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NORVIS Early Music Summer School
Sat 1 Aug 2026, 9:00am – Sat 8 Aug 2026, 6:00pmBarnard Castle, United Kingdom
Presented by NORVIS
How to apply
All forthcoming deadlines →- Early bird31 Mar 2026Closed
NORVIS is the full week-long early music summer school in County Durham which we’re proud to describe as one of the UK’s longest-established and friendliest.
Our 54th summer school, NORVIS 2026, will be held at Barnard Castle School, next door to the splendid Bowes Museum.
Performers & leaders
Tutors
Andrew Fowler – Musical Director
Chris Orton – recorder
Alison Kinder – viol
Annabel Knight – Baroque flute
Oonagh Lee – recorder
Richard MacKenzie – lute, theorbo, early guitar
Susanna Pell – viol
Jacqui Robertson-Wade – solo bass viol
Jane Rumney – recorder
John Treherne MBE – harpsichord (and harpsichord technician)
Mary Tyers – recorder
Peter Wendland – viol, recorder
Tim Harper – accompanist, keyboard continuo
Repertoire & composers
Repertoire from early Renaissance to late Baroque
Location
Barnard Castle School
Newgate
Barnard Castle, United Kingdom
Europe
About the organiser
NORVIS
NORVIS is the full week-long early music summer school in County Durham which we’re proud to describe as one of the UK’s longest-established and friendliest.
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