Thames Valley Early Music Forum
Online Zooms, Workshops & Courses
throughout the country & abroad
Please check dates with organisers before going to any event.
Activities with a regular contact are marked with a *
* Venue information available HERE
NOVEMBER 2023
Sat 4 MEMF - Dorridge Village Hall, Solihull - MEMF Workshop: Weelkes with Will Dawes and Katie Bank memf.org.uk/events/
Sat 4 SWEMF - Tintinhull Village Hall, Yeovil - SWEMF Workshop: Polyphony with Graham Coatman swemf.org.uk/event/11084/
Sat 4 NWEMF - St Columba’s Church, Chester - NWEMF Workshop: Morales, Guerrero & Victoria with Peter Syrus nwemf.org/nwemf-workshops/
Sat 4 BMEMF - Haverfordwest, Pembrokeshire - BMEMF Workshop: Tudor Music with Luke Spencer www.bmemf.org.uk/future-workshops.html
Sat 4 Sheffield Music Makers - Bents Green Methodist Church, Sheffield - Come & Sing Vivaldi Gloria sheffieldmusicmakers.co.uk/concerts/
Sat 4 11:30am Tim Knight Music - Channing Hall, Sheffield - Come & Sing The Baroque Masters www.timknightmusic.com
8-11 London International Festival of Early Music - Blackheath Concert Halls, London - London International Festival of Early Music 2023 lifem.org/
Sat 11 NWEMF - Didsbury Baptist Church, Manchester - NWEMF Workshop with David Hatcher nwemf.org/nwemf-workshops/
Sat 11 NEEMF - St Mary The Virgin, Fawdon, Newcastle upon Tyne - NEEMF Workshop: Peter Phillips with Alex Kyle neemf.weebly.com/neemf-workshop-diary.html
Sat 11 1pm Waltham St Lawrence Church - Waltham St Lawrence Church, Reading - Come & Sing Byrd & Weelkes www.trybooking.com/uk/events/landing/46220
Sat 18 SEMF - Scaynes Hill Village Hall, Haywards Heath - SEMF Workshop with David Allinson semf-web.org.uk/events
Sat 18 6:30pm London Motet and Madrigal Club - St Michael's Church, Cornhill, London - London Motet & Madrigal Club Meeting www.londonmotetandmadrigalclub.org
20-24 Halsway Manor, Crowcombe, Taunton - Page to Performance: Medieval Music halswaymanor.org.uk
23-26 Benslow Music, Hitchin, Hertfordshire - Consorting Viols www.benslowmusic.org/index.asp?PageID=2825
Sat 25 Petros Singers - Godolphin & Latymer School, London - Singing Workshop: Spem in Alium petrossingers.org/workshops/next-workshop/
Sat 25 BMEMF - Hellens Manor, Ledbury, Herefordshire - BMEMF Workshop: Celano with George Parris www.bmemf.org.uk/future-workshops.html
Sun 26 Nidderdale Messiah - Holy Trinity, Knaresborough - Nidderdale Messiah www.nidderdalemessiah.org.uk/
27-29 Benslow Music, Hitchin, Hertfordshire - Benslow Recorder Festival www.benslowmusic.org/index.asp?PageID=2768
DECEMBER 2023
1-3 Jackdaws Music, Frome, Somerset - Singing Handel with Jonathan Peter Kenny www.jackdaws.org.uk/events/3595/
Sat 2 MEMF - Solihull Methodist Church, Solihull - MEMF Christmas Workshop with Philip Thorby memf.org.uk/events/
Sat 2 Platinum Consort - St Mary's Church, Battersea, London - Palestrina Christmas Mass Workshop www.platinumconsort.com
Sun 3 3pm The Telling - Saint Andrew's, Marks Tey, Colchester - Carols Through Time Workshop & Concert www.eventbrite.co.uk
Sat 9 NEEMF - Clements Hall, York, York - NEEMF Workshop: Seasonal fun with Tricia Moores neemf.weebly.com/neemf-workshop-diary.html
Sun 10 TVEMF - Amersham, Buckinghamshire - TVEMF Christmas Workshop with Rory McCleery www.tvemf.org.uk/future-events
Thu 14 5:30pm The Telling - St Mary's Church, Conwy - Carols Through Time Workshop & Concert www.thetelling.co.uk/events/carols-conwy
Sat 16 6:30pm London Motet and Madrigal Club - St Michael's Church, Cornhill, London - London Motet & Madrigal Club Meeting www.londonmotetandmadrigalclub.orgSun 17 5pm (UK time) ONLINE Articulation & Rhetoric in Baroque Music
https://www.michaelpiraner.com/workshops/
JANUARY 2024
Sat 20 NEEMF - Burley in Wharfedale Methodist Church - NEEMF Workshop: Playing for Dance with Peter Barnard & Kate Billmore neemf.weebly.com/neemf-workshop-diary.html
Sat 20 York Musical Society - St Lawrence’s Church, York - Come & Sing Vivaldi Gloria www.yorkmusicalsociety.org.uk
Sat 20 6:30pm London Motet and Madrigal Club - St Michael's Church, Cornhill, London - London Motet & Madrigal Club Meeting www.londonmotetandmadrigalclub.org
29-1 Benslow Music, Hitchin, Hertfordshire - Consorting Viols benslowmusic.org/index.asp?PageID=2473
FEBRUARY 2024
1-4 Benslow Music, Hitchin, Hertfordshire - Baroque Chamber Music at A=415 benslowmusic.org/index.asp?PageID=2471Sat 3 *EEMF Beccles. Epiphany party (Philip Thorby)
3-5 Rondo Viol Academy - St. Katharine's, Henley-on-Thames - Rondo Viol Academy www.rondoviolacademy.co.uk
9-12 Halsway Manor, Crowcombe, Taunton - Piva – Real Roots! halswaymanor.org.uk
9-11 Jackdaws Music, Frome, Somerset - The City Musick with William Lyons and Richard Thomas www.jackdaws.org.uk/events/3603/
Sat 17 TVEMF - Keble College Chapel, Oxford - TVEMF Keble Workshop with Edward Higginbottom www.tvemf.org.uk/future-events
Sat 17 6:30pm London Motet and Madrigal Club - St Michael's Church, Cornhill, London - London Motet & Madrigal Club Meeting www.londonmotetandmadrigalclub.org
Sat 24 BMEMF - The Bishop's Palace, Hereford - BMEMF Workshop: Weelkes with Will Dawes & Katie Bank www.bmemf.org.uk/future-workshops.html
MARCH 2024
3-8 Lacock Courses - Monasterio de San Bernardo, Granada - Granada Lamentations with Gabriel Díaz www.lacock.org
7-10 Benslow Music, Hitchin, Hertfordshire - Benslow LuteFest benslowmusic.org/index.asp?PageID=2968
Sat 16 6:30pm London Motet and Madrigal Club - St Michael's Church, Cornhill, London - London Motet & Madrigal Club Meeting www.londonmotetandmadrigalclub.org
18-20 Rondo Viol Academy - St. Katharine's, Henley-on-Thames - Rondo Viol Academy www.rondoviolacademy.co.uk
Sat 23 NWEMF - Liverpool Parish Church - NWEMF Workshop with Lisa Colton nwemf.org/nwemf-workshops/
APRIL 2024
6-12 Easter Early Music Course - Haberdashers' School, Monmouth - Easter Early Music Course easterearlymusiccourse.org.uk/
14-19 Lacock Courses - St Michael's Church, Lyme Regis, Dorset - Portuguese Polyphony with Patrick Craig www.lacock.org
19-21 Jackdaws Music, Frome, Somerset - Viol Consorts with members of Fretwork www.jackdaws.org.uk/events/3614/
Sat 20 NWEMF - Preston - NWEMF Workshop with Gawain Glenton nwemf.org/nwemf-workshops/
Sat 20 6:30pm London Motet and Madrigal Club - St Michael's Church, Cornhill, London - London Motet & Madrigal Club Meeting www.londonmotetandmadrigalclub.org
30-3 Rondo Viol Academy - Shepherd's Dene, Northumberland - Rondo Viol Academy www.rondoviolacademy.co.uk
MAY 2024
Sat 4 Swallowbeck Methodist Church, Lincoln - Gabrieli Comes to Lincoln earlymusicdiary.org.uk/event/3122
Sat 11 NWEMF - Near Manchester - NWEMF Workshop: Handl Opus Musicum with Stephanie Dyer nwemf.org/nwemf-workshops/
Sat 18 6:30pm London Motet and Madrigal Club - St Michael's Church, Cornhill, London - London Motet & Madrigal Club Meeting www.londonmotetandmadrigalclub.org
JUNE 2024
Sat 8 9:30am Gloucester Choral Society - Gloucester Cathedral - Sing Saturday: Messiah gloucesterchoral.com
Sat 15 EEMF - Venue TBC - EEMF workshop with David Allinson www.eemf.org.uk/events.html
Sat 15 6:30pm London Motet and Madrigal Club - St Michael's Church, Cornhill, London - London Motet & Madrigal Club Meeting www.londonmotetandmadrigalclub.org
16-22 Lacock Courses - Monteconero, Sirolo - Music at Monteconero www.lacock.org
JULY 2024
Sat 20 6:30pm London Motet and Madrigal Club - St Michael's Church, Cornhill, London - London Motet & Madrigal Club Meeting www.londonmotetandmadrigalclub.org
AUGUST 2024
30-1 Jackdaws Music, Frome, Somerset - Stylish Baroque with Theresa Caudle & Alastair Ross www.jackdaws.org.uk/events/3633/17 - 24 Irish Recorder and Viol Course, An Grianan Adult Education College, Co. Louth, Ireland www.irishrecorderandviolcourse.org
SEPTEMBER 2024
6-8 Jackdaws Music, Frome, Somerset - The City Musick with William Lyons and Richard Thomas www.jackdaws.org.uk/events/3634/
20-22 Rondo Viol Academy - Yarnfield Park, Stone - Rondo Viol Academy www.rondoviolacademy.co.uk
DECEMBER 2024
Sun 8 TVEMF - Amersham, Buckinghamshire - TVEMF Christmas Workshop www.tvemf.org.uk/future-events​
Updated 20-11-2023