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"TVEMF exists to encourage the singing and playing of early music in the London to Oxford area and currently has over 300 members. TVEMF organises early music workshops and events, and publishes TAMESIS, a monthly newsletter with articles and details of early music courses, concerts and workshops." See website for more info. (ed.)

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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". ... "

Added on: Aug 06, 2007 | Hits: 393

"The MUSIC ASSOCIATION CONCENTUS LUCENSIS was founded in 1985 by a group of musicians with the aim of promoting and disseminating knowledge of ancient music and dance history. ...

The association holds regular concert events, summer courses, internships, courses annual cycles of conferences and cultural meetings. The courses, workshops organized by the activities are aimed at children with extensive young girls, adults in a musical education aimed specifically at promoting dissemination of music, dance and ancient. " (Google translation) Visit website for more information. (ed.)

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" The British Clavichord Society encourages the understanding and enjoyment of the clavichord. It promotes recitals, workshops and lectures o­n the history, construction and repertoire of the instrument. Our Newsletter, published three times a year, offers interesting and informative articles, reviews of recitals, conferences, books and recordings, and news of events in Britain and other European countries. Members also have the option to subscribe through the BCS to the journal Clavichord International, published twice yearly by the Dutch Clavichord Society; and they receive a discount o­n tickets for our events and a free copy of our newly republished International Clavichord Directory. We are preparing a series of publications (including clavichord music and a clavichord tutor) and already have a well-stocked mail-order shop for books, music and CDs - this is open to non-members too. " ...

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"The Centre for Early Music was created in Bergamo in 1990 by a group of musicians interested in the study, research and performance of music repertoire with a particular interest in the repertoire sixth-eighteenth centuries.

While not neglecting the great Italian and European repertoire, the work of the Centre was directed especially to the study and research on the history and musical tradition Bergamo, in particular the musicians who in various ways have worked in the Chapel Choir of Santa Maria Maggiore. ... " Visit website for more information. (ed.)

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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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"The West Gallery Music Association is an informal group of singers, instrumentalists and scholars. We share an interest in the sacred music, psalmody and hymnody, and the secular music and dance of the men and women who performed from the west galleries of parish churches, in chapels, and around the towns and villages of England during the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries.

Although our interests mainly centre on this period and form of music in the United Kingdom, we are also interested in many aspects of the history and popular culture of the English-speaking world which have influenced or been influenced by our musical and singing traditions. Abroad, we have active members in Australia and the United States.

The Association, which was formed in 1990, has staged many highly successful workshop, study and performance events, and members have appeared on national and local television and radio. Many offshoot performing groups have been formed around the country and there are presently over 400 members. The researches of several members of the group are gaining increasing respect in academic circles. " See website for more information. (ed.)

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"Associazione Culturale Spazio e Musica was founded in 1996 with the intent to exploit the architectural jewels of Vicenza, a city of Palladio, with sound and music of their time. Each concert takes place at a different location of particular artistic significance, with special attention reserved to the monuments protected by UNESCO as heritage of humanity. " (Google translation) Visit website for more information. (ed.)

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"The Viola da gamba-föreningen is a newly formed society with the aim of building and sustaining a network between people interested in the viola da gamba and the music written for it. Amongst other things, the society wants to help organise playing situations, promote new music for the viol, give information about concerts and courses, and also to act as a forum at which viol topics can be discussed.

Our membership comprises of 90 members from Sweden, Denmark, Norway and Finland. Amongst them are professional players, amateurs, viol makers, bow makers and those who simply love the instrument’s sound. ..." Visit website for more information. (ed.)

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"The Cultural Association Medieval Italy (ACIM) has as its main objective the promotion and enhancement of historical and artistic heritage of medieval Italy. ... " Visit website for more information. (ed.)

Added on: May 18, 2008 | Hits: 404

" ... IBS membership includes musicologists, instrument makers and performers. The Society assembles and disseminates information, and organises events designed to bring the baryton to a wider audience.

The Society has organised three international conferences, held in London and Austria. In 1998, they organised a series of concerts and a conference at the palaces of Eisenstadt and Esterhàza, using the very rooms in which Haydn would have heard his baryton music performed by Prince Nicholas Esterhàzy. " Visit website for more information. (ed.)

Added on: Apr 16, 2008 | Hits: 409

"The Dallas Bach Society was formed in 1982 to promote and encourage instrumental, choral, vocal, operatic, chamber, and keyboard music composed before 1800 through live performances in Dallas and its vicinity. Since its founding, the Society, under the leadership of its founding Artistic Director, Paul Riedo (1982-1994), and its current Artistic Director, James Richman (1995-present), has been the city’s primary resource for early music performances by serious, professional musicians. Instrumentalists perform on replicas of instruments from the 17th and 18th centuries. The Choir is trained in the vocal style and performance practice of the period. National and international soloists specializing in the interpretation of Baroque join musicians to present the highest level of choral, chamber, and orchestral productions each season." See website for more information. (ed.)

Added on: Feb 10, 2008 | Hits: 411

"Welcome to the third season of Pegasus Early Music, Rochester’s early music concert series. In the last two years, we have brought you fabulous music ranging from medieval song to baroque sonatas and improvisations to Jane Austen’s favorite tunes. We have brought you great performances by world-class artists such as lutenist Paul O’Dette, violinist Dana Maiben, and soprano Laura Heimes. Our audiences have gotten to know us, and have come to share our passion for this music. " ...

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"The Viola da Gamba Society was founded in 1948 with the aim of advancing the study of viols, their music, their playing, and their making." Visit website for more information. (ed.)

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"The Andreas Scholl Society was founded on 21 January 2000 by music lovers with a common love of the countertenor voice and repertoire and a particular interest in the work of the German countertenor Andreas Scholl. It is our great pleasure to share information about Andreas Scholl's work and to introduce others to the artistry of this great musician. It is our longer term hope that this website will provide a definitive information resource on Andreas Scholl. We do not purport to represent Andreas Scholl officially. We have a mailing list on which we post alerts about Andreas Scholl's upcoming performances, recordings, reviews, radio and TV broadcasts. The information we share is helping to build our website into a complete archive of Andreas Scholl's work." ...

Added on: Aug 03, 2007 | Hits: 414

"BMEMF exists to promote the making and enjoyment of Early Music.

BMEMF brings together listeners and performers, instrument makers and players, dancers, singers, teachers and pupils, amateurs and professionals throughout the Border Marches and the adjoining Welsh and English counties.

BMEMF organises regular day workshops covering a wide span of interests and levels of ability. These are run by specialist tutors and are open to both members and non-members.

BMEMF publishes a quarterly newsletter with news and reviews, articles, letters, trade display and members’ advertisements, details of forthcoming workshops and a concert diary for the region and beyond. " ...

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"Formed in 1993 as Benevolent Order for Music of the Baroque, the group is now known as Baroque Northwest and is made up of people who share the same dedicated and progressive attitude towards performing music from the Medieval, Renaissance, Baroque, Classical, early Romantic, and Modern eras. We challenge and question the traditional canon of what historical performance practice should be, as well as the traditional concept of what a concert should be. We have fun with our concerts while never violating the integrity of the music (we show respect for the dead). We make our programs accessible to the general public while keeping them stimulating to our regular audience of early music aficionados. While some early music ensembles chose to perform in costumes, we perform in modern clothes because we believe ancient music is for modern people. Our programs are given in a traditional classical music setting but we often speak directly and informally to the audience, sharing interesting and amusing anecdotes about the music and composers, and we have been known to encourage audience participation. ...

Baroque Northwest is the presenting organization for the Baroque Northwest ensemble. Baroque Northwest also currently presents the Baroque Flute and Viola da Gamba Boot Camp, workshops featuring visiting artists, and recitals by select individuals. " Visit website for more information. (ed.)

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" The National Early Music Association of the UK has existed since 1981 to bring together all concerned with early music and to forge links with other early music organisations in the UK and around the world. NEMA also acts to represent musicians in the early music field to outside bodies, when required. " This site has quite an extensive "Links" page. See website for more details. (ed.)

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"The purpose of this organization shall be to promote the performance and appreciation of “early” music in the state of Colorado, and in furthering scholarship, education, and awareness of appropriate styles and performance practices for this genre of music. " Visit website for more information. (ed.)

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“ Created in 2004, the Grup Valencià pro Música Antiga is a non profit association based in Alicante, Spain.

The aim of the association is to promote early music, term by which we understand the music composed in the period between the middle Ages to the early Romanticism performed on period instruments, originals or copies and under historically informed criteria. ..“

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"NEEMF is an association of people who enjoy early music (medieval, renaissance, baroque and early classical). If you like it too, we would be delighted if you became a member, especially if you live in our area - Yorkshire, Humberside, Durham and Northumberland. " ...

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"The organisation will take care of a number of activities that will structure life with the Viola da Gamba in the Netherlands for professionals and amateurs. Apart from concerts and cd's, education through workshops and courses, publication of sheet music and articles is the center of our work. We will provide contact possibility by maintaining a database of gambaplayers, makers and music shops in our country."

Added on: Aug 05, 2007 | Hits: 419

"In 1998, instrumentalists from the Mannes Collegium Musicum in New York City sought to learn more about the art of continuo (improvising accompaniments from figured bass) in the music of the early Baroque. After just two informal meetings, the growing number of interested musicians revealed the need for formal coaching, necessitating the creation of the New York Continuo Collective. Open to all, regardless of their level of experience and expertise, we now number more than thirty active participants, including singers, and instrumentalists playing baroque harp, cello, gamba, theorbo, lute, guitar, violin, and cornetto. A central tenet of the Collective is that singer and player form an equal partnership in the realization of the music. Through public performances the Continuo Collective hopes to bring the audience into that partnership. Under the direction of Grant Herreid, Pat O'Brien, Paul Shipper, Jennifer Griesbach, and Charlie Weaver, the Collective conducts weekly sessions in performance practice, in which we examine rhetoric of text, gesture, ornamentation, and phrasing to create a common language for realizing this highly improvised music. In addition, the Collective has offered a number of shorter, specialized classes, including continuo theory, a theorbo seminar, continuo theory and harmony for singers, the Caccini Project, and classes in grounds, dance forms and improvisation. Master classes have been given by Stephen Stubbs, Elizabeth Kenny, Paula Chateauneuf, Karl-Ernst Schroeder, Andrew Lawrence-King, and Judith ... " Visit website for more information. (ed.)

Added on: May 11, 2008 | Hits: 419

"The Miami Bach Society (MBS) was founded in 1984 by a group of parishioners at The Coral Gables' Presbyterian Church. This group planned three concerts to celebrate the 300th anniversary of the birth of Johann Sebastian Bach. Because of the tremendous success of the programs, they formed a more permanent entity, The Miami Bach Society. Since then, the Society has performed an average of four concerts a year. The venues broadened to include much of Miami-Dade County, and, in recent years, other Florida venues such as Boca Raton and Key West, FL., as well as international cultural events in Europe.

The Miami Bach Society performs music of the greatest Baroque masters as well as works of other 17th and 18th century composers. These include Lully, Couperin, Charpentier, Vivaldi, Corelli, Händel, Telemann and the sons of Bach: Carl Philipp Emanuel, Johann Christian and George Friedman. It utilizes the talent of local artists from the faculty of the University of Miami, the New World Symphony, and what was the Florida Philharmonic Orchestra, In its season concerts, the Bach Society also presents great musicians with national and international reputations. countertenor Steven Rickards, and noted Baroque soprano Julianne Baird regularly sing with the Miami Bach Society orchestra and chorus. Dutch cellist Anner Bylsma, Mexican recorder player Horacio Franco; and groups such as The Ensemble for Early Music, Lionhart and The Baltimore Consort have been featured in past seasons. ... " Visit website for more information. (ed.)

Added on: Jul 17, 2008 | Hits: 422

"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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