The Cambridge Institute for Renaissance Studies is an independent non-profit association dedicated to education, training and research in the period from the mid-15th to the mid-17th centuries, with a focus on music and culture. It is directed by Matthew Alec Gouldstone, Francis Knights and Edward Wickham, and is based in Cambridge.
As well as hosting conferences and symposia, bringing together scholars and practitioners from many disciplines, CIRS runs long and short training courses, publishes a new specialist periodical, the Journal of Sixteenth-Century Music, and is affiliated to two music ensembles, the Cambridge Early Music Consort and L’Isola.
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UPCOMING EVENTS
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Workshop - Introduction to 15th-century Music
Saturday 2 November 2024
Venue TBC
Application deadline 17 October 2024.
4-12 participants.
Workshop fee £50. Tutor: Edward Wickham. Contact: eaw37@cam.ac.uk
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Workshop - Listening Skills for Early Musicians
Saturday 23 November 2024
Venue TBC
Application deadline 7 November 2024.
4-12 participants.
Workshop fee £50. Tutors: Matthew Gouldstone and Francis Knights. Contact: mag210@cam.ac.uk
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CIRS Symposium
7 December 2024, 11.00-16.00
Venue TBC
Join us for our academic symposium held in Cambridge, with presentations from Dr Edward Wickham and Matthew Gouldstone alongside student presentations from the Cambridge Early Music Consort.
Want to know more?
Get in touch with us at info.cambridgeirs@gmail.com to find out more about what we offer.