NORVIS is the annual full week-long early music summer school in County Durham which we’re proud to describe as one of the UK’s longest-established and friendliest early music summer schools. Join us for our 51st summer school, NORVIS 2023 (29 July – 5 August), at Barnard Castle School, next door to the splendid Bowes Museum.
‘My first NORVIS and now I understand why people say it is so wonderful. The ethos is spot on and permeates every part of the course. Positivity and kindness everywhere. Encouraged me to take lessons and get serious.’
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- if you love playing early music, a week at NORVIS will enable you to progress
- we teach and perform with recorders, viols, lutes and guitars, baroque strings, harpsichord and voices
- repertoire from early Renaissance to late Baroque
- an impressive team of tutors who are specialist performers / teachers
- a very generous participant : tutor ratio
- bursaries to enable more individuals to participate in NORVIS
- We had a wonderful 50th NORVIS week in 2022, including a celebratory reception and concert in The Bowes Museum and four further concerts at the school. You can read about it and see photos HERE.
Photos of NORVIS are HERE.
NORVIS was founded in 1971 in Durham as The Northumbrian Recorder and Viol School by the late Layton and Christine Ring. Over time it has encompassed recorders, viols, lutes and early guitars, Baroque strings, harpsichord and voices and dance. Many participants play other instruments, e.g. other Renaissance and Baroque brass and woodwind, as part of the additional activities taking place. Our musical director is Andrew Fowler.
NORVIS is a registered charity, no 1014801.
NORVIS - Early Music Summer School 