For the first time in three decades, we will have a new person at the helm of SFEMS communications. Jonathan Harris, our beloved Publications Manager, is retiring at the end of February; we thank him for his dedicated work in support of our...
SFEMS’s regular concert series comes to a powerful conclusion the weekend of March 20–22 in a program of both virtuosity and depth. We will be treated to a joint appearance by two giants of their generation, violinist Rachel Barton Pine and...
The indefatigable Letitia Berlin continues to offer new classes for recorder players as well as other early instrumentalists and singers. She will be offering three new classes in March and April at her home in Albany, as well as new, group classes...
EMA’s First-ever Community Play Day June 11 at BFX Do you have a hankering to meet, rehearse, and perform with some really good musicians? Well, butter your tonsils, razzle up your bow and get the peanut butter out of your recorder windway, because...
Dupree and Thornburgh to Teach Harpsichordist Masterclass Stanford University, in cooperation with the San Francisco Early Music Society (SFEMS), will present an afternoon master class devoted to the teachings of Dutch harpsichordist Gustav...
The Community School of Music and Arts in Mountain View is creating a new, community recorder ensemble. The ensemble will meet on Saturdays, 3:00–4:00 p.m., February 8–June 6, at the Finn Center, 230 San Antonio Circle, Mountain View. The instructor...
Dewing Recital Features Beethoven on Early Piano The year 2020 is the 250th anniversary of the birth of Ludwig van Beethoven—a composer whose music changed history, and influences and inspires musicians worldwide to this day. Pianos have changed...
The Renaissance Singers’ Retreat will convene on March 28–29, 2020. This will start our 34th year of singing glorious medieval and Renaissance polyphony under the direction of Professor William P. Mahrt of Stanford University. We will be at the...
The San Francisco Early Music Society is pleased to announce the award of grants from the California Arts Council to seven of our Affiliate groups, almost twice the number who received awards last year. These organizations’ projects embrace...
Chivalry Today Educational Program is seeking musicians to be part of a small campus medieval history faire on March 24, 2020. The Chivalry Today Educational Program coordinates multi-station history faire events for middle and high schools...