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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
Last Update :15 January 2010
- 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.
Download the Booking Form
- 27 February 2010
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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
Download the Booking Form (NB Non-members may also attend)
- 13 March 2010
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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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- 17/18 April 2010
- Monteverdi: 1610 Vespers
Weekend workshop for singers and instruments
Tutor: Philip Thorby
Venue: Solihull School, Warwick Road, Solihull B91 3DJ
- 22 May 2010
- A Risky Business: Improvisation
A day workshop for singers and instruments
Tutor: Paula Chateauneuf see also this link
Venue: TBA
- 12 June 2010
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Handel and James Nares: Anthems
A day workshop for singers and baroque instruments (A415)
Tutor: Peter Leech
Venue: TBA
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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.
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- 9 January 2010
- MEMF Revels - Postponed due to bad weather.
South American Baroque
An afternoon workshop for singers and instrumentalists.
Then food (bring and share), and evening performances and jollifcations.
Tutor: Jeffrey Skidmore
Venue: Middleton Hall nr Tamworth B78 2AE
Download the Booking Form (NB non-members may also attend)
- 14 November 2009
- Palestrina: Mass movements and Motets
A day workshop for singers
Tutor: David Allinson
Venue: St George's Church, St John's Avenue, Rugby CV22 5HR
- 10 October 2009
- Lutes, Viols and Voices
The ever popular event. Opportunities to play/sing one to a part or in a bigger group.
Tutor: Stuart McCoy
Venue: Arden School, Solihull
- 24 October 2009
- Baroque Band Day (A 415)
Oboe concertos and Bach’s Bass Cantata ‘Ich habe genug’, Albioni, Alcock
See also the Discussion board for more info from Jim Rowley
Tutor: Lynn Selwood
Venue: Warley Woods Methodist Church B67 5LS (Click link for a map)
- 26 September 2009
- Scheidt and Schein
Singers and instruments (more soon about what variety)
Tutor: Robert Hollingworth
Venue: St Peter’s Church, Maney, Sutton Coldfield (Click link for directions)
- 30 May 2009
- Baroque Band
Bach, Brandenburg 4; Vivaldi, two of the L’Estro Armonico concertos – No. 1 in D major (RV 549) and No. 10 in B minor
Sinfonia from Handel’s Saul
Tutor: Lynn Selwood
Venue: Warley Woods Methodist Church B67 5LS (Click link for a map)
- 16 May 2009
- Manchicourt, Crecquillon and Phinot
A day workshop for singers and instruments
Tutor: Stephen Rice
Venue: Dale St Methodist Church, Leamington Spa (Click link for a map)
- 17 – 19 April 2009
- Handel: Saul
Residential weekend workshop
Tutor: Laurence Cummings
Venue: Nottingham University
(Interfora event)
- 21 March 2009
- Victoria: Anthems and Marian Antiphons
A day workshop for singers and renaissance instruments (A440)
Tutor: Peter Seymour
Venue: St Nicholas Church, Warwick CV34 4JD
- 14 February 2009
- The Old Hall Manuscript
A day workshop for singers
Tutor: Leigh Nixon
Venue: St George’s Church, St John’s Avenue, Hillmorton, Rugby CV22 5HR
- 3 January 2009
- MEMF Revels
Afternoon workshop (Banchieri, Festino) for singers and players, and evening entertainment
Afternoon tutor: Richard Roddis
Venue: Middleton Hall, near Tamworth, B78 2AE
- 8 November 2008
- Handel, Acis and Galatea
Baroque Band day, with singers
Tutor: Lynn Selwood
Venue: to be settled
- Saturday 11 October 2008
- Lutes, viols and voices
Day workshop for singers and players
Tutor: Stewart McCoy
Venue: Arden School, Station Road, Knowle, Solihull B93 0PT
- 20 September 2008
- John Blow (c 1648-1708) Anthems and motets
A day workshop for singers and instruments
Tutor: Peter Leech
Venue: St Peter’s Church, Maney Hill Road, Sutton Coldfield B72 1JJ
- Sunday 6th April 2008
- Master classes for preformed groups
Tutor: Philip Thorby
Venue: Solihull School Warwick Road, Solihull B91 3DJ
- Saturday 5 April 2008
- Michael Praetorius on de Wert, Lassus et al
A day workshop for singers and renaissance instruments (A440)
Tutor: Philip Thorby
Venue: Polesworth Abbey, High Street, Polesworth B78 1DU
- Saturday 9 February 2008
- Handel Wedding Anthem “This is the day”
A day workshop for singers and instruments (A415)
Tutor: Laurence Cummings
Venue: St Nicholas Church, WarwickCV34 4JD
- Saturday 26 January 2008
- Baroque Band Day - Pieces by Handel
with Lynn Selwood
More details to Band members later.
- Saturday 5th January 2008
- MEMF’s New Year Revels
including an afternoon workshop:
‘Christmas in the West Gallery’ - Jolly Georgian Carols, for Voices and Instruments
(strings, winds and keyboards – pitch A440)
with Beresford King-Smith
and our usual evening jollifications with dancing led by Cathy Greenhill
Venue: Middleton Hall, near Tamworth B78 2AE
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