4/11/2026 - 4/12/2026
9:30 AM - 5:30 PM Eastern

Workshop

AEM's Spring Break Workshop!  Join us for an exciting weekend of classes for recorders, viols, lutes, and singers at St. George's Episcopal Church, in Arlington, VA. 
Co-Directed by Letitia Berlin and Amy Domingues. With recorder faculty Letitia Berlin, Rainer Beckmann, Frances Blaker, and Wendy Powers.
 

Setting: In-Person
St. George's Episcopal Church
915 N. Oakland St
Arlington, VA 22203

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Sally Merriman, AEM Administrator
(phone: 781-488-3337)

REVOLUTION!  Music from Times of Rebellion

Political and civil upheavals have always shaped music and art, inspiring works that reflect resilience, struggle, and the human spirit at its most intense.

Musicians across Europe lived through—and responded to—eras of conflict and transformation. In England, composers such as William Lawes, Matthew Locke and Thomas Tomkins wrote during and after the turmoil of the Civil War. In Germany, Ludwig Senfl and Heinrich Isaac witnessed the changes of the Reformation, while Samuel Scheidt persevered amid the devastation of the Thirty Years’ War. Franco-Flemish masters like Pierre de Manchicourt and later Jan Pieterszoon Sweelinck navigated the complexities of Spanish rule and rebellion in the Low Countries. In France, Claude Le Jeune, a Huguenot composer, created enduring works during the fierce religious conflicts of the late 16th century.

Recorder Classes with Rainer Beckmann, Letitia Berlin, Frances Blaker, and Wendy Powers
Classes for Viol with Sarah Cunningham and Amy Domingues
Choral Workshop with Richard Robbins. Delve into works by William Byrd, Claude le Jeune, Claude Goudimel, Jan Pieterszoon Sweelinck, Heinrich Schütz, Johann Hermann Schein, Marc’Antonio Ingegneri, and Thomas Tomkins. Choral sessions will focus on vocal technique, diction, rhythmic vitality, and text clarity rooted in historical style. The weekend culminates in a joyful, soul-satisfying final session that unites singers and instrumentalists in performance, featuring Bonjour ma mie, a chanson attributed to Claude le Jeune, and Ingegneri’s radiant double-choir motet Ave verum corpus. 
Lute Ensemble Program with Christopher Morrongiello and Mark Rimple

Tuition $250 | Work Study Tuition $125

• https://www.amherstearlymusic.org/workshops/spring-break-workshop

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