Our 2025 winter course will focus on the works of J. Sebastian Bach’s predecessors.
It takes place from Monday 24th to Wednesday 26 February in and around Lyme Regis.
Tutors: Philip Scriven, Andrew Millington, Peter Parshall, Peter Lea-Cox, Richard Godfrey.
Administrator: Richard Godfrey
Artistic director: Peter Lea-Cox
Monday 24 February 2025
09.00 Registration and coffee at St. Michael’s Lyme Regis
09.15 Welcome from Philip Scriven – Lead Tutor
09.30 Influences on JS Bach from 17th century composers and instruments in Germany, France & Italy (Richard Godfrey)
10.45 Depart for Tutorial Session I (11.00–12.40)
13.00 Lunch at The Rock Point Inn, Lyme Regis
14.10 Depart for Tutorial Session II (14.30–16.10)
16.30 Tea at St Michael’s Church, Lyme Regis, followed by Tea at St. Michael’s followed by a Masterclass with Philip Scriven
Participants who wish to take part in this session should prepare the Prelude, Fugue and Ciacona in C major by Buxtehude (BuxWV137) and express their intention/willingness to take part upon arrival for registration. Philip would also like to include the Prelude and Fugue in E minor by Bruhns, as an optional extra.
Tuesday 25 February
09.30 Experiencing music employing 17th century tunings, with their history and key colour
(Peter Lea-Cox)
10.45 Depart for Tutorial Session III (11.00-12.40)
13.00 Lunch at The Rock Point Inn, Lyme Regis
14.15 Depart, by car(s), for Michael Farley’s workshop at Budleigh Salterton
19.00 Course dinner at The Rock Point
Wednesday 26th February
09.30 Rehearse Buxtehude’s Cantata Aperite mihi portas justitiae.
Opportunity for coaching in keyboard accompaniment, using the Lammermuir continuo organ
(Peter Lea Cox and Andrew Millington)
10.45 Depart for Tutorial Session IV (11.00–12.40)
13.00 Lunch at The Rock Point
14.15 Exploring the young JS Bach with the Neumeister Collection
(Richard Godfrey)
15.00 Tea at St Michael’s followed by by Philip Scriven in recital
16.00 Closing remarks and end of the course.