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SWEMF Workshop with David Hatcher 25th May 2024 – Thorverton,…
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SWEMF Workshop with Tim Bayley 23rd March 2024 – Harwood…
SWEMF Workshop with Ben England 2nd March 2024 – West…
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SWEMF Workshop with Anna Stegmann 17th February 2024 – Thorverton…
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A Plaine and Easie Introduction to the mathematics of tuning…
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The second workshop organised by the Wales Early Music Forum…
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The Pleasures of the Palace and Palate – Playlist and…
Setting the stage: What goes into putting on a staged…
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‘Exaudi nos’ – the masses and motets of Jacob Obrecht,…
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Philippa Waite: An Introduction to Baroque Dance Rhythms Gavotte and…
I interviewed Agnieszka Nalazek as part of SWEMF’s Zoom ‘String…
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Update – March 2021 David has now completed Minus-One recordings of the entire 1599…
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In response to widespread concert cancellations since March 2020, former…
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Stile Antico – The Journey of the Mayflower “One small…
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SWEMF Chair’s Report 2020 (as delivered to the virtual AGM…
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Medieval Cantiga Workshop – a Virtual Workshop for Everyone! I’m sure…
An update from David Hatcher on his project Consort Music…
Early Music in Lockdown with Jamulus Meeting Mondays, Wednesdays, and…
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Helen Hooker’s Virtual Consorts Including Byrd, Bach and Purcell With…
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Workshop directed by Tim Bayley Gloucester Cathedral, 29th February 2020…
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Workshop Led by Eddie Upton Leigh, near Sherborne; 25th January…
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Music on the Levels are looking for early music performers/groups…
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On Saturday 14th September 2019 a significant musical event occurred. As…
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Directed by Peter Leech Backwell WI Hall, Backwell; 20th July…
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Directed by Tomós Watkins The Village Hall, Culmstock; 6th July…
Workshop directed by David Allison Gloucester Cathedral; 11th May 2019…
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Workshop directed by Emma Hornby All Saints, Clifton; 5th May…
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Workshop directed by Tim Bayley Gloucester Cathedral, 16th March 2019…
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Directed by Graham Coatman St. Luke’s Church Bath, 7th July 2018…
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A workshop for voices directed by Tim Mirfin Thorverton, 28th…
Workshop directed by Tim Bayley Gloucester Cathedral, 21st April 2018…
Consort Music from the court of Maximilian I A complete…
A workshop for singers and continuo directed by Peter Syrus…
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Workshop directed by Peter Leech Yatton, 8th July 2017 St…
Workshop directed by Alison Kinder Thornbury, 17th June 2017 NB:…
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Workshop directed by Tim Bayley Gloucester, 4th March 2017 A…
‘Something Borrowed…’ Refashioning in the Golden Age of English Church…