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    • 2022/23 CONCERT SEASON – Our 46th season!
    • 2022/23 SEASON SUBSCRIPTIONS – Through Jan. 6, 2023 — check out our special holiday subscription offer!

    • COVID-19 PROTOCOLS – Please read before you buy a ticket or attend a performance.
    • VENUE PARKING GUIDE
    • VOLUNTEER/USHER REGISTRATION – Give back to SFEMS by becoming a concert volunteer!

      • 2022–23 SNAPSHOTS | DIGITAL SEASON – Don’t miss out wherever you are!
      • ALKEMIE – Like a Woman: Finding the Feminine in Medieval France | Sept 30–Oct 2
      • NEW ESTERHÁZY QUARTET – Beyond the Canon’s Range | Nov 4–6
      • CALEXTONE – Januario—Music for the New Year | Dec 2–4
      • MELODY OF CHINA 漢聲樂團 – Songs of the Dragon (龍之音) | Jan 6–8
      • ARCHETTI & DANCE THROUGH TIME – Forbidden Lust and Passion in the Court | Mar 3–5
      • SPECIAL EVENT: PACIFIC MUSICWORKS – L’Orfeo | Apr 22-23

    • CALL FOR CONCERT PROPOSALS – Concert proposals for the 2023–24 season were due September 30.
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      • VIRTUAL CLASS MINI-FESTIVAL (Spring 2023 is coming) – Mar 18–19

      • MUSIC DISCOVERY SUMMER CAMP – June 25–29
      • BAROQUE WORKSHOP – June 25–July 1
      • MEDIEVAL & RENAISSANCE WORKSHOP – July 16–22
      • RECORDER WORKSHOP – July 23–29
      • CLASSICAL WORKSHOP – June 11–17
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San Francisco Early Music Society
  • ABOUT SFEMS
    • About SFEMS
    • Staff & Board of Directors
    • Press room
    • Close
  • CONCERTS
    • 2022/23 CONCERT SEASON – Our 46th season!
    • 2022/23 SEASON SUBSCRIPTIONS – Through Jan. 6, 2023 — check out our special holiday subscription offer!

    • COVID-19 PROTOCOLS – Please read before you buy a ticket or attend a performance.
    • VENUE PARKING GUIDE
    • VOLUNTEER/USHER REGISTRATION – Give back to SFEMS by becoming a concert volunteer!

      • 2022–23 SNAPSHOTS | DIGITAL SEASON – Don’t miss out wherever you are!
      • ALKEMIE – Like a Woman: Finding the Feminine in Medieval France | Sept 30–Oct 2
      • NEW ESTERHÁZY QUARTET – Beyond the Canon’s Range | Nov 4–6
      • CALEXTONE – Januario—Music for the New Year | Dec 2–4
      • MELODY OF CHINA 漢聲樂團 – Songs of the Dragon (龍之音) | Jan 6–8
      • ARCHETTI & DANCE THROUGH TIME – Forbidden Lust and Passion in the Court | Mar 3–5
      • SPECIAL EVENT: PACIFIC MUSICWORKS – L’Orfeo | Apr 22-23

    • CALL FOR CONCERT PROPOSALS – Concert proposals for the 2023–24 season were due September 30.
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  • CLASSES/WORKSHOPS
    • WORKSHOPS AND CLASSES
      • VIRTUAL CLASS MINI-FESTIVAL (Spring 2023 is coming) – Mar 18–19

      • MUSIC DISCOVERY SUMMER CAMP – June 25–29
      • BAROQUE WORKSHOP – June 25–July 1
      • MEDIEVAL & RENAISSANCE WORKSHOP – July 16–22
      • RECORDER WORKSHOP – July 23–29
      • CLASSICAL WORKSHOP – June 11–17
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Scholarships

If finances are a barrier to access to our educational programming (either virtual or in-person), we provide limited scholarships. Contact administrator Stacey Helley at [email protected] for more information.

SFEMS also encourages workshop attendees to investigate tuition assistance through sources in their communities and through the following organizations:

Viola da Gamba Society of America
American Recorder Society
Early Music America

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San Francisco Early Music Society
  • ABOUT SFEMS
    • About SFEMS
    • Staff & Board of Directors
    • Press room
    • Close
  • CONCERTS
    • 2022/23 CONCERT SEASON – Our 46th season!
    • 2022/23 SEASON SUBSCRIPTIONS – Through Jan. 6, 2023 — check out our special holiday subscription offer!

    • COVID-19 PROTOCOLS – Please read before you buy a ticket or attend a performance.
    • VENUE PARKING GUIDE
    • VOLUNTEER/USHER REGISTRATION – Give back to SFEMS by becoming a concert volunteer!

      • 2022–23 SNAPSHOTS | DIGITAL SEASON – Don’t miss out wherever you are!
      • ALKEMIE – Like a Woman: Finding the Feminine in Medieval France | Sept 30–Oct 2
      • NEW ESTERHÁZY QUARTET – Beyond the Canon’s Range | Nov 4–6
      • CALEXTONE – Januario—Music for the New Year | Dec 2–4
      • MELODY OF CHINA 漢聲樂團 – Songs of the Dragon (龍之音) | Jan 6–8
      • ARCHETTI & DANCE THROUGH TIME – Forbidden Lust and Passion in the Court | Mar 3–5
      • SPECIAL EVENT: PACIFIC MUSICWORKS – L’Orfeo | Apr 22-23

    • CALL FOR CONCERT PROPOSALS – Concert proposals for the 2023–24 season were due September 30.
    • Close
  • CLASSES/WORKSHOPS
    • WORKSHOPS AND CLASSES
      • VIRTUAL CLASS MINI-FESTIVAL (Spring 2023 is coming) – Mar 18–19

      • MUSIC DISCOVERY SUMMER CAMP – June 25–29
      • BAROQUE WORKSHOP – June 25–July 1
      • MEDIEVAL & RENAISSANCE WORKSHOP – July 16–22
      • RECORDER WORKSHOP – July 23–29
      • CLASSICAL WORKSHOP – June 11–17
    • MORE ABOUT REGISTRATION
    • SCHOLARSHIPS
    • Close
  • BERKELEY FESTIVAL
    • Berkeley Festival & Exhibition
    • Close
  • AFFILIATES
    • Affiliates Program
    • Affiliate Members
    • Become an Affiliate
    • Affiliate Info Update Form
    • Close
  • SUPPORT SFEMS
    • Freelancers’ Relief Fund – Now closed. Over $84K given out in support.
    • Become a Member
    • Donate to SFEMS
    • Advertise
    • Close
  • NEWS & EVENTS
    • Weekly Newsletter Archive
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