COURSES
I run ensemble courses and workshops at the English Organ School & Museum, Milborne Port (a 5-minute drive from Sherborne, Dorset). This former Methodist chapel and schoolroom houses a unique collection of keyboard instruments, including harpsichords and a superb chamber organ by Walter Chinaglia. There are two large rooms, a kitchen area and all the facilities you would expect. There's also an excellent chippy 100 yards away.
The chapel can safely accommodate 6 or 7 musicians spaced 2 metres apart, and the layout is well-designed to allow for a circular one-way system in and out of the room to keep everyone safe.
The chapel can safely accommodate 6 or 7 musicians spaced 2 metres apart, and the layout is well-designed to allow for a circular one-way system in and out of the room to keep everyone safe.
SATURDAY APRIL 17th 2021
This pop-up workshop will look at Venetian instrumental ensemble from the mid-16th century, up to and including Andrea Gabrieli. Music by Parabosco, Willaert, Giulio Segni da Modena, Andrea Gabrieli, plus a look at dance music of the period by the inimitable Anon.
The course is open to any players of cornetto, sackbut and dulcian who can sight-read well enough to allow them to participate in ensemble music. On this occasion the event is limited to 6 participants
Venue: The English Organ School & Museum, Milborne Port, DT9 5DL
Date: Sat April 17th 2021
Time: 10am-5pm
Tutor: Gawain Glenton
Pitch: A=440
Course fee: £65 (£32.50 for students and MU members). Observers £5 per day
To enrol either email gawain@inecho.co.uk, or download and return this form: 2021 Booking Form
This pop-up workshop will look at Venetian instrumental ensemble from the mid-16th century, up to and including Andrea Gabrieli. Music by Parabosco, Willaert, Giulio Segni da Modena, Andrea Gabrieli, plus a look at dance music of the period by the inimitable Anon.
The course is open to any players of cornetto, sackbut and dulcian who can sight-read well enough to allow them to participate in ensemble music. On this occasion the event is limited to 6 participants
Venue: The English Organ School & Museum, Milborne Port, DT9 5DL
Date: Sat April 17th 2021
Time: 10am-5pm
Tutor: Gawain Glenton
Pitch: A=440
Course fee: £65 (£32.50 for students and MU members). Observers £5 per day
To enrol either email gawain@inecho.co.uk, or download and return this form: 2021 Booking Form
SUNDAY JUNE 13th 2021
This workshop day will look at English music for renaissance wind instruments, focussing particularly on the international repertoire contained in the 'Fitzwilliam' partbooks belonging to the cornett and sackbut players of the Royal wind band in the early seventeenth century. The music is six-part, and includes Italian madrigals, Latin motets, lively English almains, a solitary pavan and a finely-composed fantasia.
NB. I may have to manage applications to ensure the correct range of instruments. If demand is high I can easily repeat the day at short notice.
Venue: The English Organ School & Museum,
Milborne Port, DT9 5DL
Date: Sun June 13th 2021
Time: 10am-5pm
Tutor: Gawain Glenton
Pitch: A=440
Course fee: £65 (£32.50 students and MU members) Observers £5 per day
To enrol either email gawain@inecho.co.uk, or download and return this form: 2021 Booking Form
This workshop day will look at English music for renaissance wind instruments, focussing particularly on the international repertoire contained in the 'Fitzwilliam' partbooks belonging to the cornett and sackbut players of the Royal wind band in the early seventeenth century. The music is six-part, and includes Italian madrigals, Latin motets, lively English almains, a solitary pavan and a finely-composed fantasia.
NB. I may have to manage applications to ensure the correct range of instruments. If demand is high I can easily repeat the day at short notice.
Venue: The English Organ School & Museum,
Milborne Port, DT9 5DL
Date: Sun June 13th 2021
Time: 10am-5pm
Tutor: Gawain Glenton
Pitch: A=440
Course fee: £65 (£32.50 students and MU members) Observers £5 per day
To enrol either email gawain@inecho.co.uk, or download and return this form: 2021 Booking Form
Cambridge Early Music Renaissance Summer School
I'm pleased to be co-director of the Cambridge Early Music Renaissance Summer School alongside Clare Wilkinson. The 2021 course will run from August 1st-8th, and promises to be a wonderful and immersive opportunity to sing, play and learn under the guidance of a stellar team of tutors including Marc Lewon, William Lyons and Uri Smilansky
For applications or more information visit www.cambridgeearlymusic.org, or email info@cambridgeearlymusic.org. A limited number of bursaries are available.
For applications or more information visit www.cambridgeearlymusic.org, or email info@cambridgeearlymusic.org. A limited number of bursaries are available.
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Dartington International Summer School
I teach during Week 1 of the annual Dartington International Summer School as part of The City Musick team. I focus on sessions aimed at cornetts, sackbuts and singers of all ages and abilities, performing large-scale renaissance music by composers such as Lassus, Gabrieli, de Monte, Merulo and others. This is a beautiful place to teach, learn and be inspired.
Dartington International Summer School
Dartington International Summer School
Learn Online
I am doing more and more of my private teaching online via video calls using Skype or FaceTime. This is a fantastic solution for students from any part of the world and helps solve the problem many aspiring cornetto players have of not having easy access to a teacher in their country. My students and I have so far found this to work remarkably well. Please get in touch if you would like to arrange a taster lesson online.
Ornamentation
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A major feature of my work as a cornetto player has been to research and develop the practice of ornamentation. The ability to ornament fluently and inventively was crucial to both singers and instrumentalists in the 16th and 17th centuries but is a skill too-often left untaught nowadays. I coach ensembles and individuals both vocal and instrumental with a view to developing a variety of skills in this area. My previous background as a singer means I am also well-placed to coach vocalists.
In collaboration with Septenary Editions I recently published a new edition of Giovanni Battista Bovicelli's Regole, passaggi di musica (Venice, 1594). The edition includes a side-by-side English translation of the Italian by Oliver Webber. This fascinating treatise is available to buy here. |
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