Secret Byrd
May
8

Secret Byrd

Secret Byrd, with The Gesualdo Six

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Secret Byrd
May
8

Secret Byrd

Secret Byrd, with The Gesualdo Six

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Secret Byrd
May
9

Secret Byrd

Secret Byrd, with The Gesualdo Six

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Secret Byrd
May
9

Secret Byrd

Secret Byrd, with The Gesualdo Six

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My Days
May
16

My Days

Music by Gibbons, Sting, Nico Muhly, John Paul Jones and Arvo Pärt

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Take Five
May
18

Take Five

Take five viols, and what do you have? Music in five for five viols by Paul Desmond, Orlando Gough, Christopher Tye, Claude Debussy, Henry Purcell, Arvo Pärt, William Byrd, Orlando Gibbons, Radiohead, Kate Bush and J.S.Bach

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Secret Byrd
May
24

Secret Byrd

  • Saint John's Place Perth, Scotland, PH1 5SZ United Kingdom (map)
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Secret Byrd with The Gesualdo Six

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Choral evensong
May
27

Choral evensong

Choral evensong with the choir of St David’s Cathedral, including the music of Thomas Tomkins. Broadcast live on BBC Radio 3

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Dowland Lachrimae
May
27

Dowland Lachrimae

John Dowland’s great 1604 publication, with Kristiina Watt, lute

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Secret Byrd
Jun
1

Secret Byrd

Secret Byrd with The Gesualdo Six in the spectacular setting of Bath Abbey

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Secret Byrd
Jun
1

Secret Byrd

Secret Byrd with The Gesualdo Six in the spectacular setting of Bath Abbey

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Dowland with Ian Bostridge
Jun
11

Dowland with Ian Bostridge

John Dowland’s songs and consort music in the festival dedicated to his great contemporary, Claudio Monteverdi

https://www.monteverdifestivalcremona.it/en/

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Dowland Lachrimae
Jul
26

Dowland Lachrimae

Part of the Lute Society’s Dowland Festival, marking the 400th anniversary of his death in 1626. with Kristiina Watt

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Dowland with Ian Bostridge
Jul
28

Dowland with Ian Bostridge

https://3choirs.org

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Consort course in Schloß Seehaus
Aug
20
to Aug 27

Consort course in Schloß Seehaus

Come and play English concert music with Fretwork in the beautiful setting of Schloß Seehaus in Frankenland.

Participants will also be able to attend a famous Wandelkonzerte with Fretwork, Jan Kobow (tenor) and Alexander Chance (counter-tenor) on Sunday 23rd, two performances with a short ‘wander’ between venues. The programme will include works by John Dowland.

Address: Schloss Seehaus, 91478 Markt Nordheim, Germany

Dates: Thursday, 20th August to Wednesday, 26th August 2026.

Cost: teaching: €550, (€350 for students under 25)

board and lodging: €600

All sizes of viol are welcome.

Contact: fretworkviols@gmail.com

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Consort-Kurs in Schloß Seehaus
Aug
20
to Aug 27

Consort-Kurs in Schloß Seehaus

Fretwork bietet einen Consortkurs im wunderschönen Schloss Seehaus in Franken an, von Donnerstag 20 bis Mittwoch 26 August.

Die Teilnehmer haben außerdem die Möglichkeit, ein Konzert des weltberühmten englischen Consorts mit Jan Kobow (Tenor) und Alexander Chance (Countertenor) zu erleben. Im Programm stehen Werke von John Dowland.

Ort: Schloss Seehaus, 91478 Markt Nordheim, Deutschland

Termin: Donnerstag, 20. August bis Mittwoch, 26. August 2026.

Kosten: Unterricht: 550 €, (350 € für Studenten unter 25 Jahren)

Unterkunft und Verpflegung: 600 €

Alle Gambengrößen sind willkommen.

Contact: fretworkviols@gmail.com

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Heinrich Schütz: The Resurrection History
Apr
4

Heinrich Schütz: The Resurrection History

Schütz’s extraordinary depiction of the resurrection of Christ. with Charles Daniels - Evangelist - and Martha McLorinan, Eleanor Minney, Elisabeth Paul, Simon Wall & Jimmy Holliday. Silas Wollston, organ.

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The Seven Last Words of Christ on the Cross
Apr
4

The Seven Last Words of Christ on the Cross

Schütz’s meditation on Christ’s last words, together with music by Johann Schein and Samuel Scheidt. With Martha McLorinan, Elisabeth Paul, Simon Wall, Charles Daniels & Jimmy Holliday. Silas Wollston, organ.

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Dowland with Ian Bostridge
Mar
14

Dowland with Ian Bostridge

The music of the great John Dowland with Ian Bostridge and Elizabeth Kenny

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Dowland with Ian Bostridge
Mar
13

Dowland with Ian Bostridge

The music of the great John Dowland, with Ian Bostridge and Elizabeth Kenny

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Dowland with Ian Bostridge
Mar
3

Dowland with Ian Bostridge

Some of Dowland’s most memorable songs, together with his wonderful consort music from the 1604 Lachrimae collection.

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Dowland: Lachrimae Pavans
Feb
22

Dowland: Lachrimae Pavans

Dowland’s groundbreaking 1604 publication, with Elizabeth Kenny, lute.

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My Days
Feb
7

My Days

My Days: Gibbons & Muhly with Alex Chance

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Take Five
Feb
3

Take Five

Five viols play music in five, including Paul Desmond’s immortal tune, given a new twist by our own Jon Rees. Plus music by Tye, Debussy, Purcell, Orlando Gough and Orlando Gibbons, J.S.Bach and Kate Bush.

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Music for Voices and Viols
Nov
16

Music for Voices and Viols

from Dowland to Purcell with Cambridge Renaissance Voices

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‘randy for antique’
Nov
1

‘randy for antique’

Larkin’s poem, Church Going, is the inspiration for a programme of music by Parsons, Gibbons, Byrd, Lupo, Jenkins, Lawes, Purcell; and the solitary work by the great ‘Picforth’

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Viol consort course at Hawkwood
Oct
31
to Nov 2

Viol consort course at Hawkwood

A residential course for viol players at the beautiful Hawkwood Centre:

https://www.hawkwoodcollege.co.uk

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Evensong at Trinity College, Cambridge
Oct
23

Evensong at Trinity College, Cambridge

A service with music by Orlando Gibbons, including his Second Service

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Gibbons, Byrd and Anthony Dowlatshahi
Oct
11

Gibbons, Byrd and Anthony Dowlatshahi

Fretwork are joined by Cantorum, with a new work by Anthony Dowlatshahi. You can buy tickets here: www.cantorumchoir.org.uk

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Concert in aid of CRAG
Oct
5

Concert in aid of CRAG

An afternoon concert of music by the great John Jenkins, and French composers, Satie, Debussy, Poulenc and Louis Couperin

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Secret Byrd
Aug
12
to Aug 13

Secret Byrd

Commissioned by the Academy of St Martin-in-the-Fields and Washington National Cathedral, and presented to rapturous acclaim in cities across the US, Secret Byrd is a concert experience like no other: a thrilling mix of music and drama that recreates the experiences of Catholics in Tudor England and makes a powerful and timely plea for tolerance.

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Stour Festival with Iestyn Davies
Jun
21

Stour Festival with Iestyn Davies

Orlando Gibbons, Nico Muhly and a world premier of The Silver Swan, re-imagined by Silas Wollston

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Orlando Gibbons & Nico Muhly
Jun
7

Orlando Gibbons & Nico Muhly

Nico Muhly’s ‘My Days’, which sets some of Orlando Gibbons’ autopsy, is contrasted with Gibbons’ own vocal and instrumental music, including the uproarious Cries of London. With Anna Dennis, Alex Chance, Sam Boden, Hugo Hymas & Jimmy Holliday.

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A Celebration of Orlando Gibbons
Jun
5

A Celebration of Orlando Gibbons

  • 36 Wigmore Street London, England, W1U 2BP United Kingdom (map)
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On this day, 400 years ago, Orlando Gibbons, one of England’s greatest composers died suddenly in Canterbury. We celebrate his music with Anna Dennis, Alex Chance, Hugo Hymas, Sam Boden & Jimmy Holliday. Nico Muhly wrote My Days as an homage to Gibbons and we reprise this Wigmore commission of 2012.

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The Swaledale Festival with Ruby Hughes
Jun
2

The Swaledale Festival with Ruby Hughes

A feast of baroque music, with Ruby Hughes: music by Purcell, Handel, Charpentier, J.S.Bach and Rameau

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À la recherche du temps perdu
May
15

À la recherche du temps perdu

Echoes of Proust with French music for viols by Marc-Antoine Charpentier, Claude Debussy, Olivier Messiaen, Louis Couperin, Jean-Baptiste Antoine Forqueray, Francis Poulenc & Nadia Boulanger

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Arvo Pärt with Sansara
Apr
10

Arvo Pärt with Sansara

This year Arvo Pärt will celebrate his 90th birthday. Fretwork and Sansara celebrate

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My Days with Alex Chance
Mar
4

My Days with Alex Chance

Orlando Gibbons and Nico Muhly

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Orlando Gibbons
Feb
25

Orlando Gibbons

Commemorating 400 years since the death of one of England’s greatest composers

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My Days, with Iestyn Davies
Feb
22

My Days, with Iestyn Davies

Music by Gibbons, John Paul Jones, Nico Muhly, Elvis Costello and Sting

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The Art of Fugue
Feb
11

The Art of Fugue

J.S.Bach’s late and great masterpiece

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Lamento, with Iestyn Davies
Jan
17

Lamento, with Iestyn Davies

Expressive music from 17th century Germany by Schütz, stein, Scheidt, Buxtehude, and Bach

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Take Five
Jan
12

Take Five

Take Five viols, and what can you play? Paul Desmond (Dave Brubeck) of course, and music by Byrd, Debussy, Purcell, Michael Nyman, Tye and Kate Bush.

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