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SUMMARY:SingTheScore EXTRA with Robert Hollingworth
DESCRIPTION:Another in our popular series of Zooms with Robert Hollingworth of I Fagiolini and a mystery guest – this week a violinist. Robert is a natural chat show host and these Saturday mornings are always entertaining and informative. Robert will talk about the music he has chosen and you will have a chance to sing it through twice.  This week we will be singing  Byrd – Laudibus in sanctis (all three sections) and Byrd – O salutaris (if there is time) \nPlease book below – the scores will be attached to your confirmation email.
URL:https://memf.org.uk/event/singthescore-extra-with-robert-hollingworth-7/
LOCATION:Online(Zoom)
CATEGORIES:Online
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20210220T190000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20210220T200000
DTSTAMP:20260404T160419
CREATED:20210207T192650Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210208T131339Z
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SUMMARY:Venice 2: the New Prometheus of Celestial Harmony with Philip Thorby
DESCRIPTION:The second in Philip’s talks about Venice in the 1500s. The New Prometheus of Celestial Harmony is how Silvestro Ganassi described the great Flemish composer Adriaan Willaert\, who became Maestro di Capella of St.Marks in 1527 and stayed there until his death in 1562. We will follow his progress from Flanders via Paris and Ferrrara to Venice. This lecture is brought to you by the letter “P” – not only Prometheus\, but also the Patrician (Pietro Bembo)\, the Poet (Petrarch) and the Printer (Aldo Manutio)\, all of whom come together in the Venetian palazzo of a rich  Florentine exile\, where\, in an atmosphere of great secrecy\, Willaert explores an entirely new kind of music. \nPlease book below.
URL:https://memf.org.uk/event/venice-2-the-new-prometheus-with-philip-thorby/
LOCATION:Online(Zoom)
CATEGORIES:Online
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20210220T110000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20210220T120000
DTSTAMP:20260404T160419
CREATED:20201227T164745Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210203T161547Z
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SUMMARY:The Petrucci Canti B Project - a talk by David Hatcher
DESCRIPTION:An online talk by David Hatcher about his Petrucci Canti B project which has involved his students at the Birmingham Royal Conservatoire\, and which has been sponsored by MEMF and BMEMF. \nThis should be a fascinating session.  Firstly David will tell us about the recording project that took place in November 2020 at Alpheton New Maltings\, Suffolk\, where the Linarol Consort recorded some of the Petrucci Canti B music.  He will play video clips of rehearsal and recording sessions and explain a little of the processes involved\, the choice of instruments and difficulties of social distancing. \nThen he will tell us about the manuscript with illustrations and how he used it to help The Royal Birmingham Conservatoire students produce modern editions as part of their course work.  He will then go on to explain and demonstrate the instruments; the renaissance viol compared to the baroque viol and the renaissance and baroque recorder.  Finally we will finish with a sing through of Baises moy by Josquin (score provided with joining information). \nPlease book below. \n  \n 
URL:https://memf.org.uk/event/the-petrucci-canti-b-project/
LOCATION:Online(Zoom)
CATEGORIES:Online
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20210213T110000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20210213T120000
DTSTAMP:20260404T160419
CREATED:20210207T191659Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210207T191910Z
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SUMMARY:SingTheScore Extra with Robert Hollingworth
DESCRIPTION:Another in our popular series of Zooms with Robert Hollingworth of I Fagiolini and this week’s guest William Hunt\, viol player and more. Robert is a natural chat show host and these Saturday mornings are always entertaining and informative. Robert will talk about the music he has chosen and you will have a chance to sing it through twice – this week Byrd’s Ne Irascaris Domine. Music links will be sent out in advance when you book. \nBooking now open – see below.
URL:https://memf.org.uk/event/singthescore-extra-with-robert-hollingworth-8/
LOCATION:Online(Zoom)
CATEGORIES:Online
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20210206T190000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20210206T200000
DTSTAMP:20260404T160419
CREATED:20210112T153249Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210119T181129Z
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SUMMARY:Venice 1: The Barber's Son: the Life of Silvestro Ganassi -a talk by Philip Thorby
DESCRIPTION:The life of Silvestro Ganassi\, the son of a barber from Bergamo\, became the most famous musician in Venice as well as being a renowned painter. We will look at the Venice he knew\, the Doges for whom he worked\, his rich patrons and his family band. We will\nsee what his contemporaries wrote about him\, both in biography and in fiction\, and follow his life from his birth to immigrant\nparents above a humble barber’s shop near the rialto to his death as a proud Venetian cittadino. \nIf you know Philip you will know his love of Venice\, Silvestro Ganassi and Adriaan Willaert: Venice for its innate beauty and its unique place in the history of the renaissance\, Ganassi as the most famous and revered Venetian musician of his day\, and Willaert as the gentle Fleming who expressed the Venetian ideals in his music and his character. Philip is going to share this passion in two on-line lectures and two webinars in which you are welcome to take part with comments and questions. Each one will stand alone\, but taken together they will present a fascinating view of Venice in the early 1500s\, where the lives of Ganassi and Willaert intertwined with the aristocratic Pietro Bembo\, the great printer Aldo Manutio and the incomparable verse of Francesco Petrarca. \nPlease book below. \nThe remaining three talks will be:\n2. The New Prometheus of Celestial Harmony on Saturday 20th February 7pm\n3. Bellezza e Bontà on Saturday 6th March 7pm\n4. Musica Nova on Saturday 20th March 7pm
URL:https://memf.org.uk/event/venice-1-the-barbers-son-the-life-of-silvestro-ganassi-a-talk-by-philip-thorby/
LOCATION:Online(Zoom)
CATEGORIES:Online
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20210202T193000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20210202T203000
DTSTAMP:20260404T160419
CREATED:20201227T164239Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210119T174819Z
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SUMMARY:South American Adventures; in Search of Music with Jeffrey Skidmore
DESCRIPTION:An online workshop with Jeffrey Skidmore\, OBE\, Director of Ex Cathedra. \nJeffrey Skidmore OBE talks about his travels in Mexico\, Bolivia and Brazil over the last 20 years and will share the music and manuscripts he found and the people he met – singers\, players\, musicologists and librarians. Beaches\, jungles\, pyramids\, volcanos\, caipirinhas\, margaritas and mate de coca also play their part! \nYou will have the opportunity to sing along to some of the pieces that have become the ‘classics’ of the repertoire\, singing in Nahuatl\, Quechua\, Chiquitan\, Spanish\, Portuguese and Latin. \nJeffrey Skidmore has been Artistic Director of Ex Cathedra for over 50 years and has an international reputation for the quality and range of his work. Baroque music from Latin America has featured prominently in recent years and he has given many magical performances in beautiful venues around the world\, he has recorded four  CDs\, created many new editions and explored a whole new world of performance practice. \nPlease book below.
URL:https://memf.org.uk/event/south-american-baroque/
LOCATION:Online(Zoom)
CATEGORIES:Online
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20210130T110000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20210130T120000
DTSTAMP:20260404T160419
CREATED:20201208T203000Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210124T212956Z
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SUMMARY:SingTheScore EXTRA with Robert Hollingworth
DESCRIPTION:Another in our popular series of webinars with Robert Hollingworth of I Fagiolini and a mystery guest. Robert is a natural chat show host and these Saturday mornings are always entertaining and informative. Robert will talk about the music he has chosen and you will have a chance to sing it through twice. \nWe are currently smack bang in the middle of Carnival – the period between Christmas and Lent so there will be a slight focus on that this week.  Feel free to bring a mask! We will sing another movement from the madrigal comedy ‘The little carnival party’ by Adriano Banchieri: – a ‘giustiniano’ – an old man’s song. To balance that another song from a comedy but a beautiful and quite involved lament: Vecchi’s ‘Ecco che piu non rest speranza.’ Really the most wonderful piece\, translation on the score. \nThe full DVD of the masked show (with I Fagiolini and Simon Callow) can still be bought here: right back in 2003 but something they’re still proud of (and great fun) filmed LIVE at Dartington Summer School. \nMusic links will be sent out in advance when you book below.
URL:https://memf.org.uk/event/singthescore-extra-with-robert-hollingworth-6/
LOCATION:Zoom
CATEGORIES:Online
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20210116T110000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20210116T123000
DTSTAMP:20260404T160419
CREATED:20201208T203220Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20201227T163348Z
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SUMMARY:"Let us Seek with the Shepherds" with Rory McCleery.
DESCRIPTION:In this workshop\, Rory McCleery\, Artistic Director of The Marian Consort\, explores the fascinating history and rich musical lineage of Jean Mouton’s exquisite motet Quaeramus cum Pastoribus. \nComposed at the very beginning of the sixteenth century\, Mouton’s work would remain in the repertoire of the Cappella Sistina for over a hundred years\, as well as travelling in print and manuscript as far afield as Aberdeen and Guatemala and inspiring parody compositions by several later generations of composers\, including Cristobal de Morales\, Pedro de Cristo and Annibale Stabile. We will be singing some of these works\, as well as Mouton’s original – which Rory says is ‘one of his all-time favourite pieces!’ – as part of the workshop\, with pdf scores circulated in advance.
URL:https://memf.org.uk/event/quaeramus-cum-pastoris-by-jean-mouton-with-rory-mccleery/
LOCATION:Zoom
CATEGORIES:Online
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20210109T110000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20210109T120000
DTSTAMP:20260404T160419
CREATED:20201208T202654Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210107T220334Z
UID:2419-1610190000-1610193600@memf.org.uk
SUMMARY:SingTheScore Extra with Robert Hollingworth
DESCRIPTION:Another in our popular series of webinars with Robert Hollingworth of I Fagiolini and a special guest. Robert is a natural chat show host and these Saturday mornings are always entertaining and informative. Robert will talk about the music he has chosen and you will have a chance to sing it through twice. Music links will be sent out in advance when you book.  \nThis week’s guest is Ekaterina Antonenko who is the director of Intrada Choir in Moscow. They are giving the final Live From London Concert on Thursday 8th January at 7pm. \nPlease book below – you will receive the music links after you have booked as we do not have them yet.
URL:https://memf.org.uk/event/singthescore-extra-with-robert-hollingworth-5/
LOCATION:Zoom
CATEGORIES:Online
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20201220T200000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20201220T210000
DTSTAMP:20260404T160419
CREATED:20201001T144336Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20201203T215224Z
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SUMMARY:The Music of Epiphany Part 1: Gifts and Stars with Patrick Craig
DESCRIPTION:Another of Patrick’s entertaining talks illustrated with pictures and music. \nEpiphany is a season of revelation – not only of the gifts of gold\, frankincense and myrrh\, but even of life itself. We are called to respond with gratitude and there will be much of that in this evening’s music. It was a star that led the Magi to the stable\, and composers have been inspired to describe this heavenly light in ever more inventive ways. Enhanced by the beautiful art of Epiphany\, we shall hear performances from many of Early Music’s greatest stars\, including the music of Palestrina\, Handl\, Byrd\, and Victoria.\nBooking is now open (see below). \nPart 2 – Journeys and Dreams – will be hosted by TVEMF and EEMF on 14th January 2021. You will need to book this on either of their websites.
URL:https://memf.org.uk/event/music-of-epiphany-with-patrick-craig/
LOCATION:Online(Zoom)
CATEGORIES:Online
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20201212T110000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20201212T120000
DTSTAMP:20260404T160419
CREATED:20201031T195044Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20201207T222739Z
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SUMMARY:SingTheScore EXTRA with Robert Hollingworth
DESCRIPTION:Another in our popular series of webinars with Robert Hollingworth of I Fagiolini and a MYSTERY guest. Robert is a natural chat show host and these Saturday mornings are always entertaining and informative. This week you can sing along with –\nPygott  Quid petis o fili and\, as a Christmas cracker\, two short movements from a Banchieri madrigal comedy. You will receive the music links and the joining instructions when you book – see below.
URL:https://memf.org.uk/event/singthescore-extra-with-robert-hollingworth-4/
CATEGORIES:Online
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20201128T110000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20201128T120000
DTSTAMP:20260404T160419
CREATED:20201001T143432Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20201123T184555Z
UID:2079-1606561200-1606564800@memf.org.uk
SUMMARY:SingTheScore EXTRA with Robert Hollingworth
DESCRIPTION:Another in our popular series of webinars with Robert Hollingworth of I Fagiolini and a surprise guest. Robert is a natural chat show host and these Saturday mornings are always entertaining and informative. Plus there is something to sing along with – music links are sent out in advance once you have booked – see below.
URL:https://memf.org.uk/event/singthescore-extra/
LOCATION:Online(Zoom)
CATEGORIES:Online
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20201120T193000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20201120T210000
DTSTAMP:20260404T160419
CREATED:20201001T143827Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20201106T160507Z
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SUMMARY:Bach and Handel with Patrick Craig
DESCRIPTION:Bach and Handel – Separated at Birth. 1685 was an extraordinary year for music. Two world class composers were born 130km and just one month apart. Much of their childhood development mirrored the other\, but their careers took very different directions\, and they never met. Patrick will reunite these two giants\, with a special focus on their vocal music\, which has inspired his career as both a countertenor and a conductor. \nPatrick has been a Vicar Choral at St Paul’s Cathedral for twenty five years and sings regularly with the award winning early music ensemble\, the Cardinall’s Musick. For twenty years he sang across the world with the Tallis Scholars. Highlights as a soloist have included memorable performances of Handel’s Messiah and Bach’s St John Passion in St Paul’s\, and recent recitals featuring settings of the poetry of Wilfred Owen and performances with the harpist Frances Kelly. While Organ Scholar of Selwyn College\, Cambridge\, he founded the all female professional choir Aurora Nova\, who have sung regular Sunday services in St Pauls Cathedral for over twenty years. Patrick regularly leads choral workshops which explore music in its historical and cultural context. \nHe has developed a series of online illustrated lectures of which this is one to help us cope with the current conditions. All donations will go directly to Patrick and he very generously donates a portion to ‘Help Musician’s Coronal Hardship Fund’ so please donate what you can. \nBooking now open below.
URL:https://memf.org.uk/event/bach-and-handel-with-patrick-craig/
LOCATION:Online(Zoom)
CATEGORIES:Online
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20201114T100000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20201115T110000
DTSTAMP:20260404T160419
CREATED:20201001T144606Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20201111T135905Z
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SUMMARY:SingTheScore EXTRA with Robert Hollingworth
DESCRIPTION:Another in our popular series of webinars with Robert Hollingworth of I Fagiolini with special guest Belinda Sykes\, director of Joglaresa\, singer and player of wind instruments. Robert is a natural chat show host and these Saturday mornings are always entertaining and informative. Plus We will be singing Loquebantur variis linguis an eight part piece by the Spanish composer Don Fernando de las Infantas.  The link to the score will be sent when you sign up (booking form is below). \nPlease note starting time this time is 10am
URL:https://memf.org.uk/event/singthescore-extra-with-robert-hollingworth-3/
LOCATION:Online(Zoom)
CATEGORIES:Online
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20201031T110000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20201031T120000
DTSTAMP:20260404T160419
CREATED:20201001T142856Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20201026T154311Z
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SUMMARY:SingTheScore EXTRA with Robert Hollingworth
DESCRIPTION:Another in our popular series of webinars with Robert Hollingworth of I Fagiolini and a special guest. Robert is a natural chat show host and these Saturday mornings are always entertaining and informative. This week’s guest is James Weekes\, director of Exaudi\, writer of I Fagiolini’s Monteverdi series sleeve notes\, also a composer and raconteur!   Plus there is something to sing along with – music links are sent out in advance once you have booked. See form below.
URL:https://memf.org.uk/event/singthescore-extra-with-robert-hollingworth-2/
LOCATION:Online(Zoom)
CATEGORIES:Online
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20201024T110000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20201024T123000
DTSTAMP:20260404T160419
CREATED:20200909T112118Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20201021T164543Z
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SUMMARY:Tallis' Seven(-part) Wonders of the World with Will Dawes
DESCRIPTION:The four works scored for seven parts by Thomas Tallis are amongst his most spectacular compositions. They are Loquebantur\, Suscipe Quaeso\, Missa Puer Natus est Nobis\, and Miserere nostri.  Each is perfectly created and two of them contain some exceptionally clever compositional devices.  This session will give a little history to each of the pieces and allow you the opportunity to sing (along) with Stile Antico\, the Sixteen\, and the Tallis Scholars.   \nWill Dawes is Director of Chapel Music of Somerville College\, Oxford\, Director of Music at the church of St Mary Magdalen\, Oxford\, Conductor of Ensemble 45\, and was the Director of Frideswide Voices (Oxford’s first liturgical choir for 7-14 year-old girls) from its inception in 2014 till July 2019.  \nHe studied Choral Conducting and Voice at the Royal Academy of Music under the direction of Patrick Russill\, Paul Brough and David Lowe. On graduating\, he was awarded the Thomas Armstrong Prize for Choral Direction. He was made an Associate of the RAM in 2018\, an honour awarded to RAM alumni for making a significant contribution to the music profession.  \nAside from his career as a conductor\, Will is active as a consort singer and is a member of the internationally acclaimed and multiple-Grammy-nominated vocal ensemble Stile Antico. The group performs all over the globe\, so far including concerts at the Wigmore Hall\, BBC Proms\, nearly 100 concerts in the USA\, as well as performances in South Korea\, Colombia\, Mexico\, and Canada and all over the EU.  They performed at the 2018 GRAMMY ceremony in Madison Square Garden in NYC. \nFor further information\, check out www.willdawes.co.uk or follow him on twitter @wjbdawes \nPlease book below.
URL:https://memf.org.uk/event/four-seven-part-pieces-by-thomas-tallis-a-zoom-workshop-with-will-dawes/
LOCATION:Online(Zoom)
CATEGORIES:Online
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20201017T100000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20201017T110000
DTSTAMP:20260404T160419
CREATED:20200929T171420Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20201013T204036Z
UID:2067-1602928800-1602932400@memf.org.uk
SUMMARY:SingTheScore EXTRA with Robert Hollingworth
DESCRIPTION:Another in our popular series of webinars with Robert Hollingworth of I Fagiolini. This week’s guest is Deborah Roberts\,\nSoprano and co-founder/director of the Brighton Early Music Festival. She has also sung with the Tallis Scholars and has appeared as soloist with the Deller Consort\, London Baroque\, Consort of Musicke\, and the English Concert. \nRobert is a natural chat show host and these Saturday mornings are always entertaining and informative. Plus there is something to sing along with –  links to this week’s music\, Bennet: All Creatures now and Revenscroft: Three Ravens\, are available once you have sent off the booking form below. \nPLEASE NOTE THAT THIS WEEK’S SESSION BEGINS AN HOUR EARLIER AT 10AM
URL:https://memf.org.uk/event/singthescore-extra-with-robert-hollingworth/
LOCATION:Online(Zoom)
CATEGORIES:Online
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20201010T110000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20201010T120000
DTSTAMP:20260404T160419
CREATED:20200909T110611Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200918T201818Z
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SUMMARY:Prima la Parola - a Zoom talk by Emma Kirkby
DESCRIPTION:Prima la Parola – In praise of Speaking Harmony. \nUnder this title\, misquoting Salieri and stealing a phrase from Dowland\, Emma aims to celebrate the power and joy of song lyric.  Poems in Tudor England were often published as “Songs”\, and “lyric” means “apt for the lyre”.  Though the human voice was dutifully admired as the perfect instrument because it was entrusted with the words\, it was the alchemical blend of a voice with an instrument that had\, as Dowland said\, “higher authority and power”. \nThese days the lucky singers of what we call “early music” have a plethora of historical instruments eager to accompany them\,  in a balance perfect for delivering the text.  Emma has benefitted from this for decades now\, finding endless interest and excitement in her search for ever more effective ways to “embody” a lyric. \nIn her presentation for MEMF she will share her ideas on this\, and play tracks of singers she admires\,  both those who inspired her early on\, and the new voices that excite her now. \nPlease book below.
URL:https://memf.org.uk/event/prima-la-parola-a-zoom-talk-by-emma-kirkby/
LOCATION:Online(Zoom)
CATEGORIES:Online
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20200915T193000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20200915T210000
DTSTAMP:20260404T160419
CREATED:20200722T122612Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200909T110923Z
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SUMMARY:O Quam Tristis: music for the feast of Our Lady of Sorrows\, online with David Allinson
DESCRIPTION:We are delighted that David Allinson will be running this online workshop for us.  David will explore two of the greatest Renaissance settings of the Stabat Mater\, written roughly a century apart\, by John Browne and Palestrina.The Stabat Mater is a medieval hymn which re-imagines the intensity of Mary’s experiences at the foot of the Cross. In its drama\, solemnity and pathos it offers composers ample opportunities for inspired writing.  \nIn this workshop\, David celebrates the astonishing setting for six voices by John Browne\, perhaps the greatest talent in the late 15th century Eton Choirbook\, and Palestrina\, leading composer in Rome during the Counter-Reformation. Where Browne is profuse and turbulent\, Palestrina’s double choir setting is direct and poignant.  \nExpect a talk laced with humour (despite the subject matter!) that mixes historical\, analytical and practical musical thinking. \nYou will receive links to the scores after you have booked below.
URL:https://memf.org.uk/event/david-allinson-topic-to-be-confirmed/
LOCATION:Online(Zoom)
CATEGORIES:Online
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20200822T110000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20200822T120000
DTSTAMP:20260404T160419
CREATED:20200722T122956Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200817T103602Z
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SUMMARY:For the Honour of City & Court with William Lyons
DESCRIPTION:We saw William doing a very short guest session on Robert Hollingworth’s SingTheScore Extra a few weeks ago. It was so interesting\, we asked him to do a whole workshop for us on these fascinating instruments. \nHis talk will discuss the various and varied roles of wind and brass players in civic and court bands in the 16th and 17th centuries. The splendid sight and sound of shawms\, sackbuts\, cornetts\, trumpets and other wind instruments was considered an essential element in demonstrating wealth and status and Bill will examine the instruments and repertoire of the official bands in European cities and courts\, playing examples and demonstrating his own specialised instruments: recorders\, flutes\, shawms\, dulcians\, crumhorns and the rackett. \nWilliam is the Director of the City Musick and the Dufay Collective and is a regular performer with other early music groups. He can be heard on numerous film soundtracks and has composed and arranged music for film and TV\, including the original music for the film The Favourite. He has a long association with the Shakespeare’s Globe Theatre as a composer\, performer\, Musical Director and Historical Music Adviser.
URL:https://memf.org.uk/event/for-the-honour-of-city-court-the-role-of-wind-and-brass-players-in-renaissance-europe/
LOCATION:Online(Zoom)
CATEGORIES:Online
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20200725T110000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20200725T120000
DTSTAMP:20260404T160419
CREATED:20200722T123245Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200724T134825Z
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SUMMARY:SingTheScore EXTRA with Robert Hollingworth
DESCRIPTION:Another in our popular series of webinars with Robert Hollingworth of I Fagiolini and a surprise guest. Robert is a natural chat show host and these Saturday mornings are always entertaining and informative. Plus there is something to sing along with (music is sent out in advance) – this week Byrd’s Though Amaryllis Dance in Green and Ignazio Donati’s Dulcis Amor Iesu . Sign up below.
URL:https://memf.org.uk/event/sing-the-score-extra-with-robert-hollingworth-2/
LOCATION:Online(Zoom)
CATEGORIES:Online
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20200720T193000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20200720T203000
DTSTAMP:20260404T160419
CREATED:20200710T170650Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200710T170650Z
UID:1803-1595273400-1595277000@memf.org.uk
SUMMARY:St Paul's: Resurgam - an illustrated talk by Patrick Craig
DESCRIPTION:The last time St Paul’s Cathedral was deprived of music for this long was after the devastating Fire of London in 1666. But in 1697 Christopher Wren was able to triumphantly declare RESURGAM as the phoenix rose from the ashes.  Patrick will look at music from either side of this momentous event. He will also guide us through the finest repertoire from across the Cathedral’s liturgical year. Escorted by a selection of his favourite photographs\, music and videos he will aim to convey the glories of twenty-five years of singing in this extraordinary building. \nPatrick\, with his flowery shirts\, is one of our popular workshop tutors and is an engaging speaker. Do join us.
URL:https://memf.org.uk/event/st-pauls-resurgam-an-illustrated-talk-by-patrick-craig/
LOCATION:Zoom
CATEGORIES:Online
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20200627T110000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20200627T120000
DTSTAMP:20260404T160419
CREATED:20200626T085132Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200626T085132Z
UID:1747-1593255600-1593259200@memf.org.uk
SUMMARY:Sing The Score EXTRA with Robert Hollingworth
DESCRIPTION:We have a lovely treat from Robert for you on Saturday 27th\nSign up here:\nhttps://form.jotform.com/201734123524344\nPayment details are on the form when you click the link \nWhat we are singing:\nTwo relatively unknown English madrigals this week – both quite a handful: you’ll enjoy getting to know them! \nWilbye – Cruel\, behold my heavy ending\n(There’s a recording of The Consort of Musicke on Youtube) \nTomkins – Oft did I marle (I’m sure we’ll find out what ‘marling’ is on the day)\n(on I Fagiolini’s Musicke Divine CD) \nAnd a surprise guest as always. \nA great bonus from Robert and I Fagiolini\nYou’ll remember I Fagiolini’s ‘Cake Mix’ a few weeks back: it is now up again with the two other mini-films they made. You can see it here:\nhttps://youtu.be/mRzqZ7NJq9M\nIf you enjoy it\, please share it with a choir and friends! \nRemember there is also SingTheScore – all episodes live at www.ifagiolini.com/singthescore and that they come out at Friday 6pm
URL:https://memf.org.uk/event/sing-the-score-extra-with-robert-hollingworth/
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20200613T100000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20200613T170000
DTSTAMP:20260404T160419
CREATED:20200124T175452Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200604T173016Z
UID:1526-1592042400-1592067600@memf.org.uk
SUMMARY:Handel: Judas Maccabeus - postponed to 2021
DESCRIPTION:Workshop for Voices and Instruments with Tutor Justin Doyle + AGM.  \nInformation and booking details available end of March
URL:https://memf.org.uk/event/handel-judas-maccabeus-saturday-13th-june/
LOCATION:Knowle Village Hall\, St John’s Close\, Knowle\, Solihull\, B93 0NN\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:A415,brass,Recorders,Strings,Viols,Voices
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20200509T100000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20200509T170000
DTSTAMP:20260404T160419
CREATED:20190908T195351Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200317T180522Z
UID:1407-1589018400-1589043600@memf.org.uk
SUMMARY:Hail Queen of Heaven - Iberian Music for the Blessed Virgin Mary
DESCRIPTION:Workshop for voices with Tutor Will Dawes. POSTPONED \nDevotion to Mary as Queen of Heaven in 16th and 17th century Spain and Portugal found brilliant expression in the four great seasonal Marian antiphons sung after Compline. Will Dawes has chosen settings by the finest composers of the period\, including Alonso Lobo\, Padilla and Morales\, as well as Victoria’s glorious 8-part ‘Ave Maria’. This rich\, complex music\, some for double choir\, conveys moods that vary from serenity to lively dances of praise. Do join us for the privilege of spending a day singing such joyful music: \nPedro de Cristo (c1545-1618) – Alma Redemptoris Mater\nJuan Gutiérrez de Padilla (c1590-1664) – Ave Regina\nAlonso Lobo (c1555 – 1617) – Ave Regina Coelorum\nPedro de Escobar (c1470 – c1550) – Regina Caeli Laetare\nFrancisco Guerrero (1528 – 1599) – Regina Caeli Laetare\nDiogo Dias Melgás (1638 – 1700) – Salve Regina\nCristóbal de Morales (1500-1553) – Salve Regina\nTomás Luis de Victoria (c1548 – 1611) – Ave Maria \nTutor\nWill Dawes is Director of Chapel Music at Somerville College Oxford\, a member of Stile Antico\, a former Director of the Orlando Chamber Choir in London and the Director of Music at the Church of St Mary Magdalen in Oxford He is also a very popular workshop tutor\, having worked for the Lacock courses\, Run By Singers\, EEMF\, TVEMF\, SEMF\, and BMEMF. This will be his third visit to MEMF.
URL:https://memf.org.uk/event/hail-queen-of-heaven/
LOCATION:Selly Oak Methodist Church Hall\, Langleys Road\, Birmingham\, B29 6HT\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Voices
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20200321T100000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20200321T170000
DTSTAMP:20260404T160419
CREATED:20190908T195209Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200317T171000Z
UID:1404-1584784800-1584810000@memf.org.uk
SUMMARY:Johann Rosenmüller
DESCRIPTION:Workshop for voices and Baroque instruments (A=415) with William Carslake.  \nFollowing his early career in Leipzig\, Rosenmüller spent over twenty years in Venice where he was Maestro di Coro at the Ospedale della Pieta (like Vivaldi after him). At the end of his career he returned to Germany and settled in Wolfenbuttel. There is a fine blend of Italian and German styles in these appealing and approachable pieces of sacred music which show the influence of both Corelli and Schütz. Before emigrating to Italy in the late 1650s Rosenmüller had already been there briefly in 1645/46 and the trip had a decisive influence on his style. This can be heard in his two famous collections of 1648 and1652/3\,the Kern -Spruche (Core Sayings) and Andere Kern Spruchen (Other Core Sayings )The word painting is evocative and the sudden turns of harmony can take you\nby surprise! If you don’t yet know him you’re in for a treat. \nRepertoire: Rosenmüller\, Siehe an die Werke Gottes\nRosenmüller\, Lauda Jerusalem\nRosenmüller\, Also hat Gott\nRosenmüller\, Magnificat \nInstruments: One harpsichord and one chamber organ (or electronic organ) at A415 or two harpsichords at A415.\nOne or two theorbos. All keyboard and theorbo players need to be comfortable reading figured bass.\nStrings with baroque set ups\, or modern instruments with gut strings and baroque bows:\n    violins; violas or tenor/bass viols; baroque cellos\nSackbuts\, cornets\, curtals and recorders are welcome. \nTutor\nWilliam is Artistic Director of Farnborough Symphony Orchestra\nand Imperial College Sinfonietta and was Music Director for the Royal Ballet’s Elizabeth in\n2018 and 2016. He is passionate about Renaissance and Baroque music and directs\nprogrammes for EMF forums\, Lacock Choral Courses and Benslow Music. (more on the leaflet available below)
URL:https://memf.org.uk/event/workshop-for-voices-and-baroque-instruments/
LOCATION:Coton Centre\, Tamworth\, Church Comberford Road\, Tamworth\, B79 9AA\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:A415,brass,Recorders,Strings,Viols,Voices
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20200222T100000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20200222T170000
DTSTAMP:20260404T160419
CREATED:20190908T194738Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200212T122429Z
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SUMMARY:Palestrina: the Master of the Parody Mass
DESCRIPTION:THIS WORKSHOP IS NOW CLOSED TO FURTHER APPLICANTS – EXCEPT TENORS. PLEASE EMAIL N.TRUSSELLE@GMAIL.COM IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO JOIN THE WAITING LIST. \nPalestrina ranks alongside Lassus\, Victoria and Byrd as one of the greatest composers of the late 16th century. Immensely productive\, he composed at least 104 mass settings that in their variety demonstrate complete assimilation and mastery of the techniques of the Franco-Flemish masters. His music for the Mass is scintillating\, dynamic and dignified. For this workshop\, we will sing ‘movements’ of several of Palestrina’s masses\, along with the source material for each — generally a motet or chanson. \nThis should be a harmonious\, varied and enjoyable day of singing that will shed light on some of Palestrina’s lesser-known Mass settings. Final repertoire choices depend on the forces signing up\, but it is hoped to include some or all of these Masses: O sacrum convivium\, Sicut lilium\, Assumpta est Maria and Je suis deshéritée. Divided voice parts are frequently required (especially tenors) so strong singers are encouraged to sign up early so that the desired Masses can be included. \nWe are very pleased to welcome back one of our most popular vocal tutors – David Allinson. David is a freelance conductor\, singer and academic with wide experience as a leader of choral workshops. His special love is Renaissance polyphony\, and he has led countless workshops and singing holidays in the UK and Europe.
URL:https://memf.org.uk/event/music-for-voices/
LOCATION:Solihull Methodist Church\, Blossomfield Road\, Solihull\, B91 1LG\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Voices
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20200118T100000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20200118T170000
DTSTAMP:20260404T160419
CREATED:20191108T214630Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20191108T220150Z
UID:1453-1579341600-1579366800@memf.org.uk
SUMMARY:Majesty and Magnificence:  Andrea Gabrieli & Orlando di Lasso
DESCRIPTION:In 1562 the ambitious young Venetian Andrea Gabrieli travelled North to Germany\, spending as much as a year in Munich with the already internationally renowned Orlando di Lasso. Andrea’s time with Lasso was fruitful for both composers\, Lasso absorbing the developing polychoral Venetian style of Gabrieli’s possible teacher\, Willaert\, and Gabrieli learning from Lasso’s eclectic cosmopolitanism. This workshop will explore some of the most brilliant of each composer’s motets and other pieces\, and is suitable for all singers. \nThe Tutor James Weeks is a composer\, conductor and founder-director of EXAUDI\, one of the world’s leading vocal ensembles for new music\, which he has led since 2002. As a conductor he specialises in contemporary and Renaissance repertoire.
URL:https://memf.org.uk/event/majesty-and-magnificence-andrea-gabrieli-orlando-di-lasso/
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:20191214T100000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20191214T170000
DTSTAMP:20260404T160419
CREATED:20190411T205233Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20190908T145643Z
UID:1320-1576317600-1576342800@memf.org.uk
SUMMARY:Michael Praetorius: Motets from Polyhymnia Caduceatrix et Panegyrica
DESCRIPTION:Workshop for voices and instruments (A=440) with Tutor David Hatcher in Selly Oak. \nIn 1619\, Two years before his death\, Praetorius published the Polyhymnia Caduceatrix et Panegyrica – 40 choral concerts or motets in the Italian style\, modelled on works by Giovanni Gabrieli and Monteverdi. The basis of these works was Protestant hymns with instruments supporting the groups of singers. In this new style the instruments\, with a basso continuo (consisting of organ\, lute\, theorbo\, etc)\, became more important – adding interludes and symphonies. These “concerts composed in many kinds and manners” were performed at various gatherings and “filled with all sorts of musical instruments and human voices\, including trumpets and army timpani; with voices in 2 to 6 choirs”.  \nDavid Hatcher is well known to many of us from previous workshops and courses and is in great demand as a tutor.  He is an exceptional performer on a wide range of early instruments and has played and recorded with numerous period ensembles both in this country and abroad.
URL:https://memf.org.uk/event/christmas-workshop/
LOCATION:Selly Oak Methodist Church Hall\, Langleys Road\, Birmingham\, B29 6HT\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:A440,brass,Recorders,Strings,Voices,woodwind
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20191123T100000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20191123T170000
DTSTAMP:20260404T160419
CREATED:20190411T205058Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20190908T194428Z
UID:1318-1574503200-1574528400@memf.org.uk
SUMMARY:Inspired by Leonardo
DESCRIPTION:Workshop for voices with Tutor Robert Hollingworth in Dorridge. \nVictoria – Alma Redemptoris mater / Unus ex discipulis meis\nMonteverdi – Era l’anima mia\nNicolson – Sing\, shepherds all\nTallis – Salvator mundi\nJanequin – La Guerre  \nA mixed platter of Renaissance vocal fare\, inspired by thoughts about Leonardo da Vinci in his 500th anniversary year. From Monteverdi – an intense late madrigal: from Tallis\, sublime polyphony in the fully continental style followed by a madrigal from the Triumphs of Oriana.  From Victoria a sumptuous double-choir hymn to the Virgin but also one of his intimate but dark Tenebrae responsories. Then to keep us all awake after lunch\, part of the French poet-priest Clement Janequin’s most extravagant pieces (famous through the 16th century) – ‘the battle’.  \n Robert Hollingworth is passionate about Renaissance and 20th/21st century music and renowned for creating ground-breaking projects which present music to audiences in innovative ways.   He is well known to us for his inspiring workshops.
URL:https://memf.org.uk/event/workshop-for-voices-2/
LOCATION:Dorridge Village Hall\, Grange Road\, Dorridge\, B93 8QA
CATEGORIES:Voices
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