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Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, many of the festivals and workshops listed in calendar have been or may be canceled. Please use the contact information below for details.
Johann Sebastian Bach, master craftsman and sublime artist, left us a treasure of 18 canons and fugues on one subject, composed in the last decade of his life. Bach experimented with a myriad of contrapuntal techniques in the Art of Fugue, from so-called simple fugues to more complex works with two or three subjects. We’ll …
AEM Online ~ Bach’s Art of the Fugue with Tish Berlin Read More »
Where is freedom found? In having more choices in your life. This is a class in awareness through movement combining the Feldenkrais Method, Chakra breathing and toning, and Deep Listening work (developed by composer Pauline Oliveros). All three of these modalities are of enormous benefit to singers and instrumentalists. The Feldenkrais Awareness through Movement portion, …
AEM ONLINE ~ Our Bodies/Ourselves/Our World with Drew Minter Read More »
Machaut's Remedy of Fortune with Rotem Gilbert -------------------------- SFEMS Workshops 2020 will be held Online May-June on weekends. In May, 60-75 minute sessions will be offered on Zoom (all times Pacific Standard Time): Fridays at 5:00PM Saturdays at 10:00AM, 1:00PM, 3:30PM Sundays at 10:00AM, 1:00PM, 3:30PM “Sherry Hours” on Saturdays and Sundays …
Our upcoming concert marking Ludwig van Beethoven’s 250th birthday has been canceled due to COVID-19, but two of our performers will present a 'virtual' concert from their living room, featuring some of the music to be heard on our original program. We are happy to join musicians around the globe in commemorating this momentous ‘Beethoven …
At Beethoven’s Hearth: A 250th Birthday Celebration Read More »
Imitare la voce humana: Instrumental Vocality from Ganassi to Cavalli with Bruce Dickey -------------------------- SFEMS Workshops 2020 will be held Online May-June on weekends. In May, 60-75 minute sessions will be offered on Zoom (all times Pacific Standard Time): Fridays at 5:00PM Saturdays at 10:00AM, 1:00PM, 3:30PM Sundays at 10:00AM, 1:00PM, 3:30PM …
Imitare la voce humana: Instrumental Vocality from Ganassi to Cavalli with Bruce Dickey Read More »
Music from the Original Carmina Burana The Carmina Burana with Shira Kammen -------------------------- SFEMS Workshops 2020 will be held Online May-June on weekends. In May, 60-75 minute sessions will be offered on Zoom (all times Pacific Standard Time): Fridays at 5:00PM Saturdays at 10:00AM, 1:00PM, 3:30PM Sundays at 10:00AM, 1:00PM, 3:30PM “Sherry …
Music from the Original Carmina Burana The Carmina Burana with Shira Kammen Read More »
Explore Renaissance rhythm and articulation on the dulcian! We’ll play an early 16th-century canon by Jacob Obrecht and we’ll use articulation to clarify rhythm and phrasing. We’ll compare wind articulation to the sound of a harpsichord piece played with historical fingerings from the Susanne van Soldt ms. (ca. 1570’s). You’ll join Kevin on bass or …
AEM ONLINE ~ Doulce Dulcian with Marilyn Boenau and Kevin Devine Read More »
Routine helps us to limit the number of decisions we have to make. How about a practice routine for the viol? The more technical aspects of our playing we can get on autopilot, the more we can concentrate on listening to others whilst playing our own parts just as we want them to sound. Any …
AEM ONLINE ~ Viola da Gamba Boot Camp in Slippers with Wendy Gillespie Read More »
Texting the tunes of Jacob van Eyck for recorder players with Vicki Boeckman -------------------------- SFEMS Workshops 2020 will be held Online May-June on weekends. In May, 60-75 minute sessions will be offered on Zoom (all times Pacific Standard Time): Fridays at 5:00PM Saturdays at 10:00AM, 1:00PM, 3:30PM Sundays at 10:00AM, 1:00PM, 3:30PM …
Texting the Tunes of Jacob van Eyck for Recorder Players with Vicki Boeckman Read More »
Marin Marais is the most beloved composer by players of the viola da gamba. He lived and worked for Louis XIV at the height of the French baroque era, and his music exemplifies the grace and delicacy of French music, as defined by his friend and colleague Jean Baptiste Lully. His five books of Pieces …
The 18th-Century Viol: The Legacy of Marin Marais Read More »