Baroque Week. Patron: Trevor Pinnock CBE Artistic Director: Theresa Caudle

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-led projects for both singers and instrumentalists are based on this theme, but chamber music-making with your own choice of repertoire remains fundamental to the course.


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-reader and confident playing or singing one-to-a-part.  Most of the repertoire will be played at A415 although there may be some opportunities to play at A392 and A440.  For singers the course offers a rare chance to sing arias, cantatas and solo motets with small groups of instruments as well as working in vocal consorts.  Full or part bursaries may be available for those who would otherwise be unable to attend.


“Everyone is so friendly, standard is high, tutors fantastic, well organised - a great experience”


Registered Charity No. 1161774

Latest update:


Initial applications for Baroque Week 2025 closed on Monday 2nd December. We currently still have places available for Keyboard, Violin and Cello (or bass viol) players and for tenor and bass singers.  

Other instruments/voices are welcome to send in an application form to be considered for inclusion on the waiting list.

Queen Anne’s School, Caversham, Berkshire

10th-17th August 2025

Residential Baroque Music Summer School