Booking Forms go out to members about six weeks in advance of each event. If you’re not a member, but would be interested in attending one of these excellent events, either as a participant or as audience, please contact our Chairman. See our Contacts Page
Alternatively if the booking form is available to download, simply print it out and send with a cheque for the appropriate amount to the workshop organiser (will be listed on the form)
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Last Update : 22 April 2013
Saturday 27 April 2013
Instrumental and vocal workshop (A=415): J.S. Bach: Cantatas 77 and 150
Tutor: Paul Spicer
Venue: Warley Woods Methodist Church, Abbey Road, Smethwick, West Midlands B67 5LS
Click here for flyer and booking form
Saturday 8 June 2013
John Dowland: Masterclass Tutor: Philip Thorby Venue: David Turnbull Music School, Solihull School, Warwick Road, Solihull, B91 3DJ
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Sunday 9 June 2013
John Dowland: Workshop Tutor: Stuart McCoy Venue: David Turnbull Music School, Solihull School, Warwick Road, Solihull, B91 3DJ
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Sunday 14 July 2013
Midsummer Revels. Tutor: David Hatcher. Venue: Middleton Hall, near Tamworth, B78 2AE
Saturday 28 September 2013
Russian Baroque music. Vocal workshop Tutor: Peter Leech Venue: tbc
Past Events
Below is a list of workshops we’ve organised. For older events click here. Whilst we love to tantalise you with the workshop you’ve only just missed, trawling back through over ten years worth was too much misery for one page. On the other hand, if you’d like to fondly reminisce, they’re still there… Of course if you join MEMF we’ll send you all the details in plenty of time and you need never think “if only…” again.
Saturday 16th March
Instrumental Workshop (A=415): Vivaldi L’Estro Armonico
Tutor: Lyn Selwood
Venue: Warley Woods Methodist Church, Abbey Road, Smethwick, West Midlands B67 5LS
Click here for more details and downloadable booking form..
Saturday 2 March 2013
Rare/large-scale Tallis/Mundy
Singers
Tutor: Alastair Dixon
Venue; Solihull Methodist Church Hall, Blossomfield Road, Solihull, B91 1LG
For more details and downloadable booking form, click here..
Saturday January 26th 2013
Scarlatti Stabat Mater
Singers Plus Continuo
Tutor: John Hancorn
Venue: Selly Oak Methodist Church
Click here for the Scarlatti Stabat Mater John Hancorn workshop flyer
Saturday 1st December 2012
Vocal Workshop
Clemens (non Papa) and Mouton
Tutor: Stephen Rice
Venue: Harborne, St. Faith’s & St. Lawrence
Click for Clemens and Mouton Leaflet and Booking-form-1st-December-12
Saturday 27 and Sunday 28 October 2012
Non-residential weekend workshop
Giovanni Gabrieli: Vocal and instrumental music.
Tutor: Philip Thorby
Venue: Solihull School
Click for Gabrieli leaflet and Gabrieli Workshop Booking Form.
29th September 2012
Vocal workshop
The Different Faces of William Byrd
Tutor: Will Dawe
Venue: St. Paul’s Church, Friar St. Warwick, CV34 6HA
NB more information to come on parking arrangements for this venue.
Click for the downloadable Byrd Leaflet Sept 2012 and the Booking Form.
Click for downloadable Car Parking advice in Warwick and link to Warwick District Council website parking information. It is recommended that you look at both.
Sunday 24th June 2012
Midsummer Revels (evening) + workshop (afternoon) + MEMF AGM
Afternoon workshop – Tutor tba
Venue: Middleton Hall nr Tamworth B78 2AE
Saturday 12 May 2012
Motets by JS and JC Bach
A day workshop for singers and instrumentalists (A415)
Tutor: John Butt
Venue: All Saints Church, Birmingham Road, Allesley, Coventry CV5 9EQ
Saturday 10th March 2012
Vivaldi: Two settings of Dixit Dominus, RV594 & RV595
A day workshop for singers, ncluding soloists, and instrumentalists (415)
Tutor: Neil Ferris
Venue:Warley Woods Methodist Church, Abbey Road, Smethwick, B67 5LS
Saturday 11th February 2012
Treasures of the Renaissance
A day workshop for singers
Directed by some members of Stile Antico
Venue: Warwick School, Myton Road, Warwick CV34 6PP
Saturday 21st January 2012
Josquin: motet and Lassus: Praeter Rerum Serium
A day workshop for singer and instrumentalists (A440)
Tutor: David Hatcher
Venue : Methodist Church Hall, Blossomfield Road, Solihull, B91 1LG
Saturday 26 November 2011
Renaissance Instrumental workshop (repertoire to include Praetorius etc)Renaissance instrumental workshop for bowed and plucked strings, keyboards and loud and soft renaissance wind instruments (A=440). Singers welcome to double parts if they would like to explore the repertoire but this is mostly about the instruments.Tutor: Kathleen Berg (A=440)
Venue: St Nicholas Church , Warwick CV34 4JD
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Sunday 6th November
Striggio: 40/60 part Missa sopra Ecco sìbeato giorno
(Border Marches EMF workshop for singers and instrumentalists (A440) supported by MEMF and other fora)
Tutor: Robert Hollingworth
Venue: Kidderminster Town Hall, DY10 1EJ
Saturday and Sunday 8th and 9th October 2011
Luca Marenzio: Sacred and secular
A Saturday workshop for singers and instruments, and a Sunday master classes for pre-formed groups
Tutor: Philip Thorby
Venue: Selly Oak Methodist church, Langleys Road, Selly Oak, Birmingham B29 6HT - (NB Change)
Sunday 9th October
Masterclasses for pre-formed groups
Tutor: Philip Thorby
Venue: Knowle Village Hall, St Johns Close, Solihull B93 0NH
Saturday 17th September 2011
William Croft: Sacred music
A workshop for singers and instruments NB A=415
Tutor: Peter LeechClick for more details and booking form
Venue: St Faith and St Laurence Church, Harborne, Birmingham
8th-10th July 2011
Bach B minor mass (A415)
A non-residential weekend workshop for singers, including soloists, and baroque instruments (A415)
Tutor: Robert Hollingworth assisted by Lynn Selwood
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Venue: The David Turnbull Music School, Solihull School, Warwick Road, Solihull B91 3DJSaturday 2nd July 2011
Baroque Band Day – rehearsal for B minor Mass, etc
A day workshop for instruments (A=415)Tutor: Lynn Selwood
Click for more details and booking form
Venue: Warley Woods Methodist Church, Abbey Road, Smethwick, West Midlands B67 5LS
Saturday 21st May 2011
17th Century Portuguese Polyphony
A day workshop for singers and appropriate instruments:
bassoon, dulcian, viols, violone, continuo (A440)
Tutor: Graham O’Reilly
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Venue: Dale St Methodist Church, Leamington Spa
Saturday 2nd April 2011
Victoria Officium Defunctorum (Requiem) 1605
A day workshop for singers
Tutor: David Hill
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Venue: Selly Oak Methodist Church
76 Langleys Rd, Birmingham B29 0HT
26th March 2011
Renaissance into Baroque:
an exploration of instrumental music of the seventeenth century
A workshop for baroque band: violins, viols and wind (A=415)
Tutor: Lynn Selwood
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Venue:Warley Woods Methodist Church, Abbey Road, Bearwood B67 5LS
12th February 2011
Lassus Prophetiae Sibyllarum
A day workshop for singers.
Tutor: Stephen Rice
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Venue: St Peter’s Church, Maney Hill Road, Sutton Coldfield B72 1JJ
8 January 2011
MEMF Revels
Afternoon workshop and evening feasting and jollification
Tutor: David Hatcher
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Venue: Middleton Hall
11th December 2010
Renaissance Christmas
A day workshop for singers
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Tutor: David Allinson
Venue: St George’s Church, Rugby CV22 5HR
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13 November 2010
Henri Dumont and Contemporaries
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Tutor: Jeffrey Skidmore
Venue: Dale St Methodist Church, Leamington Spa CV32 5HL
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2nd October 2010
Lutes, viols and voices
A day workshop with Stuart McCoy
Tutor: Stuart McCoy
Venue: Arden School, Station Rd, Knowle, Solihull B93 0P
T4 September 2010
Vauxhall Gardens Composers.
Workshops for Baroque Band and solo singers (A415) , and a capella singers
Includes MEMF AGM
Tutors : Lyn Selwood, Clare Griffel
Venue: Warley Woods Methodist Church, Abbey Road, Bearwood B67 5LS
12 June 2010
Handel and James Nares: Anthems
A day workshop for singers and baroque instruments (A415)
Tutor: Peter Leech
Venue: TBA
22 May 2010
A Risky Business: Improvisation
A day workshop for singers and instruments (A 440)
Tutor: Paula Chateauneuf see also this link
Venue: St Mark’s Church, Rugby Road, Leamington Spa CV32 6DL
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17/18 April 2010
Monteverdi: 1610 Vespers
Weekend workshop for singers and instruments
Tutor: Philip Thorby
Venue: Solihull School, Warwick Road, Solihull B91 3DJ
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13 March 2010
Venetian Vespers
A day workshop for singers and instruments Tutor: Christopher Monks
Venue: Dale St Methodist Church, Leamington Spa CV32 5HL (Click link for a map)
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27 February 2010
Ludwig Senfl: Ave Maria (six part)
A day workshop for singers and instruments Tutor: David Hatcher
Hear David playing viola da gamba live at Dartington in 2008 with Evelyn Tubb, Michael Fields and David Wright on You Tube Play
Venue: St Faith and St Laurence Church, Croftdown Road, Harborne, Birmingham B17 8RE
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30 January 2010
Baroque Band
Baroque Band rehearsal. Tutor: Lynn Selwood
Venue : Warley Woods Methodist Church, Abbey Road, Bearwood B67 5LS
Music : Programme being settled.
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