A fun West Gallery music workshop led by members of Bristol Harmony West Gallery Quire. All voices welcome.
Learn by ear if you can't read music.West Gallery music is the type of music sung in churches during the C18 and early C19, led by the village choir and the village band. Thomas Hardy, himself a fiddle player, wrote about the old choirs in a number of his books. You can find extracts on the West Gallery Music Association website (www.wgma.org.uk) along with a mine of information about this type of music.
This music was such fun that the Victorians strongly disapproved and threw out the choirs and bands in favour of barrel organs, or pipe organs and robed choirs, producing the sort of church music which many of us grew up with.
The music is accessible to all and is sung in four parts, so whatever your voice range there is a part for you. Strings and woodwind Instrumentalists are also welcome (but not guitars) - please bring a music stand. Music will be supplied in hard copy on the day (a small additional charge will be levied for this) but can be emailed if you would like to look at it beforehand.
Tea and coffee will be available from 10am ready for a start at 10:30am prompt. Please bring a packed lunch. Free parking available on site.
Booking form and further information available from the Barn website or contact Linda Hall at [email protected] Tel: 01633 889019 or 07891 688581
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VenueWinterbourne Medieval Barn
AddressChurch Lane, Winterbourne, Gloucestershire,
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