Thames Valley Early Music Forum
Online Events
As a result of the Covid outbreak a number of online events have become available.
Here is a quick, at-a-glance list.
Regular Events
Trouvere Medieval Minstrels. Wednesday evenings 7pm on their Facebook page
Fridays 11-11.30 The Telling in Retreat. Medieval singing workshops https://www.thetelling.co.uk/in-retreat (available afterwards) 19/2-26/3 Women in Medieval Music
David Allinson Lunchtime Live every Friday at 1pm
Fridays 1pm. Eboracum Baroque spotlight concerts on YouTube and Facebook (available afterwards)
SingTheScore Friday at 6pm but available afterwards https://www.ifagiolini.com
Fridays 30 April to 28 May, 7pm. Platinum Consort workshops, also available on demand afterwards. Monteverdi : Beatus Vir https://www.platinumconsort.com/mbv.html
SWEMF are hosting 'Early music chat' on the first Saturday of each month, alternating mornings and afternoons https://www.swemf.org.u
Online Early Music Forum (OEMF) makes real music online with Jamulus. A regular vocal group meets three times a week, as well as ad hoc instrumental sessions. Details at http://oemf.josquin.com
May
Sat 1st 2.30 An afternoon for strings, with talks by trainee viol maker Agnieska Nalazek and by Jacqui Robertson-Wade and Michael Williamson www.swemf.org.uk/ Mon 3 HISS 7-8. Vivien Ellis. Broadside Ballads 3 www.hiss.org.uk/online-workshops 7-9 Bristol Early Music Festival https://www.bristolearlymusicfestival.uk/index.htm
Sat 8 NEEMF 10.30am-12noon. Jacob Heringman. Playing Josquin – an illustrated talk for singers, instrumentalists and interested listeners, with singing/playing opportunities www.neemf.org.uk
Sat 8 11am guided tour of Peter Barnes harpsichord workshop followed by Q&A https://www.bristolearlymusicfestival.uk/PB.hmm
Sat 8 MEMF 11am Robert Hollingworth SingTheScore Extra http://memf.org.uk
Sat 8 NWEMF 10.30am Illustrated talk by Deborah Catterall via Zoom: The Musical Mysticism of Hildegard von Bingen 1098 – 1179. https://nwemf.org/
Mon 10 HISS 7-8. Vivien Ellis. Broadside Ballads 4. www.hiss.org.uk/online-workshops
10-14 8pm (catch-up available) David Allinson. A Taste of Avila - Victoria and his contemporaries https://www.runbysingers.online/product/avila/
Tues 11 Benslow Claire Williams one-day harpsichord course https://benslowmusic.org/index.asp?PageID=3101
Wed 12 7pm. Renaissance Singers. David Fallis. Historical music in a TV series
Sat 15 MEMF 11am Rory McCleery Clemens non papa http://memf.org.uk
Mon 17 Viola da Gamba Society 5pm. Alison Crum. ‘Reflections on Resonance’,
Tues 18 TVEMF Patrick Craig Melodramatic Motets programme exploring the artistic inspirations behind the vivid music of Giaches de Wert. http://tvemf.org
Sat 22 MEMF 11am Robert Hollingworth SingTheScore Extra http://memf.org.uk
Wed 26 SEMF David Allinson. Salve Regina: travels with my chant https://www.semf.org.uk
June
Sat 5 MEMF 11am Robert Hollingworth SingTheScore Extra http://memf.org.uk
Sat 5 MEMF Patrick Craig. Henry Purcell and the music of Westminster Abbey http://memf.org.uk
Tues 8 EEMF 7.30 Bill Carslake. 'The Circle of Bright Fire' an exploration of Hildegard of Bingen's music and writings
Thur 10 TVEMF 7.30. David Allinson. Josquin transformed into mass settings - Morales, Missa Mille Regretz and de Rore, Missa Praeter Rerum Seriem http://tvemf.org
Thur 17 SEMF Patrick Craig. Josquin 500 - linking heaven and earth https://www.semf.org.uk
Sat 19 MEMF 11am Robert Hollingworth SingTheScore Extra tbc http://memf.org.uk
July
Sun 18 NEEMF 2pm, Lizzie Gutteridge, Arbeau and friends Renaissance Dances. http://neemf.org.uk
Live workshops
May
Sat 22 SWEMF Peter Syrus. Obrecht for singers in Glastonbury
July
Sat 17 SEMF Emily White for instrumentalists at Headcorn
September
Sat 11 SEMF David Allinson for singers at Haywards Heath
October
Sat 16 BMEMF David Allinson for singers in Shrewsbury
Sat 23 BMEMF Mary Tyers for instrumentalists in Yarpole
November
Sat 6 SEMF Patrick Craig at Haywards Heath
January 2022
Sat 15 BMEMF for singers and instrumentalists nr Leominster
June 2022
Thurs 2 (date tbc) Wales EMF Cymru. Huw Williams on Thomas Tomkins for singers and instrumentalists in St David's, Pembrokeshire
Courses
31 July-7 August NORVIS http://www.norvis.org.uk/
1-7 August Beauchamp Early Music Week
15-22 August Baroque Week www.baroque-week.org.uk
16-22 August HISS www.hiss.org.uk
3-5 September Cambridge choral liturgy course
Updated 01-05-2021