Clapham and Patching Village Hall201 Long FurlongWorthing, BN13 3UT Reusing old material is not a new concept; Renaissance composers did it all the time, sometimes with their own material and sometimes with someone else's. This workshop will look at three examples, in each case a kind of 'upcycling' from a short initial motet or chanson […]
A workshop for voices and orchestra, directed by John Hancorn. The workshop will look at the Magnificat by Durante , and choral works by Vivaldi. This event is for singers of all voices, along with strings, oboes, bassoon and trumpet. *** Wind places are now full. ***If you would like to be put on the […]
A workshop for singers with Will Dawes and Katie Bank Findon Village Hall, near Worthing, West Sussex To book, please use the online booking form if possible.Download further details and a paper booking form in the flier for the event (PDF file).
Directed by Patrick Craig For voices and instruments Saturday 9th November 2024 10.30 am – 5.15 pm Bosham Village Hall (nr. Chichester) PO18 8QF This workshop is now full. Cancellations are always possible, so if you would like to join the waiting list please complete this Online booking form but do not pay at this […]
A Zoom talk by Patrick Craig 13 February 2025, 7:30 pm - 8:30 pm Online booking form Further details
Directed by Peter Wendland. A background note by Peter Wendland about the music is available at this link. Online booking form (preferred) Further details and paper booking form (PDF) Further details and paper booking form (Word)
Directed by David Allinson Bosham, near Chichester Online booking form (preferred) Further information and paper booking form.
Ben England (of “Choir of the Earth” and “Homechoir” fame) will direct music by Purcell for singers, strings, and continuo at baroque pitch (A=415). Online booking form (preferred) Further details and postal booking form (PDF)
Directed by Bill Hunt Bill writes: In 2023 I had the pleasure of leading a workshop featuring verse anthems by William Byrd, the father of this musical form. This year we shall feature anthems by Orlando Gibbons to celebrate his quatercentenary (died 1625), in whose hands it arguably reached its finest expression. The vocal scoring […]
We will cover a wide range of music, from France, Scotland, Germany and Italy and ranging from 5 to 22 parts: Jean Mouton – Reges terrae congregati sunt; Robert Carver – O bone Jesu; Melchior Vulpius – Verbum caro factus est; Giovanni Gabrieli – Sonata XX in 22 parts. Open to the following instruments: Cornetts, […]
Directed by David Allinson David Allinson writes: This year the early music world has been celebrating the 500th anniversary of Palestrina’s birth. An astonishingly productive composer, he wrote over a hundred settings of the Mass Ordinary (Kyrie, Gloria, etc.), many of which remain unheard and unrecorded today. For this workshop, we will explore Palestrina’s supreme […]
A European Advent Alison Kinder will take us on a musical tour of western Europe. Come and explore some glorious – but less familiar – music appropriate to the approaching Advent season. Subject to the forces available (especially tenors!), the music will include: Ecce Dominus Veniet a8 (Praetorius); O Lieber Herre Gott a7 (Schutz), Spiritus […]