Renaissance Week (2-9 August 2020)

The Triumphs of Maximilian:
​Music from the time of Emperor Maximilian I

Courtiers of Grace

​Gawain Glenton course co-director & cornetto, Clare Wilkinson course co-director & voice, Uri Smilansky viols & recorders, William Lyons flutes, recorders, reeds & pipes, and Jacob Heringman ​lutes

Course description

Coming soon

A Cambridge College

The 2020 Baroque Course will take place at at St Catharine's College, Cambridge. More information is available here.

Typical schedule (TBC)

09.30 sectionals
11.00 coffee
11.30 choir session / orchestra session
13.00 lunch break
13.30 free time / self-organised groups
16.00 tea
16.30 smaller ensemble sessions (organised by the tutors)
18.30 dinner
19.30 talk by one of the tutors
20.00 tutti session for large-scale works

The tutors will offer coaching and workshops on all aspects of Renaissance ensemble performance. Music will be provided, but you are also invited to bring your own sets of parts and scores if you wish. The course ends with breakfast on Sunday 9 August.

Is the Renaissance course for me?

We welcome applications from confident singers, and from players of Renaissance instruments at A=440 including viols, lutes, Renaissance recorders and flutes, cornetts, sackbuts, crumhorns, shawms and curtals.
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Recorder players should be familiar with all instruments in the descant to bass range, unless offering another instrument or voice as well; viol players are encourage to bring Renaissance as well as Baroque instruments, but it might be possible to borrow Renaissance viols during the course.

All applicants should have a good standard of sight-reading and be able to hold a line confidently on their own. Singers may be encouraged to take solo parts as well as singing in ensembles. Those applying as instrumentalists will also have opportunities to sing if they wish. Non-singing/playing observers are welcome if we have space.

Concerts

The course begins with a recital given by the Courtiers of Grace at 4pm on 2 August. The Courtiers of Grace will also give a full-length concert on 5 August. On the final evening (8 August) course members participate in a public concert, performing works studied during the week.
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Dates and Times

Participants should arrive in time for the concert at 4pm on Sunday 2 August. The course ends with breakfast on Sunday 9 August

Bursaries

We make every effort to assist with bursaries where appropriate.  Please see our Bursaries page for details.

Applications

​​Applications will be acknowledged but may not be accepted until April, by when we hope to have a workable balance of voices and instruments. You will then be informed if your application has succeeded, and your deposit will be returned if not.

For further information on fees & booking, please click here.