversary of Monteverdi's birth. Click here for a course leaflet and click here for an application form.
Saturday 22nd April: MEMF workshop for voices and instruments - Monteverdi the Sacred Dramatist. Tutor: Justin Doyle Venue: tba
Organiser: Jonathan Spencer 0121 602 6058 jonathan-spencer@blueyonder.co.uk
Saturday 3rd June: MEMF workshop for voices. Tutor: Andrew Carwood. Venue: Emmanuel Church, Forest Road, Loughborough, LE11 3NW' Organiser: Philippa Bristow
Sunday 13th - Saturday 19th August: Early Music Summer School at Higham Hall College, Cockermouth. www.highamhall.com, 017687 76276.
Saturday 2nd December – Christmas Music MEMF Workshop for Voices and Instruments. Tutor: Alison Kinder. Details tba
Saturday 1st October: 'Purely Purcell' - A celebration of the amazing musical legacy of Britain's greatest composer, including a variety of odes, anthems and songs, with acclaimed Purcell interpreter, Charles Daniels. Tickets 01873 853394 and 01432 275063 . 7.30pm, Dore Abbey. Tickets £15, students free. www.unicornsingers.co.uk
Friday 14 October: “Baroque Masters”; Purcell, Corelli, Telemann, Vivaldi, Handel and Bach. The English Concert conducted by Harry Bicket. 19.45. Malvern Theatres.
www.malvern-theatres.co.uk
Saturday 15 October: “Spem in Alium” and works by Victoria and Byrd. Elgar Chorale.
19.30. Church of the Ascension, Malvern. Contact administrator@elgarchorale.com
Thursday 20 October: Monteverdi, “Ulysses’s Homecoming”. English Touring Opera. 19.30. Malvern Theatres. www.malvern-theatres.co.uk
Friday 21 October: Cavalli, “La Calisto”. English Touring Opera.
19.30. Malvern Theatres. www.malvern-theatres.co.uk
Saturday 22 October: Handel, “Xerxes”. English Touring Opera.
19.30. Malvern Theatres. www.malvern-theatres.co.uk
Saturday 22nd October: MEMF workshop for voices and instruments. Tutor: Philip Thorby
Venue: David Turnbull Music School,Solihull School, Warwick Road, Solihull, B91 3DJ. Organiser: Mike Ashley 01564 778631 mashley256@aol.com
Sunday 23rd October: MEMF workshop for Baroque Band - Telemann Concertos. Tutor: Philip Thorby. Venue: David Turnbull Music School,Solihull School, Warwick Road, Solihull, B91 3DJ
Organiser: Sheila Koch 01926 402886 sheilakoch@tiscali.co.uk
24 October: Christ College Chapel Brecon, Powys.
10:30-12:30 - Recorder Workshop led by Naomi Okuda, with Pawel Siwczak
3.00-4.00 - Naomi Okuda & Pawel Siwczak, recorder & harpsichord concert: 'English Heirs' In the footsteps of Tallis and Purcell. http://breconbaroquefringe.com/
25-26 October: Brecon, Powys. 'The English Recorder' course for recorder solos, duets & ensembles www.emclute.com/okuda/ LGSM703@GMAIL.COM (Naomi Okuda)
Wednesday 9 November: Glyndebourne in Cinemas. Handel’s “Saul”.
19.00. Malvern Theatres. www.malvern-theatres.co.uk
Saturday 12th November: MEMF workshop with Martin Peerson - Grave Chamber Musique of 1630. Details tba. For more information visit www.memf.org.uk
Thursday 24 November: Stile Antico: The Touches of Sweet Harmony - The Musical World of William Shakespeare. 7.30 at the Malvern Theatres. Music by William Byrd, John Dowland, Orlando Gibbons, Robert Johnson, Thomas Morley, Nico Muhly, Robert Ramsey, Thomas Tomkins, Huw Watkins, Thomas Weelkes and John Wilbye. £19 (students £6) plus 12% theatres' booking fee. www.malvern-theatres.co.uk 01684 892277. For full programme, please see malvern-concert-club.co.uk
Saturday 10th December: MEMF workshop for voices, treble instruments and organ - Charpentier Messe de Minuit pour Noél. Tutor: Jeffrey Skidmore. Venue: Selly Oak Methodist Church, Langleys road, Birmingham,B29 6HT Organiser: Caitlin Richardson 01530 468166 caitlin@engineer.com
Saturday 17 December: Handel’s “Messiah”. Armonico Consort.
19.15. Malvern Theatres. www.malvern-theatres.co.uk
2017
Saturday 14th January: MEMF workshop for voices ‘O Admirabile’ Renaissance music for Epiphany
Tutor: David Allinson. Venue: St Nicholas’ Church, St.Nicholas Church Street, Warwick, CV34 4JD
Organiser: Noreen Trusselle 0121 777 1288 n.trusselle@gmail.com
Saturday 4th February: MEMF String workshop. Tutor: Nicolette Moonen Venue: tba
Organiser: Sheila Koch 01926 402886 sheilakoch@tiscali.co.uk
Saturday 11th March: Music in New Radnor presents The Quire. Dr Michael Neville directs this chamber choir from the harpsichord. A glimpse into a bygone era with Tudor songs, European madrigals and 18th century glees as well as harpsichord solos from Bach and Scarlatti. Tickets £8/£3. Box office 01544 350268.
Saturday 18th March: MEMF workshop for voices - Josquin / Dufay / Ockeghem. Tutor: Andrew Kirkman. Venue: Bramall Building , Birmingham University. Organiser Jonathan Spencer, 0121 602 6058 jonathan-spencer@blueyonder.co.uk
25th-26th March: A conference on the History of the Morris in Britain. Venue:Cecil Sharp House in London. It is being organised by the Historical Dance Society in partnership with The English Folk Dance and Song Society, The Morris Ring, The Morris Federation and Open Morris. The call for papers is now open and proposals for a paper, workshop or poster should be sent to conference@thds.org.uk. For more information visit www.dhds.org.uk/conference/year/2017
1st-7th April: Easter Early Music Course at Ascot for instrumentalists. This year the course celebrates the 450th anniversary of Monteverdi's birth. Click here for a course leaflet and click here for an application form.
Saturday 22nd April: MEMF workshop for voices and instruments - Monteverdi the Sacred Dramatist. Tutor: Justin Doyle Venue: tba
Organiser: Jonathan Spencer 0121 602 6058 jonathan-spencer@blueyonder.co.uk
Saturday 3rd June: MEMF workshop for voices. Tutor: Andrew Carwood. Venue: Emmanuel Church, Forest Road, Loughborough, LE11 3NW' Organiser: Philippa Bristow
Sunday 13th - Saturday 19th August: Early Music Summer School at Higham Hall College, Cockermouth. www.highamhall.com, 017687 76276.
Saturday 2nd December – Christmas Music MEMF Workshop for Voices and Instruments. Tutor: Alison Kinder. Details tba
