Workshops and Classes

Here at SFEMS, we’re excited about being able to provide both virtual and in-person opportunities to learn more about early music!

SFEMS offers a range of educational programs for adults, children, and youth, including lectures, collegia, and four weeks of summer workshops, taught by an internationally-renowned faculty, covering the full range of historical music. We are also proud to offer year-round opportunities for virtual instruction!

2025 Summer Workshops

Baroque Workshop: June 16–22
Medieval/Renaissance Workshop: July 13–19
Recorder Workshop: July 20–26
Classical Workshop: July 27–August 2

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Become a Workshop Angel!

Over four decades, SFEMS’ summer workshops have meant so much to so many. Consider supporting the future of early music by becoming a workshop angel donor!

Tuition covers a substantial portion—but not the entirety—of our rising costs. With the workshop experience already an expensive endeavor for many folks, we are acutely aware of the impact of increasing tuition and room & board fees. Our workshop angels are crucial in helping us meet this challenge.

As a workshop angel, you can ensure that we recruit and retain our top-flight instructors, all experts in historically informed performance. You can also “pay-it-forward” through sponsoring a scholarship for a young musician. Your gift will help our early music community flourish and expand!

Becoming an angel:

  • A $1,500 gift underwrites one scholarship;

  • A $3,000 gift underwrites one faculty member.;

  • A $6,000 gift underwrites one workshop director, or provides for general support for the workshop.

That said, a gift of any size is greatly appreciated!

Let us shout our appreciation from the rooftops, or you may choose to remain anonymous! Please contact our workshop administrator, Stacey Helley, at slhelley@sfems.org to discuss becoming an angel donor!