Adult Early Music Course
Also known as Beauchamp Music Week, our Adult Early Music course is running in 2025.
Malvern 2025
Beauchamp Early Music Week was started by our founders, Alan and Caroline Lumsden, in their home, Beauchamp House. This residential course is for singers and players of Renaissance instruments and has been running for many years. Enthusiasts of early music come back year after year, enjoying the friendly atmosphere and high standard of music-making.
Our 2025 Early Music Course will take place from Sunday 20 - Friday 25 July. Arrival is from 3.00pm on the Sunday, departure by 10.00am on the Friday.
Prices:
Costs include tuition, use of venue, all meals and refreshments. Participants can choose from the following options:
* Accommodation in a single ensuite room (£860).
* Sharing a twin ensuite room (£825).
* Staying off-site, but joining us for meals (£700).
Meals will be provided on site in the accommodation block dining room. Those staying off-site (in either campsites or hotels) will be able to book to eat with the rest in the dining room.
We no longer require a deposit. The course can be paid for in monthly instalments. The full course fee is due by the end of May.
Further details can be found below, in the FAQs section, but for any questions that cannot be answered here, please contact the Holiday Course Administrator via Email using the pink 'email us' button.
Frequently Asked Questions
Where will the course take place?
In 2025, the course is being held at Malvern College - Malvern, England WR14 3DG. The college is located close to Malvern Town centre.
Those travelling by train will need to pre-book a taxi to transport them from the station to the venue.
When is the course happening?
20 to 25 July 2025
Arrival after 3pm on Sunday 20 July
Departure after breakfast on Friday 25 July
How much is it?
Costs include tuition, use of venue, all meals and refreshments. There are three options:
* Accommodation in a single ensuite room (£860).
* Sharing a twin ensuite room (£825).
* Staying off-site, but joining us for meals (£700).
How will I Pay?
Payment will be via our new Portal, see button below. It is possible to pay in month instalments, or in full up-front.
If paying via cheque, please make payable to Gloucestershire Academy of Music.
When does booking close?
Booking will close when the course is full, but we will operate a waiting list - please email for more details.
Course Information
David Hatcher is overall Course Director and David Allinson is our Choral Director.
Tutors are yet to be confirmed ...
Our days have four sessions:
Session 1 9 -10.30am
Session 2 11-12.30pm
Free time after lunch. Some informal music making happens, others explore the Malvern Hills or even have a rest!
Session 3 4.30 - 6pm
Session 4 7.30 - 9pm
Sessions 1, 2 and 3 are sectional with David Allinson leading the choral participants in the morning. Other tutors work with smaller mixed groups.
The evenings are tutti, with tutors each taking one evening. With a large group of musicians these sessions are very exciting.
Feedback from previous courses:
'Exciting, rewarding and joyful!'
'An enriching experience. So grateful this course exists!'
‘I left the sessions with a feeling of being valued as an individual as well as being uplifted.’
‘It was stimulating to focus on some challenging sightreading and gratifying when we got there!’
'Thank you all. The tutors are always so generous with their time and knowledge'.
'Looking forward to next year!'
Despite all of the challenges of maintaining COVID-safety, and being in a new venue, I rate this year’s Beauchamp as one of the best to date and can’t wait for the next one! I can only imagine the hard work the organisers and
tutors put into making this a success and
offer them my heart-felt thanks. - Wayne Plummer, Historic Brass Today
Wayne reviewed the 2021 course in the Fall 2021 Edition of Historic Brass Today (pp. 32-33), the full version of which you can view here:
HistoricBrassToday_2021-001-Fall.pdf
