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Madison Early Music Festival


The Madison Early Music Festival brings world-renowned ensembles and artist/teachers together for eight 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 2010 is titled "England: Merry & Musical before Elizabeth".
Read the Madison EMF 2010 Brochure here (PDF, 1864 KB).
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 music @ 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, viola da gamba; vendor exhibits; informal late-night playing sessions; festival-ending concert; and much more.
The 2010 Whitewater Festival will be held June 4-6, 2010.
Read the Whitewater EMF 2010 Brochure here (PDF, 4451 KB), the 2010 Schedule here (PDF, 97 KB), the 2010 Classes here (PDF, 11 KB), the 2010 Friday Night Sessions here (PDF, 9 KB), and the 2010 Campus Map here (PDF, 2284 KB)
View the the 2010 Special Repertoire List here (PDF, 31 KB), and the 2010 Drum Circle Tote Bag Flyer here (PDF, 1938 KB)
Read a rave review of Whitewater EMF 2002 here.
Photos of Whitewater EMF here, here, here, here, here, here.
Limited scholarship funding is available (deadline for application is May 15).  For scholarship information, contact Pam Wiese, 815 S. Kenilworth, Oak Park, IL 60304-1133; call 708-386-1297; fax 708-386-4241; or e-mail thewieses @ sbcglobal.net.
Location:  the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater, Whitewater, Wisconsin.
For more info:  write Nancy Chabala, 8609 45th Street, Lyons, IL 60534-1616 USA; call 708-442-6053 (day); e-mail nchabala @ mymailstation.com (housing/registration), gcaosapam @ gmail.com (mailing/scholarships), cvstanger @ aol.com (faculty/facilities); visit this site.

Saturday September 4 thru Saturday September 11, 2010.
Renaissance Consort Workshop (vocal).
Location:  Roujan, France.
For more info:  write Anne Roberts, La Maison Verte, 31 ave Henri Mas, 34320 Roujan, France; e-mail anne.roberts @ easynet.co.uk.

Saturday September 11, 2010.
L'Ensemble Portique's Midwest Recorder Workshop Series, Lisette Kielson, Director, presents its Fall Workshop 2010.
Location:  Bloomington, Illinois.
For more info:  write Lisette Kielson, 205 W. Kelsey Street, Bloomington, IL 61701 USA; call 309-828-1724; e-mail LKielson @ LEnsemblePortique.com; visit this site.

Tuesday September 14 thru Sunday September 19, 2010.
Over the Water Hurdy Gurdy Festival.
Location:  Marrowstone Island (near Port Townsend), Washington.
For more info:  write Joanne Andrus, PO Box 24332, Federal Way, WA 98093 USA; e-mail info @ overthewater.org; visit this site.

Sunday October 17 thru Saturday October 23, 2010.
French Baroque at the Chateau de Meridon.
Location:  France.
For more info:  write Kirkjan Horringa, La Pellegrina, Merwedeplantsoen 73, 3522 JZ Utrecht, The Netherlands; e-mail info @ pellegrina.net; visit this site.

Sunday October 31 thru Saturday November 13, 2010.
Hidden Valley Early Music Exploritas.
Location:  Carmel Valley, California.
For more info:  write Peter Meckel, PO Box 116, Carmel Valley, CA 93924 USA; call 831-659-3115; e-mail hvms @ aol.com; visit this site.

Saturday, April 9, 2011.
The Chicago Chapter of the American Recorder Society will present an all-day recorder workshop led by Tom Zajac, member of Piffaro, Wellesley University faculty member and director of their Collegium Musicum, and well-known performer of every sort of early wind instrument.
Location:  Kretzmann Hall, Concordia University, 7400 Augusta Street, River Forest, Illinois.
For more info:  call 773-334-6376; e-mail msjddawson @ sbcglobal.net; visit this site.