The Medieval Renaissance Workshop welcomes singers and instrumentalists of all kinds: all vocal types, strings, winds, brass, and keyboardists playing instruments of the period. To the best of our ability, we will tailor your experience to your skill level and ability so that you will feel both comfortable and challenged. This summer we will explore the wealth of Medieval and Renaissance crusader songs and courtly songs that treat love as a call to battle, Masses built on the iconic “armed man”, and—most of all—songs of love to prove that in the end, “Love conquers all.”
Pitch: A=440
First Church Berkeley UCC (First Congregational)
July 12–18, 2026
Adam Knight Gilbert, director
Adam Gilbert winds • Rotem Gilbert & Aki Nishiguchi winds • David Morris & Malachai Bandy viols • Shira Kammen vielle, harp, voice • Elena Mullins Bailey voice
Housing option available through Cal Berkeley. See our website for details.
Questions: please email workshops@sfems.org
