2022 Medieval & Renaissance Workshop

July 10th - 16th, 2022

2022 Medieval & Renaissance Workshop

Lovers and Labyrinths: Songs and Dances in Circles, Celebrating Love, Life, Death, and Rebirth

First Presbyterian Church of Berkeley, Geneva Hall (2420 Channing Way, Berkeley)

First Congregational Church of Berkeley, Sanctuary (2345 Channing Way, Berkeley)

Adam Knight Gilbert, director

More about Lovers and Labyrinths: Songs and Dances in Circles, Celebrating Love, Life, Death, and Rebirth

SFEMS’s Medieval/Renaissance Workshop returns live with classes and concerts on a wide range of music, focusing on special songs, dances, motets, and Masses celebrating the sacred form of the circle and the endless return of love, life, and hope.

In addition to a busy schedule of four classes per day, the workshop offers nightly events, including an evening lecture, concerts by students, faculty, and a visiting ensemble.

To attend this workshop, proof of “up to date” vaccination against COVID-19 will be required. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), “up to date means a person has received all recommended COVID-19 vaccines, including any booster dose(s) when eligible.” For additional policies for SFEMS, please visit our COVID-19 protocol page.

Upon registration, please send proof of vaccination (in .pdf or .jpg form) to workshops@sfems.org.

All indoor spaces have windows as well as HEPA filtration systems to ensure good ventilation, and we will also have outdoor classes. Closer to the workshop dates, we will ask for your current level of comfort for playing together indoors or outdoors with other wind instrumentalists and singers.

Because of continued logistical challenges of the pandemic, SFEMS will be unable to offer group accommodations for the 2022 summer workshops. Our workshop directors and staff did not undertake this decision lightly, and based on your feedback, we hope that this information about accommodations and transportation will ease your planning as for what we expect will be a joyous return to in-person workshops. There will be secure storage space for large instruments at our venues.

As the workshops draw nearer, we will make adjustments as pandemic restrictions ebb and flow. We ask for your patience as we navigate these confusing times together.

SFEMS offers a nationally renowned series of summer workshops, first held in 1980, taught by acclaimed artists to over 300 amateur and professional musicians. SFEMS offers one of the most comprehensive summer early music programs in the United States, led by a faculty of international artists in residence. The Medieval and Renaissance, Baroque, Recorder, and Classical workshops offer instrumental and vocal master classes, lectures, coached ensembles, and recitals and provide opportunities for musicians and dancers at a variety of levels to improve their ensemble skills, performance techniques, and teaching abilities.

Dates, Deadlines, and Fee Information

Full tuition: $800

Early Bird discount: $50 off tuition by March 31.

SFEMS Member discount: $50 off tuition (you must be a current member prior to enrollment)

Secure your spot with a non-refundable deposit of $175. To receive the Early Bird discount, the balance must be paid by March 31.

All outstanding tuition balances must be paid by June 26, 2022.

Once again, upon registration, please send proof of vaccination (in .pdf or .jpg form) to workshops@sfems.org.

SCHOLARSHIPS AND FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE:

Tuition assistance is available through our scholarship and work study programs.

Additional questions regarding payment? Contact administrator Stacey Helley at workshops@sfems.org.

Questions about the workshop? Contact director Adam Gilbert at medrenworkshop.sfems@gmail.com.

For more information see website.