The SS25 Courses
Week 1 of The Music Summer School and Festival (2nd to 9th August 2025) will feature the following courses:
Choir – Handel’s ‘Israel in Egypt, directed by Andrew Griffiths
Vocal Ensembles and Sing with Stile, directed by Stile Antico
Voices of the Golden Age and Tenebrae: Sacred Music from Spain, directed by Cantoría
Voice with Mary Nelson
Song with Mary Nelson and Anna Tilbrook
To Stand Up and Sing, directed by Kate Semmens
Baroque Orchestra, directed by Steven Devine
Connections: Musical Pathways in Renaissance Europe, directed by The City Musick
Orchestral Workshop, directed by Rhiannon Evans
Jam Band, directed by Steve Dummer
Messiaen’s 20 and Writing for Piano, directed by Rolf Hind
Collaborative Piano, directed by Anna Tilbrook
Harpsichord, directed by Marco Mencoboni
Organ directed by David Titterington
Chamber Music, directed by Rhiannon Evans and The Brook Street Band
Composition and Dark Sun – August 6th, 1945, directed by Stephen Montague
An Introduction to Improvisation, directed by Steve Dummer
Single Course Passes, where available, may be booked at this link: https://www.mssf.org.uk/single-course-passes-now-available/
Choir, Week 1 – Israel in Egypt (archive)
Sat 9th Aug 2025
Week 1 (SS25)
Artist:
Andrew Griffiths
Session 1: 9 – 10.30am (SS25)
Vocal
Open Access
SS25
Orchestral Workshop, Week 1 (archive)
Sat 9th Aug 2025
Week 1 (SS25)
Artist:
Rhiannon Evans
Session 1: 9 – 10.30am (SS25)
Instrumental
Open Access
SS25
Chamber Music, Week 1 (archive)
Sat 9th Aug 2025
Week 1 (SS25)
Artist:
Brook Street Band
Session 1: 9 – 10.30am (SS25)
Chamber Music
Open Access
SS25
To Stand Up and Sing, Week 1 (archive)
Sat 9th Aug 2025
Week 1 (SS25)
Artist:
Kate Semmens
Session 2: 11am – 12.30pm (SS25), Session 3: 2 – 3.30pm (SS25)
Vocal
Open Access
SS25
Voice with Mary Nelson, Week 1 (archive)
Sat 9th Aug 2025
Week 1 (SS25)
Artist:
Mary Nelson
Session 2: 11am – 12.30pm (SS25)
Vocal
Open Access
SS25
Vocal Ensembles, Stile Antico (archive)
Sat 9th Aug 2025
Week 1 (SS25)
Artist:
Stile Antico
Session 2: 11am – 12.30pm (SS25)
Vocal
Intermediate
SS25
Jam Band – Steve Dummer, Week 1 (archive)
Sat 9th Aug 2025
Week 1 (SS25)
Artist:
Steve Dummer
Session 2: 11am – 12.30pm (SS25), Session 3: 2 – 3.30pm (SS25)
Instrumental
SS25
Organ – David Titterington, Week 1 (archive)
Sat 9th Aug 2025
Week 1 (SS25)
Artist:
David Titterington
Session 2: 11am – 12.30pm (SS25), Session 3: 2 – 3.30pm (SS25)
Keyboard
Advanced
Open Access
SS25
Composition: Making a living as a composer – Stephen Montague, Week 1 (archive)
Sat 9th Aug 2025
Week 1 (SS25)
Artist:
Stephen Montague
Session 2: 11am – 12.30pm (SS25), Session 3: 2 – 3.30pm (SS25)
Composition
Open Access
SS25
Connections: musical pathways in renaissance Europe – The City Musick, Week 1 (archive)
Sat 9th Aug 2025
Week 1 (SS25)
Artist:
The City Musick, William Lyons, Richard Thomas, George Bartle
Session 2: 11am – 12.30pm (SS25)
Instrumental
Open Access
SS25
Chamber Music, Week 1 (archive)
Sat 9th Aug 2025
Week 1 (SS25)
Artist:
Brook Street Band
Session 2: 11am – 12.30pm (SS25)
Chamber Music
Instrumental
Open Access
SS25
Harpsichord – Marco Mencoboni, Week 1 (archive)
Sat 9th Aug 2025
Week 1 (SS25)
Artist:
Marco Mencoboni
Session 2: 11am – 12.30pm (SS25), Session 3: 2 – 3.30pm (SS25)
Keyboard
Open Access
SS25
Baroque Orchestra, Week 1 (archive)
Sat 9th Aug 2025
Week 1 (SS25)
Artist:
Steven Devine, Kinga Ujszászi, Gail Hennessy, Gavin Kibble
Session 2: 11am – 12.30pm (SS25), Session 3: 2 – 3.30pm (SS25), Session 4: 4 – 5pm (SS25)
Instrumental
Advanced
SS25
Piano: Messiaen’s 20 and the twentieth century – Rolf Hind, Week 1 (archive)
Sat 9th Aug 2025
Week 1 (SS25)
Artist:
Rolf Hind
Session 2: 11am – 12.30pm (SS25)
Keyboard
Open Access
SS25
Collaborative Piano – Anna Tilbrook, Week 1 (archive)
Sat 9th Aug 2025
Week 1 (SS25)
Artist:
Anna Tilbrook
Session 2: 11am – 12.30pm (SS25)
Keyboard
Advanced
Intermediate
SS25
Song with Mary Nelson and Anna Tilbrook (archive)
Sat 9th Aug 2025
Week 1 (SS25)
Artist:
Mary Nelson, Anna Tilbrook
Session 3: 2 – 3.30pm (SS25)
Keyboard
Vocal
Open Access
SS25
Voices of the Golden Age (archive)
Sat 9th Aug 2025
Week 1 (SS25)
Artist:
Cantoría
Session 3: 2 – 3.30pm (SS25)
Vocal
Open Access
SS25
To Stand Up and Sing, Week 1 (archive)
Sat 9th Aug 2025
Week 1 (SS25)
Artist:
Kate Semmens
Session 2: 11am – 12.30pm (SS25), Session 3: 2 – 3.30pm (SS25)
Vocal
Open Access
SS25
Jam Band – Steve Dummer, Week 1 (archive)
Sat 9th Aug 2025
Week 1 (SS25)
Artist:
Steve Dummer
Session 2: 11am – 12.30pm (SS25), Session 3: 2 – 3.30pm (SS25)
Instrumental
SS25
Writing for the piano – Rolf Hind, Week 1 (archive)
Sat 9th Aug 2025
Week 1 (SS25)
Artist:
Rolf Hind
Session 3: 2 – 3.30pm (SS25)
Composition
Open Access
SS25
Connections: musical pathways in renaissance Europe – The City Musick, Week 1 (archive)
Sat 9th Aug 2025
Week 1 (SS25)
Artist:
The City Musick, William Lyons, Richard Thomas, George Bartle
Session 3: 2 – 3.30pm (SS25)
Instrumental
Open Access
SS25
Chamber Music, Week 1 (archive)
Sat 9th Aug 2025
Week 1 (SS25)
Artist:
Rhiannon Evans, Brook Street Band
Session 3: 2 – 3.30pm (SS25)
Chamber Music
Open Access
SS25
Organ – David Titterington, Week 1 (archive)
Sat 9th Aug 2025
Week 1 (SS25)
Artist:
David Titterington
Session 2: 11am – 12.30pm (SS25), Session 3: 2 – 3.30pm (SS25)
Keyboard
Advanced
Open Access
SS25
Composition: Making a living as a composer – Stephen Montague, Week 1 (archive)
Sat 9th Aug 2025
Week 1 (SS25)
Artist:
Stephen Montague
Session 2: 11am – 12.30pm (SS25), Session 3: 2 – 3.30pm (SS25)
Composition
Open Access
SS25
Harpsichord – Marco Mencoboni, Week 1 (archive)
Sat 9th Aug 2025
Week 1 (SS25)
Artist:
Marco Mencoboni
Session 2: 11am – 12.30pm (SS25), Session 3: 2 – 3.30pm (SS25)
Keyboard
Open Access
SS25
Baroque Orchestra, Week 1 (archive)
Sat 9th Aug 2025
Week 1 (SS25)
Artist:
Steven Devine, Kinga Ujszászi, Gail Hennessy, Gavin Kibble
Session 2: 11am – 12.30pm (SS25), Session 3: 2 – 3.30pm (SS25), Session 4: 4 – 5pm (SS25)
Instrumental
Advanced
SS25
Cantoría – Tenebrae: Sacred Music from the Spanish Golden Age (archive)
Sat 9th Aug 2025
Week 1 (SS25)
Artist:
Cantoría
Session 4: 4 – 5pm (SS25)
Vocal
Open Access
SS25
Sing with Stile, Week 1 (archive)
Sat 9th Aug 2025
Week 1 (SS25)
Artist:
Stile Antico
Session 4: 4 – 5pm (SS25)
Vocal
Intermediate
SS25
An Introduction to Improvisation – Steve Dummer, Week 1 (archive)
Sat 9th Aug 2025
Week 1 (SS25)
Artist:
Steve Dummer
Session 4: 4 – 5pm (SS25)
Instrumental
Open Access
SS25
Dark Sun – August 6th, 1945 – Open to All, Week 1 (archive)
Sat 9th Aug 2025
Week 1 (SS25)
Artist:
Stephen Montague
Session 4: 4 – 5pm (SS25)
Ensemble
Instrumental
Open Access
SS25
Chamber Music, Week 1 (archive)
Sat 9th Aug 2025
Week 1 (SS25)
Artist:
Brook Street Band
Session 4: 4 – 5pm (SS25)
Chamber Music
Open Access
SS25
Baroque Orchestra, Week 1 (archive)
Sat 9th Aug 2025
Week 1 (SS25)
Artist:
Steven Devine, Kinga Ujszászi, Gail Hennessy, Gavin Kibble
Session 2: 11am – 12.30pm (SS25), Session 3: 2 – 3.30pm (SS25), Session 4: 4 – 5pm (SS25)
Instrumental
Advanced
SS25
Session 1: 9 – 10.30am (SS25)
Session 2: 11am – 12.30pm (SS25)
Session 3: 2 – 3.30pm (SS25)
Session 4: 4 – 5pm (SS25)
Week 2 of The Music Summer School and Festival (9th August to 16th August) will feature the following courses:
Choir – Mendelssohn’s ‘Elijah’, directed by David Temple
Chamber Choir – Rutter’s ‘The Sprig of Thyme’, directed by Gavin Roberts
Opera Ensemble, directed by Pippa Dames Longworth, Ian Rutherford and Andrew Smith
Voice, directed by James Platt
Voice and Jazz Café, directed by Sarah Gabriel
Orchestral Workshop – Mendelssohn’s ‘Elijah’
Opera Ensemble Orchestra, directed by Steve Dummer
String Ensemble, directed by Leon Bosch
Wind Band, directed by Steve Dummer
Brass Ensembles, directed by Paul Archibald and Roger Argente
Piano, directed by Florian Mitrea
Violin, directed by Leoš Čepický
Viola, directed by Jakub Čepický
Cello, directed by Michal Kaňka
Double Bass, directed by Leon Bosch
Flute, directed by Jenny Farley
Oboe, directed by Adrian Wilson
Clarinet, directed by Catriona Scott
Bassoon, directed by Kim Murphy
Horn, directed by Jacqueline Kershaw
Trumpet, directed by Paul Archibald
Trombone, directed by Roger Argente
Saxophone, directed by Huw Wiggin
Percussion, directed by Simon Limbrick
Chamber Music, directed by Rhiannon Evans, Anna Tilbrook and the Wihan Quartet
Song Writing, directed by Anna Anise
Single Course Passes, where available, may be booked at this link: https://www.mssf.org.uk/single-course-passes-now-available/
Choir, Week 2 – Elijah (archive)
Sat 16th Aug 2025
Week 2 (SS25)
Artist:
David Temple
Session 1: 9 – 10.30am (SS25)
Vocal
Open Access
SS25
Orchestral Workshop – Elijah (archive)
Sat 16th Aug 2025
Week 2 (SS25)
Session 1: 9 – 10.30am (SS25)
Ensemble
Instrumental
Advanced
SS25
Brass Ensembles, Week 2 (archive)
Sat 16th Aug 2025
Week 2 (SS25)
Artist:
Paul Archibald, Roger Argente
Session 1: 9 – 10.30am (SS25)
Instrumental
Open Access
SS25
Chamber Music, Week 2 (archive)
Sat 16th Aug 2025
Week 2 (SS25)
Session 1: 9 – 10.30am (SS25)
Chamber Music
Open Access
SS25
Voice – James Platt, Week 2 (archive)
Sat 16th Aug 2025
Week 2 (SS25)
Artist:
James Platt
Session 2: 11am – 12.30pm (SS25)
Vocal
Open Access
SS25
Chamber Choir – Gavin Roberts, Week 2 (archive)
Sat 16th Aug 2025
Week 2 (SS25)
Artist:
Gavin Roberts
Session 2: 11am – 12.30pm (SS25)
Vocal
Open Access
SS25
Song Writing – ‘Songs of the Forest’ , directed by Anna Anise (archive)
Sat 16th Aug 2025
Week 2 (SS25)
Artist:
Anna Anise
Session 2: 11am – 12.30pm (SS25), Session 3: 2 – 3.30pm (SS25)
Composition
Open Access
SS25
Wind Band – Steve Dummer, Week 2 (archive)
Sat 16th Aug 2025
Week 2 (SS25)
Artist:
Steve Dummer
Session 2: 11am – 12.30pm (SS25)
Instrumental
Open Access
SS25
Piano – Florian Mitrea, Week 2 (archive)
Sat 16th Aug 2025
Week 2 (SS25)
Artist:
Florian Mitrea
Session 2: 11am – 12.30pm (SS25), Session 3: 2 – 3.30pm (SS25)
Keyboard
Open Access
SS25
Double Bass – Leon Bosch, Week 2 (archive)
Sat 9th Aug 2025
Week 2 (SS25)
Artist:
Leon Bosch
Session 2: 11am – 12.30pm (SS25)
Instrumental
Open Access
SS25
Cello – Michal Kaňka, Week 2 (archive)
Sat 16th Aug 2025
Week 2 (SS25)
Artist:
Michal Kaňka
Session 2: 11am – 12.30pm (SS25)
Instrumental
Open Access
SS25
Viola – Jakub Čepický, Week 2 (archive)
Sat 16th Aug 2025
Week 2 (SS25)
Artist:
Jakub Čepický,
Session 2: 11am – 12.30pm (SS25)
Instrumental
Open Access
SS25
Violin – Leoš Čepický, Week 2 (archive)
Sat 16th Aug 2025
Week 2 (SS25)
Artist:
Leoš Čepický
Session 2: 11am – 12.30pm (SS25)
Instrumental
Open Access
SS25
Chamber Music, Week 2 (archive)
Sat 16th Aug 2025
Week 2 (SS25)
Artist:
Anna Tilbrook, Wihan Quartet, Rhiannon Evans
Session 2: 11am – 12.30pm (SS25)
Chamber Music
Open Access
SS25
Voice – James Platt, Week 2 (archive)
Sat 16th Aug 2025
Week 2 (SS25)
Artist:
James Platt
Session 3: 2 – 3.30pm (SS25)
Vocal
Open Access
SS25
Voice – Sarah Gabriel, Week 2 (archive)
Sat 16th Aug 2025
Week 2 (SS25)
Artist:
Sarah Gabriel
Session 3: 2 – 3.30pm (SS25)
Vocal
Open Access
SS25
Opera Ensemble, Week 2 (archive)
Sat 16th Aug 2025
Week 2 (SS25)
Artist:
Pippa Dames Longworth, Ian Rutherford, Andrew Smith
Session 3: 2 – 3.30pm (SS25), Session 4: 4 – 5pm (SS25)
Vocal
Open Access
SS25
Percussion – Simon Limbrick, Week 2 (archive)
Sat 16th Aug 2025
Week 2 (SS25)
Artist:
Simon Limbrick
Session 3: 2 – 3.30pm (SS25)
Instrumental
Open Access
SS25
Saxophone – Huw Wiggin, Week 2 (archive)
Sat 16th Aug 2025
Week 2 (SS25)
Artist:
Huw Wiggin
Session 3: 2 – 3.30pm (SS25)
Instrumental
Open Access
SS25
Trombone – Roger Argente, Week 2 (archive)
Sat 16th Aug 2025
Week 2 (SS25)
Artist:
Roger Argente
Session 3: 2 – 3.30pm (SS25)
Instrumental
Open Access
SS25
Trumpet – Paul Archibald, Week 2 (archive)
Sat 16th Aug 2025
Week 2 (SS25)
Artist:
Paul Archibald
Session 3: 2 – 3.30pm (SS25)
Instrumental
Open Access
SS25
Horn, Jacqueline Kershaw – Week 2 (archive)
Sat 16th Aug 2025
Week 2 (SS25)
Artist:
Jacqueline Kershaw – horn
Session 3: 2 – 3.30pm (SS25)
Instrumental
Open Access
SS25
Bassoon, Week 2 : Kim Murphy (archive)
Sat 16th Aug 2025
Week 2 (SS25)
Artist:
Kim Murphy – bassoon
Session 3: 2 – 3.30pm (SS25)
Instrumental
Open Access
SS25
Clarinet – Catriona Scott, Week 2 (archive)
Sat 16th Aug 2025
Week 2 (SS25)
Artist:
Catriona Scott
Session 3: 2 – 3.30pm (SS25)
Instrumental
Open Access
SS25
Oboe – Adrian Wilson, Week 2 (archive)
Sat 9th Aug 2025
Week 2 (SS25)
Artist:
Adrian Wilson
Session 3: 2 – 3.30pm (SS25)
Instrumental
Open Access
SS25
Flute, Week 2 : Jenny Farley (archive)
Sat 16th Aug 2025
Week 2 (SS25)
Artist:
Jenny Farley
Session 3: 2 – 3.30pm (SS25)
Instrumental
Open Access
SS25
String Ensemble – Leon Bosch, Week 2 (archive)
Sat 16th Aug 2025
Week 2 (SS25)
Artist:
Leon Bosch
Session 3: 2 – 3.30pm (SS25)
Instrumental
Open Access
SS25
Song Writing – ‘Songs of the Forest’ , directed by Anna Anise (archive)
Sat 16th Aug 2025
Week 2 (SS25)
Artist:
Anna Anise
Session 2: 11am – 12.30pm (SS25), Session 3: 2 – 3.30pm (SS25)
Composition
Open Access
SS25
Piano – Florian Mitrea, Week 2 (archive)
Sat 16th Aug 2025
Week 2 (SS25)
Artist:
Florian Mitrea
Session 2: 11am – 12.30pm (SS25), Session 3: 2 – 3.30pm (SS25)
Keyboard
Open Access
SS25
Chamber Music, Week 2 (archive)
Sat 16th Aug 2025
Week 2 (SS25)
Artist:
Anna Tilbrook, Wihan Quartet, Rhiannon Evans
Session 3: 2 – 3.30pm (SS25)
Chamber Music
Open Access
SS25
Jazz Café – Sarah Gabriel, Week 2 (archive)
Sat 16th Aug 2025
Week 2 (SS25)
Session 4: 4 – 5pm (SS25)
Vocal
Open Access
SS25
Opera Ensemble, Week 2 (archive)
Sat 16th Aug 2025
Week 2 (SS25)
Artist:
Pippa Dames Longworth, Ian Rutherford, Andrew Smith
Session 3: 2 – 3.30pm (SS25), Session 4: 4 – 5pm (SS25)
Vocal
Open Access
SS25
Opera Ensemble Orchestra, Week 2 (archive)
Sat 16th Aug 2025
Week 2 (SS25)
Artist:
Steve Dummer
Session 4: 4 – 5pm (SS25)
Instrumental
Open Access
SS25
Chamber Music, Week 2 (archive)
Sat 16th Aug 2025
Week 2 (SS25)
Artist:
Anna Tilbrook, Wihan Quartet, Rhiannon Evans
Session 4: 4 – 5pm (SS25)
Chamber Music
Open Access
SS25