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SUMMARY:John Taverner Masses & Motets with Patrick Allies on 25th July 2026
DESCRIPTION:We welcome back Patrick Allies to lead this vocal workshop. \nJohn Taverner was an extraordinarily talented English composer of the Renaissance.\nBorn in Lincolnshire\, his career took him to Christ Church\, Oxford\, where he worked for Thomas Wolsey. His music makes the most of the new\, five-part choirs that had become popular\, writing lines from low bass up to high soprano\, and everything in between. Taverner’s musical style is at turns virtuosic and ecstatic\, but always satisfyingly melodious. The sacred repertoire for this workshop shows off his awe-inspiring choral writing in mass movements and motets; we will exploring the following:\nMater Christi sanctissima (Antiphon to the Virgin Mary)\nSanctus from the Western Wynde mass\nAudivi vocem de cælo (Matins Respond for All Saints)\nAgnus Dei from the Missa Corona Spinea. \n \nPatrick Allies is a conductor and musicologist based in London. He began his musical education as a chorister at the Temple Church\, and sang in Gloucester Cathedral Choir before taking up a choral scholarship to study music at King’s College London. Patrick went on to postgraduate study at the University of Cambridge where he was a member of Jesus College Choir. \nIn his role as artistic director of the London-based vocal ensemble Siglo de Oro\, Patrick has made five acclaimed recordings with Delphian Records of music from the Renaissance to the present day. Under Patrick’s direction\, the group has taken up invitations to perform in Belgium\, the Netherlands\, Germany\, Finland\, Malta\, Canada and the USA. \nPatrick is currently conductor of Imperial College Chamber Choir\, the flagship choir of Imperial College London. In addition to directing the choir in its regular services and concerts on the college’s South Kensington campus\, Patrick has led the choir on international tours to Estonia and Finland\, and broadcast on BBC Radio 3’s Choral Evensong. \nAlongside his work as a conductor\, Patrick is a doctoral student in music at the University of Oxford. Patrick’s research\, funded by the Arts and Humanities                                                            Research Council\, involves fifteenth-century choirs and their performance spaces \nVenue: Dorridge Village Hall\, Grange Road  B93 8QA.  https://dorridgevillagehall.org.uk/find-us/ \nThe hall is clearly signed from the end of the road leading to it.  The What3Words location is sponge.flopping.wedding .  There is ample parking at the hall. \nThe hall is about a 10 minute walk from Dorridge railway station; from Solihull you can also catch the A7 Solihull South Circular bus – the Hansell Drive stop is 3 minutes’ walk away. \nTimetable for the day\n10.00             Registration and drinks\n10.30             Morning session (with a short break)\n1.00               Lunch (bring your own /or use local pubs and cafes)\n2.00               Afternoon session\n3.30 approx Tea break\n4.00               Final session\n5.00               Finish \nWorkshop Organiser is Jonathan Spencer: jonathan-spencer@blueyonder.co.uk \nBooking is now open – Book here\nClosing date 17th July\n  \n 
URL:http://memf.org.uk/event/workshop-for-voices-3/
LOCATION:Dorridge Village Hall\, Grange Road\, Dorridge\, B93 8QA
CATEGORIES:Voices
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SUMMARY:Pentecostal Polychoral Music with Mark Wilson on 12th September
DESCRIPTION:Details to follow. \nBooking will open in August.
URL:http://memf.org.uk/event/workshop-for-voices-and-instruments-at-a440-with-mark-wilson-on-12th-september/
LOCATION:Oddfellows Hall\, Stafford
CATEGORIES:A440,brass,Continuo,Loud wind,Recorders,Strings,Voices
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20261010T103000
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SUMMARY:Workshop for Voices with Anita Datta + AGM on10th October 2026
DESCRIPTION:We welcome back Anita Datta for another fun workshop! \n \nDetails tba
URL:http://memf.org.uk/event/workshop-for-voices-with-anita-datta-on10th-october-2026/
LOCATION:St.Faith & St.Laurence Church Hall\, Balden Road\, Harborne\, Birmingham\, B32 2EL\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Voices
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20261121T103000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20261121T170000
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SUMMARY:Workshop for Voices and Instruments with Philip Thorby on 21st November 2026
DESCRIPTION:We welcome back Philip Thorby to lead this workshop in Solihull. \nDetails tba
URL:http://memf.org.uk/event/workshop-for-voices-and-instruments-with-philip-thorby-on-21st-november-2026/
LOCATION:Solihull Methodist Church Hall\, Blosssomfield Road\, Solihull\, B91 1LG\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:A440,brass,Continuo,Loud wind,Recorders,Strings,Voices
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20261205T103000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20261205T170000
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SUMMARY:Workshop for voices and instruments with Alison Kinder on December 5th 2026
DESCRIPTION:We welcome back Alison Kinder to lead this workshop. Details tba.
URL:http://memf.org.uk/event/workshop-for-voices-and-instruments-with-alison-kinder-on-december-5th-2026/
LOCATION:Dorridge Village Hall\, Grange Road\, Dorridge\, B93 8QA
CATEGORIES:A440,brass,Continuo,Loud wind,Recorders,Strings,Voices
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