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Bach, Byrd and Bits and Bobs! We will be exploring two Bach motets including Komm, Jesu, Komm. We will also look at Byrd's Mass for Four Voices as well as other selections of fabulous Baroque music. Please check your voice-type and sight-singing ability with Deborah before booking (deborah_catterall@yahoo.com 07964 310 617). Deborah Catterall (N Wales 
Work with (don't fight against) the fast-drying nature of acrylics and use mixed-media to create vibrant, atmospheric paintings (from excellent reference images provided by your Tutor), layer by layer. For all levels to loosen up with a willingness to get paint on hands, possibly clothes! Marion Boddy-Evans (Aberdeenshire www.highamhall.com/marion-boddy-evans) Residential: £505 Non-residential: £335 |
3 events,
A Lake District speciality since 1884, using Needlepoint Lace techniques for drawn thread and cut linen work with geometric designs. Suitable for both beginner and experienced. If required, a starter pack (£12) is purchasable from the Tutor. Karen Quickfall (Lancashire www.highamhall.com/karen-quickfall) Residential: £250 Non-residential: £180 Precedes another course |
3 events,
A perfect mix - sessions of hatha yoga (postures, breathing exercises, relaxation) coupled with guided walks of 3-5 miles, (requiring a reasonable level of fitness), among the peaceful northern fells - which will leave you feeling supple, relaxed and refreshed! Suitable for beginners and experienced. Gill Hunter with Alan Hunter (Cumbria www.highamhall.com/gill-hunter) Residential: £480 Non-residential: |
4 events,
A Lake District speciality since 1884, using Needlepoint Lace techniques for drawn thread and cut linen work with geometric designs. Suitable for both beginner and experienced. If required, Starter pack £12 purchasable from Tutor. Karen Quickfall (Lancashire www.highamhall.com/karen-quickfall) Residential: £250 Non-residential: £180 |
4 events,
Be guided as to how to make use of watercolours to achieve the essential elements for successful paintings. Get used to colour-mixing, composition and different ways of achieving effects in a simple way, with time to experiment and develop various techniques. Just bring yourself! Jane Beech (Cheshire www.highamhall.com/jane-beech) Residential: £285 Non-residential: £205 (incl. materials) 
Create professional-looking cards and pictures from several lino cuts. Our new heated work surfaces soften the traditional lino, making it much easier to cut. All tools and materials provided. Clare's lino cut illustrations appear in books, magazines and decorative packaging . Clare Melinsky (Dumfriesshire www.highamhall.com/clare-melinsky) Residential: £365 Non-residential: £255 (Materials c£15) |
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3 events,
Silver Clay can be hand-crafted and fired to make fine hallmarkable silver jewellery. Make three stunning professionally styled pieces. Those with good experience may work on their own projects. Tracey Spurgin (East Yorkshire www.highamhall.com/tracey-spurgin) Residential: £270 Non-residential: £190 (Materials purchasable from Tutor c£68 subject to silver prices) 
Newcomers as well as experienced are welcome to join this inclusive form of community dancing where no partners are required. Music and dances drawn from worldwide cultures and countries and pace varies from lively to meditative. A tonic for body and mind! Anne-Lise Kryger (Cumbria www.highamhall.com/anne-lise-kryger) Residential: £270 Non-residential: £190 |
4 events,
Enjoy trying different hand embroideries, whether you're a newbie or oldie, on this seasonal escape. Choose from a selection of kits to include techniques in Crewel work, Calico Gardens and counted thread works. Can become addictive! Materials available from Tutor. Angie Burt (Lancashire www.highamhall.com/angie-burt) SPECIAL PRICE 3 Nights for the price of 2: Residential: £270 
*NEW* For musicians of any standard with a concert pitch instrument such as violin (fiddle), viola, cello, mandolin, mandola, banjo, ukulele, guitar, flute whistle, piano accordion, melodeon, concertina etc. Parts for transposing instruments in Bb, Eb and bass clef will be available. Play a wide range of traditional and contemporary folk music from the British |
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4 events,
We shall be taking a look at Ghanaian Kente Cloths, shifting from weft to warp face, exploring symbolic colour and shape. Louise Martin (Orkney www.highamhall.com/louise-martin) Residential: £270 Non-residential: £190 Also see TAPESTRY DAY, preceding, and PRIMITIVE MARK MAKING, following
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Taster or refresher. Come with no experience or bring work you want help with. Looms will be ready-warped, and be shown how to weave simple shapes, mix colours and control your tension. Louise Martin (Orkney www.highamhall.com/louise-martin) £95 (incl. materials, lunch and refreshments) Louise (award-winning!) has two courses following. |
3 events,
Join Louise and visit a couple of wonderful gardens enhancing some amazing buildings each with their own unique story. Louise Stoddart (Cumbria www.highamhall.com/louise-stoddart) Residential: £405 Non-residential: £295 (incl. field trips) Louise is leading Garden visiting courses in July and September. |
3 events,
We will be telling a story through pattern and line. Looking at symbols and marks on Bogolon mud cloth, Adinka printed fabric and Mbuti Bark cloth. Design your own tapestry inspired by these cultures. Louise Martin (Orkney www.highamhall.com/louise-martin) Residential: £270 Non-residential: £190 KENTE precedes |
4 events,
Take the chance to get to grips with using ordinary pencils, watercolour and water-soluble pencils in a Spring view. Franky Rodwell (Lancashire www.highamhall.com/franky-rodwell) Residential: £285 Non-residential: £205 (incl. materials)
Edward Elgar (1857-1934) is often regarded as the greatest British composer. Though sometimes viewed as a composer of 'Empire', his life and music are far more complex than an easy, patriotic label would suggest. This weekend will aim to unravel the enigma which is Elgar, including his sacred choral masterpieces, as well as the remarkable |
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An alternative to LAKELAND BIRDS, with more emphasis on the aural characteristics of our feathered friends out in the field. Keith Offord (Shropshire www.highamhall.com/keith-offord) Residential: £461 Non-residential: £325 (incl. field trips with a fair amount of walking) 
Ta-da! Learning some simple close-up, cabaret-style magic is not only fun, but develops confidence. Maybe you could increase your popularity at social gatherings or just keep the grandkids amused! Suitable for all. Chris Winnick (S. Cumbria www.highamhall.com/chris-winnick) Residential: £270 Non-residential: £190 (incl. materials) |
3 events,
This programme is about Rome; the artists who plied their talents there and others who never visited but used its reputation as an inspirational source for history painting and grand landscapes. They all left a mark which distinguished Rome as a onetime art capital of the western sphere. For further information please contact Bertram: fin19@btinternet.com |
3 events,
An inspiring time to observe emerging buds and flowers with colours and textures fresh and ready to show! Capture a single specimen or create a composition. Relaxed atmosphere, individual attention, techniques explained for both beginner and experienced to work at their own pace. Lots of pencil types to try plus some new introductions and various |
3 events,
Skills passed down by medieval craftspeople to create small-scale designs using 24 carat gold leaf and pigments (a small amount of lead is possible). No drawing experience necessary, choose from a selection of medieval designs, including illuminated letters. Toni Watts (Lincoln www.highamhall.com/toni-watts) Residential: £290 Non-residential: £210 (incl. materials) Toni's FURTHER ILLUMINATION follows |
3 events,
More advanced illumination: make perfect manuscript gesso using a traditional recipe, lay it smoothly and gild with loose leaf gold. Practical tips on mastering technique, creating raised areas of gilding with a high shine. Those who are already able to make and lay gesso are welcome to work on their own projects with help and |
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4 events,
Solway fieldtrips spent exploring (predominantly on foot) the built and natural heritage of the landscape of the beautiful Solway coast. History, abundant wildlife habitats and stories. Dress for weather and walking (max 8-10 miles per day). Not suitable for dogs due to wildlife and grazing livestock. Fiona Stoddart (Solway Connections www.highamhall.com/fiona-stoddart) Residential: £410 Non-residential: 
Following the Classical precedents of Mozart and Beethoven, Romantic composers either wrote large symphonic violin concertos (Brahms and Tchaikovsky) or shorter expressive works (Mendelssohn and Bruch). Saint-Saens' no.3 and Glazunov's one movement concerto complete our lyrical study of the heart of the violin. Ian France (Cumbria www.highamhall.com/ian-france) Residential: £270 Non-residential: £190 |
3 events,
Yes, honestly, only Bassoons allowed! Laurence Perkins (Manchester www.highamhall.com/laurence-perkins) with Amy Thompson Residential: £535 Non-residential: £400 We can pick up at 5pm from Penrith Rail Station (+£40) BY PRIOR ARRANGEMENT ON BOOKING Applications to be made initially through Laurence to ascertain ensemble line-up: www.laurenceperkins.com/wind-serenades |
2 events,
Look at the relationship between Abstraction and Representation through the lens of Contemporary Painting. Using exercises, briefs, and tutorials, Steve will coax you to extend your responses to your chosen media and subject matter. Steve Humble (London www.highamhall.com/steve-humble) Residential: £535 Non-residential: £365 (incl. field trips) |