Friday, December 2–Sunday, December 4 Calextone: Januario—Music for the New Year Calextone rings in the New Year ahead of the crowd with festive works by Guillaume Dufay, Antoine Busnois, Jacob Obrecht, Baude Cordier, and from the...
Wednesday, November 23 Early Music Open Mic Night This friendly monthly event is an opportunity to perform early music in a friendly cabaret style setting. Sign up ahead of time as a soloist or group, instrumentalist or singer. All skill...
Saturday, November 19 Santa Cruz Baroque Festival: Beethoven 250th Birthday Celebration The year 2020 marked the 250th birthday of Ludwig Van Beethoven (1770— 1827). Santa Cruz Baroque Festival honors the span of his creative life with a...
Tuesday, November 8 Music at Saint John’s: Music of the Ospedali Saint john’s Episcopal Church presents a program of music from composers/musicians at the Venetian Ospedali, including Maddalena Lombardini, featuring Artists-in-residence...
Friday, November 4—Sunday, November 6 The New Esterházy Quartet: Beyond the Canon’s Range—Music by the Marginalized Local favorites The New Esterházy Quartet, joined by eminent musicologist and cellist Elizabeth Le Guin, guide us through a...
Wednesday, October 26 Early Music Open Mic Night Amateur and professional musicians are invited to sign up for a 15 minute slot to play music of the Baroque and earlier. Concerts are the 4th Wednesday of each month. Please contact Heather Wilson at...
Friday, October 21—Sunday, October 23 Ars Minerva: Astianatte Ars Minerva presents Leonardo Vinci’s dark tale of post-Iliad trauma, vengeance, sexual havoc and threatened infanticide, composed by one of the early 18th century’s most brilliant...
Friday, October 14 Resonance: Women of Majesty First Church Berkeley’s season opener celebrates powerful women in this unique program of Baroque music including works by Handel, Purcell, Strozzi, and de la Guerre, starring Australian soprano...
There are no concerts scheduled this week. Enjoy your Fall!
Friday, September 30—Sunday, October 2 Alkemie: Like a Woman—Finding the Feminine in Medieval France For the opening concert of SFEMS’ 46th season, medieval specialists Alkemie explore the other side of courtly love, featuring 15th-century...