Online
and live events
This
is a list of upcoming live and online Early Music events
Most of
them are run by one of the regional Early Music Fora.
Live
events listed must be treated with caution for the moment.
If
no link is given, 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 (Vicky Helby) and other
EM fora.
Early Music Events
Live
and online workshops
Entries
in bold are
recently added ones.
Josquin 500, by the Linarol Consort, includes some online workshops and concerts as well as live concerts. Available online until 31 October https://www.ticketsource.co.uk/josquin500
October
15-17 Benslow. Georg Muffat: A bridge between Lully and Corelli
Sat 16 BMEMF Shrewsbury. David Allinson for singers
Sat 16 SWEMF Glastonbury - Obrecht Masses (Peter Syrus)
16-17 Dorset Bach Cantata Club Celebratory Relaunch http://www.dorsetbach.org.uk/
Wed 20 ZOOM Historical Dance Society lecture. Music? It’s a Sin. Music and dance in the time of Cromwell (Natalie Kershaw) link from SWEMF website
Sat 23 BMEMF Yarpole. Workshop for instrumentalists. Tudor Miniatures and Cryes (Mary Tyers) peterandsuerussell@btinternet.com
23-24 MEMF Solihull. Welcome to Beautiful Venice for singers and instrumentalists (Philip Thorby)
Mon 25 London EC3, 7-9.30. Renaissance Singers workshop on Byrd’s Gradualia (David Gould)
Thur 28 SEMF ZOOM talk by David Allinson. Before the Ending of the Day – polyphony for compline
Sat 30 NEEMF York. Josquin and his legacy (John Bryan)
31-4 Benslow. Music for St Cecilia by Handel and Draghi (415)
November
Sat 6 SEMF Haywards Heath. Workshop for voices & instruments (Patrick Craig)
Sat 6 SWEMF Culmstock. Baroque Orchestra Day (Michael Williamson and Jacqui Robertson-Wade)
Sat
6 MEMF Warwick. Josquin workshop for voices & viols (David
Hatcher)
Sun 7 Renaissance Singers ZOOM Celebrating Josquin
'Master of the Notes' (David Allinson)
renaissancesingers.com/concerts
Tue
9 EEMF Zoom talk by Bill Carslake. The music of Hildegard of
Bingen.
10-13 Blackheath. London International Festival of
Early Music https://lifem.org/
12-14 Benslow. Boogie Nights (Joglaresa)
Sat 13 Platinum Consort. Bach Cantata workshop
Sat 13 NWEMF Didsbury. Workshop for Voices and Instruments (Stephanie Muncey-Dyer)
Sun 14 TVEMF Amersham. Workshop for singers. ‘Dulcissime Maria’ – Marian motets of the Spanish Golden Age (David Allinson)
18-21 Benslow. Consorting Viols
19-21 Jackdaws. Recorder Weekend (Anna Stegmann)
22-24 Benslow Recorder Festival
25—28 Benslow. Baroque Chamber Music at A=415
Thur 25 Benslow, 2pm. Shakespeare on Singing: The Songs and How They Sounded Lecture Recital - in-person and livestream options
Sat 27 NEEMF York. Workshop on Infelix Ego – Recusant masterpieces by Byrd, Tallis & De Monte (Rory McCleery)
29-1 Halsway Manor. The Medieval Folkie! with Archaedium https://halswaymanor.org.uk/
December
Sat 4 MEMF
Dorridge. Workshop for strings and loud wind on Schütz:
Weinachthistorie and Gabrieli: In Ecclesias (Steve Davies)
Sat
11 NEEMF workshop, Motets of Heinrich Schütz (James Weeks),
singers and instrumentalists, Newcastle
Sun 12 TVEMF 7pm: an
online talk on Zoom by Patrick Craig. Praetorius 400. Followed by
the TVEMF AGM at 8.30
13-16 Benslow Cantata-thon with Cambridge Handel Opera
January 2022
Sat 8 MEMF
Loughborough. Workshop for singers (Rory McCleery)
Sat 8
EEMF Beccles.
Epiphany Party (Philip Thorby)
Mon 17 SEMF Zoom talk by Patrick Craig. Chant & polyphony
February 2022
Sat 5 MEMF Dorridge. Gabrieli multichoir workshop (Alison Kinder)
Sat 19 TVEMF Oxford (Keble Early Music Festival)
25-27 Hawkwood. I Fagiolini singing weekend
Sat 26 SEMF Headcorn. Singing workshop (David Allinson)
Sat 26 BMEMF workshop for singers. Music from the Dow Partbooks (Rory McCleery)
March 2022
4-6 Benslow. Consort singing and original sources (Rory McCleery)
Sat 5 MEMF Warwick. Mainly Mouton - workshop for voices (David Allinson)
Sat 12 NWEMF Singers workshop (Evelyn Tubb)
20-25 Lacock. Corsham Lamentations (Rory McCleery)
24/25-27 Benslow LuteFest
Sat 26 BMEMF workshop for singers, Hereford. Music from the court of Francois I (Andrew Kirkman)
April 2022
Sat 2 SEMF Bosham. Workshop for voices & instruments (Alison Kinder)
Sat 2 SWEMF Renaissance Winds Day Workshop (Tim Bayley)
8-13 Chalemie Easter School at Headington
Sat 23 NWEMF Didsbury. Lassus for voices & instruments (Philip Thorby)
May 2022
13-15 Worcester. The Ninth Festival of the International Guild of Town Pipers http://www.townwaits.org.uk/fest2021.shtml
Sat 14 NWEMF Didsbury. Bassano for recorders (Marion Scott)
Sat 14 BMEMF. Workshop for instrumentalists with Alison Kinder. Details tba.
15-20 Lacock. Ambleside Music Week – Esquivel (Eamonn Dougan)
Sun 29 TVEMF tbc
June 2022
Thur 2 Wales EMF Cymru. St David's, Pembrokeshire. Huw Williams on Thomas Tomkins for singers and instrumentalists (date tbc)
Sat 11 NWEMF Cilcain. Obrecht for voices (Peter Syrus)
19-25 Lacock. Music at Monteconero (Gabriel Crouch)
July 2022
10-15 Edinburgh Early Music Summer School (Rory McCleery) Lacock
31-6 Beauchamp Early Music Week JaneR@GlosAcadMusic.org
August 2022
14-21 Baroque Week at Caversham www.baroque-week.org.uk
September 2022
2-4 Jackdaws. Stylish Baroque (Theresa Caudle and Alastair Ross)
4-9 Lacock. Trogir Music Week (Patrick Craig)
9-11 Jackdaws. The City Musick
Sat 17 NWEMF Convent music workshop for female voices & soft instruments (Laurie Stras)
October 2022
Sat 15 NWEMF Lancaster. Dunkeld Part Books for singers (Rory McCleery)
Concerts
October
to 24 London Handel Festival
Thur 7 London, St George’s Hanover Sq, 7pm. Handel & Hendrix Young Talent Scheme – an evening of baroque music
Thur 7 WH Fretwork, Lucy Crowe (sop)
Sun 10 Little Missenden Festival, 3pm. Elizabeth Kenny (lute), Miriam Allan (sop). The Field of the Cloth of Gold www.little-missenden.org
Wed 13 Little Missenden Festival, 5pm & 8pm. Rachel Podger. Baroque music for solo violin by Bach, Tartini & Biber
Wed 13 WH Akademie für Alte Musik Berlin. CPE Bach, JS Bach
Fri 15 Little Missenden Festival 8pm. Joglaresa www.little-missenden.org
Sun 17 Little Missenden Festival 3pm. Siglo de Oro. A Hymn to the Virgin www.little-missenden.org
20-24 Brighton Early Music Festival
Thur 21 WH Mahan Esfahani (hpschd). Bach: before & after
Fri 22 WH The English Concert. Purcell & Handel
Sat 23 London, St Mary’s Bourne St, SW1, 7.30. Renaissance Singers. Celebrating Josquin – master of the notes
Tues 26 WH La Nuova Musica. Monteverdi: Vespers
Thur 28 London, St Peter’s Eaton Sq, 7.30. Orlando Chamber Choir. (Gl)Oriana – Tunes of Tudor Tumult www.orlandochoir.org.uk
Thur 28 WH Arcangelo, Avi Avital (mandolin). Vivaldi & Bach
Sat 30 Ripon Cathedral Great Hall. The Gesualdo Six: English Motets. https://www.riponinternationalfestival.org/events/the-gesualdo-six-choral-concert/
November
Sun 7 Zoom recording + Q&A with David Allinson of the Renaissance Singers concert on 23 October Celebrating Josquin – master of the notes
Fri 12 Amersham, St Mary’s, 4pm & 8pm. Amersham Festival Chamber Orchestra (modern insts). JS Bach, Pachelbel, Handel www.amershamfestival.org/booking
12-24 Teddington. Richmond Opera. Lampe: The Dragon of Wantley
Sun 14 Music in New Malden, 3pm. GSMD Historical Performance Dept. Baroque music.
19-28 Brighton Early Music Festival online
Tues 30 WH Les Arts Florissants
December
Sun 5 WH Gothic Voices
Fri 10 Little Missenden Festival, 8pm. The Melstock Band. Christmas Frolics www.little-missenden.org
Fri 10 WH Gabrieli Consort & Players. Bach
Sat 11 London, St George’s Bloomsbury, 7.30. Renaissance Singers. Advent/Christmas concert
Mon 13 WH Vox Luminis. Christmas music
Sat 18 WH Dunedin Consort. Handel: Messiah
Mon 20 WH Solomon’s Knot. Bach
Thur 23 WH Arcangelo. Christmas music
January 2022
Fri 7 Amersham, St. Mary’s, 8pm. Amersham Festival Chamber Orchestra (modern insts). Italian Concert for the New Year www.amershamfestival.org/booking
Courses
25-27
February 2022 I Fagiolini singing weekend at Hawkwood
Early
Music Forum websites
BMEMF
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Border Marches Early Music Forum
EMFS
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Early Music Forum of Scotland
MEMF
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Midlands
Early
Music Forum
NEEMF
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North East Early Music Forum
NWEMF-
North West
Early
Music Forum
SEMF
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Southern Early Music Forum
SWEMF
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South West Early Music Forum
TVEMF
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Thames
Valley
Early
Music Forum
Updated
13/10/2021. Please contact the EEMF committee with comments