JANUARY 
Sat 10      TVEMF - Online - TVEMF Online Talk by KerryMcCarthy www.tvemf.org.uk   michaelfbloom@yahoo.co.uk

Sat 17       MEMF - MEMF Workshop with David Hatcher memf.org.uk/events/

Sat 17       St Thomas Church Hall, Lewes - Gibbons & Son Choral Workshop www.leweschamberchoir.com/

Sat 17       Colchester Early Music - Saint Andrew's Church Hall, Marks Tey, Colchester - Workshop with Stephanie Dyer a22 – All Instruments Welcome www.eventbrite.co.uk

Sat 24       NEEMF - Clements Hall, York, York - NEEMF Workshop with Lizzie Gutteridge www.neemf.org.uk/neemf-workshop-diary.html

Sat 24       Sinfonia Chorale - St. Michael and All Angels, Nottingham - Come & Sing/Play Handel & Bach www.sinfoniachorale.uk

Sun 25      City Chamber Choir - St Mary at Hill, Eastcheap, London - Come & Sing Dowland, Weelkes & Copriario citychamberchoir.org.uk/?page_id=335

26-29        Benslow Music, Hitchin, Hertfordshire - Consorting Viols benslowmusic.org/index.asp?PageID=2473

Tue 27      SEMF - Online - SEMF Zoom Talk by Patrick Craig semf.org.uk/events/

29-1 Feb    Benslow Music, Hitchin, Hertfordshire - Baroque Chamber Music at A=415 benslowmusic.org/index.asp?PageID=2471

Sat 31       SWEMF - St Peter's, Bristol, Henleaze - SWEMF Workshop with Bruce Saunders swemf.org.uk/swemf-events/

 

FEBRUARY

6-8           Jackdaws Music, Frome, Somerset - The City Musick  www.jackdaws.org.uk/events/3718/

Sat 7         Nantwich Choral Society - St Mary's Church, Nantwich, Cheshire - Come & Sing Handel's Messiah www.nantwichchoral.org.uk

Sat 7         MEMF - MEMF Workshop: Byrd with Sally Dunkley memf.org.uk/events/

Sat 7         Bath Bach Choir - St Mary's Church, Bathwick, Bath - Choral Workshop with Bath Bach Choir www.bathbachchoir.org.uk/workshops/

Sat 7         NEEMF - Thirsk & Sowerby Town Hall - NEEMF Workshop: Zelenka with Chris Roberts www.neemf.org.uk/neemf-workshop-diary.html

Sun 8        SEMF Croce for voices and instruments (Gawain Glenton)www.semf.org.uk

9-12          Rondo Viol Academy - St. Katharine's, Henley-on-Thames - Rondo Viol Academy www.rondoviolacademy.co.uk

Wed 11 2pm Platinum Consort - St Barnabas, Pimlico, London - Tallis in Wonderland: Choral Workshop www.platinumconsort.com

14-15        Dorset Bach Cantata Club - D’Urberville Centre, Wool - Dorset Bach Cantata Club info073404.wixsite.com/dbcc

Sat 14       NWEMF - NWEMF Workshop with Lisa Colton nwemf.org/2026-workshops/

Sat 14       EEMF - EEMF Epiphany Party with Philip Thorby www.eemf.org.uk/events.html

20-23        Halsway Manor, Crowcombe, Taunton - PIVA Real Roots! www.halswaymanor.org.uk/event/piva-2026

Sat 21      TVEMF - Keble College Chapel, Oxford - TVEMF Workshop: JS Bach Christmas Oratorio with Philip Thorby www.tvemf.org.uk   chair@tvemf.org.uk

27-1 Mar   Jackdaws Music, Frome, Somerset - Viol Consorts with Fretwork www.jackdaws.org.uk/events/3721/

27-1 Mar   Higham Hall, Cockermouth, Cumbria - 17th & 18th Century Chamber Music Workshop highamhall.com

Sat 28       BMEMF - Belmont Abbey, Hereford - BMEMF Workshop - El Parnasso Hyspano www.bmemf.org.uk/

Sat 28       London Handel Festival - Grosvenor Chapel, London - Come & Sing with London Handel Festival www.london-handel-festival.com

 

MARCH

5-8           Rondo Viol Academy - The Grange, Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk - Rondo Viol Academy www.rondoviolacademy.co.uk

5-8           Benslow Music, Hitchin, Hertfordshire - Lute Fest in association with The Lute Society benslowmusic.org/index.asp?PageID=2968

Sat 7         MEMF - Coton Centre, Tamworth - MEMF Workshop: Schutz with Bill Carslake memf.org.uk/events/

Sat 7         SWEMF - West Leigh Infant School, nr Bristol, Backwell - SWEMF Workshop with Ben England swemf.org.uk/swemf-events/

Sat 7 2pm  Platinum Consort - St Mary's Church, Battersea, London - Bach Club XVII - Choral Workshop www.platinumconsort.com

8-13          Lacock Courses - Convento de las Reparadoras, Cádiz - Cádiz Lamentations with Bruno Campelo Muñíz www.lacock.org

Sat 14       Tim Knight Music - St Mary's Church, Whitkirk, Leeds - Come & Sing Bite-sized Bach & Friends www.timknightmusic.com

Sat 14      TVEMF - St John's URC, Northwood -Prophecies and visions: chromatic music of the 1540s-1570s by Lasso, Vicentino, Rore and Marenzio (James Weeks)  www.tvemf.org.uk/future-events

Sat 14       NEEMF - Summerhill Bowling Club, Newcastle upon Tyne - NEEMF Workshop with Patrick Craig www.neemf.org.uk/neemf-workshop-diary.html

Sat 21       NWEMF - NWEMF Workshop with David Allinson nwemf.org/2026-workshops/

28-3 Apr    Easter Early Music Course - Haberdashers' School, Monmouth - Easter Early Music Course easterearlymusiccourse.org.uk/

Sat 28       SWEMF - St George's, Cam, Glos - SWEMF Workshop with Mark Wilson swemf.org.uk/event/13043/

 

APRIL

6-12          Benslow Music, Hitchin, Hertfordshire - Baroque Opera Project: Rameau's Pygmalion benslowmusic.org/index.asp?PageID=2529

7-12          Casterbridge Music - Casterbridge Music: Malta 2026 earlymusicdiary.org.uk

9-12          Benslow Music, Hitchin, Hertfordshire - Baroque Choruses benslowmusic.org/index.asp?PageID=3649

Sat 11       BMEMF - St John's Church, Ludlow - BMEMF Workshop with Ali Kinder www.bmemf.org.uk/future-workshops.html

13-16        Benslow Music, Hitchin, Hertfordshire - Revelry and Refinement: Medieval Band Camp benslowmusic.org/index.asp?PageID=3499

Sat 18       NWEMF - NWEMF Workshop with Rory Wainwright Johnston nwemf.org/2026-workshops/

Sat 25       SWEMF - St Mark’s Methodist Church, Cheltenham - SWEMF Workshop with Tim Bayley swemf.org.uk/swemf-events/

 

MAY

1-3           Benslow Music, Hitchin, Hertfordshire - Gregorian Chant: The Joys of Singing benslowmusic.org/index.asp?PageID=2544

1-3           Benslow Music, Hitchin, Hertfordshire - Baroque Solo Sonatas: Melody and Continuo benslowmusic.org/index.asp?PageID=3650

Sat 2         MEMF - Swallowbeck Methodist Church, Lincoln - MEMF Workshop with Greg Skidmore & Sue Addison memf.org.uk/events/

3-8           Lacock Courses - Church of the Holy Rude, Stirling - Stirling Music Party with Rory McCleery www.lacock.org

8-10          Bristol Early Music Festival - All Saints Clifton, Bristol - Bristol Early Music Festival www.bristolearlymusicfestival.uk/

9-10          Dorset Bach Cantata Club - D’Urberville Centre, Wool - Dorset Bach Cantata Club info073404.wixsite.com/dbcc

11-14        Rondo Viol Academy - Shepherd's Dene, Northumberland - Rondo Viol Academy www.rondoviolacademy.co.uk

Sat 16       Fairest Isle Festival workshops

Sat 16       Croydon Bach Choir - St Matthew's, Croydon - Come & Sing Handel's Dixit Dominus www.croydonbachchoir.org

Sat 16       NWEMF - NWEMF Workshop with Ben England nwemf.org/2026-workshops/

24-29        Halsway Manor, Crowcombe, Taunton - Voices, Viols & Recorders Association www.halswaymanor.org.uk

Sat 30       BMEMF - Clytha House, Abergavenny - BMEMF Workshop with Emma Gibbins www.bmemf.org.uk/future-workshops.html

Sat 30       SWEMF - Seavington Millennium Hall, nr Ilminster, Somerset - SWEMF Workshop with Peter Wendland swemf.org.uk/event/13078/

 

JUNE

1-4           Benslow Music, Hitchin, Hertfordshire - Renaissance Polyphony benslowmusic.org/index.asp?PageID=2552

7-13          Lacock Courses - Monteconero, Sirolo - Music at Monteconero 2026 www.lacock.org

Sat 13       NWEMF - NWEMF Workshop with Peter Wendland nwemf.org/2026-workshops/

18-22        Benslow Music, Hitchin, Hertfordshire - Summer Viols benslowmusic.org/index.asp?PageID=3640

Sat 20       Benslow Music, Hitchin, Hertfordshire - Viol Discovery Day benslowmusic.org/index.asp?PageID=3642

Sat 20       MEMF - St Mary Magdalene Church, Newark-on-Trent - MEMF Workshop: Colossal Baroque with Stephen Bullamore memf.org.uk/events/

Sat 20       SWEMF - St Cuthbert's, Wells - SWEMF Workshop with Katy Silverman swemf.org.uk/swemf-events/

 

JULY

Sat 4         BMEMF - Bishopswood Village Hall, Herefordshire - BMEMF Workshop with David Hatcher www.bmemf.org.uk/future-workshops.html

5-10          Lacock Courses - St Laurence’s Church, Ludlow - Ludlow Summer School 2026 www.lacock.org

Sat 18       SWEMF - Wembury Village Hall, Plymouth - SWEMF Workshop with Clare Griffel swemf.org.uk/swemf-events/

19-26               Cambridge Renaissance summer school - Renaissance course (19 July–26 July 2026) - Cambridge Early Music

26 - 2 Aug      Cambridge Baroque summer school  Baroque course (26 July –2 August 2026) - Cambridge Early Music

 

AUGUST

1-8           NORVIS Summer School at Barnard Castle www.norvis.org.uk

15-22        Irish Recorder and Viol Course - An Grianán, Co. Louth - Irish Recorder and Viol Course 2026 www.irishrecorderandviolcourse.org/

 

SEPTEMBER

Sat 12       NWEMF - NWEMF Workshop with Stephanie Dyer nwemf.org/2026-workshops/

20-23        Rondo Viol Academy - St. Katharine's, Henley-on-Thames - Rondo Viol Academy www.rondoviolacademy.co.uk

Sat 26       BMEMF - The Bishop's Palace, Hereford - BMEMF Workshop with Simon Harper www.bmemf.org.uk/

Sat 26       SWEMF - St John's, Keynsham - SWEMF Workshop with Gawain Glenton swemf.org.uk/swemf-events/

 

OCTOBER

Sat 17       NWEMF - NWEMF Workshop with Lizzie Gutteridge nwemf.org/2026-workshops/

 

NOVEMBER

Sat 21       NWEMF - NWEMF Workshop with Peter Syrus nwemf.org/2026-workshops/

 

DECEMBER 

Sun 13     TVEMF - Amersham Community Centre, Amersham - TVEMF Christmas Workshop with Philip Thorby www.tvemf.org.uk/future-events

 

FEBRUARY 2027

27-28        NWEMF 50th anniversary weekend with talks and workshops (other forums invited)