Status: Waiting List
For Ye Violls on the Pecos
February 12, 2026 @ 3:30 pm - February 15, 2026 @ 2:30 pm
Workshop registration is now at full capacity. If you’d like to get on the wait list please send in the registration form without the deposit, and we’ll let you know if a spot opens up.
An intensive weekend workshop for viol players at all levels in historic northern NM
Thursday February 12 – Sunday February 15, 2026
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:
| 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.
Registration:
Status: Waiting List
Workshop registration is now at full capacity. If you’d like to get on the wait list please send in the registration form without the deposit, and we’ll let you know if a spot opens up.
ALL REGISTRATIONS MUST BE RECEIVED BY MONDAY 12 JANUARY 2026.
Please print and return the registration form (registration page only) with a non-refundable deposit of $100, or scan and send your registration back via email and mail the check separately.
Registration deadline: Monday, January 12, 2026.
For More Information:
Content/pedagogy: Mary Springfels, 505.627.1487, mvspring@gmail.com
Everything else: Ken Perlow, 708.989.1729, manager@SeverallFriends.org