To our loyal SFEMS patrons: We regret to inform you that after much deliberation, SFEMS will cancel our March 20–22 concerts featuring Rachel Barton Pine and Jory Vinikour to protect the physical well-being of our patrons, musicians, and staff. We...
UPDATED March 13: Unfortunately, our March 20–22 concerts featuring Rachel Barton Pine and Jory Vinikour have been canceled. For patrons who have already bought tickets, please read this article to learn more about refunds and exchanges. The...
SFEMS will hold its next board meeting on Monday, March 16, at Musical Offering Café, 2430 Bancroft Way, in Berkeley. The meeting starts at 7:30 p.m. We welcome members’ attendance at board meetings. Anyone interested in coming to the open...
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...