# Event Details

- **Event Name**: From Despair to Joy: Music for Holy Week by Tomás Luis de Victoria - led by David Allinson
- **Event Start and End Date**: Sat, 21 Mar, 2026 at 10:00 am – Sat, 21 Mar, 2026 at 05:00 pm
- **Event Description**: We are delighted to welcome David Allinson back for our AGM workshop. Always a popular tutor, early booking is recommended. Our AGM will be held during lunch, and will be livestreamed for those members who are not attending the workshop.

In 1585 while working in Rome, Victoria published his Officium Hebdomadae Sanctae, a large collection of Tenebrae Responsories, Lamentations and Passions for the Holy Week liturgy. The intensity and purity of his writing makes this one of the high watermarks of sacred polyphony. We will sing a representative selection of his responsories, along with his setting of the Lamentations for Holy Saturday. This is music full of poignancy and drama.

To counterbalance the Lenten mood we will also look ahead to Easter, singing two motets which burst with joy at news of the resurrection: Ascendens Christus and Surrexit pastor bonus, both from Victoria’s audaciously good first book of motets, published in 1572.

Please book as soon as possible – apply by 28 February to benefit from the early bird discount. All applications should be received by 7 March so we can prepare sufficient scores for all participants who want them. We will provide you with a printed music booklet which you can keep for an additional £3.

£20 for NWEMF members and other EMF members before 28 February (£25 if booked after this date)
£25 for non-members before 28 February (£30 if booked after this date)
£5 for full-time students
- **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/manchester/from-despair-to-joy-music-for-holy-week-by-tomás-luis-de-victoria-led-by-david-allinson/200029454121109
- **Event Categories**: workshops, performances, art, theatre, entertainment, easter
- **Interested Audience**: 
  - total_interested_count: 35

## Ticket Details

- **Ticket URL**: https://nwemf.org/21-march-2026/?utm_source=AllEvents.in&utm_medium=event-discovery-platform&utm_campaign=manchester-events

## Event venue details

- **city**: Manchester
- **state**: EN
- **country**: United Kingdom
- **location**: Didsbury Baptist Church
- **lat**: 53.41751252098
- **long**: -2.2290658950806
- **full address**: Didsbury Baptist Church, Beaver Rd, School Lane,Manchester, United Kingdom

## Event Organizer details

- **affiliate_id**: 2
- **organizer**: North West Early Music Forum (https://allevents.in/org/north-west-early-music-forum/14567706)

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## FAQs

- **Q**: When is the event happening?
  - **A:** Sat, 21 Mar, 2026 at 10:00 am
- **Q**: Where is the event happening?
  - **A:** Didsbury Baptist Church, Beaver Rd, School Lane,Manchester, United Kingdom
- **Q**: Who is organizing the event?
  - **A:** North West Early Music Forum
- **Q**: What type of event is this?
  - **A:** workshops, performances, art, theatre, entertainment, easter
- **Q**: Where can I find ticket details about From Despair to Joy: Music for Holy Week by Tomás Luis de Victoria - led by David Allinson ?
  - **A:** You can find ticket details about this event on AllEvents.

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