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The Memorial Day Weekend Workshop!

Join us for an idyllic musical retreat in Rural Connecticut, May 22-25, in Litchfield, CT. Directed by Valerie Horst. Register here: https://www.amherstearlymusic.org/workshops/memorial-day-weekend-workshop

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Spring Break Workshop - April 11 & 12

Thanks to all who came to the Amherst Early Music Spring Break Weekend Workshop! We had a wonderful group of singers, recorders, viols, and lutes exploring music in times of revolution. Next year’s dates are April 10-11, 2027 and we’ll be back at St. George’s Episcopal Church in Arlington. Save the dates!

trumpeter John Blanke

The 2026 Amherst Early Music Festival!

https://www.amherstearlymusic.org/festival_2026_registration

Reserve your spot at the 2026 Amherst Early Music Festival!  You are welcome to pay in full, or with a $100 tuition deposit, and $60 housing reservation. 

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Madrigals at the 2024 Festival
Recorder Class at AEMF24
Renaissance flute players at the 2025 Workshop
2025 Opera Cast- Reutter's Dafne
Medieval Project Singers AEMF 2025
New London Assembly Musicians in concert AEMF 2025
Viol Quartet at AEMF 2024
New London Assembly at AEMF 2025
Choral Workshop Concert AEMF 2025
Baroque Academy Opera Orchestra AEMF 2025
Dafne Cast - AEMF 2025
CityRecorder 2025
Recorder players with harpsichord at AEMF 2025
Ensemble Singing Intensive Singers at AEMF 2025