Author: Barbara Dunn

Barbara trained as a teacher and worked for most of her career in Primary Education, eventually serving as a headteacher in Reading and then in Worcester, before taking early retirement. She has been involved with Worcestershire Early Music from its beginning, delivering workshops and organising concerts and the Pride and Prejudice Ball. Barbara is an enthusiastic amateur musician, playing regularly in many different formal and informal gatherings. She performs with the Lachrimae Consort on flute and recorder

New events for 2019

There are exciting plans afoot at Worcestershire Early Music for 2019, beginning with our second Tea Dance in January at Leominster’s lovely Lion Ballroom, followed by a workshop with renaissance flautist Clare Beesley in March (booking for these two events open now), and our festival running from Friday 31 May to Sunday 2 June. Full details will be announced soon!

Rachel Podger awarded Artist of the Year by Gramophone

Congratulations to Rachel Podger who has been named Artist of the Year at the Gramophone Awards. We were delighted to have her play at our festival this year!

Outreach; June 2018

Our outreach programme enables us to broaden our audience base by offering opportunities to hear early music throughout the year in different settings. On Thursday June 21st, Make Music Day, we invited Ruth Hopkins and Sam Brown to the Commandery Museum where they played Elizabethan Lute songs to captivated audiences, young and not so young!

Birmingham Conservatoire Students

On the morning of Friday 22nd June students from Birmingham Conservatoire gave a splendid concert, including works by Monteverdi, Couperin, Telemann, and Boismortier on various instruments including recorders, flute, Baroque cello, and harpsichord. We extend our thanks to Martin Perkins, and Elizabeth Pallett, tutors at the Conservatoire, who gave their time to support the event. The concert drew a good sized audience, and looks set to be a permanent fixture in the Worcestershire Early Music summer season of events.