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"The Phoenix Early Music Society (PEMS) is an organization that brings together everyone with an interest in music of the Medieval, Renaissance and Baroque eras. Whether you are a performer, teacher, critic, or just enjoy listening, the Phoenix Early Music Society will keep you in touch with the best in local events to stimulate, educate and make early music come "alive". ... "

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" The Renaissance & Baroque Society (R&B), Pittsburgh's Early Music Presenter, presents performances of the music of the Middle Ages, Renaissance, Baroque and Early Classical periods and fosters a broader understanding and appreciation of the music, arts and culture of the times. " ...

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“Founded in 2009 by Artistic Director Jessica Gould as an alternative to the conventional concert hall, Salon/Sanctuary Concerts offers the special chance to hear acclaimed artists performing pre-Romantic music in intimate venues that complement the historical context of the repertoire. We present compositions intended for the domestic salon in the Abigail Adams Smith Auditorium of the Mt. Vernon Hotel Museum and Garden, built in 1799, where Salon/Sanctuary is the concert series in residence.  Sacred music is performed in sanctuaries appropriate to the religious context of the music. …”

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"The San Diego Early Music Society is a non-profit organization founded to showcase the musical treasures of Europe’s medieval, Renaissance and Baroque periods, as performed on period instruments and in accordance with historical practice. The Society was established in 1981 and has presented concerts in churches, small halls, museums, and homes — settings for which the music was composed. ..."

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"The Society exists: to provide a forum for its members to share information about, and enjoyment of, the harpsichord; to provide support for those interested in playing, constructing, and studying harpsichords and the music written for them; and to foster in the community an awareness of and appreciation for the harpsichord as a musical instrument."

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"SFEMS was founded in 1975, growing from an informal gathering of early music enthusiasts into the largest early music presenter and service organization in America. SFEMS is a community-based, membership organization and the largest and most successful society of its kind in the USA. Since its founding, SFEMS has been the focal institution in Northern California for the advancement of historically-informed performance of early music. It is unique in providing a full spectrum of programs to the general public, to amateur and professional musicians, and to children.

The Society emphasizes three areas of activity: concert presentations of primarily medieval, Renaissance, and baroque music; education programs that support professionals, encourage the development of amateurs, and increase public involvement and participation; and services to the community, including communication, outreach, and support for emerging artists." ...

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"SoHIP is a non profit organization which sponsors a summer early music concert series and is committed to promoting the performing opportunities for musical ensembles of high quality in the New England region and to help these groups promote their activities and produce concerts in local communities. ... " See website for more information. (ed.)

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"SSCM is dedicated to the study and performance of seventeenth-century music and related arts. The Society currently includes more than 280 members and over one hundred additional international subscribers to its electronic newslist SSCM-L. Members receive a semi-annual newsletter, 17th-CENTURY MUSIC. The Society also publishes the on-line, peer-reviewed scholarly Journal of Seventeenth-Century Music; JSCM Instrumenta, an on-line reference series; and the Web Library of Seventeenth-Century Music (WLSCM), an on-line collection of performing and study scores in scholarly editions. " See website for more information. (ed.)

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"Southern California Baroque Association was established 1986 to foster performances of early music on period instruments. " Visit website for more information. (ed.)

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"Southern California Early Music Society, is an all-volunteer nonprofit organization which supports the study, performance and enjoyment of Medieval, Renaissance, Baroque and Classical music. Members include ardent listeners, concert-goers, scholars, collectors, instrument builders and musicians... from amateurs to professionals.

Our publication Early Music News, provides an extensive calendar of early music concerts, workshops and classes throughout the Los Angeles, San Bernardino, and Orange County areas, as well as articles, CD reviews, and notices of gatherings for informal music-making. ... "

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"The Festival Music Society (FMS) specializes in "early music." It was established in 1966 as a not-for-profit organization to enrich, educate and entertain audiences with the music of Medieval, Renaissance, Baroque and early classic eras. FMS concerts feature high quality performers, performing on instruments of the period. FMS was the first organization of its kind formed in Indiana and only the second in the nation at the time of its organization. The concert series takes place every June and July at the Indianapolis Arts Center. ..."

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"THE MIDWESTERN HISTORICAL KEYBOARD SOCIETY is a regional (midwestern United States) non-profit organization comprised of members who love and promote early keyboard instruments like those pictured here, and the music written for them. MHKS members include instrument builders, players, teachers, and scholars, as well as many who merely love the looks and sounds of these beautiful instruments."

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"The Southeastern Historical Keyboard Society, founded in 1980, is a non-profit, regional organization committed to the promotion of interest in and the study of early keyboard instruments, principally harpsichord, clavichord, fortepiano, and organ prior to 1860, and the music intended for these instruments. SEHKS provides a forum for all aspects of early keyboard music through its meetings and publications. Membership is open to all interested persons and institutions worldwide. "

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"The Viola da Gamba Society of Greater New York (VdGS/GNY) is a nonprofit organization formed for the purpose of promoting activities related to and disseminating information about the viola da gamba and related early instruments. ... " Visit website for more information. (ed.)

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"This chapter of the Viola da Gamba Society of America (VdGSA ) is based in sunny Tucson, AZ. It was incorporated as a non-profit and tax-exempt [501 (c) 3] organization in October 2001. It pursues the same goal as its parent organization, i.e. the enjoyment of playing the viola da gamba, a musical instrument of the Renaissance period. To facilitate this goal, the VdGS - Southern AZ will conduct monthly meetings during the school season and it will organize an annual workshop." Visit website for more information. (ed.)

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"The Viola da Gamba Society-Pacifica, a chapter of the Viola da Gamba Society of America, is an association of viol enthusiasts in the San Francisco Bay Area. We enjoy playing chamber music of the sixteenth through eighteenth centuries (as well as some contemporary music) from England, France, Italy and Germany on treble, tenor and bass viols. Members include novice to advanced players, instrument makers, teachers and performers." Visit website for more information. (ed.)

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"Since 1998, WEKA, the Western Early Keyboard Association, has sought to serve the early keyboard community in 13 western states, but welcomes members from all areas of the U.S. and Canada and the world! WEKA welcomes enthusiasts, both professional and amateur, of the harpsichord, the clavichord, the fortepiano and the organ. WEKA seeks to promote mutual interests, fostering communication and sharing resources. Join us and meet other players, teachers and instrument builders. Make new friends who play your instrument, share expertise and teaching methods, generate new ideas for increasing performance opportunities."

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“La Fundación Camerata de Caracas is a non-profit institution whose mission is to bring all the groups that make up a high level of artistic excellence, to educate all those involved in its activities through a new experience and a wide cultural activity and comprehensive education of music students specializing in international early music and of Latin America. …”

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"ARTA is an organization that provides a support network for recorder teachers and acts as an advocate and source of information for recorder pedagogy.

ARTA encourages professionalism in recorder education by making available current research and ideas to those in the teaching profession, and by enlarging the circle of recorder teachers who have access to such information.

ARTA maintains a network of contacts that members can call upon for help and to which they can contribute ideas and informal communications. " Visit website for more information. (ed')

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