LMFL

25/07/2026

We have just come to the end of an uplifting course held in Giggleswick, Yorkshire, UK.

The standard of musicianship was extraordinary. The work of our tutors exceptional.

Take a look of some of the performances held last weekend.

And... contact us if you are interested in joining us in the future !

Here's a taste of one of our tutors, Gerard McChrystal performing in the superb chapel of Giggleswick School. https://youtu.be/yTcMxVQeHLI

More to come...

Performance given during the 2026 LMFL international summer course ...

21/02/2026

Discover our tutors !!

One by one :

Let's start with Linton, our bassoonist tutor who will be with us in Giggleswick...

British–Jamaican bassoonist and broadcaster Linton Stephens (he/him) hails from the Wirral and first picked up the bassoon at the relatively sensible age of 16.

Check him out https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=1405885363635647

15/02/2026

Why would anyone want to join LMFL this summer in Giggleswick, Yorkshire UK ?
Here are just a few reasons :

- Exceptionally good tutors
- Daily individual tuition
- An inclusive course
- Core musicianship module
- Choir for all
- Fabulous facitlities and surroundings

LMFL is a international summer school that provides tailored education in languages and music. Learn with world-class tutors, engage in group masterclasses, and make friends from all over the world. Summer camps are hosted in various European countries.

05/01/2026

https://www.lmfl.org/

11/12/2025

🎶 Yet another fabulous performance from Maria Luigia 🎤🎼

10/12/2025

Check out the Clarinet & Saxophone Society of Great Britain Magazine - Winter edition !
https://cassgb.org/about/

Come and study with our outstanding tutors, Gerard and Heather.

10/12/2025

🎼 🎹 🎷🎻 After two wonderful courses this summer in Llandovery, UK and Florence, Italy, LMFL is preparing 2026 !!

Watch this space for updates on our UK summer camp which is moving to North Yorkshire !!🎼 🎹 🎷🎻

6 July - 20 July 2026

17/10/2025

Our wondrous courses have welcomed over 2,000 students over the past 3 decades.

Historically LMFL has had at least one course in the UK and one in mainland Europe each year.

It is a truly magical course with an exceptional amount of students-staff contact: a 55 minute individual lesson, per subject, for all of the ten teaching days; plus group activities including musicianship, choir and ensembles.

Students may also elect to study languages, including preparation for IELTS exams.

🎼Next year we move to the stunning Giggleswick School in Yorkshire. 🎼

We welcome students of all levels, including adults, and everyone is invited to perform in the concerts for which an accompanist is provided.

It’s a gold-plated package !

Join us !

Giggleswick 2026 Register Here! When? 6th - 20th July 2026 Arrival on 6th Departure on 20th Where? Giggleswick School, North Yorkshire While maintaining the trusted core offerings and approach that LMFL is known for, this two-week residential summer camp brings the beauty of music and language educa...

29/09/2025

🎼 🎹 🎷🎻 After two wonderful courses this summer in Llandovery, UK and Florence, Italy, LMFL is preparing 2026 !!

Watch this space for updates on our 2026 UK summer camp which is moving to North Yorkshire. 🎼 🎹 🎷🎻

6 July - 20 July 2026 - Save the date !!

More details on https://www.lmfl.org/

28/08/2025

19 September brings Gerard McChrystal & Richard Shaw's recording of Edward Cowie: Because They Have Songs! Listen to the first track today on and more: listn.fm/becausetheyhavesongs

Because They Have Songs is the fourth in Edward Cowie’s epic series of duo-works featuring cycles of stunning ‘sonic portraits’ of birds he has encountered on his travels across the world, exploring the relationships between the bird singers, and where and how they sing. It follows three highly acclaimed releases featuring birds of the UK (Bird Portraits MSV 28619), Australia (Where Song Was Born MSV 28620) and the US (Where the Wood Thrush Forever Sings MEX 77104), each highlighting 24 distinct bird species.

This latest release, the fifteenth to feature his music on the Métier label, is devoted to 24 avian wonders of Africa. The title of the album is taken from a traditional African text which says, “Why do birds sing? Because they have songs”. Edward Cowie went on safari to remote parts of Botswana, across dense bush and open plains where giraffe, wildebeest, zebra and antelope roam, through vast wetlands, majestic rivers and lakes, and shrub-dotted deserts.