2024
Sunday April 21st – 2.30pm
Broadmayne Village Hall, Dorchester.
Courtlye Musick are delighted to be joined by Scott Free for this performance of
Music, songs, readings and poetry from the works of William Shakespeare.
‘If music be the food of love, play on!’
The weekend of May 18th and 19th
Courtlye Musick and the French Early Music group Ars Nova meet in Cherbourg during this weekend, to join forces in a combined concert. 2024 marks the 550th anniversaries of their deaths, the concert will include music by both the French composer Guillaume Dufay and the English composer Walter Frye.
Saturday 15th June – 2pm
St Nicholas Church, Broadwey, Weymouth.
A charity concert to raise money for Dorset Rural Music School
Previous Events
2023
Friday 22nd September 2023: 1pm – 1.45pm
Lunch time recital
St Peter’s Church,
Church Road
Parkstone
Poole
BH14 0NN
Elizabethan Ayres and Dances
Courtlye Musick will be performing their concert
‘All Aboard the Mary Rose’ for Winchester Heritage Open Days this year.
Wednesday 13th September 7:00 – 9:00pm
With period instruments and music of Tudor times, this concert tells the story of Henry VIII’s ‘noblest shipp of sayle’, the Mary Rose.
The reign of Henry VIII and the life of the ship, Mary Rose, coincide almost exactly. The concert links the historical facts with 16th century instrumental music, dance and song from the courts of England and Europe. Come and enjoy being taken back in time to hear, amongst many others, the types of instruments found on board his favourite ship.
The Pilgrims’ Hall, next to Winchester Cathedral, is opening specially for this concert and, with its hammer beam ceiling, will provide a wonderful, historic setting for the performance.
The Pilgrims’ Hall, Pilgrims’ School, 3 The Close, Winchester SO23 9LT
Courtlye Musick are delighted to be playing at the
Milton Abbas Street Fair – 50th Anniversary
Saturday 29th July 2023 11am – 5pm
DY11 0BP
Please come and listen to us perform in the church at 11:30am, 2pm and 3:30pm.
For further details of the Street Fair, please visit the website at:
http://www.miltonabbasstreetfair.co.uk
Courtlye Musick travelled to France in April 2023 to renew our collaboration with the Early Music group Ars Nova of Cherbourg.
Saturday 15th April – 7pm The Ship Inn
Music, songs, readings and poetry from the works of William Shakespeare.
If music be the food of love, play on!
Photo courtesy of Anthony Short
In this evening focusing on the works of Shakespeare, Courtlye Musick set the scene with music to reflect the mood of his poetry and readings from the plays. Music and musicians played a key role in Shakespeare’s theatre and in the royal court. Courtlye Musick provide a magical atmosphere with their period instruments, enhancing the words of the bard, and bringing the ambience of the Globe to the Ship Inn.
The Ship Inn
Ashford Hill
RG19 8BD
Tickets £12: Eventbrite
http://www.shipinnarts.org for events schedule and information
‘All Aboard the Mary Rose’ Sunday 12th March 2.30pm Free entry
Dorchester – Bayeux Society
Thursday February 9th 2023 7.30-9.30pm
Talk in costume with live music: “A King of France: twinning or rivalry?”
Courtlye Musick take a look at French and Burgundian influences on the Tudor court through music and the musicians working there.
Dorset Youth Association offices
Lubbecke Way
Dorchester
Dorset
DT1 1QL
£5 admission
2022
Saturday 22nd October – 7pm
Tudor Evening
The Ship Inn
Ashford Hill
RG19 8BD
‘All Aboard the Mary Rose’
The reign of Henry VIII and the life of the ship, Mary Rose, coincide almost exactly. This concert looks at 16th century instrumental music, dance and song from the courts of England and Europe. Come and enjoy being taken back in time to hear, amongst many others, the types of instruments found on board his favourite ship.
http://www.shipinnarts.org for events schedule and information
Tuesday 11th October: 1.10pm – 1.50pm
Lunch time recital
St Aldhem’s Church,
St Aldhem’s Road
Branksome
Poole
BH13 6BT
‘Take Time While Time is’ – Renaissance consort music, dance and song.
free event with retiring collection
refreshment bar open 12.30 – 2.30pm
Courtlye Musick returned to France in June 2022 to renew our collaboration with the Early Music group Ars Nova of Cherbourg. In September, during a return visit by Ars Nova, there will a joint performance during a free lunchtime concert.
Friday 23rd September – 1pm – 2pm
St Peter’s Church,
Church Road
Parkstone
Poole
BH14 0NN
The two ensembles will also join forces in Broadmayne Village Hall on Saturday 24th September from 2.30pm
Come and meet Courtlye Musick as we play at the following venues through the summer.
Saturday 9th July – Great Barn at Basing House – 11am – 4pm The St, Old Basing, Basingstoke RG24 7BH
Sunday 31st July – Warmwell Fete – 2pm – 4pm Warmwell House, Warmwell, Dorchester DT2 8HQ
Sunday 28th August – The Earl of Southampton’s Fayre – 10am – 4pm Titchfield Abbey PO15 5RA
Courtlye Musick is delighted to be part of the production by Brownsea Open Air Theatre of ‘Twelfth Night’ by Shakespeare. We shall be playing period music, recorded and live, as part of the play. Performances from 27th July – 12th August. Details and tickets from http://www.brownsea-theatre.co.uk
2021
Come and meet Courtlye Musick in Winchester museums in September and October.
Saturday 30th October – Winchester City Museum – 11.30am – 3pm
Saturday 23rd October (Martin and Anita) – Westgate Museum -1pm – 3pm
Sunday 26th September (Martin and Anita) – Westgate Museum – 1pm – 3pm
Sunday 19th September – Winchester City Museum – 11.30am – 3pm
Drop-in during these times and listen a while as you explore the museum and talk to us about Tudor music and instruments. Museum admission charges apply.
Heritage Open Days: Edible England
Discover the link between Tudor food and Tudor minstrels with quotations and music from the English Courts of Henry VIII and Elizabeth I.
Our video, prepared for Winchester Heritage Open Days, will be live from noon on 10th September
With Music Sounding
‘At the first course, the minstrels must sound their instruments …’
For centuries, music and dining have formed a magical partnership to delight the senses. Find out more as we take you through an exploration of the huge range of Tudor dishes of the day across the seasons of the year.
With readings, fascinating instruments and colourful costumes, Courtlye Musick will transport you back in time to hear the music and imagine the delights of some unexpected dishes that you could have experienced at the banquets and festivities of the Tudor court.
Thursday 9th September 2021: 1.10pm – 1.50pm
Lunch time recital
St James’ Church,
Church Street
Poole
BH15 1JN
Hey Trolly Lolly – a selection of light hearted secular music from the 16th century
Friday 27th August 2021: 1pm – 1.45pm
Lunch time recital
St Peter’s Church,
Church Road
Parkstone
Poole
BH14 0NN
A concert to mark the 500th anniversary, on this date in August 1521, of the death of the great renaissance composer Josquin des Prez.
Tuesday 27th July 2021: 1.10pm – 1.50pm
Lunch time recital
St Aldhem’s Church,
St Aldhem’s Road
Branksome
Poole
BH13 6BT
Tudor Music from the Courts of Europe
free event with retiring collection
refreshment bar open 12.30 – 2.30pm
2019
Sunday 22nd December 2019 : 11.30 – 1.00pm and 2pm – 3.30pm.
Winchester City Museum
Courtlye Musick present ‘Tudor Tidings of Good Cheer’.
Join us at Winchester City Museum to see Courtlye Musick bring to life the Christmas season of the Medieval and Tudor court. There will be Tudor instruments, songs and carols, instrumental and dance music, and tales of feasting and merry-making.
Courtlye Musick will be playing informally between 11.30am-1.00pm and 2pm-3.30pm. Drop-in during this time and listen a while as you also explore the museum. Suitable for all ages – all children must be accompanied by an adult. Please be aware that there may be restricted numbers at any one time.
Saturday 7th December 2019 : 2 – 4pm St Basil’s Church, Toller Fratrum, Dorset.
A concert by Three Cane Whale will include a performance by Courtlye Musick of Tudor seasonal music and pieces by Jen Muggleton.
http://www.threecanewhale.com
Sunday 1st December 2019 : 1.30pm – 3pm
Barrington Court, Illminster
Courtlye Musick will be playing informally in the House during the Christmas Market.
(National Trust admission charges apply)
Sunday 24th November
Courtlye Musick will be playing at the Dorset Food and Drink Christmas Fair Athelhampton House, Puddletown, Dorchester.
between 10am and 2pm.
Saturday 14th September : 11:00 – 16:00
Tudor House Museum, Southampton SO14 2AD : Heritage Open Day 2019 – Free entry
Friday 20th September & Sunday 22nd September : 13.00 – 14.30
Great Hall Winchester SO23 8UJ : Winchester Heritage Open Days 20119 – Free entry
Friday 27th September : 18.30 Concert ‘Dufay to Dowland’ in Cherbourg with Ars Nova
Sunday 29th September : 17.00 Concert ‘Dufay to Dowland’ in Réville church, with Ars Nova as part of the Early Music Festival of Réville – http://www.festival-reville.com
Sunday 28th July 2019
Courtlye Musick will be performing at
Warmwell Fete
2pm – 5pm
in the grounds of Warmwell House, Dorchester DT2 8HQ
Saturday 27th July 2019
Courtlye Musick will be performing at the Milton Abbas Street Fair,
which takes place on Saturday 27th July, 11am until 5pm miltonabbasstreetfair.co.uk
During the day, we will be performing three short concerts in St James Church, telling the story in words and music of Will Kemp’s ‘nine daies wonder, performed in a daunce from London to Norwich’ in the year 1600.
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