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SUMMARY:Consumed with Sorrow - workshop for voices with Angus Smith on 8th November
DESCRIPTION:Consumed with Sorrow – Renaissance Masterpieces inspired by loss.\nWhether it was the passing of a much-loved and respected individual\, or a response to calamities that befell whole nations\, these occasions inspired outstanding composers to write some of their finest and most exquisite music. This programme of stunning pieces – to be presented by a tutor new to us\, tenor Angus Smith\, founder-member of the Orlando Consort and regular contributor to many leading early music vocal groups\,  – follows the development of compositional styles across Burgundy\, the Low Countries\, Spain\, Italy and England from the 1450s to the 1550s\, and features Robert White’s majestic 5-part setting of the Lamentations of Jeremiah. \n\nGuillaume Dufay Lamentatio sanctae matris ecclesiae Constaninopolitanae \nJohannes Ockeghem Mort tu as navré\nJosquin Desprez Nymphes des bois\nHeinrich Isaac Quis dabit pacem populo timenti\nTordesillas Lamentations of Jeremiah (4-part)\nRobert White Lamentations of Jeremiah (5-part)\nThomas Tomkins When David heard\n\nPrinted music for this workshop will be provided free of charge on the day of the event by music publisher Stainer & Bell and participants are welcome to keep them after the event subject to respecting copyright conditions. A limited number of scores will be available on request for posting out to individuals in advance. Please note: Due to time constraints\, it may be that sections of some of the pieces listed will be considered rather than the complete work. However\, White’s Lamentations will be sung in its entirety \n \nAngus Smith was a choral scholar at St John’s College\, Cambridge\, and a post-graduate singing student at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama. He sang regularly with many leading early music ensembles\, including the Taverner Consort\, Tallis Scholars\, the Sixteen\, and the Gabrieli Consort\, and is perhaps most often associated with the Orlando Consort of which he was a permanent member from its foundation in 1988 through to the group’s retirement in 2023. The Consort performed at Britain’s top festivals (including the BBC Proms and the Edinburgh International Festival)\, featured all across Europe (including the famous Salzburg and Lucerne Festivals)\, made over 30 concert tours to the USA (inc. Boston Early Music Festival and Carnegie Hall)\, and travelled to Singapore\, Japan\, Bolivia and Peru. The Consort also regularly presented workshops with local musicians and at prestigious universities\, and had a distinguished recording career\, releasing 39 CDs (twice earning the accolade of ‘Early Music CD of the Year’ from Gramophone Magazine). \nAngus now works with the highly respected music publisher Stainer & Bell and is the Artistic Director of the Music at Paxton Chamber Music Festival in the Scottish Borders. \nVenue:  St Nicholas Church\, Warwick. https://www.stnicholaswarwick.org.uk\nSt. Nicholas Church is located on the southern edge or Warwick – adjacent to St Nicholas Park and opposite the south entrance to the castle.\nThere is no church car park\, but St Nicholas Park car park (CV34 4QY) is directly behind the church\, accessed via the A425 Banbury Road. This is a ‘pay and display’ car park 7 days a week. The maximum charge is £8.00. Payment is by card or the RingGo App. \nWarwick station is less than 10 mins walk away. From the exit walk to the Coventry Road and turn right. At St John’s junction at the traffic lights\, cross straight ahead towards St John’s Museum. Turn right into St Nicholas Church Street – the church is on the left at the end of this road. \nBooking is now closed.\nWorkshop Organiser: Jill Davies:  daviesmusic@btinternet.com     07721 317030
URL:https://memf.org.uk/event/workshop-for-voices-with-angus-smith/
LOCATION:St Nicholas Church\, Warwick
CATEGORIES:Voices
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DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20251206T170000
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SUMMARY:Workshop for Voices and Instruments with Robert Hollingworth on 6th December 2025
DESCRIPTION:We welcome back Robert Hollingworth who last came to MEMF three years ago\, just before his Benevoli project began with I Fagiolini. Their third and final Benevoli album of mid-17th century multi-choir masses from Rome is already recorded (released next spring) and includes a wonderfully flowing three-choir mass\, Missa Angelus Domini.  Based on a lost original\, the mass is fast moving at times with delightful detail and reduced voices sections for the Christe and ‘Et resurrexit’.  It’s for three equal choirs (SATB) but can happily take instrumental doubling on strings\, recorders\, cornetts/sackbuts and bass dulcians (but not double reeds generally).  Come and uncover a work of quality and a real pleasure to sing and play. \n \nRobert Hollingworth founded I Fagiolini in 1986 and has since spent much of his life thinking about how audiences receive music\, instead of just how performers want to deliver it. Aside from his work with I Fagiolini\, he is a conductor\, broadcaster\, educator\, editor and festival director. Robert has conducted orchestras including the English Concert\, Academy of Ancient Music\, BBC Concert Orchestra\, Irish Baroque Orchestra and directed some of the world’s finest chamber choirs including Accentus\, NDR Chor\, RIAS Kammerchor (Berlin)\, Netherlands Chamber Choir\, National Chamber Choir of Ireland\, BBC Singers\, Danish National Vocal Ensemble and Capella Cracoviensis. Robert is Artistic Director for Stour Music Festival and the new ‘Fairest Isle Festival’ on the Isle of Wight. \nAt the University of York\, Robert directs two choirs and the UK’s only MA in Solo-Voice Ensemble Singing\, now in its 13th year. He has written and presented programmes on BBC Radio 3 and more recently created over 30 episodes of the YouTube choral series SingTheScore as well as co-founding and presenting the UK’s top choral podcast series\, Choral Chihuahua\, with Eamonn Dougan and Nicholas Mulroy\, now in its twelfth season. Both are made by Polyphonic Films (Greg Browning). Robert Hollingworth is managed worldwide by Percius. \nThe venue\, Solihull Methodist Church Hall\, is close to the centre of Solihull\, easily accessible from junction 5 of the M42. It is right next to the town’s railway station\, which is also served by buses\, at the junction of Blossomfield Road and Station Approach. There is a large car park\, including a number of dedicated disabled parking spaces\, with the car park entrance in Station Approach. If using a SatNav to direct you\, the postcode is B91 1LG. The Hall is a separate building to the church. \nThe day includes a free lunch thanks to a generous bequest from our former Treasurer\, Heather Holt. \nThe organiser is Jonathan Spencer  07784 657563 \nBooking has now closed\n 
URL:https://memf.org.uk/event/workshop-for-voices-and-instruments-with-robert-hollingworth-on-6th-december-2025/
LOCATION:Solihull Methodist Church Hall\, Blosssomfield Road\, Solihull\, B91 1LG\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:A440,brass,Loud wind,Recorders,Strings,Voices
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20260117T103000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20260117T170000
DTSTAMP:20260403T235503
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SUMMARY:Palestrina: Missa Tu es Petrus a 18 with David Hatcher on 17th January 2026
DESCRIPTION:The Music: Palestrina’s six-voice motet Tu es Petrus\, setting a text from St Matthew in which the pun of Petrus meaning both Peter and rock\,was first published in his second book of motets in 1572. The same composer’s six-voice parody mass based on the motet was published by the Venetian printer Girolamo Scotto in 1601 in the Missarum Liber XII\, but other parody masses based on the same motet were already known. Orazio Benevoli’s sixteen-part (4 choirs each of 4 voices) has recently been recorded by I Fagiolini and this 18-part\, attributed (with some doubt) to Palestrina\, is the subject of this MEMF workshop. \nIt is written for three six-part choirs\, but combines the top and bottom parts of each choir in a number of passages to produce four-part choral textures that contrast beautifully with the full sections. \nSingers and players of brass\, curtals\, lower shawms (tenor and below)\, recorders\, bowed strings (viols and violin family) and plucked strings (lutes\, harps) and harpsichord & organs are all welcome. \n \nDavid Hatcher was born in Warwick and upon attaining the LTCL diploma two years after taking up music\, he went on to study viola da gamba with Charles Medlam and recorder with Philip Thorby at Trinity College of Music\, London. He began his career based in England\, touring America\, Israel\, France\, Germany and the Netherlands. \nHe has broadcast for both the BBC and independent radio and television. In 1987 he moved to Japan where he was to remain for the next 9 years\, taking an active part in that country’s flourishing early music scene. He has recorded with Evelyn Tubb\, The Consort of Musicke\, I Fagiolini\, Sprezzatura\, and the Japanese ensembles Chelys\, Ensemble Ecclesia and the Bach Collegium of Japan. \nDavid now lives in Leominster on the Welsh Marches and has appeared with Fretwork\, The Royal Shakespeare Theatre\, The Globe Theatre\, The Consort of Musicke\, Musica Antiqua of London\, The Corelli Orchestra\, The Harp Consort\, Glyndebourne Opera and many other period orchestras and ensembles. \nHe has taught on numerous summer schools\, including the Cambridge Early Music Summer School\, the Easter Early Music Course at Monmouth and Sastamala Gregoriana in Finland\, and is in demand as a tutor for many weekend and day courses. \nPast projects include performing in Damon Albarn’s opera ‘Dr Dee’ and performing and recording with I Fagiolini in their hugely successful interpretation of Striggio’s 40-voice mass. He performed in the inaugural season of the Sam Wanamaker Playhouse in 2014 and in the highly acclaimed production of The Knight of the Burning Pestle in 2014 & 2015. He is a founder member of The Linarol Consort of Viols\,  the UK’s only consort specialising in the earliest repertoire for that instrument. \n\n\n\nSt Nicholas Church\, Warwick. https://www.stnicholaswarwick.org.uk\nSt. Nicholas Church is located on the southern edge or Warwick – adjacent to St Nicholas Park and opposite the south entrance to the castle.\nThere is no church car park\, but the St Nicholas Park car park (CV34 4QY) is directly behind the church\, accessed via the A425 Banbury Road. This is a ‘pay and display’ car park 7 days a week. The full day charge is £8.00. Payment is by card or the RingGo App.Warwick station is less than 10 mins walk away. From the exit walk to the Coventry Road and turn right. At St John’s junction at the traffic lights\, cross straight ahead towards St John’s Museum. Turn right into St Nicholas Church Street – the church is on the left at the end of this road. \nWorkshop Organiser: Jonathan Spencer  07784 657563  jonathan-spencer@blueyonder.co.uk \nBooking is now closed
URL:https://memf.org.uk/event/workshop-for-voices-and-instruments-a440-with-david-hatcher-on-17th-january-2026/
LOCATION:St Nicholas Church\, Warwick
CATEGORIES:A440,brass,Continuo,Recorders,Strings,Voices
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20260207T103000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20260207T170000
DTSTAMP:20260403T235503
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SUMMARY:William Byrd and his Circle with Sally Dunkley on 7th February 2026
DESCRIPTION:We welcome the return of Sally Dunkley\, show-casing Byrd and his contemporaries. While parts of William Byrd’s large musical output are very familiar to many singers\, who were his colleagues and his models? We know that he held in the highest esteem his teacher and friend Thomas Tallis. But he also worked alongside and shared techniques with his contemporaries Robert Parsons\, John Sheppard and Allonso Ferrabosco. In this workshop we will explore some of these less well-known discoveries alongside some substantial pieces by Byrd – lots of wonderful music! \n \n  \nThe Tutor – Sally Dunkley has enjoyed a long career as a professional consort singer\, as a student in the Clerkes of Oxenford\, then with the Sixteen from its very first concert\, and the Tallis Scholars too. She started making performing editions when few were readily available; some are now published by Oxford University Press (series ‘Musica Dei donum’) and the Church Music Society. She is delighted to share her experience through workshops\, summer schools and talks. \nThe Venue: Knowle Village Hall\, St John’s Close\, Knowle\, B93 0NH  https://knowlevillagehall.co.uk/ \nThe Hall is 1.5 miles away from the M42 junction 5 and approximately 3.5 miles to the east of Solihull Centre. Nearby bus stops provide frequent transport links from Solihull and Dorridge stations. \nParking is pretty good around the Village Hall\, as it is surrounded on three sides by public car parks owned by Solihull Metropolitan Borough Council and at the front of the building on the forecourt there is room for four or five cars. The first two hours in the public car parks are free but for longer stays there is a charge. \nWorkshop Organiser: Marion Thompson  – 07436 540608 \nBooking is now open – book here
URL:https://memf.org.uk/event/william-byrd-and-his-circle-with-sally-dunkley-on-7th-february-2026/
LOCATION:Knowle Village Hall\, St John’s Close\, Knowle\, Solihull\, B93 0NN\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Voices
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20260307T103000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20260307T170000
DTSTAMP:20260403T235503
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SUMMARY:Schutz: Psalmen Davids workshop with Bill Carslake on 7th March 2026
DESCRIPTION:Come and celebrate one of music’s finest dramatists\, Heinrich Schütz\, in four of his great psalm settings in German. Whether Schütz was writing opera\, oratorio or these ‘Psalmen Davids’\, he prioritised character and intention\, and maintained a musical pacing that was close to life. His freedom in word-setting in German and Latin and his use of everyday speech rhythms were as liberating and far-reaching as in the work of his contemporary\, John Donne. His introduction of thorough-bass/’basso continuo’ created a musical double commentary – a tension between the sung text and its harmonic underlay. Yet he could be stark and ask the big\, bold question. His work transcended religious and national divides\, and his travels between Venice and Dresden brought the latest Italian urgency into Germany’s Lutheran church\, changing it for ever. Welcome to the German Baroque! We will be ‘going big’ with Zion Spricht\, and will also include the joyous Danket dem Herrenn. \nRepertoire: Zion Spricht swv 46\, Ich freue mich swv 122\, Ich danke den Herren swv 111\, Danket dem Herren swv 45 \n  \nThis workshop is for voices and instruments: \nContinuo:  Organ\, Harpsichord\, Theorbo/lute/chitarrone\, Cello/double bass. \nWinds:  Cornetti\, sackbuts\, Bassoons\,  Recorders/flutes\, Trumpets (great for Danket SWV 45\, where Schütz incorporated the court trumpet ensemble\, and for Zion Spricht swv 46\, but not for the other two – so it would be good if the trumpets could sing or play something else in those pieces). \nStrings: Violins\, Viola\, Violone \n \n  \nThe Tutor\, Bill Carslake\, composes music inspired by outdoor fieldwork collaborations. He conducts widely\, and he is passionate about eco sail. He has a lifelong fascination with Renaissance and Baroque choral music. His latest orchestral work\, Carrownagappul (2024) was commissioned for the 25th anniversary of Imperial College Sinfonietta – inspired by fieldwork in Galway\, Ireland in collaboration with photographer Tina Claffey. A Finzi Scholarship orchestral piece\, Mountain Hare (2022) was premiered by Farnborough Symphony Orchestra; and the travel essay Composing with Hares features in the Finzi Trust podcast series. Bill collaborated with poet Helen Mort on The Singing Glacier (2017) inspired by their climbing expedition in East Greenland – which has featured twice on BBC Radio 4. The current fieldwork project is The Sea of Trees\, a sailing voyage to the Faroe Islands to study phytoplankton and sea bird colonies. He is Co-founder of Guild of Ships Ltd – a platform for sailing ship companies that carry passengers and cargo by wind. \n  \nVenue: The Coton Centre is on the A315 Comberford Rd on the north edge of Tamworth. The post code B79 9AA will take you to Rawlett school but if approaching from the north on the A513 it is on the left before the school and from any other direction is the next turning after the school. There is ample free parking on site. \nLifts from Tamworth station\, a mile and a half away\, can be arranged if required – please get in touch with the organiser: Elizabeth Ashby  07892 715401 \nBooking extended to 24th February – click here.\n 
URL:https://memf.org.uk/event/schutz-psalmen-davids-workshop-with-bill-carslake-on-7th-march-2026/
LOCATION:Coton Centre\, Tamworth\, Church Comberford Road\, Tamworth\, B79 9AA\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:A440,brass,Continuo,Loud wind,Recorders,Strings,Voices
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20260418T103000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20260418T170000
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SUMMARY:Composers of the English Reformation 18th April 2026 CANCELLED
DESCRIPTION:Unfortunately we have had to cancel this workshop.
URL:https://memf.org.uk/event/composers-of-the-english-reformation/
CATEGORIES:Voices
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20260502T103000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20260502T170000
DTSTAMP:20260403T235503
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SUMMARY:!A la Batalla! with Greg Skidmore and Sue Addison on 2nd May 2026
DESCRIPTION:The Music for this workshop will comprise Sections from Victoria Missa Pro Victoria and Guerrero’s Missa de la Batalla Escoutez and Spanish Music reflecting battle songs. Singers and instrumentalists will rehearse separately in the morning and together in the afternoon\, in preparation for a sing/play through at the end of the day. \n10.00                  Registration and drinks \n10.30                  Morning session with short break \n1.15                     Lunch (bring your own) \n2.00                   Afternoon session \n4.00 (approx)  Tea \n4.30                    Sing/playthrough \n5.00                    Finish \nThe Tutors\nBorn in Canada\, Greg Skidmore arrived in England as an undergraduate at Royal Holloway College\, University of London. After graduating with First Class Honours in Music\, his post-graduate Choral Scholarship at Wells Cathedral led him to Lay Clerkships at Gloucester Cathedral and Christ Church Cathedral in Oxford. He now lives in London and pursues a varied career as a consort\, choral\, and solo oratorio singer alongside his growing commitments as a conductor and workshop leader. \nGreg is one of the UK’s leading consort and choral singers\, having appeared with The Tallis Scholars\, The Sixteen\, The Cardinall’s Musick\, I Fagiolini\, Tenebrae and The Gabrieli Consort \nMore recently he was appointed Musical Director of The Lacock Scholars and has performed throughout the UK with them\, including ongoing engagements at Westminster Abbey. \nHe has given workshops and masterclasses in the UK\, France\, Canada\, New Zealand\, and Australia in association with The Sixteen\, I Fagiolini\, and on his own. \nSue Addison is recognised as one of the world’s leading exponents of historic trombones. She currently plays principal trombone with The Orchestra of the Eighteenth Century\, Academy of Ancient Music\, The Sixteen and the Gabrieli Consort. Her experience ranges from being a full time member of the City of Birmingham Orchestra under the direction of Sir Simon Rattle\, to recording for the BBC Comedy ‘The Two Ronnies’. She is a founder member of His Majestys Sagbutts & Cornetts and of The Orchestra of The Age of Enlightenment. She is currently Professor of Baroque trombone at the Royal College of Music\, Birmingham Conservatoire\, Royal Northern College\, and Trinity Laban. \nVenue\nSwallowbeck Methodist Church\, 472 Newark Rd\, Lincoln LN6 8RZ \nThe church has a small car park only at the front so if anyone has mobility problems let me know and I will keep a space for you. \nOtherwise the dentist next door has a car park at the back of the building. Drive in and you will see the signs directing you to the car park. Parking well should allow at least 20 cars to park in there. They do have a surgery on that day so there may be people walking from the car park. There is also street parking opposite. \nThe railway and bus station hub is a good walk away from the venue but it is on a bus route. \n  \nWorkshop Organiser is Wendy Leonard  07540 560656 \nBook by 18th April here
URL:https://memf.org.uk/event/workshop-for-voices-with-greg-skidmore-in-lincoln-on-2nd-may-2026/
LOCATION:Swallowbeck Methodist Church\, Lincoln
CATEGORIES:A440,brass,Loud wind,Recorders,Strings,Voices
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20260620T103000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20260620T163000
DTSTAMP:20260403T235503
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SUMMARY:The Colossal Baroque with Dr Stephen Bullamore on Sat 20th June 2026
DESCRIPTION:Experience the wonder of the Colossal Baroque in the magnificent church of St Mary Magdalene\, Newark. This workshop day will be led by Dr Stephen Bullamore\, Director of Music\, Newark Parish Church. We will be exploring poly-choral works (with instruments) by Schütz\, Biber and Benevoli\, concluding with the famous In ecclesiis by Giovanni Gabrieli. These works require huge forces\, of up to 32 parts. \nThe workshop is for voices and instruments at A=440 \nContinuo:  Organ\, Harpsichord\, Theorbo/lute/chitarrone (several players welcome)\nWinds:  Cornetti\, Sackbuts\, Curtals\, Recorders/flutes\, and appropriate period instruments.\nStrings: Violins\, Violas\, Violone\, Viols\nAlso trumpets and timpani for Biber \nWorking with the recently restored building\, we will be able to spatially separate the groups of singers and instrumentalists creating a rarely-experienced soundscape.\nMusic to be performed will be: \n\nSaul\, Saul\, was verfolgst du mich? Heinrich Schütz (Dresden) \nDixit Dominus a 25 Orazio Benevoli (Rome)\nVesperae a 32 (extracts) Heinrich Biber (Salzburg)\nIn Ecclesiis – Giovanni Gabrieli (Venice)\n\nThe Tutor\, Dr Stephen Bullamore is Director of Music (Master of the Song School) at St Mary Magdalene church\, Newark. Here he oversees one of the last remaining Parish Church Choral Foundation\, made possible by the bequest of Thomas Magnus in the 1530s. He previously held posts at Guildford and Lincoln Cathedrals and was Director of Music at Waltham Abbey for the best part of a decade.\nFor ten years Stephen was Musical Director of the North Herts Guild of Singers. He is Musical Director of the Leicester Philharmonic Choir and of Bingham & District Choral Society; he previously was Musical Director of Barnet Choral Society. Between these groups he has conducted much of the choral repertoire\, including Bach’s major works\, several Handel oratorios\, Ethel Smyth’s monumental Mass in D and Elgar’s three concert length choral works.\nHe holds a doctorate in Editorial Musicology (“The Sacred music of John Weldon\, 1676-1736”) and has contributed to Grove Online. In recent years he has been drawn to crafting arrangements of pre-existing tunes to suit modern performance demands. \nTimetable for the Day \n10 am:           Registration and drinks\n10.30am;       Morning Session with a short break\n12.45 pm:      Lunch (bring your own)\n1.45 pm:        Afternoon session\n2.55 approx   Tea break\n4.30:              Finish – . Church closes at 5pm \nVenue:  St Mary Magdalene Church\, Church Walk\, Newark\, Nottinghamshire\, NG24 1JS    https://www.stmnewark.org\nThe church is located in the centre of this historic town with cafes and market adjoining. We have the use of this magnificent and recently restored medieval church\, in particular the nave and extended crossing. The Magnus Room\, at the west end\, will be available for personal belongings and space for lunch and breaks. The church will be open to visitors during the day. \nThere is no on-site parking but there is a facility to ‘drop off’ instruments. \nPublic parking nearby (prices may not be accurate) \n\nSt Marks Place\, Lombard Street\, NG24 1XP – NCP Multi-storey\, can be pre-booked\, £8 for the day. Closest.\nLondon Road / Balderton Gate Car Park NG24 1TN\nLovers Lane Car Park\, 12 Lovers Lane NG24 1JD Height restriction 7ft 6Riverside\nArena Outer Town Car Park( off the A46)\, 22 Great North Road NG24 1BN. Height restriction 7ft 6. A scenic 10 min walk over the river\, past the castle into the town centre. £3.70\n\n  \nWorkshop Organisers Jill Davies daviesmusic@btinternet.com  07721 317030  and John Lock. \nBooking is now open\, click here to book.\n 
URL:https://memf.org.uk/event/the-colossal-baroque-with-dr-stephen-bullamore-on-sat-20th-june-2026/
LOCATION:St Mary Magdalene Church\, Newark-on-Trent
CATEGORIES:A440,brass,Continuo,Loud wind,Recorders,Strings,Voices
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20260912T103000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20260912T170000
DTSTAMP:20260403T235503
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SUMMARY:Workshop for voices and instruments at A440 with Mark Wilson on 12th September
DESCRIPTION:Details to follow. Venue Stafford \nBooking will open in August.
URL:https://memf.org.uk/event/workshop-for-voices-and-instruments-at-a440-with-mark-wilson-on-12th-september/
CATEGORIES:A440,brass,Continuo,Loud wind,Recorders,Strings,Voices
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