Open to all levels of experience · Supportive, collegial atmosphere · Intensive, individual attention

Distinguished faculty · Perform in an orchestra or ensemble

Enjoy evening events—faculty concerts, sherry hour, jamming, and dancing

St. Albert’s Priory

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SCHOLARSHIPSFinancial aid, based on need, is available from SFEMS in the form of tuition scholarships or work/study arrangements. For more information, please con-tact Katie Hagen, SFEMS Workshops Administrator (khagen@sfems.org).

located in San Rafael along the northeast coast of San Francisco Bay, hosts the Baroque Workshop. This lush campus is an ideal retreat and also an easy commute for local participants from San Francisco and the East Bay. The dorms feature comfortable rooms with twin beds, arranged in two-room suites with private baths and gorgeous views of rolling hills and sunny skies.

ST. ALBERT’S PRIORY in Oakland, just two blocks from easy, rapid transit access to the San Francisco Bay Area, hosts the Medieval & Renaissance, Classical, and Recorder Workshops. Single dorm rooms overlook a serene courtyard garden. The beautiful chapel is used for performances and orchestra rehearsals. Great restaurants and shopping can be found just across the street in the Rockridge neighborhood.

SCHOOL OF THE MADELEINE, a private elementary school located in a quiet residential neighborhood in north Berkeley, hosts the Music Discovery Workshop and Youth Collegium. The school has large classrooms, an inviting, well-secured playground, and ideal performance space.

A musical oasis—immerse yourself in early music with supportive, collegial musicians from around the world. Receive individualized, in-tensive attention from acclaimed faculty. Perform in ensembles large and small at week’s end. Enjoy evening activities, including faculty concerts, lectures, informal jam sessions, and dancing!

VENUES DOMINICAN UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA,

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DIRECTOR: Adam Knight Gilbert, medrenworkshop@sfems.org

FACULTY: Anne Azéma, voice; Vicente Chavarria, voice and guitar; Adam Gilbert, recorder and double reeds; Bianca Hall, voice; Shira Kammen, vielle; Vicente La Cam-era Mariño, harps; Mary Springfels, viola da gamba; Wouter Verschuren, double reeds and recorder.

Medieval & Renaissance WorkshopJune 28–July 4St. Albert’s Priory

Councils and Heretics

This year’s theme explores music in-spired by the schisms, heresies and Church councils of the Middle Ages and Renaissance. The Great Schism in the 14th century and the Council of Constance inspired and reformed music of the ars subtilior. The Coun-cils of Basel and Florence prompted Guillaume Dufay to compose some of his greatest music. The followers of Savonarola sang devotional songs as they lit the Bonfire of the Vanities. The Humanist movement, the Reforma-tion and the Council of Trent set their indelible stamp of sacred music and on how we set text to music.

But wait! Lest you think we will spend all our time on sacred music, we will pay special attention to the rustic and erotic songs that filled the tongues of the followers of the Devotio moderna and the Protestant Reformation. From the lowest and bawdiest to the highest devotional song, all will be fair game. So dust off your Books of Hours, bring out your torches, and help us set fire to some exciting music, both sacred and secular!

“I thoroughly enjoyed my time here. Conversations with everyone were so enlightening, and what a pleasure to find so many people with the same passion!”

—from 2014 Workshops

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Baroque WorkshopJune 21–27Dominican University of California

Fertile Ground—Lutheran Music from Michael Praetorius to J.S. Bach

Lutheran music composition during the baroque period embraced the Italian in-fluences introduced by composers such as Claudio Monteverdi and Alessandro Grandi. It blended the Italianate style with German texts and the structure inherent in the language and saw the creation of a plethora of stunning works. The sacred concertos of Johann Hermann Schein and Heinrich Schütz are choice examples of this Lutheran baroque style and provided fertile ground for later composers, includ-ing G.P. Telemann and J.S. Bach. Sacred concertos and cantatas, as well as instru-mental works for small chamber ensemble, will figure prominently throughout the week of music making.

This year’s workshop traces a path through these musical pastures, exploring well-known and lesser-known gems of the baroque period by composers such as Michael Praetorius, Johann Hermann Schein, Samuel Scheidt, Heinrich Schütz, Georg Philipp Telemann, and Johann Sebastian Bach.

“The supportive energy is something really special.” —from 2014 Workshops

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Daily master classes offer each participant the opportunity to hone skills both technical and musical, and to explore new modes of expression in prepared pieces. Instructors address instrumental or vocal techniques. Every participant will have the opportunity to work in a small ensemble with a coach, exploring repertoire and interpretation with the goal of performance at the end of the week.

Faculty concerts, lecture-demonstrations, student perfor-mances, and the Concerto Evening (in which participant soloists perform a concerto movement with orchestra) round out a week of inspiring music making and learning. Everyone leaves the workshop replete with new musical ideas, new repertoire under their belts, and new friends for future music making!

Our workshop provides a friendly and supportive atmosphere for both the dedi-cated amateur and the semi-professional musician. Our faculty of specialists in the field of early music includes internation-ally known performers and gifted teachers.

DIRECTOR: Linda Pearse (baroqueworkshop@sfems.org)

FACULTY: Sand Dalton, baroque oboe; Cheryl Ann Fulton, harp; Mara Galassi, harp; Clea Galhano, recorder; Kati Kyme, baroque violin; Elisabeth Le Guin, baroque cello; Rita Lilly, voice; Anna Marsh, baroque bassoon; Sandra Miller, baroque flute; Linda Pearse, baroque trombone; Mary Springfels, viola da gamba; Peter Sykes, harpsichord.

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Recorder WorkshopsJuly 12–18 & July 19–25St. Albert’s Priory

Directed by recorder players Rotem Gilbert and Hanneke van Proosdij, the SFEMS Re-corder Workshop is located in the intimate setting of St. Albert’s Priory on the border of Oakland and Berkeley, California. This workshop features every aspect of music making for the recorder, including tech-nique classes, Renaissance recorder consort, medieval to contemporary music and con-sort music. Featuring small class sizes and an international faculty, this workshop invites intermediate to advanced recorder players to sign up for one or both weeks.

Each week concludes with a spectacular per-formance of all workshop participants in the Recorder Orchestra at St. Albert’s beautiful chapel. Evening events include faculty con-certs, lecture demonstrations, and a focused Wednesday mini-workshop. Enjoy daily Feldenkrais® movement classes, recorder master classes and a supportive and social environment in the inspiring setting of St. Albert’s Priory.

DIRECTORS: Rotem Gilbert & Hanneke van Proosdij (recorderworkshop@sfems.org)

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July 12–18Vilain et Courtois: Music for Kings, Queens, and Peasants

July 19–25Metamorphoses

FACULTY: Saskia Coolen, Rotem Gilbert, Joan Kimball, Laura Kuhlman, Daphna Mor, Hanneke van Proosdij

FACULTY: Louise Carslake, Rotem Gilbert, Lisette Kielson, Paul Leenhouts, Peter Maund, Hanneke van Proosdij

“Wonderful and supportive atmosphere”

“Superb faculty! Highest level of instruction, performance, support and camaraderie.”

“Loved the variety from medieval to world music, Renaissance Consort classes, baroque and jazz.”

—from 2014 Workshops

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Classical WorkshopJuly 5–11St. Albert’s Priory

Quartets and More

The Classical Workshop is Amer-ica’s only workshop dedicated to late 18th-century performance practice. We meet for one week in June to explore string chamber music of the Classical era. Morning and afternoon coaching sessions by the New Esterházy Quartet are followed each evening by informal performances of the day’s repertoire. Private instruction and colloquia on bowing and fingering complement our program. The workshop invites string players of all ages and abili-ties, and pre-formed ensembles are welcome too.

DIRECTORS: Kati Kyme & William Skeen (classicalworkshop@sfems.org)

FACULTY: Kati Kyme, violin; Lisa Weiss, violin; Anthony Martin, violin and viola; William Skeen, cello.

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For kids ages 7–13 looking for a fun,artistic introduction to the Renaissance, there is the Music Discovery Workshop— no prior musical training needed. This year’s theme is Galileo’s Dreams: Music, Dance, Drama, and Art from the Italian Renaissance. You may know about Galileo Galilei, the famous scientist... but did you know he played the lute and was the son of a renowned music theorist? Come join us as we reenact the lively happenings in the Galilei household, from performances of Renaissance music to dreams about the stars above—and the drama of being at the center of a scientific inquisition.

New this year is a Youth Collegium, aparallel program for middle- and high-school singers and musicians (rising 7thgraders and up) who want to know earlymusic in greater depth. This year’s themeis Concerti Grossi in the Italian Style.Enjoy a week exploring the vibrant muisc of the Italian baroque. We’ll immerse ourselves in Corelli’s spirited concerti grossi, characterized by their energy and virtuosity. Come find out why they are still so popular after over 300 years!

Music Discovery Workshop & Youth CollegiumJune 14–19School of the Madeleine

An arts workshop for youth 7–18Our workshop features something for everyone this year!

DIRECTORS: Yuko Tanaka & Shulamit Kleinerman, discoveryworkshop@sfems.org

FACULTY: Tish Berlin, recorder; Jonathon Hampton, voice; Jamia Hansen-Murray, dance; Shulamit Kleinerman, dance and theater; Carla Moore, violin and viola; Farley Pearce, cello and viola da gamba; Yuko Tanaka, harpsichord.

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SFEMS reserves the right to modify programs and faculty without notice. A nonrefund-able tuition deposit of $100 per workshop is required with this application. Discounts cannot be deducted from the deposit. PAYMENT OF FULL TUITION IS RE-QUIRED FOR CANCELLATIONS MADE WITHIN TWO WEEKS OF THE START OF ANY WORKSHOP.

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Early registration period ends April 30, 2015

The SFEMS Summer Workshops are a program of the San Francisco Early Music Society, Inc., a not-for-profit corporation supported in part by its members and donors.

Cover Image: Attributes of Music by Anne Vallayer-Coster, 1770

y Baroque Workshop, Dominican University (June 21–27)

y Medieval & Renaissance Workshop, St. Albert’s Priory (June 28–July 4)

y Classical Workshop, St. Albert’s Priory (July 5–11)

y Recorder Workshop, St. Albert’s Priory (week I, July 12–18)

y Recorder Workshop, St. Albert’s Priory (week II, July 19–25)

y Music Discovery Workshop & Youth Collegium (MDW/YC),

School of the Madeleine (June 14–19)

Enrollee’s name:

Major instrument, or voice range (all):

Child’s years of experience (MDW/YC only):

Payment: y Mastercard y Visa y Check (to ‘SFEMS Workshops’)

PLEASE CALCULATE TOTAL FEES:

Workshop Tuition (per week):

Medieval/Renaissance, Baroque, & Classical $580; $

Recorder $550; Music Discovery $440 $

Add $50 per week if enrolling after April 30 (all workshops) $

Room & Board (per week):

Baroque (double occupancy room and board) $600; $

Baroque (single occupancy room and board) $750 $

Medieval/Renaissance, Classical & Recorder (Room & Board) $432 $

Meals only at St. Albert’s Priory (lunch & dinner—no room) $180 $

Lunch only at St. Albert’s Priory (no room) $75 $

Overnighting at St. Albert’s on July 18: add $72 $

SFEMS/ARS/EMA Member Discount: $10 $

Multi-Week Discount: $15 x # of weeks $

Family discount (MDW/YC): $50 per each additional sibling $

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y Youth Collegium

y I need to purchase a recorder (about $20)

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