For Ye Violls on the Pecos

Name: For Ye Violls on the Pecos
Start: 2026-02-12T15:30:00-07:00
End: 2026-02-15T14:30:00-07:00
Location: Benedictine Monastery in Pecos, NM.

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For Ye Violls on the Pecos

February 12, 2026 @ 3:30 pm - February 15, 2026 @ 2:30 pm

An intensive weekend workshop for viol players at all levels in historic northern NM

Thursday February 12 – Sunday February 15, 2026

Status: Registration Open

For Ye Violls on the Pecos will be an intimate four-day weekend for viol players at all levels featuring fiveand six-part music from England and Germany. The workshop’s three instructors—Larry Lipnik, David Morris, and Mary Springfels—are among the most outstanding coaches in the field, and if there’s sufficient enrollment we can add a fourth. Each tutor has chosen a repertoire. There will be six formal sessions, plus a final reading on Sunday morning. There will be free time each afternoon for an extra drop-in class, siesta, or sightseeing.

Mary Springfels

Director of Severall Friends

The Peace of the Roses: Gloriously beautiful early Tudor motets and instrumental music.

David Morris

English & German Dance Music: Featuring repertoire by Brade, Holborne, Hammerschmidt & others.

Lawrence Lipnik

Amorous Fire, Liquid Silver: Happy anniversary Giovanni Coperario & Thomas Weelkes!

The Workshop Venue:

The workshop venue is the Benedictine Monastery in Pecos, NM. This pastoral site, right on the Pecos River, features modern amenities with comfortable rooms. All rooms are singles and have private baths.

Tentative Schedule:

For Ye Violls on the Pecos

Thursday, February 12
3:30 – 6:00 pm	Arrival, reception, registration
6:00 – 7:00 pm	Dinner
7:30 – 9:00 pm	Whole workshop playing, led by the three coaches
Friday & Saturday, February 13-14
8:00 – 9:00 am	Breakfast
9:30 – 10:45 am	1st class
10:45 – 11:15 am	Coffee
11:15 – 12:30 pm	2nd class
12:30 – 2:00 pm	Lunch
2:30 – 3:45 pm	3rd class
3:15 – 4:30 pm	Siesta class (open to all, led by a different coach each day)
4:45 – 5:45 pm	Sherry hour
6:00 – 7:15 pm	Dinner
7:30 – 8:30 pm	Whole workshop playing, led by a different coach each day
Sunday, February 15
8:00 – 9:00 am	Breakfast
9:30 – 10:15 am	1st class
10:15 – 10:45 am	Coffee
11:00 – 12:45 pm	Short faculty concert, followed by student consorts
12:30	Check-out and farewell lunch

Tuition:

$1,000 (single room) – All meals are included

Getting Here:

The Benedictine Monastery is on the north end of the town of Pecos, about a half-hour drive northeast of Santa Fe on I-25 and thence onto State Hwy. 50. We assume most people will be driving. If flying, the nearest airport is the cute, tiny one on the south side of Santa Fe (SAF), albeit with very limited service; otherwise it’s Albuquerque’s (ABQ), an hour’s extra drive. If you fly in to ABQ and don’t rent a car, it’s dicey: the one shuttle service to Santa Fe stopped operations in November. There is a train from downtown Albuquerque, the Rail Runner, but only a half dozen or so run every day, and it doesn’t stop at the airport. We’ll do our best to arrange to pick you up in Santa Fe or ABQ if you let us know your itinerary.