SFEMS has just finalized the dates and locations of our 2015 Summer Workshops! There will be a number of changes this year, most notably in our venues. Because of ongoing construction at Sonoma State University, both the Baroque and Medieval-Renaissance workshops are moving, at least for this summer. Baroque will return to Dominican University, fondly remembered by many who have attended our summer workshops in the past. Med-Ren will join our Classical and Recorder Workshops at St. Albert’s Priory in Oakland. Both of these venues are significantly closer to the central Bay Area than Sonoma, and St. Albert’s is easily accessible by public transportation—a short walk from the Rockridge BART station.
The Music Discovery Workshop and Youth Collegium, SFEMS’ unique Renaissance Day Camp for children ages 7–15, will remain at the School of the Madeleine in north Berkeley, but popular faculty members Shulamit Kleinerman and Yuko Tanaka will be taking over as co-directors, succeeding our retiring Tish Berlin.
Start your summer vacation planning now! The SFEMS workshops are one of the most enjoyable and fulfilling ways to immerse yourself in the glories of early music. The convenient locations of this year’s sessions offer great opportunities to revisit your favorite workshop or to try something new and different. Stay tuned for details of the weeks’ themes and faculty rosters.
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Music Discovery Workshop and Youth Collegium (Shulamit Kleinerman and Yuko Tanaka, co-directors)
June 14–19; School of the Madeleine, Berkeley
Baroque Workshop (Linda Pearse, director)
June 21–27; Dominican University of California, San Rafael
Medieval/Renaissance Workshop (Adam Gilbert, director)
June 28–July 4; St. Albert’s Priory, Oakland
Classical Workshop (Kati Kyme and Bill Skeen, co-directors)
July 5–11; St. Albert’s Priory, Oakland
Recorder Workshops I and II (Hanneke van Proosdij and Rotem Gilbert, co-directors)
Two weeks, July 12–18 and July 19–25; St. Albert’s Priory, Oakland
