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If you’re having technical troubles accessing a virtual workshop, online concert, or have a general question for us, please do not hesitate to contact us. We are here for you! There are a few ways to reach us: For phone, email, and mail information...
SFEMS will hold its next board meeting online on Monday, November 16. The meeting starts at 7:30 p.m. We welcome current members’ attendance at board meetings. Anyone interested in coming to the open portion of this meeting should contact President...
On Sunday, September 13, the San Francisco Early Music Society held its annual membership meeting—our first such gathering online—with over 40 in attendance. Highlights included a performance by Calextone, our newest affiliate, and a celebration...
For many years, Susan Hedges served as the face and voice of SFEMS, greeting concert patrons and answering phone calls with a warmth and enthusiasm that drew many into our early music community. On Thursday, August 27, following complications from a...
by Stacey Helley The Bay Area is brimming with community choirs large and small, with everything from chamber groups to ensembles with several hundred voices. With choirs unable to meet in person, many have kept their members engaged and vocally fit...
Letting the Music Do its Work by Jonathan Harris Susan Sheppard Hedges, longtime administrator for the San Francisco Early Music Society, passed away on Thursday, August 27, following complications from a stroke she suffered this past March...
From Reed Schmidt, 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 presented...
Because of our patrons’ generosity, we have been able to provide over $20,000 in honoraria to our artists for our cancelled regular season and Berkeley Festival main stage concerts, as well as for some of our workshops. In the case of the...
SFEMS will hold its annual members’ meeting on Sunday, September 13, from 5:00 to 7:00 p.m. 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...