Weekly Calendar of Early Music

Calendar: July 24–30, 2017

Monday, July 24 SFEMS Classical Workshop Informal performances of works by both famous and lesser known composers from the Classical era. The public is encouraged to attend. Concerts take place in the Parish Hall of St. Mary Magdalen Church in...

Calendar: July 10–16, 2017

Sunday, July 16 Valley of the Moon Music Festival The third annual Valley of the Moon Music Festival celebrates the world of Robert Schumann over three consecutive weekends, July 16–30, juxtaposing the composer’s own compositions with chamber works...

Calendar: July 17–23, 2017

Tuesday, July 18 SFEMS Recorder Workshop Recorder Workshop Faculty Concert, with Miyo Aoki, Louise Carslake, Rotem Gilbert, Joan Kimball, Anne Timberlake and Hanneke van Proosdij, recorders; Peter Maund, percussion; Katherine Heater, harpsichord and...

Calendar: July 3–9, 2017

Monday, July 3 SFEMS Medieval Renaissance Workshop Mary Springfels will give a lecture on Italian lauda, carnival songs, Lutheran music, and esoteric music of the Renaissance. Mary can be counted on to spin a mean Medieval yarn, a rousing...

Calendar: June 19–25, 2017

Wednesday, June 21 SFEMS Baroque Workshop Workshop Faculty Concert, “Water – Music’s Elixir,” featuring Rita Lilly (soprano), Aaron Sheehan (tenor), Bruce Dickey (cornetto), Linda Pearse (bass sackbut), Maximilien Brisson (sackbut), Clea...

Calendar: June 5-11, 2017

Thursday, June 8 WAVE (Women’s Antique Vocal Ensemble): Benefit Concert Some of you may be aware that Cindy Beitmen, the founder and director of WAVE (the Women’s Antique Vocal Ensemble), was recently diagnosed with colorectal cancer...

Calendar: May 22–28, 2017

Wednesday, May 24 Black Box Baroque and Albany Consort George Frideric Handel, Aci, Galatea, e Polifemo. Black Box Baroque and the Albany Consort combine forces for our third Handel production together. This dramatic cantata features daring...