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Workshops

Diary

  • Online Carol Singing Workshops
    Online Carol Singing Workshops
    Fri, 01 Dec
    Zoom
    01 Dec 2023, 11:00 – 22 Dec 2023, 11:40
    Zoom
    Learn how to sing some medieval & traditional carols over Zoom with Clare Norburn
  • Carols Through Time - Hove (+ optional singing workshop)
    Carols Through Time - Hove (+ optional singing workshop)
    Fri, 08 Dec
    St Barnabas Church
    08 Dec 2023, 19:30 – 21:10
    St Barnabas Church, 88 Sackville Rd, Hove BN3 3HE, UK
    Candlelit carol concert of traditional favourites & unknown medieval gems from around Europe
  • Carols Through Time - N London (+ optional singing workshop)
    Carols Through Time - N London (+ optional singing workshop)
    Sat, 09 Dec
    Holy Trinity, Stroud Green
    09 Dec 2023, 19:30 – 21:10
    Holy Trinity, Stroud Green, Granville Rd, Finsbury Park, London N4 4EL, UK
    Candlelit carol concert of traditional favourites & unknown medieval gems from around Europe
  • Carols Through Time - Ulverston (+ optional singing workshop)
    Carols Through Time - Ulverston (+ optional singing workshop)
    Tue, 12 Dec
    Ulverston Parish Church
    12 Dec 2023, 19:30 – 21:10
    Ulverston Parish Church, Church Walk, Ulverston LA12 7EN, UK
    Candlelit carol concert of traditional favourites & unknown medieval gems from around Europe
  • Carols Through Time - Conwy (+ optional singing workshop)
    Carols Through Time - Conwy (+ optional singing workshop)
    Thu, 14 Dec
    St Mary's Church
    14 Dec 2023, 19:30 – 21:10
    St Mary's Church, Rose Hill Street, Conwy LL32 8LD, UK
    Candlelit carol concert of traditional favourites & unknown medieval gems from around Europe. Singing workshop: 5.45pm - 6.30pm
  • Carols Through Time - Wolverhampton (+ optional singing workshop)
    Carols Through Time - Wolverhampton (+ optional singing workshop)
    Sat, 16 Dec
    St Peter's Church
    16 Dec 2023, 19:30 – 21:10
    St Peter's Church, Lich Gates, Wolverhampton WV1 1TY, UK
    Candlelit carol concert of traditional favourites & unknown medieval gems from around Europe
  • Into the Melting Pot - Grange-over-Sands (+ optional singing workshop)
    Into the Melting Pot - Grange-over-Sands (+ optional singing workshop)
    Sat, 03 Feb
    Victoria Hall
    03 Feb 2024, 19:30 – 21:20
    Victoria Hall, Main Street, Grange-over-Sands LA11 6DP, UK
    Spain 1492: a Jewish woman's last night in Seville is haunted by stories of Jewish, Christian and Muslim women, their plaintive songs and lively Spanish medieval music.

The Telling in Retreat

Upon the announcement of the first lockdown and therefore cancellation of all planned live shows in 2020, The Telling launched In Retreat: a free weekly workshop series held from 11-11.30am every Friday morning and presented by mezzo Ariane Prüssner. At its height, we welcomed over 70 participants to learn to sing medieval, Sephardic and traditional songs over Zoom. The free edition ran from the first week of lockdown (27 March 2020) up to 6 November when our funding ran low. Access the free workshops below.

From 13 November, we began the first of five themed workshop series (Carols, Sephardic Songs, Gardens of Delight, Women in Medieval Music, Spring Song and May Songs) for which we asked for a small fee and ran up to workshop leader Ariane Prüssner's untimely death in May 2021. The recordings of these workshops and their accompanying learning materials are available to purchase below.

The workshops are beginner-friendly and you do not need to be able to read music although scores are provided.

If you have already purchased an In Retreat package, you can access the dashboards here: