Zoom events

This is a list of upcoming online Early Music events held via Zoom.
Most of them are run by one of the regional Early Music Fora.

To book for one of these, go to the relevant website and look for the events page.
(A list of all fora websites is given at the foot.)
Other groups’ websites may be searched for using Google etc.
List courtesy of Thames Valley Early Music Forum and other EM fora.

January

Mon 18 BMEMF 7.30, Instrumentalists workshop with Mary Tyers http://www.bmemf.org.uk/

Thurs 21 BMEMF 7.30 David Allinson. Penitential polyphony by Rogier & Magalhães, for singers http://www.bmemf.org.uk/

Sat 23 John Hancorn and Richard Wigmore 4pm. Handel Messiah sing and play 415 https://www.trybooking.com/uk/events/landing?eid=13869&

Thurs 28 Benslow 2pm. Alison Crum. Playing the dots, for viol players https://benslowmusic.org/index.asp?PageID=3061

Sat 30 MEMF 11am Robert Hollingworth - SingTheScore Extra http://memf.org.uk

February

Tues 2 MEMF 7.30 Jeffrey Skidmore (of Ex Cathedra) with A South American Adventure http://memf.org.uk

Sat 6 SWEMF 11am. Talk by Bruce Saunders, director of early vocal ensemble Nova, about researching and building a concert programme https://www.swemf.org.uk

Sat 6 NEEMF 10.30am. Talk by Gill Page and Paul Leigh of Medieval Music in the Dales, ‘medieval instrumentarium’ https://www.neemf.org.uk

Sat 6 MEMF/EEMF/TVEMF 7pm Philip Thorby. Venice talk 1: The barber’s son - the life of Silvestro Ganassi http://memf.org.uk

Tues 9 TVEMF 7.30 John Bryan. Reading between the lines: how contemporary written descriptions can help transform early musical notation into sound http://tvemf.org

Thurs 11 BMEMF 7.30 -9pm for instruments. Ali Kinder compares and contrasts settings of ‘Susanne Un Jour’. http://www.bmemf.org.uk/

Sat 13 MEMF 11am Robert Hollingworth - SingTheScore Extra http://memf.org.uk

Thurs 18 SEMF Patrick Craig. Ash Wednesday https://www.semf.org.uk

Sat 20 MEMF 11am. David Hatcher talking about his Petrucci CantiB Project http://memf.org.uk

Sat 20 MEMF/EEMF/TVEMF 7pm Philip Thorby. Venice talk 2: The New Prometheus of Celestial Harmony http://memf.org.uk

Sat 27 MEMF 11am Robert Hollingworth - SingTheScore Extra http://memf.org.uk

Sat 27 John Hancorn and Richard Wigmore 4pm. Bach St Matthew Passion sing and play 415 https://www.trybooking.com/uk/events/landing?eid=13870&

March

Thurs 4 TVEMF David Allinson http://tvemf.org

Sat 6 BMEMF am AGM http://www.bmemf.org.uk/

Sat 6 SWEMF 2.30pm. Talk by David Allinson: Old favourites revisited https://www.swemf.org.uk

Sat 6 MEMF/EEMF/TVEMF 7pm Philip Thorby. Venice talk 3. Bellezza e Bontà http://memf.org.uk

Thurs 11 BMEMF 7.30-9 Lizzie Gutteridge (Instruments) http://www.bmemf.org.uk/

Sat 13 MEMF 11am Robert Hollingworth – SingTheScore Extra http://memf.org.uk

Sat 20 MEMF/EEMF/TVEMF 7pm. Philip Thorby. Venice talk 4: Musica Nova http://memf.org.uk

Sat 27 MEMF 11am Robert Hollingworth - SingTheScore Extra http://memf.org.uk

Mon 29 TVEMF Patrick Craig 8pm Stabat Mater http://tvemf.org

April

Mon 26 TVEMF Andrew Griffiths http://tvemf.org

Sat 17 MEMF 11am Elam Rotem (he was a SingTheScore Extra guest) talking about Salamone Rossi http://memf.org.uk

May

Tues 18 TVEMF Patrick Craig Melodramatic Motets programme exploring the artistic inspirations behind the vivid music of Giaches de Wert. http://tvemf.org

June

Sat 5 MEMF All day workshop with Patrick Craig in Loughborough (virtual if necessary) http://memf.org.uk

Regular Events

The Telling Wednesday evenings

David Allinson Lunchtime Live every Friday at 1pm

SingTheScore Fridays at 6pm, available afterwards https://www.ifagiolini.com/

SWEMF are hosting 'Early music chat' on the first Saturday of each month, alternating mornings and afternoons https://www.swemf.org.uk

Early Music Forum websites

BMEMF - Border Marches Early Music Forum
EMFS - Early Music Forum of Scotland
MEMF - Midlands Early Music Forum
NEEMF - North East Early Music Forum
NWEMF- North West Early Music Forum
SEMF - Southern Early Music Forum
SWEMF - South West Early Music Forum
TVEMF - Thames Valley Early Music Forum

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Updated 15/01/2021. Please contact the EEMF committee with comments