Tribus Miraculis – workshop with Stephanie Dyer 11th January 2025

 Tribus Miraculis – Music for a Saturday after Epiphany

This workshop is for all voices and instruments and Renaissance wind instruments – cornetts curtals, recorders, sackbuts and shawms – are particularly welcome.

String players are also warmly invited to participate plus one continuo player, or others who come with their own instrument. A=440

The music we will be playing is in multi parts:

a12 – Jacob Handl – Tribus miraculis

a8 – Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina – Surge illuminare

a8 – Caspar Vincentius – Gloria tibi

a12 – Hans Leo Hassler – Jubilate Deo

Music will be provided on the day

Instrumentalists please bring a labelled music stand

The Tutor Virtuoso historical trombonist Stephanie Dyer enjoys an international career as Early musician, modern performer and educator. Born and raised in Cardiff, Stephanie studied at King’s College, Cambridge, Royal Academy of Music, London and Schola Cantorum Basiliensis, Switzerland. She performs with world-renowned historic brass group His Majestys Sagbutts & Cornetts, of which she has been a member since 2016. Stephanie’s performance activities are diverse: equally at home in the theatre and recording studio as on the concert platform, she is trombonist and Cover Conductor for Disney’s Aladdin the Musical (UK/Ireland Tour, 2023–25), and is part of the 2024 Songs of Praise Christmas Special, to be broadcast Sunday 22nd December on BBC One.

A devoted teacher, Stephanie is Baroque Trombone professor at RAM, teaches trombone at the University of Cambridge and is a passionate workshop leader in the UK and internationally, including for the regional Early Music Fora (2021–), Beauchamp Adult Early Music Course (2024–); International Early Music Summer School, ?cinawka Górna (Poland, 2017–), Warsaw Sackbut & Cornett Festival (2021–); and for Alta Capella Vianensis (the Netherlands, 2022–).

Timetable for the day

10.00              Registration and drinks

10.30              Morning session (with a short break)

1.00                Lunch (bring your own)

2.00                Afternoon session

3.30 approx   Tea break

4.00                Final session

5.00                Finish

The Venue  Solihull Methodist Church is close to the centre of Solihull at the junction of Blossomfield Rd and Station Approach.  It is right next to Solihull Railway Station and is well served by buses. There is a large car park with the entrance in Station Approach. If coming by car, use postcode B91 1LG for your satnav.

NB. If approaching from the west along Blossomfield Road, please note that there is no left turn into Station Approach. Either go completely around the roundabout and then turn right into Station Approach, or take the first exit at the roundabout into Streetsbrook Road and then turn left into the opposite end of Station Approach at the traffic lights.

Book here by 3rd January 2025

Workshop Organiser is Jill Davies – 07721 317030 or daviesmusic@btinternet.com