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Upcoming Events

  • Music, Sound and Nature workshop
    Music, Sound and Nature workshop
    Multiple Dates
    Fri, Apr 17
    ARCH Recovery College
    Apr 17, 2026, 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM
    ARCH Recovery College, St Margarets Garth, Durham DH1 4EE, UK
    In each session we will practise attentive (or ‘deep’) listening in Durham’s rich natural spaces and develop musical responses (inside and outside) to our experience of this environmental sound. No prior musical experience necessary, but dress for the weather.
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  • Music, Sound and Nature in Newcastle
    Music, Sound and Nature in Newcastle
    Tue, Apr 21
    Recovery College Collective
    Apr 21, 2026, 10:00 AM – 10:05 AM
    Recovery College Collective, No 1 Carliol Square, Newcastle upon Tyne NE1 6UF, UK
    A monthly series of workshops for the Recovery College Collective in Newcastle (ReCoCo), led by James Weeks. In each session we will practise attentive (or ‘deep’) listening in Newcastle’s parks and riverbanks and develop musical responses (inside and outside) to our experience of this environment.
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  • Swaledale Festival: public workshop with James Weeks
    Swaledale Festival: public workshop with James Weeks
    May 24, 2026, 10:30 AM – 1:00 PM
    Gunnerside Village Hall, Gunnerside, Richmond DL11, UK
    Create a sonic meadow and sing the wind in this special interactive workshop inspired by the natural world, with composer James Weeks. All voices and instruments, any level, are welcome! Please bring your instrument with you.
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  • Composing Ecology workshop weekend with James Weeks
    Composing Ecology workshop weekend with James Weeks
    Jun 12, 2026, 4:00 PM – Jun 14, 2026, 4:00 PM
    Hawkwood, Painswick Old Rd, Stroud GL6 7QW, UK
    Led by composer James Weeks, in this course you will seek this connection through sound: through listening to the natural world around us in Hawkwood’s stunning environment, and responding to it creatively in individual and group activities.
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  • SongPath at MUSICON
    SongPath at MUSICON
    Sun, Jun 21
    Botanic Garden
    Jun 21, 2026, 1:30 PM – 2:30 PM
    Botanic Garden, South Rd, Durham DH1 3TB, UK
    Join SongPath for a unique blend of music, nature and wellbeing in the beautiful surroundings of Durham University Botanic Garden. From the woodland garden to the wildflower meadow, we’ll explore what is underfoot and overhead in an uplifting and interactive afternoon of song.
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