4th FEBRUARY

NWEMF Lutheran vespers at Carnforth with Roger Wilkes, website: www.nwemf.org.uk

4 Feb, 3.30-4.30pm

Leeds Waits with Jane Oakshott, "Magic Monsters and Minstrels", York Festival of Storytelling, Friends Meeting House, Friargate, York, tel 07734 155200

11th FEBRUARY

BMEMF White, Parsons and Byrd, Sally Dunkley, Hereford. website: www.bmemf.org.uk

11th FEBRUARY

SWEMF Tudor Dance and Play Day led by Glynis Morgan, nr. Saltash, Cornwall. website: www.swemf.org.uk

18th FEBRUARY

EEMF Charpentier motets for voices and instruments with Graham Sadler, Cambridge. website: www.eemf.org.uk

19th FEBRUARY

SEMF Renaissance choral day, David Allinson, Redhill. website: www.semf.org.uk

25th FEBRUARY

TVEMF White, Parsons and Byrd for singers, Philip Cave and Sally Dunkley, at Oxford. website: www.tvemf.org

2nd - 4th MARCH

NWEMF Viol Weekend - the Music of John Jenkins with Ibi Aziz. Llanarmon Dyffryn Ceiriog, LL20 7LD. ct@wordandpage.co.uk

10th MARCH

NWEMF Schutz for singers and instruments, (+AGM), Philip Thorby at Sale. website: www.nwemf.org.uk

10th MARCH

MEMF Vivaldi: Two settings of Dixit Dominus, for singers, inc. soloists, and instruments (A=415) with Neil Ferris, venue tba. website: www.memf.org.uk

10th MARCH

BMEMF, The Mellstock Band, voices and instruments. website: www.bmemf.org.uk

March 10th

Bach's Magnificat, Easter Oratorio, Ascension Oratorio. With the Yorkshire Baroque Soloists. St Michael le Belfrey, York. website: www.yorkshirebachchoir.org 01904 658338

18th MARCH

NEEMF Polychoral workshop, for singers and instrumentalists, with Eileen Silcocks, Priory St Centre, York. Application form enclosed.

1st - 7th APRIL

Easter Early Music Course for recorder and viol players. St George's School, Ascot. Tutors: Philip Thorby, Eileen Silcocks, Marion Scott, Emma Murphy, Alison Kinder, David Hatcher, Jane Francis. Small consort groups; small and large ensembles; multi-choir works; technical studies. Geri Coop, 07971 388509 info@easterearlymusiccourse.org.uk website: www.easterearlymusiccourse.org.uk

9th-15th APRIL

Benslow Baroque Opera Course: Semele. An opera in less than a week; organisers "looking for highly competent players of baroque instruments and a troupe of choral singers eager to learn their moves and (of course) to dress up for the event." website: http://benslowmusic.org/index.asp?PageID=179

10th - 17th APRIL

Northern Recorder Course at Bawtry Hall, near Doncaster., website: www.northernrecordercourse.org

14th APRIL

SEMF, voices and instruments with Philip Thorby. website: www.semf.org.uk

15th APRIL

NEEMF Day Out at Temple Newsam, Leeds. See page 11. stuff@greenery.me.uk

28th APRIL

NWEMF, Bach with Paul Spicer, website: www.nwemf.org.uk

28th APRIL

BMEMF Byzantium Day, singers, with Alexander Lingus, Ludlow. website: www.bmemf.org.uk

12th MAY

MEMF Bach Motets with John Butt, venue tba. website: www.memf.org.uk

18th - 20th MAY

Festival of the voice, Cambridge , website: www.CambridgeEarlyMusic.org

19th MAY

SWEMF 'Across the Alps by Choir' (+AGM), Peter Leech, Edington, website: www.swemf.org.uk

May 19th - Celebrated Psalms. Music by Sweelink, Tye, Gibbons and more. St Michael le Belfrey, York. website: www.yorkshirebachchoir.org 01904 658338

19th MAY - 3rd JUNE

Swaledale Festival, website: www.swaledale-festival.org.uk

24th - 26th MAY

Beverley Early Music Festival, website: www.ncem.co.uk

25th - 27th MAY

Recorder playing weekend at Parcevall Hall, conducted by Sandra Foxall. 01756 720213 parcevall@bradford.anglican.org

26th MAY

NWEMF West Gallery music with Sally Drage. website: www.nwemf.org.uk

June 16th

Dioclesian by Purcell. Narration specially prepared by Andrew Pinnock of the Purcell Society. St Michael le Belfrey, York. website: www.yorkshirebachchoir.org 01904 658338

9th - 12th JUNE

International Medieval Congress, Leeds. www.leeds.ac.uk/ims/imc/

23rd JUNE

NWEMF Ludford and Tallis with Peter Syrus at Cholmondley Castle. website: www.nwemf.org.uk

24th JUNE

MEMF Summer Revels (evening) Afternoon workshop - Tutor tba Tamworth. website: www.memf.org.uk

30th JUNE

NEEMF workshop - Byrd for Recorders - with Sandra Foxall at St. Andrew's Church, Marton, Middlesbrough. Details later.

6th - 14th JULY

York Early Music Festival, website: www.ncem.co.uk

9th - 12th JULY

International Medieval Congress, Leeds. www.leeds.ac.uk/ims/imc/

15-20 JULY

International Viol Summer School: Alison Crum, Roy Marks, Ibi Aziz and Peter Wendland. For for experienced players with good sight reading skills capable of playing at least two sizes of viol. website http://benslowmusic.org/index.asp?PageID=183

28th JULY - 4th AUGUST

NORVIS Early Music Summer School, Durham. website: www.norvis.org.uk

28th JULY - 4th AUGUST

Recorder Summer School at Bishop Burton College, near Beverley., website: www.recordersummerschool.org.uk

5th - 12th AUGUST

Cambridge Early Music Summer School, Cambridge website: www.CambridgeEarlyMusic.org

6th - 10th AUGUST

NEEMF HISS Summer School at York St John University. See pages 15 and 24.

12th - 18th AUGUST

Cambridge Early Music Summer Sch. website: www.CambridgeEarlyMusic.org

17th - 19th AUGUST

Recorder playing weekend at Parcevall Hall, conducted by Margaret Shearing. 01756 720213 parcevall@bradford.anglican.org

8th - 22nd SEPTEMBER

Ripon International Festival, website: www.riponinternationalfestival.com

20th OCTOBER

SWEMF workshop, Ralph Woodward, Exeter. website: www.swemf.org.uk

7th - 9th DECEMBER

Recorder playing weekend at Parcevall Hall, conducted by Mary Tyers. 01756 720213 parcevall@bradford.anglican.org