Wednesday, November 17th marked the passing of the renowned viola da gamba performer and teacher Martha Blackman at the age of 94. Martha was a pioneer in the early music movement in the U.S. and is best known as the first full-time viola da gambist...
SFEMS will hold its next board meeting online on Monday, November 15. The meeting starts at 7:00 PM. We welcome current members’ attendance at board meetings. Anyone interested in coming to the open portion of this meeting should contact President...
Longtime early music supporter and former SFEMS board member Marilyn Marquis passed away on Tuesday, October 5, after a brief illness. A longtime faculty member at Las Positas College, Marilyn had moved to Pennsylvania several years ago to live...
A couple of weeks ago, we featured a short interview with our wonderful outgoing board president, Joyce Johnson Hamilton. In the interest of fairness (and because she’s wonderful, too!), we’d like to share a short bio to help you get to...
Our wonderful board president, Joyce Johnson Hamilton, is stepping down this week after serving as president for four years. Many of you may not be aware of how hard our board works to keep SFEMS working smoothly, and what a blessing it is for a...
From Barbara Ruvolo, chair of the SFEMS Governance Committee. The SFEMS Bylaws state: “At each Annual Meeting of the members, the members of the Society shall elect new members of the Board of Directors from a slate of recommended candidates...
SFEMS will hold its annual members’ meeting on Sunday, September 19, at 4:00 p.m. Pacific Time online on Zoom. All SFEMS members are cordially invited to attend. The annual meeting is an opportunity for us to celebrate and reflect on the past season...
SFEMS will hold its next board meeting online on Monday, August 16. The meeting starts at 7:30PM. We welcome current members’ attendance at board meetings. Anyone interested in coming to the open portion of this meeting should contact President...
A memorial service for Anna Carol Dudley, musician, teacher, and guiding force in the Bay Area early music scene, will be held on Saturday, June 26, at 10 am. The service will be held at First Church Berkeley UCC (First Congregational Church) and...
We at SFEMS are deeply saddened to announce the passing of Anna Carol Dudley on Thursday, May 27. Anna Carol enjoyed a distinguished career as a musician, teacher, administrator, and as a passionate advocate for early music and historically informed...