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Courses, Day Schools & Workshops

July

Wed. 1, Dayschool on medieval musical instruments with Jonathan Weeks, nr. Illminster
Dillington House nr. Illminster with demonstrations & iconography, .

Summer Schools

19-25th July. Gloucester Academy of Music, Early Music Week; Eastern European Music and Continuo Course, Churcham, Glos.
Residential course (camping, caravan or B&B) at Beauchamp House directed by Philip Thorby and Alan Lumsden with continuo support from Clifford Bartlett. For further details and application form see www.gamweb.co.uk/pages/BHCoursesDetails.asp

25 July - 1 Aug. Dartington International Summer School, Charpentier Te Deum & Gilles Requiem (Latin) with Andrew Parrott

1 - 8 Aug. Dartington International Summer School, Bach’s Christmas Oratorio (German) with John Hancorn

September

4-6 Sept. "Stylish Baroque" with Theresa Caudle & Alastair Ross for advanced players Great Elm nr. Frome
Jackdaws

Concerts

Fri. 3, 7.30pm. Live Baroque with the English Concert, Bristol
St. Georges, Brandon Hill, Bristol. Works by Bach and Handel. 0845 40 24 001

10, 11, 14, 15, 17, 18, 7.30pm Early Opera Company: The Coronation of Poppea by Monteverdi (Sung in English), Iford, Wiltshire
Peto Garden of Iford Manor. Musical Director: Christian Curnyn, Director: Martin Constantine, Cast to include: Claire Booth, Doreen Curran, Amy Freston, James Gower, and Nicolas Sharratt. Gates open at 6pm for picnics with operas beginning at 7.30pm. Tickets: £91 and £96. Telephone booking opens 23 March 2009. Box Office: The Theatre Royal, Bath. 01225 448844. For full details and booking information, please visit www.ifordarts.co.uk Telephone 01225 868124; email music@ifordarts.co.uk

Sat. 11, 7.30pm, "Kings and Kaisers." Bristol Bach Choir conducted by Brian Kay with Nigel Nash (organ), Bristol
Bristol Cathedral. Includes Purcell "Hear my prayer, Oh Lord" and JS Bach "Lobet den Herrn, alle Heiden". Tickets £8-£18. Tel. 01275 349 010

Sat. 11, "Birds on Fire." Fretwork with Jewish music for viols, Cheltenham
Cheltenham Festival

Sat. 11, 8pm Music in the Church at Aust presents "Shakespeare's Storybook", Aust nr. Bristol
Aust Church. Pat Ryan with Terry Mann and Fiona Larcombe. Contact Peter Dobbins, 01454 632 306

Sun. 12, Early Music Promenade Concert, Iford, Wiltshire
Based on the ‘Pleasure Gardens’ concept, Iford Manor's beautiful Peto Garden will be the backdrop for an intriguing new-style Sunday evening promenade concert of early music, song and dance. "The Garden of Earthly Delights" features the Daughters of Elvin who will delight with fantastical dancing masked creatures accompanied by pulsating medieval music and song. This mixed early music ensemble has a unique theatrical approach, and with crumhorn, dulcimer and hurdy-gurdy - as well as border bagpipes, recorders, harps and whistles - will conjure up beasts straight from the pages of medieval mythology. Meanwhile, in the cloister, "Music from the Pleasure Gardens," a delicious suite of Vauxhall Gardens style mini-concerts, will be performed by soloists from the Early Opera Company. Gates open at 6pm for picnics and entertainment. Tickets for the Garden of Earthly Delights: £20. Box Office: The Theatre Royal, Bath. Tel: 01225 448 844

Sat. 25, 7.00pm, "Brilliant Baroque" Somerset Chamber Choir with Canzona and Emma Kirkby, Wells
Wells Cathedral. Charpentier’s Te Deum, Handel’s Dixit Dominus, Vivaldi’s Gloria and The Angels by Jonathan Harvey. Tickets 01275 349010

August

Sat. 15, 8pm, Music in the Church at Aust presents "Minstrels Gallery" with Jennie Cassidy, Aust, nr Bristol
Henry and his Harp - music and song by Henry VIII and his contemporaries. Contact Peter Dobbins, 01454 632 306

September

Sat. 12, 8pm, Music in the Church at Aust presents Misericordia with Clive Fairweather, Aust, nr Bristol
Aust Church. "The Castle of the Egg and other Tails", illustrating the pitfalls of 14th C courtly entertainment. Contact Peter Dobbins, 01454 632 306

Fri. 18, 7.30pm, Mozart Piano Sonata cycle with Christian Blackshaw, Bristol
St. Georges, Brandon Hill, Bristol. 0845 40 24 001

October

Fri. 9, 7.30pm, Mozart Piano Sonata cycle with Christian Blackshaw, Bristol
St. Georges, Brandon Hill, Bristol. 0845 40 24 001

Sat. 10, 8pm, Music in the Church at Aust presents Piva in "Measure for Measure", Aust nr Bristol
Aust Church. A selection of popular repertoire from late 16th C England including music referred to in Shakespeare's works. Contact Peter Dobbins, 01454 632 306

Meetings, Lectures, Conferences & Festivals

8 - 15 August. Three Choirs Festival, Hereford
Tickets. OnlineBooking will go live on Friday 10 April 2009. Telephonr Booking from 2 May, 0845 6521823
Sat. 8, 2.30pm Fretwork & Clare Wilkinson in Purcell Anniversary programme
St Francis Xavier Church
Sun. 9, 2.30pm Brecon Baroque, Rachel Podger violin and director
Wyastone Concert Hall. Handel Concerto grosso Op. 6 No 6 in G minor, Vivaldi Le Quattro Stagioni (The Four Seasons)
Mon. 10, 2.30pm, Rodolfus Choir, Corelli Orchestra, Ralph Allwood conductor Bach B minor Mass
Tewkesbury Abbey. Elizabeth Weisberg (soprano), Polly May (mezzo-soprano), Ben Johnson (tenor), James Oldfield (bass)
Mon. 10, 10.15pm Philharmonia Brass Ensemble, including Giovanni Gabrieli Canzons
Hereford Cathedral
Tue. 11, 2.30pm, Stilo Antico "Passion and Resurrection", a musical journey through the events of Holy Week
St. Francis Xavier Church. Including music by Gibbons, Tallis, Morales, Taverner, Byrd
Wed. 12, 7.45pm, Three Cathedral Choirs, Music for Awhile, Stephen Layton conductor. Handel Israel in Egypt HWV 54
Hereford Cathedral. Elin Manahan Thomas (soprano), Julia Doyle (soprano), Iestyn Davies (counter-tenor), Nathan Vale (tenor), Colin Campbell (bass), Giles Underwood (bass)
Thur. 13, 10.15pm, Rachel Podger violin
Hereford Cathedral
Sat. 15, 10.00am Gregorian Chant Workshop, Conductor - John Rowlands Pritchard with Opus Anglicanum
Belmont Abbey. Sing Gregorian Chant for a day in the beautiful surroundings of Belmont Abbey to include lunch!