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Saturday thru Saturday, July 12-19, 2008.

The Madison Early Music Festival brings world-renowned ensembles and artist/teachers together for eight days of workshop classes and a seven-concert series in beautiful Madison, Wisconsin. 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 2008 will focus on the music of George Frideric Handel and the influences he received on his travels in Germany, Italy, and England.

Location: University of Wisconsin, Madison,
Wisconsin.

For more info: write Chelcy Bowles, Program Director, Madison Early Music Festival, 720 Lowell Center, 610 Langdon Street, Madison, WI 53703; call 608-265-5629; e-mail
cbowles@dcs.wisc.edu; or visit
www.memf.dcs.wisc.edu.
Saturday May 3 thru Monday May 5, 2008.
10th Annual Winds and Waves Early Music Workshop.

Location: Otis,
Oregon.

For more info: write Molly Champion, PO Box 65, Otis, OR 97368; call 541-994-5485; e-mail
info@sitkacenter.org; or visit
www.sitkacenter.org.
Friday, May 16, 2008.
Viols in Our Schools,
Phillip Serna, Director, will be in residency at Wheeling High School, demonstrating music for viols.

Location: Wheeling High School, 900 South Elmhurst Road, Wheeling,
Illinois.

For more info: Visit
www.violsinourschools.org.
Friday May 16 thru Sunday May 18, 2008.
Marin Headlands Workshop for Recorders and Viols.

Location: Pt. Bonita,
California.

For more info: call Anna Lisa Kronman, 925-258-9442; or e-mail
annalisakronman@gmail.com.
Monday, May 19, 2008.
Viols in Our Schools,
Phillip Serna, Director, will be in residency at Lane Technical High School, demonstrating music for viols.

Location: Lane Technical High School, 2501 West Addison Street, Chicago,
Illinois.

For more info: Visit
www.violsinourschools.org.
Viola da Gamba Society Third Coast Annual Memorial Day Weekend Workshop
Friday thru Sunday, May 23-25, 2008.

The
Viola da Gamba Society Third Coast annual workshop for intermediate to advanced players. Features a top-notch workshop faculty both local and from around the country.

Location: Music Institute of Chicago, 1490 Chicago Avenue, Evanston,
Illinois.

For more info: call 847-722-2093; e-mail
Phillip Serna at
phillip@phillipwserna.com; or visit
www.vdgsa.org/3rdCoast/.
Sunday May 25 thru Saturday May 31, 2008.
10th Annual Summer Texas Toot 2008.

Location: Texas Women's University, Denton,
Texas.

For more info: write Texas Toot, PO Box 4328, Austin, TX 78765 USA; call 512-371-0099; e-mail Susan Richter,
info@toot.org or Daniel Johnson,
dmj726@aol.com; or visit
www.toot.org.
Friday May 30 thru Monday June 2, 2008.
Amherst Early Music Spring Weekend Workshop.

Location: Orangeburg,
New York.

For more info: write Amherst Early Music, 47 Prentiss Street, Watertown, MA 02472 USA; call 617-744-1324; e-mail
info@amherstearlymusic.org; or visit
www.amherstearlymusic.org.
Sunday June 1 thru Saturday June 14, 2008.
Tafelmusik Baroque Summer Institute.

Location: Toronto,
Ontario, Canada.

For more info: write Catherine Magowan, Artistic Admin and Education Coordinator, Tafelmusik Baroque Orchestra and Chamber Choir, 427 Bloor Street West, Toronto, ON M5S 1X7, Canada; call 416-964-9562 x241; e-mail
tbsi@tafelmusik.org; visit
www.tafelmusik.org.
Wednesday June 4 thru Saturday June 7, 2008.
25th Annual Historical Harp Society Conference and Workshop.

Location: Berkeley,
California.

For more info: Visit
www.historicalharps.org/conference.html.
Whitewater Early Music Festival
Friday thru Sunday, June 6-8, 2008.

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, and voice; vendor exhibits; informal late-night playing sessions; festival-ending concert; and much more.

Read
the Whitewater EMF 2008 Brochure
here (PDF, 415 KB),
the 2008 Schedule
here (PDF, 91 KB),
the 2008 Classes
here (PDF, 11 KB),
the 2008 Classes Summary by Level
here (PDF, 20 KB),
the 2008 Friday Night Sessions
here (PDF, 6 KB),
and the 2008 Campus Map
here (PDF, 341 KB).

Read a rave review of Whitewater EMF 2002
here.

Photos of Whitewater EMF
here,
here,
here,
here,
here.
Limited scholarship funding is available (deadline for application is May 20). 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 Carol Stanger, Whitewater Early Music Festival, 8328 Woodland Drive, Darien, IL 60561-5265 USA; call 630-789-6402; e-mail
cvstanger@aol.com. Or write Nancy Chabala, 8609 45th Street, Lyons, IL 60534-1616 USA; call 708-442-6053; or e-mail
nchabala@mymailstation.com.
Sunday June 8 thru Friday June 13, 2008.
Interlochen Adult Early Music Workshop.

Location: Interlochen,
Michigan.

For more info: write Interlochen College of Creative Arts, PO Box 199, Interlochen, MI 49643 USA; call 231-276-7387; e-mail
college@interlochen.org; or visit
www.interlochen.org.
Sunday June 8 thru Saturday June 14, 2008.
Baroque Dance for Musicians.

Location: Cleveland,
Ohio.

For more info: write Julie Andrijeski, Music Dept., Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH 44106-7105 USA; call 216-368-2402; e-mail
jxa4@case.edu; or visit
music.cwru.edu/summer08.
Friday June 13 thru Monday June 16, 2008.
Workshop on Harpsichords, Clavichords, and Fortepiano.

Location: Stonington,
Connecticut.

For more info: call Steve at 888-427-7723; or e-mail
steve@zhi.net.
Sunday June 15 thru Saturday June 21, 2008.
San Francisco Early Music Society Baroque Music & Dance Workshop.

Location: Rohnert Park,
California.

For more info: write Phebe Craig, San Francisco Early Music Society, PO Box 10151, Berkeley, CA 94709 USA; call 510-684-5177; e-mail
phebec@aol.com; visit
www.sfems.org.
Sunday June 15 thru Sunday June 29, 2008.
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 44074-1588; call 440-775-8044; e-mail
ocbpi@oberlin.edu; visit
www.oberlin.edu/con/summer/bpi.
Monday June 16 thru Friday June 20, 2008.
Michigan Summer Harpsichord Workshops.

Location: Ann Arbor,
Michigan.

For more info: call Edward Parmentier, 734-665-2217; e-mail
eparment@umich.edu; or visit
www.music.umich.edu/special_programs/adult/harpsichord.htm.
Monday June 16 thru Sunday June 22, 2008.
Historical Dance Summer Workshop.

Location: Baltimore,
Maryland.

For more info: call Catherine Turocy, 212-662-8829; e-mail
catherinemturocy@sbcglobal.net; or visit
www.nybaroquedance.org.
Tuesday, June 17, 2008, 6:30 PM.
First United Church Chicago Summer Sings presents
"The Glory of Gabrieli", with
Stephen Alltop, conductor. Singers, recorder players, and gambists are invited for this special collaboration with Early Music Chicago.

Cost: Singers/instrumentalists/audience $10. $2 score rental.

Location: First United Church of Oak Park, 848 Lake Street, Oak Park,
Illinois.

For more info: call 708-386-5215 x39; or visit
www.firstunitedoakpark.com.
Friday June 20 thru Sunday June 22, 2008.

The
Music Institute of Chicago Baroque Festival is an intensive weekend of chamber music and orchestral sessions for singers and players of modern or period instruments. Members of the MIC's Ensemble-In-Residence,
Baroque Band, and MIC Early Music faculty will coach instrumentalists and singers in period style and techniques leading to a grand finale Sunday afternoon student concert.

View the event
brochure (PDF, 167 KB).

Cost: $200.

Location: Music Institute of Chicago, 1490 Chicago Avenue, Evanston,
Illinois.

For more info: call 847-905-1500 x545; e-mail James R. Brown, Early Music Program Director,
jbrown@musicinst.org; or visit
www.musicinst.org.
Sunday June 22 thru Saturday June 28, 2008.
Bach in the Adirondacks.

Location: Old Forge,
New York.

For more info: call 315-369-6411; e-mail
raymond.erickson@qc.cuny.edu; visit
www.artscenteroldforge.org.
Sunday June 22 thru Saturday June 28, 2008.
Lute Society of America Summer Seminar 2008.

Location: Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland,
Ohio.

For more info: write Nancy Carlin, Lute Society of America, PO Box 6499, Concord, CA 94524; call 925-686-5800;
Nancy@NancyCarlinAssociates.com; or visit
LuteSocietyofAmerica.org.
Sunday June 22 thru Saturday June 28, 2008.
San Francisco Early Music Society Medieval & Renaissance Workshop.

Location: Rohnert Park,
California.

For more info: write Hanneke van Proosdij, SFEMS, PO Box 10151, Berkeley, CA 94709 USA; call 510-236-9808; e-mail
medren2005@sbcglobal.net; visit
www.sfems.org.
Sunday June 22 thru Sunday June 29, 2008.
World Fellowship Early Music Week.

Location: Chocorua,
New Hampshire.

For more info: write Larry Wallach, 69 Welcome Street, Great Barrington, MA 01230-1103; call 413-528-7212 (day) or 413-528-9065 (eve); e-mail
larry@simons-rock.edu.
Monday June 23 thru Friday June 27, 2008.
Michigan Summer Harpsichord Workshops.

Location: Ann Arbor,
Michigan.

For more info: call Edward Parmentier, 734-665-2217; e-mail
eparment@umich.edu; or visit
www.music.umich.edu/special_programs/adult/harpsichord.htm.
Thursday June 26 thru Thursday July 3, 2008.
Early Music Week at Pinewoods Camp.

Location: Plymouth,
Massachusetts.

For more info: write Steve Howe, Country Dance and Song Society, PO Box 338, Haydenville, MA 01039; call 413-268-7426 x3; e-mail
camp@cdss.org; visit
www.cdss.org/em.
Friday June 27 thru Saturday July 5, 2008.
Western Wind Workshop in Ensemble Singing.

Location: Smith College, Northampton,
Massachusetts.

For more info: call 212-873-2848 or 800-788-2187; e-mail
info@westernwind.org; visit
www.westernwind.org.
Sunday June 29 thru Saturday July 5, 2008.
15th-Century Polyphonic Improvisation.

Location: Cleveland,
Ohio.

For more info: write Ross W. Duffin, Music Dept, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH 44106-7105; call 216-368-2412; e-mail
rwd@case.edu; or visit
music.cwru.edu/summer08.
Sunday June 29 thru Saturday July 5, 2008.
Mountain Collegium Early Music Workshop.

Location: Cullowhee,
North Carolina.

For more info: call Pat Petersen, 919-683-9672; e-mail
patpetersen@earthlink.net; visit
mountaincollegium.org.
Sunday June 22 thru Sunday August 17, 2008.
CAMMAC Early Music.

Location: Lake MacDonald Music Centre (north of Montreal),
Quebec, Canada.

For more info: call 888-622-8755 x1; e-mail
national@cammac.ca; visit
www.cammac.ca.
Tuesday July 1 thru Sunday July 6, 2008.
Chorworks Annual Summer Early Music Choral Workshop.

Location: Alexandria,
Virginia.

For more info: Chorworks, c/o Immanuel Church-on-the-Hill, 3606 Seminary Road, Alexandria, VA 22304-5200 USA; call 877-572-7251; e-mail
chorworks@gmail.com; or visit
www.chorworks.com.
Saturday July 5 thru Sunday July 12, 2008.
Great Lakes Suzuki Flute & Recorder Institute.

Location: Hamilton,
Ontario, Canada

For more info: call David Gerry, Director, 905-525-9549; e-mail
dgerry@nas.net; or call Susan Friedlander, 212-877-4475; e-mail
sjkoz@yahoo.com; or call Kelly Williamson, 519-204-2883; e-mail
kelly@amaryllis.ca; or visit
www.davidgerry.ca or
suzukiassociation.org/events/loc/56.
Sunday July 6 thru Saturday July 12, 2008.
Pacific Northwest Viols Summer Workshop.

Location: Tacoma,
Washington.

For more info: call Cathy Palmer, 206-595-2127; e-mail
pnv08workshop@gmail.com.
Sunday July 6 thru Sunday July 20, 2008.
Amherst Early Music Festival.

Location: New London,
Connecticut.

For more info: write Amherst Early Music, 47 Prentiss Street, Watertown, MA 02472; call 617-744-1324; e-mail
info@amherstearlymusic.org; visit
www.amherstearlymusic.org.
Monday July 7 thru Friday July 11, 2008.
Improvising at the Harpsichord.

Location: Eastman School of Music, Rochester,
New York.

For more info: write Eastman School of Music, 26 Gibbs Street, Rochester, NY 14604 USA; call 800-246-4706 or 585-274-1400; e-mail
summer@esm.rochester.edu; or visit
www.esm.rochester.edu/summer.
Saturday July 12 thru Sunday July 13, 2008.

The
Midwest Young Artists Early Music Workshop directed by
Ars Antigua. Open to students ages 12 through 18 studying violin, cello/gamba, recorder, and theorbo/lute.

Cost: $150.

Location: Carthage College, Kenosha,
Wisconsin.

For more info: call 847-926-9898; or visit
www.mya.org/summer/earlymusic.php.
Saturday July 12 thru Saturday July 19, 2008.
Madison Early Music Festival.

Location: Madison,
Wisconsin.

For more info: write Chelcy Bowles, Madison Early Music Festival, 720 Lowell Center, 610 Langdon Street, Madison, WI 53706; call 608-265-5629; e-mail
music@dcs.wisc.edu; visit
www.memf.dcs.wisc.edu.
Sunday July 13 thru Saturday July 19, 2008.
Canto Antiguo Early Music and Recorder Workshop.

Location: Chapman University, Orange,
California.

For more info: write Ronald Glass, 129 Altadena Drive, Pittsburgh, PA 15228-1003; call 800-358-6567 (day) or 310-213-0237 (eve); e-mail
evanesa2@aol.com; or visit
www.cantoantiguo.net.
Sunday July 13 thru Saturday July 19, 2008.
East Coast Baroque Dance Workshop.

Location: Rutgers University,
New Jersey.

For more info: write Paige Whitley-Bauguess, 724 Pollock Street, New Bern, NC 28562; call 252-636-0476; e-mail
Paige@BaroqueDance.com; visit
www.BaroqueDance.com.
Thursday July 17 thru Sunday July 20, 2008.
Schola Cantorum of Syracuse Summer Workshop 2008.

Location: Dewitt,
New York.

For more info: call Emily Bass, Schola Cantorum of Syracuse, 315-677-9945; e-mail
eejallen@gmail.com; or visit
www.scholacantorumofsyracuse.org/.
Friday July 18 thru Sunday July 27, 2008.
15th International Baroque Institute at Longy.

Location: Cambridge,
Massachusetts.

For more info: write Linda Granitto, Longy School of Music, One Follen Street, Cambridge, MA 02138; call 617-876-0945 x611; e-mail
linda.granitto@longy.edu; visit
www.longy.edu.
Saturday July 19 thru Friday July 25, 2008.
Boxwood Festival & Workshop.

Location: Lunenburg,
Nova Scotia, Canada.

For more info: write Ruth McConnell, Musique Royale/Boxwood, PO Box 238, 64 Townsend Street, Lunenburg, NS, B0J2C0 Canada; call 902-634-9994; e-mail
stjartsalliance@eastlink.ca; visit
www.boxwood.org.
Sunday July 20 thru Saturday July 26, 2008.
Recorder at the Clearing.

Location: Ellison Bay,
Wisconsin.

For more info: write The Clearing, PO Box 65, Ellison Bay, WI 54210-0065 USA; call 877-854-3225; e-mail
clearing@theclearing.org; visit
www.theclearing.org.
Sunday July 20 thru Saturday July 26, 2008.
San Francisco Early Music Society Recorder Workshop.

Location: Oakland,
California.

For more info: write Frances Feldon, San Francisco Early Music Society, PO Box 10151, Berkeley, CA 94709 USA; call 510-527-9840; e-mail
franfel@aol.com; visit
www.sfems.org.
Sunday July 20 thru Saturday July 26, 2008.
Mideast Workshop.

Location: Pittsburgh,
Pennsylvania.

For more info: write Marilyn Carlson, Director, Mideast Workshop, 1008 Afton Road, Columbus, OH 43221; call 614-457-1403; e-mail
mcarlson@columbus.rr.com; visit
www.mideastearlymusic.addr.com.
Thursday July 24 thru Sunday July 27, 2008.
Historic Brass Society Early Brass Festival.

Location: New Orleans,
Louisiana.

For more info: write Jeff Nussbaum, Historic Brass Society, 148 W. 23rd Street #5F, New York, NY 10011; call 212-627-3820; e-mail
president@historicbrass.org; or visit
www.historicbrass.org.
Monday July 7 thru Friday August 1, 2008.
Harpsichord/Organ Workshop XVIII.

Location: Santa Fe,
New Mexico.

For more info: write Dr. Larry Palmer, Division of Music, Southern Methodist University, Dallas, TX 75275; call 214-768-3273; or e-mail
lpalmer@smu.edu.
Sunday July 20 thru Friday August 1, 2008.
Vancouver Early Music Program & Festival: Medieval Programme.

Location: Vancouver,
British Columbia, Canada.

For more info: write José Verstappen, Vancouver Early Music Programme & Festival, 1254 W. 7th Avenue, Vancouver, BC V6H 1B6, Canada; call 604-732-1610; e-mail
workshops@earlymusic.bc.ca; visit
www.earlymusic.bc.ca.
Friday July 25 thru Saturday August 2, 2008.
Western Wind Workshop in Ensemble Singing.

Location: Smith College, Northampton,
Massachusetts.

For more info: call 212-873-2848 or 800-788-2187; e-mail
info@westernwind.org; visit
www.westernwind.org.
Saturday July 26 thru Saturday August 2, 2008.
Tallis Scholars Summer School USA.

Location: Seattle,
Washington.

For more info: write Laura Hutchinson, Tallis Scholars Summer School USA, 6200 24th Avenue NW #101, Seattle, WA 98107 USA; call 206-498-1749; e-mail
tss.laura@gmail.com; visit
www.tsss.uk.com.
Saturday July 26 thru Thursday August 7, 2008.
Indiana University Recorder Academy.

Location: New Harmony,
Indiana.

For more info: call Eva Legêne, 812-331-7012; e-mail
elegene@indiana.edu.
Sunday July 27 thru Friday August 1, 2008.
San Francisco Early Music Society Children's Music Discovery Workshop.

Location: Berkeley,
California.

For more info: write Letitia Berlin, San Francisco Early Music Society, PO Box 10151, Berkeley, CA 94709; call 510-559-4670; e-mail
tishberlin@sbcglobal.net; visit
www.sfems.org.
Sunday July 27 thru Sunday August 3, 2008.
Viola da Gamba Society of America 46th Annual Conclave.

Location: Rindge,
New Hampshire.

For more info: call Martha Bishop, 404-325-4735; e-mail
post@vdgsa.org; visit
vdgsa.org.
Sunday July 27 thru Friday August 8, 2008.
Vancouver Early Music Program & Festival: Baroque Instrumental Programme.

Location: Vancouver,
British Columbia, Canada.

For more info: write José Verstappen, Vancouver Early Music Programme & Festival, 1254 W. 7th Avenue, Vancouver, BC V6H 1B6, Canada; call 604-732-1610; e-mail
workshops@earlymusic.bc.ca; visit
www.earlymusic.bc.ca.
Monday July 28 thru Friday August 1, 2008.
Vancouver Early Music Program & Festival: Baroque Dance Programme.

Location: Vancouver,
British Columbia, Canada.

For more info: write José Verstappen, Vancouver Early Music Programme & Festival, 1254 W. 7th Avenue, Vancouver, BC V6H 1B6, Canada; call 604-732-1610; e-mail
workshops@earlymusic.bc.ca; visit
www.earlymusic.bc.ca.
Sunday August 3 thru Friday August 15, 2008.
Vancouver Early Music Program & Festival: Baroque Vocal Programme.

Location: Vancouver,
British Columbia, Canada.

For more info: write José Verstappen, Vancouver Early Music Programme & Festival, 1254 W. 7th Avenue, Vancouver, BC V6H 1B6, Canada; call 604-732-1610; e-mail
workshops@earlymusic.bc.ca; visit
www.earlymusic.bc.ca.
Thursday, August 7, 2008.
Viols in Our Schools,
Phillip Serna, Director, will be in residency at OPUS Chamber Music Camp, demonstrating music for viols.

Location: OPUS Chamber Music Camp, Benedictine University, Scholl Hall, Lisle,
Illinois.

For more info: Visit
www.violsinourschools.org.
Sunday August 10 thru Saturday August 16, 2008.
Viols West Workshop.

Location: San Luis Obispo,
California.

For more info: write Alice Renken, 4440 Trieste Drive, Carlsbad, CA 92010; e-mail
arenken@sandwich.net; or visit
www.violswest.org.
Sunday August 10 thru Sunday August 17, 2008.
Chamber Choir & Choral Conducting Workshop.

Location: Norfolk,
Connecticut.

For more info: call 203-432-1966; e-mail
norfolk@yale.edu; or visit
www.yale.edu/norfolk.
Thursday August 21 thru Sunday August 31, 2008.
Accademia d'Amore.

Location: Seattle,
Washington.

For more info: call Maxine Eilander, Seattle Academy of Baroque Opera, 206-913-2073; e-mail
info@seattleacademyofbaroqueopera.org; or visit
www.seattleacademyofbaroqueopera.org.
Tuesday September 16 thru Sunday September 21, 2008.
Over the Water Hurdy Gurdy Festival.

Location: Port Townsend,
Washington.

For more info: write Over the Water Hurdy Gurdy Association, PO Box 395, Indianola, WA 98342-0395 USA; call 253-838-2045; or visit
www.overthewater.org/festival.
Friday October 17 thru Monday October 20, 2008.
Amherst Early Music Fall Weekend Workshop.

Location: Falls Village,
Connecticut.

For more info: write Amherst Early Music, 47 Prentiss Street, Watertown, MA 02472 USA; call 617-744-1324; e-mail
info@amherstearlymusic.org; or visit
www.amherstearlymusic.org.
Thursday October 30 thru Sunday November 2, 2008.
Seattle Academy of Baroque Opera Workshop.

Location: Seattle,
Washington.

For more info: call Maxine Eilander, Seattle Academy of Baroque Opera, 206-913-2073; e-mail
info@seattleacademyofbaroqueopera.org; or visit
www.seattleacademyofbaroqueopera.org.
Sunday November 2 thru Saturday November 15, 2008.
Hidden Valley Institute of the Arts Early Music Elderhostels.

Location: Carmel Valley,
California.

For more info: call Tish Berlin, 831-659-3115; e-mail
tishberlin@sbcglobal.net; visit
hiddenvalleymusic.org.