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

April News (part 1)

Tickets for our festival have been selling well…..and there’s the opportunity to buy a ticket on the door at all of our events, so hope to see you on Thursday for K’antu, Friday for Duo Dorado and Saturday for The Musical and Amicables! Continue reading “April News (part 1)”

March News

We have been very lucky to access funding from the Arts Council Lottery Fund to manage a project in four Worcester Schools this summer.

Our Croome Four Seasons project will celebrate the 300th birthday of Capability Brown, with a visit to Croome Park, and follow up work with the Four Seasons composed by Brown’s near contemporary, Vivaldi. Continue reading “March News”

Baroque Orchestra Projects

Baroque Orchestra Projects01 Kate Fawcett, Henrick Persson, Micaela Schmitz and Andy Watts ran a four day project at the Worcester Guildhall in 2008 for young string players. In 2009 and 2010 this was extended to reed players and a chamber choir and the performances included concerti by Handel, Vivaldi and Albinoni as well as Playford dances. Continue reading “Baroque Orchestra Projects”

The Tudor Wedding Project

To coincide with the marriage of Prince William to Kate Middleton, Micaela Schmitz, Kate Fawcett and Michelle Holloway ran a ten week programme with Lickey End First School, St Barnabas Middle School and Simon de Montfort Middle School. The project culminated in a showcase including music composed by the students, original early music and a drama around the marriage of Mary Tudor to King Philip of Spain. Funding was received from Worcestershire County Council and Wychavon District Council Community Fund.