Early Music Events in the South West
This list mainly comprises SWEMF events and local concerts, plus some local workshops by other organisers.
See also the “at-a-glance” version of this list on the Events Summary page.
For a more complete list of national workshops, courses, festivals etc. (including those organised by SWEMF, other Early Music Fora, and other organisations) please see the Early Music Diary website.
de Mowbray's Musicke at Dunster Castle
Playing, singing and dancing to all the 17 instruments depicted in the famous Luttrell Psalter.
Dunster Castle, Somerset.
Songs of love and loss, across 17th century Europe
Musicke in the Ayre present a solo recital by soprano Maria Danishvar with Din Ghani on lute and baroque guitar, in a programme with many of their favourite pieces from England, France, Spain and Italy.
Griffin Coworking, Griffin Farm Estate, Bowden Hill, Lacock SN15 2PP
Ypotryll (medieval music) at St Stephen's, Cheltenham
Ypotryll presents medieval music from the 13th to 15th centuries using voices and an array of reproduction medieval instruments.
St Stephen's Church, Cheltenham GL51 3AB
Ypotryll at Llanthony Secunda Priory
Come along to the Llanthony Secunda Priory open day on Sunday May 4th 2025 and enjoy medieval music from Ypotryll while you explore this amazing building.
Llanthony Secunda Priory, Priory Junction, Gloucester GL2 5FA
Something of the night... with Musicke in the Ayre
Songs (and duets) to the lute that explore the secrets of the night
St Mary the Virgin, Bathwick, Bath BA2 4EB
"Colossal Baroque" with Robert Hollingworth
Missa Benevola by Orazio Benevoli. A workshop for singers.
BRISTOL EARLY MUSIC FESTIVAL. All Saints Church, Clifton, Bristol. BS8 3ED
Cambridge Renaissance Voices in Winchester
Sacred Music from Renaissance Rome
Church of St Cross, Winchester. SO23 9SD
Singing Workshop, with Tim Brown
Orlando Gibbons and Thomas Weelkes: Turning Corners.
St. George’s Church Hall, Fordington, Dorset. DT1 1LB
Vivaldi's Four Seasons by Candlelight
Experience the glory of the Baroque and immerse yourself in Vivaldi’s timeless Four Seasons with rising virtuosa Dominika Fehér and her ensemble, Logos Musica.
Clifton Cathedral
A Festival Fanfare: Music for Trumpet and Organ
Experience the regal splendour and explosive power of this mighty musical combination in music by Jeremiah Clarke, Henry Purcell, J. S. Bach and modern composers including Damase and Bednall, on whom the Baroque masters had a huge influence.
Clifton Cathedral
Motets and Madrigals with The Gesualdo Six
Experience a captivating tapestry of litanies, madrigals and lamentations, showcasing the extraordinary writing of two of the Renaissance’s most famous composers, Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina and Carlo Gesualdo.
Clifton Cathedral
Palestrina at 500: A Choral Workshop
Join Clifton International Festival of Music's Artistic Director, Tom Williams, for a fun and engaging choral workshop celebrating the 'Father of Western Music', Palestrina, in this the 500th anniversary of his birth.
The James Room at Clifton Cathedral
The Garbarek Project
Improvised saxophone with choral favourites including Hildegard of Bingen
St Luke's Church, Wellsway, Bath BA2 2BD
Workshop for voices and strings with Clare Griffel
Gibbons verse anthems, for voices and strings.
St Monica’s Chapel, Cote Lane, Bristol, BS9 3UN
Workshop for voices and instruments, with Stephanie Dyer
Polychoral music for voices and instruments.
Freshford Village Hall, Freshford, Bath. BA2 7UR
Workshop for voices and instruments, with Philip Thorby
Polychoral music for voices and instruments.
St Thomas Church, Thorverton, Devon. EX5 5NT
Workshop for voices and instruments, with Ali Kinder
Music for voices and instruments.
Leckhampton, Cheltenham.