2011 Summer Early Music Workshops

Medieval & Renaissance Workshop, June 19-25, 2011 "Music from the Edges of Europe" Sonoma State University, Rohnert Park, CA Director: Tom Zajac Info: Tom Zajac 617-323-0617; medrenworkshop@sfems.org Baroque Music Workshop, June 26-July 2, 2011 "The Italian Connection" Sonoma State University, Rohnert Park, CA Directors: Frances Blaker and Kathleen Kraft Info: Kathleen Kraft (707) 799-2018; baroqueworkshop@sfems.org Recorder Workshops, July 10-16 and July 17-23, 2011 Week 1 - "Harmony of the Spheres" Week 2 - "Gods and Monsters" St. Albert's Priory, Oakland, CA Directors: Rotem Gilbert and Hanneke van Proosdij Info: Rotem Gilbert 626-441-0635; recorderworkshop@sfems.org

Music Discovery Workshop, July 31-August 5, 2011
(a day camp for children ages 7-15)

"Explorations of 15th Century Italy with Leonardo da Vinci, THE Renaissance Man"

Crowden Center for Music in the Community, Berkeley, CA
Director: Tish Berlin
Info: Letitia Berlin 510-559-4670; discoveryworkshop@sfems.org

John Prescott Lectures: "The Music of Johann Sebastian Bach"

Once again, John Prescott will be giving his popular series of lectures for adults while the Music Discovery Workshop is in session. This year's subject is "The Music of Johann Sebastian Bach." All interested adults are welcome. Check back here later for further details.
9:30-Noon, M-F
Crowden Center for Music in the Community, Berkeley, CA
Info: Britt Ascher 925-283-7134; brittascher@comcast.net

A Unique Experience . . .

For over thirty years SFEMS has offered one of the most comprehensive summer early music programs in the United States, led by a faculty of international artists in residence. Instrumental and vocal master classes, lectures, coached ensembles, and recitals provide an opportunity for musicians and dancers at a variety of levels to improve their ensemble skills, performance techniques, and teaching abilities.

Full days of classes, coaching, and rehearsals are followed by optional evening events, including faculty concerts and lecture-demonstrations, plus more light-hearted activities, from Morris and Renaissance dancing to croquet or poetry readings.

You can download the 2011 Workshop Brochure (pdf) and the 2011 Workshop Enrollment Form (pdf) if you are so inclined, but all that information and more is present in these pages.

Sonoma State University, an hour north of San Francisco, will host the Medieval & Renaissance and Baroque workshops. The campus, surrounded by hills and vineyards, offers several performance halls, a small theater, large classrooms, and new single-room dorms. Nearby are wineries and historic towns in the Napa and Sonoma valleys, Pt. Reyes National Seashore, Bodega Bay, and the Russian River.

The Recorder Workshops' venue is St. Albert's Priory, a peaceful ivy-covered brick oasis one block from an upscale boutique-and-restaurant district in Oakland, California. Single dorm rooms overlook a serene courtyard garden. The beautiful chapel used for performances and orchestra rehearsals has wonderful acoustics. St. Albert's is two blocks from the Rockridge BART (Bay Area Rapid Transit) station, providing easy access to the entire San Francisco Bay Area.

The Music Discovery Workshop, located in Berkeley at the Crowden Center for Music in the Community, is a rich experience for young people between the ages of seven and fifteen. Our day camp magically transports students to the 15th century by blending music and social history while bringing life and drama to the study of music. Instruction includes recorder, harpsichord, strings, chamber music, musicianship, crafts, costume making, outdoor games, and more.

Last updated 02/22/11.