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Madison Early Music Festival


The Madison Early Music Festival brings world-renowned ensembles and artist/teachers together for five days of workshop classes and a seven-concert series.  There are opportunities for everyone, from those who simply enjoy listening to concerts and lectures, to early music scholars.  Performance opportunities are available for amateurs through professionals.  All listeners, singers, players, and dancers are welcome. 
MEMF 2013 is titled "A Festive Celebration of the German Renaissance", and runs July 6-12, 2013.

Location:  University of Wisconsin, Madison, Wisconsin.
For more info:  write Chelcy Bowles, Program Director, Madison Early Music Festival, 21 N. Park Street, 7th Floor, Madison, WI 53715 USA; call 608-265-5629; e-mail cbowles @ dcs.wisc.edu; visit this site.
More also here.

Whitewater Early Music Festival

 
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The Early Music Festival at Whitewater is a weekend workshop held the first full weekend in June.  Activities include:  classes for all levels of recorder from beginning to advanced, reeds and wind band instruments, flute (traverso), viola da gamba, voice; vendor exhibits; informal late-night playing sessions; festival-ending concert; and much more.
The 2013 Whitewater Festival will be held May 31-June 2, 2013.
Read the Whitewater EMF 2013 Brochure here (PDF, 322 KB), the 2013 Classes here (PDF, 28 KB), the 2013 Registration here (PDF, 55 KB), and the Campus Map here (PDF, 2284 KB). 
Read a rave review of Whitewater EMF 2002 here.
Photos of Whitewater EMF here, here, here, here, here.
Limited scholarship funding is available.  For scholarship information, contact:  Pam Wiese, 708-386-1297; 708-860-0451; or e-mail gcaosapam @ gmail.com.
Location:  the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater, Whitewater, Wisconsin.
For more info:  call 708-442-6053; e-mail nchabala @ mymailstation.com (housing/registration), gcaosapam @ gmail.com (mailing/scholarships), cvstanger @ aol.com (faculty/facilities); visit this site.

Wednesday May 8 thru Sunday May 12, 2013.
Indiana Early Double Reed Workshop.  Shawms and dulcians.
Location:  Bloomington, Indiana.
For more info:  Juan Carlos Arango, Early Music in Motion, Bloomington, Indiana; call 812-606-0865; e-mail earlymusicinmotion @ gmail.com; visit this site.

Friday May 17 thru Sunday May 19, 2013.
Rocky X Recorder Workshop.
Location:  Estes Park, Colorado.
For more info:  e-mail denverrecorder @ gmail.com; visit this site or this site.

Friday May 17 thru Sunday May 19, 2013.
East Bay Recorder Society Workshop.
Location:  Marin Headlands, California.
For more info:  write Brenda Bailey, East Bay Recorder Society (ARS), 811 York Street, Apt. 113, Oakland, CA 94610; call 510-893-9128; or e-mail bbmh12 @ gmail.com; visit this site.

Friday May 24 thru Monday May 27, 2013.
Amherst Early Music Memorial Day Weekend Workshop.
Location:  Litchfield, Connecticut.
For more info:  write Amherst Early Music, PO Box 229, Arlington, MA 02476; call 781-488-3337; e-mail info @ amherstearlymusic.org; or visit this site.

Friday May 31 thru Sunday June 2, 2013.
Whitewater Early Music Festival.
Location:  the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater, Whitewater, Wisconsin.
For more info:  visit here; call 708-442-6053; e-mail nchabala @ mymailstation.com (housing/registration), gcaosapam @ gmail.com (mailing/scholarships), cvstanger @ aol.com (faculty/facilities); visit this site.

Sunday June 2 thru Saturday June 8, 2013.
Summer Texas Toot.
Location:  Austin, Texas.
For more info:  write Susan Richter, Texas Toot, PO Box 4328, Austin, TX 78765; e-mail info @ toot.org; visit this site.

Monday June 3 thru Sunday June 16, 2013.
Tafelmusik Baroque Summer Institute.
Location:  Toronto, Ontario.
For more info:  write Emily Wall, Tafelmusik Baroque Summer Institute, 427 Bloor Street W, Box 14, Toronto, ON MSS 1X7, Canada; call 416-964-9562 x241; e-mail tbsi @ tafelmusik.org; visit this site.

Saturday June 8, 2013.
Early Music Festival of Central PA.
Location:  Lancaster, Pennysylvania.
For more info:  write Edy Sarnoff, Pommerian Early Music Guild, 45 Fairmount Road, Aspers, PA 17304; call 717-677-7072; e-mail PEMGmusic @ hotmail.com; visit this site.

Sunday June 9 thru Saturday June 15, 2013.
Virginia Baroque Performance Academy Workshop.
Location:  Harrisonburg, Virginia.
For more info:  write Lynn Mackey, Virginia Baroque Performance Academy, 20 Frazier Street, Staunton, VA 22401; call 540-885-0233; e-mail lmackey8 @ gmail.com; visit this site.

Monday June 10 thru Friday June 14, 2013.
University of Michigan Harpsichord Workshop on Sweelinck.
Location:  Ann Arbor, Michigan.
For more info:  write Edward Parmentier, University of Michigan, School of Music, Ann Arbor, MI 48109 USA; call 734-665-2217; e-mail eparment @ umich.edu; or visit this site.

Monday June 10 thru Friday June 14, 2013.
Boulder Bach Festival's Baroque Performance Practice Institute - Bach Camp.
Location:  Boulder, Colorado.
For more info:  write Marcia Chirmer, Boulder Bach Festival, Boulder, CO; call 303-776-9666; e-mail Info @ boulderbachfestival.org; visit this site.

Sunday June 16 thru Thursday June 20, 2013.
Interlochen Early Music Workshop.
Location:  Interlochen, Michigan.
For more info:  write Matthew Wiliford, Interlochen College of Creative Arts, PO Box 199, Interlochen, MI 49643; call 231-276-7387; e-mail college @ interlochen.org; or visit this site.

Sunday June 16 thru Saturday June 22, 2013.
Institute for 17th Century Music at Queens College Baroque Opera Workshop.
Location:  Flushing, New York.
For more info:  write Aaron Copland School of Music, Queens College, CUNY, 65-30 Kissena Blvd., Flushing, NY 11367 visit this site.

Sunday June 16 thru Sunday June 30, 2013.
Oberlin Baroque Performance Institute.
Location:  Oberlin College, Oberlin, Ohio.
For more info:  write Anna Hoffmann, Oberlin College Conservatory of Music, 77 W. College Street, Oberlin, OH 44074; call 440-775-8044; e-mail anna.hoffmann @ oberlin.edu; visit this site.

Monday June 17 thru Friday June 21, 2013.
University of Michigan Workshop on Fundamentals of Harpsichord Performance and Reptertoire.
Location:  Ann Arbor, Michigan.
For more info:  write Edward Parmentier, University of Michigan, School of Music, Ann Arbor, MI 48109 USA; call 734-665-2217; e-mail eparment @ umich.edu; or visit this site.

Saturday June 22 thru Saturday June 29, 2013.
Wildacres Flute Retreat.
Location:  Little Switzerland, North Carolina.
For more info:  write Anna Thibeault, Wildacres Flute Retreat, PO Box 1522, 149 W. Meadowlake Pkwy (no USPS), Swainsboro, GA 30401; call 478-237-4464; e-mail wildacresflute @ bellsouth.net; visit this site.

Sunday June 23 thru Friday June 28, 2013.
San Francisco Early Music Society Music Discovery Workshop.
For children and youth ages 7 to 15.
Location:  Berkeley, California.
For more info:  write Letitia Berlin, San Francisco Early Music Society, PO Box 10151, Berkeley, CA 94709; call 510-882-1169; e-mail tishberlin @ sbcglobal.net; visit this site.

Sunday June 23 thru Saturday June 29, 2013.
San Francisco Early Music Society Medieval & Renaissance Workshop Week.
Location:  Rohnert Park, California.
For more info:  write Tom Zajac, San Francisco Early Music Society, PO Box 10151, Berkeley, CA 94709; call 617-823-9024; e-mail medrenworkshop @ sfems.org; visit this site.

Sunday June 23 thru Saturday June 29, 2013.
San Francisco Early Music Society Classical Workshop.
Location:  Oakland, California.
For more info:  write Kati Kyme and William Skeen, San Francisco Early Music Society, PO Box 10151, Berkeley, CA 94709; e-mail classicalworkshop @ sfems.org; visit this site.

Sunday June 23 thru Sunday June 30, 2013.
World Fellowship Early Music Week.
Location:  Albany, New Hampshire.
For more info:  write Larry Wallach, World Fellowship Center, 69 Welcome Street, Great Barrington, MA 01230; call 413-528-9065; e-mail larry @ simons-rock.edu; visit this site.

Monday June 24 thru Sunday July 7, 2013.
Summer Chamber Music Festival at the University of San Diego.
Location:  San Diego, California.
For more info:  write Dr. Angela Yeung, Department of Music, University of San Diego, 5998 Alcala Park, San Diego, CA 92110; call 619-260-4106; e-mail ayeung @ sandiego.edu; visit this site.

Thursday June 27 thru Thursday July 4, 2013.
Pinewoods Early Music Week.
Location:  Easthampton, Massachusetts.
For more info:  write Country Dance and Song Society, 116 Pleasant Str. #345, Easthampton, MA 01027; call 413-203-5467; e-mail camp @ cdss.org; visit this site.

Friday June 28 thru Tuesday July 2, 2013.
Santa Barbara Historical Dance Weekend.
Location:  Santa Barbara, California.
For more info:  The New York Baroque Dance Company; visit this site.

Sunday June 30 thru Saturday July 6, 2013.
San Francisco Early Music Society Baroque Workshop.
Location:  Rohnert Park, California.
For more info:  write Linda Pearse, San Francisco Early Music Society, PO Box 10151, Berkeley, CA 94709; e-mail baroqueworkshop @ sfems.org; visit this site.

Sunday June 30 thru Saturday July 6, 2013.
Mountain Collegium Early Music & Folk Music Workshop.
Location:  Cullowhee, North Carolina.
For more info:  write Jody Miller, Mountain Collegium Early Music Workshop, 1029 Hedge Lane, Marietta, GA 30066; call 404-314-1891; e-mail recorder96 @ aol.com; visit this site.

Sunday June 30 thru Sunday July 7, 2013.
CAMMAC Early Music Week.
Location:  Lake MacDonald Music Centre, Harrington (north of Montreal), Quebec, Canada.
For more info:  write Johanne Audet, 85 Chemin CAMMAC, Harrington, QC J8G 2T2 Canada; call 888-622-8755 x1; e-mail national @ cammac.ca; visit this site.

Monday July 1 thru Monday July 29, 2013.
Columbia Baroque Soloists Summer Institute.  (Monday evenings only.)
Location:  Columbia, South Carolina.
For more info:  Timothy Hein, Columbia Baroque Soloists, P.O. Box 6972, Columbia, SC 29260; call 803-727-8555; e-mail columbiabaroque @ aol.com; visit this site.

Friday July 5 thru Saturday July 13, 2013.
York Early Music Festival.
Location:  York, United Kingdom.
For more info:  write The Box Office Manager, The National Centre for Early Music. St. Margaret's Church, Walmgate, York, YO1 9TL UK; call 01904 612631; e-mail boxoffice @ ncem.co.uk; visit this site.

Saturday July 6 thru Friday July 12, 2013.
Madison Early Music Festival.
Location:  Madison, Wisconsin.
For more info:  write Chelcy Bowles, University of Madison Division of Continuing Studies, 21 N. Park Street, Madison, WI 53715; call 608-265-5629; e-mail cbowles @ dcs.wisc.edu; visit this site.

Saturday July 6 thru Saturday July 13, 2013.
Great Lakes Suzuki Flute & Recorder Institute.
Location:  Hamilton, Ontario, Canada.
For more info:  write David Gerry, Director, 35 Pine St., Hamilton ON L8P 2A2 Canada; call 905-525-9549; e-mail dgerry @ nas.net; visit this site.

Sunday July 7 thru Saturday July 13, 2013.
Port Townsend Early Music Workshop.
Location:  Tacoma, Washington.
For more info:  write Jo Baim, Seattle Recorder Society, 4727 42nd Avenue SW #207, Seattle, WA 98116; call 206-932-4623; e-mail workshop @ seattle-recorder.org; visit this site.

Sunday July 7 thru Sunday July 21, 2013.
Amherst Early Music Festival.
Location:  New London, Connecticut.
For more info:  write Amherst Early Music, PO Box 229, Arlington, MA 02476; call 781-488-3337; e-mail info @ amherstearlymusic.org; or visit this site.

Monday July 8 thru Friday July 12, 2013.
Baroque Bowmaking Workshop.
Location:  Cambridge, Massachusetts.
For more info:  write David Hawthorne, Bowmaker, 5 John F. Kennedy St., #301, Cambridge, MA 02138; call 617-491-0781; visit this site.

Tuesday July 9 thru Saturday July 13, 2013.
Chorworks Early Choral Workshop.
Location:  Washington, DC.
For more info:  Phillip Cave, Chorworks; call 877-572-7251; visit this site.

Wednesday July 10 thru Sunday July 14, 2013.
Historical Harp Society Workshop & Conference.
Location:  Rochester, New York.
For more info:  write Paul Knoke, Historical Harp Society, 966 Garson Avenue, Rochester, New York 14609; visit this site

Friday July 12 thru Sunday July 21, 2013.
American Bach Soloists Festival & Academy.
Location:  San Francisco, California.
For more info:  write Jeff McMillan, American Bach Soloists, 44 Page Street #403, San Francisco, CA 94102; call 415-621-7900; visit this site.

Sunday July 14 thru Saturday July 20, 2013.
San Francisco Early Music Society Recorder Workshop, Week I.
Location:  Oakland, California.
For more info:  write Rotem Gilbert & Hanneke van Proosdij, San Francisco Early Music Society, PO Box 10151, Berkeley, CA 94709; call 626-441-0635; e-mail recorderworkshop @ sfems.org; visit this site.

Sunday July 14 thru Saturday July 20, 2013.
Early Music at Mideast Workshop.
Location:  Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
For more info:  write Marilyn Carlson, Renaissance-Medieval Music Inc., 1008 Afton Road, Columbus, OH 43221; call 614-754-7233; e-mail mcarlson @ columbus.rr.com; visit this site.

Sunday July 14 thru Sunday July 21, 2013.
Lute Society of America East.
Location:  New London, Connecticut.
For more info:  Jason Priset, Lute Society of America; call 631-741-9838; oberon1013 @ yahoo.com; visit this site.

Saturday July 20 thru Saturday July 27, 2013.
Tallis Scholars Summer School.
Location:  Seattle, Washington.
For more info:  write Rebekah Gilmore, Tallis Scholars Summer School USA, PO Box 30931, Seattle, WA 98113; call 509-668-2468; e-mail tsss.rebekah @ gmail.com; visit this site.

Sunday July 21 thru Saturday July 27, 2013.
San Francisco Early Music Society Recorder Workshop, Week II.
Location:  Oakland, California.
For more info:  write Rotem Gilbert & Hanneke van Proosdij, San Francisco Early Music Society, PO Box 10151, Berkeley, CA 94709; call 626-441-0635; e-mail recorderworkshop @ sfems.org; visit this site.

Sunday July 21 thru Saturday July 27, 2013.
Westfield Fortepiano Workshop.
Location:  Greensboro, North Carolina.
For more info:  write Andrew Willis, 210 Wilson St., Greensboro, NC 27401; call 336-574-2144; e-mail aswillis @ uncg.edu; visit this site.

Sunday July 21 thru Saturday July 27, 2013.
Boxwood Canada.
Location:  Lunenburg, Nova Scotia, Canada.
For more info:  write Chris Norman, Boxwood, PO Box 225, Lunenburg, NS, B0J 2C0 Canada; call 917-294-3984 (USA); call 902-553-0651 (Canada); e-mail info @ boxwood.org; visit this site.

Sunday July 21 thru Sunday July 28, 2013.
Viola da Gamba Society of America Annual Conclave.
Location:  Forest Grove, Oregon.
For more info:  write Sarah Mead, Conclave Director, Viola da Gamba Society of America, 14 Second Street, Natick, MA 01760; call 508-655-2597; e-mail mead @ brandeis.edu; visit this site.

Thursday July 25 thru Sunday July 28, 2013.
Schola Cantorum of Syracuse Summer Workshop.
Location:  Syracuse, New York.
For more info:  write Eileen Allen, Schola Cantorum of Syracuse, Box 206, Pompey, NY 13138; call 315-677-9945; e-mail eejallen @ gmail.com; visit this site.

Saturday July 20 thru Saturday August 10, 2013.
Ars Vocalis Mexico - International Vocal Academy and Festival.
Location:  Zamora, Michoacán, Mexico.
For more info:  visit this site.

Friday July 26 thru Sunday August 4, 2013.
International Baroque Institute at Longy.
Location:  Cambridge, Massachusetts.
For more info:  write Longy School of Music, One Follen Street, Cambridge, MA 02138; e-mail libor.dudas @ longy.edu; visit this site.

Sunday July 28 thru Friday August 2, 2013.
Vancouver Early Music Program & Festival: Lute Workshop West of the LSA.
Location:  Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.
For more info:  write Early Music Vancouver, 1254 W. 7th Avenue, Vancouver, BC V6H 1B6, Canada; call 604-732-1610; e-mail workshops @ earlymusic.bc.ca; visit this site.

Sunday July 28 thru Saturday August 3, 2013.
Recorder at the Clearing.
Location:  Ellison Bay, Wisconsin.
For more info:  write The Clearing, PO Box 65, Ellison Bay, WI 54210-0065; call 877-854-3225; e-mail clearing @ theclearing.org; visit this site.

Sunday July 28 thru Friday August 9, 2013.
Vancouver Early Music Program & Festival: Baroque Vocal Programme.
Location:  Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.
For more info:  write Early Music Vancouver, 1254 W. 7th Avenue, Vancouver, BC V6H 1B6, Canada; call 604-732-1610; e-mail workshops @ earlymusic.bc.ca; visit this site.

Sunday July 28 thru Friday August 9, 2013.
Vancouver Early Music Program & Festival: Medieval Programme.
Location:  Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.
For more info:  write Early Music Vancouver, 1254 W. 7th Avenue, Vancouver, BC V6H 1B6, Canada; call 604-732-1610; e-mail workshops @ earlymusic.bc.ca; visit this site.

Tuesday July 30 thru Sunday August 4, 2013.
San Diego Classical Mandolin Camp.
Location:  San Diego, California.
For more info:  Chris Acquavella; call 858-380-7328; e-mail cracquavella @ gmail.com; visit this site.

Sunday August 4 thru Friday August 16, 2013.
Vancouver Early Music Program & Festival: Baroque Instrumental Programme.
Location:  Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.
For more info:  write Early Music Vancouver, 1254 W. 7th Avenue, Vancouver, BC V6H 1B6, Canada; call 604-732-1610; e-mail staff @ earlymusic.bc.ca; visit this site.

Sunday August 4 thru Sunday August 11, 2013.
Cambridge Baroque Music Summer School.
Location:  Cambridge, United Kingdom.
For more info:  write Selene Mills, Trinity College, Cambridge, CB2 1TQ UK; call 44 1223 847330; e-mail info @ CambridgeEarlyMusic.org; visit this site.

Monday August 5 thru Saturday August 10, 2013.
Rethinking Bach: A Performers' Workshop.
Location:  Flushing, New York.
For more info:  Raymond Erickson; call 845-876-7472; e-mail raymond.erickson @ qc.cuny.edu; visit this site.

Tuesday August 6 thru Friday August 9, 2013.
Chant and Culture: Workshops and Colloquium.
Location:  Vancouver, British Collumbia.
For more info:  William Oates, Gregorian Institute of Canada, 45 Mercer Street, Dundas, Ontario L9H 2N8 Canada; call 306-757-0470; e-mail chant @ gregorian.ca; visit this site.

Thursday August 8 thru Sunday August 18, 2013.
Pellegrina Summer School: Baroque Music for the Peace of Utrecht (1713)).
Location:  Bechyne, Czech Republic.
For more info:  write Dirkjan Horringa, La Pellegrina, Merwedeplantsoen 73, 3522 JZ Utrecht, The Netherlands; call +31 619 224 758; e-mail dirkjan @ pellegrina.net; visit this site.

Saturday August 10, 2013.
Vancouver Early Music Program & Festival: Harpsichord Maintenance and Regulation Workshop.
Location:  Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.
For more info:  write Early Music Vancouver, 1254 W. 7th Avenue, Vancouver, BC V6H 1B6, Canada; call 604-732-1610; e-mail workshops @ earlymusic.bc.ca; visit this site.

Saturday August 10, 2013.
Vancouver Early Music Program & Festival: Historical Dance Workshop for Beginners.
Location:  Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.
For more info:  write Early Music Vancouver, 1254 W. 7th Avenue, Vancouver, BC V6H 1B6, Canada; call 604-732-1610; e-mail workshops @ earlymusic.bc.ca; visit this site.

Sunday August 11 thru Saturday August 17, 2013.
Lessons with Lassus: Renaissance Music Summer School.
Location:  Cambridge, United Kingdom.
For more info:  write Selene Mills, Cambridge Early Music, Trinity College, Cambridge, CB2 1TQ UK; call +44 1223 847330; e-mail info @ CambridgeEarlyMusic.org; visit this site.

Monday August 12 thru Friday August 16, 2013.
Cornish Summer Baroque Music Workshop.
Location:  Seattle, Washington.
For more info:  Cornish College of the Arts Music Department, 1000 Lenora Avenue, Seattle, WA 98121; call 206-726-5030; e-mail summermusic @ cornish.edu; visit this site.

Wednesday August 21 thru Sunday August 25, 2013.
Rocky Ridge Early Music Festival and Workshop.
Location:  Estes Park, Colorado.
For more info:  write Rocky Ridge Music Center, 840 Pearl St, Suite Q, Boulder, CO 80302; call 970-586-4031; e-mail RRMC @ rockridge.org; visit this site.

Friday August 23 thru Sunday September 1, 2013.
Bloom Early Music Workshop.
Location:  Catawissa, Pennsylvania.
For more info:  call 570-317-6214; e-mail dwayne @ remitcorp.com; visit this site.

Tuesday September 3 thru Sunday September 8, 2013.
Tibia Adventures in Music.
Location:  Wildacres Retreat, Little Switzerland, North Carolina.
For more info:  e-mail tishberlin @ sbcglobal.net.

Saturday September 7, 2013.
L'Ensemble Portique's Midwest Recorder Workshop Series, Lisette Kielson, Director, presents its Fall Workshop 2013.
Location:  Bloomington, Illinois.
For more info:  write Lisette Kielson, Portique's Midwest Recorder Workshop Series, 205 W. Kelsey Street, Bloomington, IL 61701; call 309-828-1724; e-mail LKielson @ LEnsemblePortique.com; visit this site.

Thursday September 19 thru Saturday September 28, 2013.
Fourth International Early Music Course.
Location:  Tel Aviv, Israel.
For more info:  e-mail telavivearlymusic @ gmail.com.

Friday September 27 thru Sunday September 29, 2013.
Rio Grande Early Music Workshop.
Location:  Las Cruces, New Mexico.
For more info:  e-mail Joyce Henry or Sylvia Burke, info @ rgrecorders.org; visit this site.

Wednesday October 2 thru Sunday October 6, 2013.
Indiana Hurdy Gurdy Workshop.
Location:  Brown County, Indiana.
For more info:  write Juan Carlos Arango, Early Music in Motion, Bloomington, IN; call 812-606-0865; e-mail earlymusicinmotion @ gmail.com; visit this site.

Sunday October 27 thru Saturday November 9, 2013.
Hidden Valley Early Music Road Scholar.
Location:  Carmel Valley, California.
For more info:  write Hidden Valley Institute of the Arts, PO Box 116, Carmel Valley, CA 93924; call 831-659-3115; e-mail hvms @ aol.com; visit this site.

Thursday October 31 thru Wednesday November 6, 2013.
Indiana Early Double Reed Workshop.  Shawms and dulcians.
Location:  Bloomington, Indiana.
For more info:  Juan Carlos Arango, Early Music in Motion, Bloomington, Indiana; call 812-606-0865; e-mail earlymusicinmotion @ gmail.com; visit this site.