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World Shakespeare Congress take place in different countries. 

Visit website for more information on the Congress location and dates. (ed.)

Added on: Oct 10, 2011 | Hits: 126

"Woodhouse Recorder Week is a unique international summer school held in the peaceful surroundings of the Surrey Hills, dedicated to the development of recorder education.

• An intensive, inspiring week-long course aimed at young recorder players aged 16-25, who have already passed grade 8 or higher and who wish to pursue their studies to a more advanced or professional level. Daily masterclasses, concerts, workshops and activities, with an international team of tutors

• Junior Day for young and enthusiastic recorder players of approx grades 3 and above, aged 18 and under. Mini-masterclass with players of similar age and level, with ensemble playing and a final concert for parents and friends

• Teacher Development Day - Teacher workshops designed to support and inspire both the class recorder teacher and those working with small groups and individuals up to advanced level. Planned events include technical skills for teaching beginners, coping with mixed ability groups, Tudor dance workshop with Philippa Waite, and a Question & Answer session with an ABRSM examiner. " Visit website for more information. (ed.)

Added on: Mar 23, 2008 | Hits: 381

Storthes Hall Park, Huddersfield

For anyone who would like to be introduced to viol playing,
beginners on the viol, or viol players new to consort playing
Tutors: Jacqui Robertson-Wade, Alison Kinder, Andrew Fowler, Ibi Aziz In association with The Department of Music, University of Huddersfield.

Supported by The Early Music Shop
Please contact Susanne Heinrich for an application form
Application deadline 1st May 2009
Email: admin@vdgs.org.uk Tel: 01865 712418
or visit the VdGS website www.vdgs.org.uk

Added on: Apr 17, 2009 | Hits: 349

"The Tilford Bach Festival is held annually in the Great Hall of Farnham Castle and All Saints Church Tilford, near Farnham, Surrey, and specialises in performances of Baroque music using authentic instruments and orchestration.

Denys Darlow, who established the Tilford Bach Society in 1952, directed the London Handel Festival and became well known as a conductor and interpreter of 17th and 18th century music. Following the 50th Festival in 2002, Denys Darlow retired as Director. Laurence Cummings and Adrian Butterfield are now the Music Directors of the Society. Laurence works with many well-known period ensembles as director, conductor and harpsichord player and Adrian is a very prominent baroque violin player and teacher.

Throughout the year the TBS organises concerts of baroque, classical and contemporary music played by young and exciting professional musicians in the Great Hall of Farnham Castle. Temporary members are welcome at all concerts. " Visit website for more information. (ed.)

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“The first Dance Symposium at New College took place on 21 April 1999 with Dance on the English Stage, and has become a yearly event. Each symposium is designed to explore different aspects of dance, with particular reference to its musical, theatrical, literary and social context during the long eighteenth-century. …”

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“The Attingham Trust offers a special insight into one of Britain's greatest contributions to Western art: the country house, together with its collections and landscape setting, as well as the development of the royal palace in England.

Founded in 1952 as The Attingham Summer School Trust and named after the great neoclassical house in Shropshire at which the Summer School was first held, The Attingham Trust has built and sustained an international reputation for academic excellence. This development has been encouraged by the American Friends of the Attingham Trust, established in New York in 1962.

Three residential summer programmes are organised by the Trust each year:

• The Attingham Trust Attingham Study Programme
• The Attingham Trust Attingham Summer School
• The Attingham Trust Royal Collection Studies
  

From a large number of applicants from many countries, participants are chosen who have an architectural, historical, conservationist or academic background, or a close involvement with the fine and decorative arts.

Today many Attingham alumni are among the staff of museums, galleries, universities, heritage bodies, design practices, and conservation programmes throughout the world.

Scholarship assistance is available for qualified candidates.”

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“The Tallis Scholars Summer Schools are dedicated to exploring our great heritage of renaissance choral music, under the direction of Peter Phillips and members of the Tallis Scholars. Set in beautiful campus surroundings in the UK, USA and Australia, each of our three summer schools welcomes singers from across the globe for an exhilarating week of music-making.”

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Added on: May 06, 2011 | Hits: 201

"Now in its twentienth year the Suffolk Villages Festival brings high-quality performances of early music to this part of East Anglia. It is fortunate to have for its principal venues the fine historic wool churches of Nayland, Boxford, and Hadleigh situated just to the north of the River Stour and Dedham Vale. See the location map to the right. (2008)" See website for more information.

Added on: Mar 08, 2008 | Hits: 467

“Begun on a shoestring in 1995, the Stoke Newington Early Music Festival has grown and flourished through the years. Generously supported by local businesses — but always independent of public funding — it is now an indispensable feature of the Stoke Newington summer, enjoyed by local residents and by lovers of early music from everywhere.

The setting is perfect — the beautiful Tudor church by Clissold Park.“

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Added on: Feb 18, 2012 | Hits: 210

"This course is designed for recorder players of all standards, from near beginners to advanced students. It began life as the Recorder in Education Summer School in 1948 and after many happy years in Bretton Hall, we now hold the course at Bishop Burton College, near Beverley. This turned out to be a very successful venue when we visited it for the first time in 2007. " Visit website for more information. (ed.)

Added on: Apr 17, 2008 | Hits: 408

"The highly successful Baroque Week is now in its 30th season, and is held in the attractive surroundings of Headington School, Oxford.

It provides a rare and stimulating opportunity for amateur and semi-professional musicians, and those studying to embark on a musical career, to immerse themselves in baroque music in a friendly environment with the aid of excellent, experienced and helpful tutors.

The week is open to players of baroque instruments, historically aware players of modern instruments, and to singers — to all those who enjoy making baroque chamber music and wish to improve their skills. " Visit website for more information. (ed.)

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" A week's Summer School held annually in late July/Early August in Durham, UK. All ages and abilities are welcome. Classes for Recorders, Viols, Harpsichord, Solo Singing, Baroque Strings, Lute with ample opportunities for consort and ensemble playing. Also concerts, lectures, dance and a wide variety of other activities. NORVIS XXXVIII 2-9 August 2008 ends with a concert performance (with orchestra and including baroque dance) of Purcell's Dido and Aeneas. " Visit website for further details. (ed.)

Added on: Feb 19, 2008 | Hits: 430

Visit the North West Early Music Forum website for more information on the location and dates of venues. (ed.)

Added on: May 21, 2011 | Hits: 275

Yearly Medieval and Renaissance music conference held in various conference centres. Conference comprises of sessions, plus posters, concerts, workshops and keynotes.

Past Conferences have included 2011: Barcelona | 2010: London | 2009: Utrecht | 2008: Bangor | 2007: Vienna | 2006: Cambridge | 2005: Tours | 2004: Glasgow | 2003: Jena | 2002: Bristol | 2001: Spoleto | 2000: Oxford 

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Added on: Jun 06, 2012 | Hits: 99

“It may take two to tango, but it took several to create a festival of Baroque music. It is perhaps rare that a collective vision should converge and be realised in a single event, but that is what happened, and that is what no doubt laid the foundations for its success.

 In 1984 Ivor Bolton and I were married in the Wren church of St. James's, Piccadilly, where he had been appointed Director of Music by the then rector, the Reverend Donald Reeves. Donald was a man with a vision: for him, St. James's was to be a centre for as many activities of a positive and creative kind as possible. A more than competent organist himself, he set out to enable music (among many other things) to happen in the church, and his energy and enthusiasm were matched by those of Ivor, not long graduated from Clare College, Cambridge, where he had been Organ Scholar. And, it could be said, it was in the formation of the St. James's Baroque Players to accompany Ivor's performances of Bach cantatas at Sunday services that the Lufthansa Festival of Baroque Music had its roots. The St. James's Baroque Players also performed in some of the concerts that formed part of the 1984 Piccadilly Festival, a wide-ranging arts events organised at the church; the following year the concerts were grouped under the title of the Lufthansa Festival of Baroque Music with Ivor as Musical Director.  …“

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Added on: Feb 19, 2011 | Hits: 238

“After 21 successful years introducing Early Music to the Leicestershire public, we have decided to expand to an all-year event! Plans for this include concerts (both free and paid) throughout the year; talks (musical and non-musical); a Quarterly Newsletter with reviews, articles and concert diary of events in the area; all the regulars - workshops, junior competition, tastings and more.  …”

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Added on: Aug 20, 2007 | Hits: 602

“Language and Music for Life was born in Spring 1997 and is committed to providing training in both music and foreign languages to students of all ages, with a lower age limit of 10 years old  for the main Summer course, from 3 to 10 years old for the Peter Pan Course and no upper age limit.

The first LMFL summer course was held in 1997 and has grown in size and quality ever since.

Our music and language project functions in a context which is rich in individual ability, motivation, language, culture and generations.

Learning is not to be restricted to its manifestation in performance, though this is an essential part, but is to be intimately linked to the dynamics of the whole individual who is able to learn while changing, and able to change while learning.

 

Our linguistic premise: a language is learned not just for its own sake but also for a purpose. Language is used to communicate, to organise music making with others, to facilitate professional development and because we want to enjoy exchanges with those whom we have chosen to be with, and like, and because we don't want to live like a "foreigner" in an English speaking environment.

 We learn a language to live and, as the name of our organisation puts it, to survive. …”

LMFL offers summer music programmes with some early music instrument instruction. Visit the LFML website and summer workshop listings for more information. (ed.)

Added on: May 28, 2011 | Hits: 205

"12 - 17 July 2008 (Week course)
International Viol Summer School at Little Benslow Hills, Hitchin. UK
Alison Crum, director, with Alice Robbins (USA) and Roy Marks

A chance for viol players with a particular interest in English consort music to work with distinguished professional players and teachers. Optional sessions focus on other topics such as madrigals, consort songs, early renaissance repertoire and continuo playing.

This course is for experienced consort players with good sight-reading skills, capable of playing at least two sizes of viol and reading several clefs. Resident: £350.00 Non-resident: £300.00 Some bursaries are available. " Visit website for more information.

Added on: Apr 08, 2008 | Hits: 358

“The Hurdy-gurdy Forum was started as an online forum for hurdy-gurdy enthusiasts on the 31st of May 2006 by Scott Marshall, then a newcomer to hurdy-gurdies. Although there was an existing hurdy-gurdy mailing list in the US, Scott wanted to contact and meet players from the UK. Somehow the idea of meeting up grew into the First UK Hurdy-gurdy Festival, which took place on the 20th-22nd of April 2007 in Lancaster. Ever since the Forum has been growing and thriving, and we have new subscribers every week! It has become an important hub forThe idea of a hurdy-gurdy festival in the UK was conceived by Scott Marshall, the founder of the UK Hurdy-gurdy Forum. He started to organise the first UK Hurdy-gurdy Festival, which took place on the 20th-22nd of April 2007 in Lancaster. It was followed by the second festival on 25-27th April 2008 in Lancaster and the third festival on 14th-17th May 2009 in Youlgrave, Derbyshire. friendship, discussion, resources and trade for hurdy-gurdy fans worldwide. ..“

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Added on: Jun 05, 2010 | Hits: 340

"The World's largest Early Music Festival and Exhibition returns to the Old Royal Naval College ...! Jointly promoted by The Early Music Shop, the Greenwich Foundation and Trinity College of Music the event is an essential fixture on the early music calendar, attended by an ever increasing number of exhibitors and visitors each year.This year's festival will also be celebrating the 40th anniversary of The Early Music Shop, with an impressive line up of performing artists, and a number of special events to mark the occasion. "

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Added on: Aug 21, 2007 | Hits: 449

"Early Music courses in the Farncombe programme include Recorder Ensembles with Andrew Collis and playing days with Cathy Dew. Viol courses are tutored by Alison Crum or Jacqui Robertson-Wade. " See website for more information. (ed.)

Added on: Mar 08, 2008 | Hits: 388

"The summer school offers exciting and diverse opportunities for young players under the guidance of experienced tutors. Playing opportunities include chamber groups, large ensembles, viol consorts, recorder consorts and mixed ensembles, catering for every age and ability (grades 2 – 4, 5 – 7 and 8+).

More advanced players will play in small chamber groups and consorts, tackling challenging repertoire and developing the all important skills of a chamber musician. Cellists and keyboard players (playing harpsichord) will have plenty of continuo playing experience in trio sonata groups with the most advanced recorder and viol players.

Less experienced players will enjoy the variety of different ensembles, playing both within larger groups and also being encouraged to play chamber music.

There will be plenty of time for recreational activities, making full use of the facilities available to us. " Visit website for more information. (ed.)

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See website for summer course listings. (ed.)

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“Dartington International Summer School takes place at the heart of the idyllic Dartington Hall estate, just outside Totnes in South Devon. For five weeks every summer, the estate welcomes a vibrant community of musicians and music-lovers drawn from all corners of the globe.

Dartington International Summer School offers a wide range of courses, embracing a huge range of instruments, genres and periods. We also present a rich and varied programme of performances and lectures. Dartington welcomes everyone who wants to enjoy music, from conservatoire students and professionals to enthusiastic amateurs and late starters. All convene in one place to experience Dartington’s particular blend of musical alchemy.”

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Added on: May 10, 2011 | Hits: 204

Cotswold Early Music Festival (UK)

Added on: Aug 18, 2007 | Hits: 369