May 19, 2020—It is our pleasure to announce the launch of the Virtual Young Performers Festival and Emerging Artists Showcase. From June 8–14—during the week the Berkeley Festival & Exhibition (BFX) was to have taken place—SFEMS and Early Music...
Every year, The San Francisco Early Music Society seeks new members for its Board of Directors. In this time of great uncertainty, we are seeking board members who are willing to contribute their time, talent, and treasure to maintain and build...
SFEMS will hold its next board meeting online on Monday, May 18. The meeting starts at 7:30 p.m. We welcome members’ attendance at board meetings. Anyone interested in coming to the open portion of this meeting should contact President Joyce...
SFEMS will receive a $24,000 Arts Organization Continuity Grant from the City of Berkeley to help the organization weather the cancellation of the Berkeley Festival & Exhibition (BFX) and its in-person summer workshops. “We are grateful to...
As the San Francisco Early Music Society looks ahead to its 2020-2021 season, which would traditionally start in September, we are hoping to adapt our programming to meet the financial and logistical challenges posed by the global health crisis. As...
UPDATED: May 19, 2020 This article will be updated for the duration of the coronavirus pandemic as further resources become available. Please suggest potential resources to communications@sfems.org. In a year that has already been financially...
Thank you for your patience as we continue to navigate the global health crisis. This year, we are adapting our summer workshops to protect the health of our participants, faculty and staff. We received over 150 responses to our workshop survey last...
Join us on Thursday, April 16 from 10 a.m. to 11 a.m. for a town hall as we share with the challenges that we are facing during this global health and financial crisis, and find ways to support each other. This forum is open to all Bay Area...
To our dear Berkeley Festival community: As I look out my window and see nature coming into ecstatic bloom, it is almost impossible to reconcile such beauty with the unfolding worldwide crisis. It is harder still to believe the worst is yet to come...
UPDATED April 29, 2020: Relief fund grant recipients may apply for a second grant one month after the date they turned in their initial applications. If you have continuing need, please resubmit the application with documentation demonstrating your...