Programme of SWEMF Events Programme of SWEMF Events
Sat. 12 September, 10.00am - 4.30pm, Workshop for Viols, Voices and Recorders, The Christian Year with Ann Lyall, West Bay, Dorset
Sat. 19 September, 10.00am - 4.30pm, Joint BMEMF/SWEMF Choral Workshop, directed by David Allinson, Tewkesbury Abbey
Sat. 3 Oct. Joint Workshop for sopranos and altos with Harmonia Sacra directed by Peter Leech, Bristol
30 Oct - 1 Nov. Residential Weekend (incl AGM) directed by Ralph Allwood, Dillington House, near Illminster, Somerset
2010
Sat. 30, January, Afternoon Workshop with Tony Bevan for voices, Glastonbury
Sat. 24, April, Workshop with Margaret Westlake for voices and all instruments in Thorverton, near Exeter.
Sat. 12 September, 10.00am - 4.30pm, Workshop for Viols, Voices and Recorders,
The Christian Year with Ann Lyall, West Bay, Dorset
St John’s Church, West Bay, Dorset
The day is designed for competent adult recorder players, viols and singers. Ann will conduct a workshop throughout the day with an informal concert at the end of the afternoon (approximately 4.00pm). Please invite/encourage any partners, friends etc to come and listen either during the day and/or to the informal concert.
Tea/coffee and biscuits will be provided and there are pubs and cafes in West Bay for lunch, or please bring a packed lunch. There is a toilet available at the church.
The cost for the day is £13 for members of any Early Music Forum and £15 for non-members. To apply for the workshop please complete form in the June Diary and return it by 24th August at the latest, with the appropriate cheque made payable to ‘SWEMF’ to: Paula Biss, Laurel Cottage, Church Street, Puncknowle, Dorset DT2 9BL. Telephone 01308 898189 (+answermachine) or pbiss@talk21.com|
This is an opportunity to sing sacred music by two of the greatest composers of Portugal’s late flowering renaissance in the 17th century and to work with David Allinson, famous for his combination of scholarship, musicianship and good humour.
| Manuel Cardoso | Missa pro defunctis a 6 SSAATB |
| Duarte Lobo | Audivi vocem de caelo a 6 SSATTB |
| Cardoso | Sitivit anima mea a 6 SSATTB |
| Cardoso | Non mortui a 6 SSATTB |
| Alonso Lobo | Versus est in luctum a 6 SSATTB |
Please arrive early in Tewkesbury for parking and Registration 9.30 am. There should be spaces in the long-stay town car parks near the Abbey. Bring your own lunch or use nearby pubs or cafes. Please note that the Abbey restaurant has closed. First session will be in the Abbey Room and from Noon onwards in the Abbey.
The cost of the day will be £14 for members of any Forum and £16 for non-members.
If you have an email address, please could you indicate if you would be willing to be contacted by a group email with details of music which you could print from the website.
To apply for the workshop, please complete and mail the attached the slip in the June Diary no later than 10 September to Hannah Davies, 13 Courtnay Rise, Hereford HR1 1BP Tel. 01432 341 154
Sat. 3 Oct. 10.00am - 4.30pm. Joint Open Workshop for Sopranos and Altos with Harmonia Sacra, directed by Peter Leech, Bristol
supported by The Churches Conservation Trust. DIVINE RAPTURE, Choral masterpieces from Vivaldi's Venice
Church of St.Thomas the Martyr, Bristol, St.Thomas Street, Bristol, BS1 6QR. For further information, click here
30 Oct - 1 Nov. Residential Weekend, at Dillington House, nr Ilminster, Somerset,
Contact Heather Gibbard, 01275 463 012.
This event is to celebrate the anniversaries of Purcell and Handel which fall in 2009. The main areas of study will be Purcell Symphony Anthems and instrumental pieces for singers and string players, Trio Sonatas and viol consorts with emphasis on music by Handel and Purcell.
The pitch will be 415 for the Anthems, but keyboards at 415 and at 440 will be provided for other groups. Music for the Anthems will be provided. Some instrumental music will be available, but instrumentalists are asked to bring any suitable music which they might like to study. The weekend starts at 5 pm on Friday and finishes at 2 pm after traditional Sunday lunch.There will be an informal performance for everyone on Sunday morning at 11.30 am to which friends and relatives are invited.
Booking Forms will be in the June Diary or click here and must be returned by Monday 29 June with a non-returnable deposit of £50 for residents or £25 for non-residents (payable to SWEMF) to Heather Gibbard, 81 Church Lane, Backwell, Bristol BS48 3JL. (Balance due by Wednesday 30 September). The course will be advertised to the general public in the July Dillington brochure, so there may be no accommodation remaining for late applicants.
The cost of the weekend will range from £220 for a Single En-suite room to £260 for single occupancy of a Superior En-suite room. The cost includes meals and refreshments from dinner on the Friday to lunch on Sunday, as well as tuition. The fee for non-residents will be £140.
2010
Sat. 30 January 2.00-5.00pm. Workshop for voices directed by Tony Bevan, Glastonbury
St. Mary's Church Hall, Glastonbury. "Magnificat Octavi Toni" by Antonio de Vivanco for double choir. A healthy offering of tenors would be
appreciated. Contact Margaret Somerset, 01749 812 207. Application Form with December 2009 Diary
Sat. 24, April, Workshop with Margaret Westlake for voices and all instruments in Thorverton, near Exeter
Details in December 2009 diary. For further information contact Mary Thomas 01392 860 730