Firmly established as one of Europe’s foremost early music courses, BAROQUE WEEK is now celebrating its 47th year. The course offers inspiration and guidance to both singers and players of baroque music from an expert team of leading specialists in historical performance.
The theme for 2025 is Visiting Vienna: Exploring Music at the Habsburg Court. We
will feature repertoire by 17th and 18th century Italian composers based in Vienna
such as Bertali and Caldara, as well as by Monteverdi (who dedicated two of his greatest
publications to the Habsburgs); by native Austrian composers Schmelzer and Fux; and
by the German composer Hasse, who spent many years in Vienna between 1760 and 1773.
The tutor-
BAROQUE WEEK is for baroque wind, string and continuo players and up to ten singers,
but there are also opportunities for instrumentalists to sing. Plucked continuo
as well as keyboard players will be welcome. String players should use gut strings
and a baroque bow. You should be a competent sight-
“Everyone is so friendly, standard is high, tutors fantastic, well organised -
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Latest update:
Baroque Week 2025 will be Sunday 10th to Sunday 17th August. This website has now been updated with details and application forms for the 2025 course.
Initial applications will close at 5pm Monday 2nd December. Please note that the
2024 course was virtually full on the first day. All bookings received by 5pm on
that day will be considered equally -
Queen Anne’s School, Caversham, Berkshire
10th-
Residential Baroque Music Summer School