SFEMS will hold its next board meeting online on Monday, August 15. 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...
SFEMS would like to extend its heartfelt gratitude to those of you who helped us provide a safety net to musicians affected by the loss of work during the pandemic by supporting the Early Music Freelancers Relief Fund. We could not have done this...
Every year, The San Francisco Early Music Society seeks new members for its Board of Directors. As we continue to emerge from the pandemic, we are seeking board members who are willing to contribute their time, talent, and treasure to maintain and...
SFEMS will hold its next board meeting online on Monday, March 21. 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...
We are delighted to welcome Sarah Coykendall to the SFEMS staff as our new Operations Assistant! A film and theater artist with more than thirty years’ experience, she is the current Producing Stage Director of The Bracebridge Dinner at...
Linda Pearse, who recently stepped back from her duties as Baroque Workshop Director, was kind enough to grant us a short interview about her future plans and memories of working with us. SFEMS: How long have you been teaching workshops? How did you...
The early music community lost a true pioneer earlier this Fall when William George “Bill” Mathews passed away in September at the age of 84. An astrophysicist by training, Bill Mathews was also responsible in part for the blossoming of...
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...