The Guild for Early Music was founded in 2004 as a consortium of early music ensembles and musicians. The mission of the Guild is to
Promote music of the Medieval, Renaissance, Baroque, and Early American eras by fostering in the community knowledge and appreciation of music of these historical periods and facilitating cooperation and providing resources for professional and amateur performing ensembles and musicians. The Guild for Early Music became a 501(3)(c) corporation in July 2009.
The Guild for Early Music announces its 6th annual Festival at Grounds for Sculpture , Sunday October 17, 2010, from noon to 5:30 PM.
Hear mini-concerts all afternoon of medieval, Renaissance, Baroque, and Early American music, and our famous “petting zoo” of instruments.
Hosts of radio station WWFM, The Classical Network, will be present to greet their audiences. Bliss Michelson, Marjorie Herman, and Allan Kelly will be MC’s for the concerts.
It’s all free with admission to Grounds for Sculpture: 18 Fairgrounds Road, Hamilton NJ 08619, phone 609-393-3762 or visit at
www.groundsforsculpture.org .
Last year's participants were John Burkhalter, soloist for the Princeton Recorder Society, Delaware River Consort, Practitioners of Musick, mostly Motets, La Fiocco, Engelchor Consort, Princeton Pro Musica, Gloria Consort, La Spirita, and Musica Dolce.
We are once again grateful to WWFM to be our media sponsor.
An enchanted audience at the October 2008 event. Visit our Photo Gallery for more pictures of this and other Guild events and members.
In March 2009,
Early Music America kindly published an article about the Guild's October 2008 early music day at the Grounds for Sculpture, shown above.
Click here to read the article (courtesy of Early Music America, all rights reserved).
Guild members comprise professional musicians, semi-professionals students, amateurs, and early-music community members who are interested in fostering early music activities in the Central New Jersey and Eastern Central Pennsylvania areas, especially Princeton, Lawrenceville, and Trenton, NJ, and Lambertville, New Hope, Yardley, and Philadelphia, PA. But we welcome visitors, members, and enthusiasts from all over.
Our member ensembles include the
Dryden Ensemble ,
La Fiocco ,
Le Triomphe de l'Amour ,
Practitionners of Musick ,
La Spirita ,
Mostly Motets ,
Delaware River Consort , and other groups based in the Princeton/Delaware Valley/Philadelphia area. The Guild also is comprised of individual members of all levels. View our
Members page .
Visit this this section for new about individual and ensemble members. Also make sure you check our calendar frequently for updates on events in the Delaware Valley area and member events throughout the country.
La Spirita, a founding Guild ensemble member, is pleased to announce its new website, created by Guild member and viola da gambist Lynn Fergusson. Please
click here to visit their beautiful new site to learn more about La Spirita and upcoming events, and also visit their site here under
Membership --> View the Guilds Ensemble Members .
Check our calender for upcoming events, including Guild events and those of member ensemble and individual members. The Dryden Ensemble, Princeton Pro Musica, and La Fiocco have already posted events for the remainder of this year and beyond.
Please send your Member News to the webmaster using the Contact Us form.
WELCOME NEW MEMBERS FOR 2009 and 2010: Timothy Urban (recorders, early winds, baritone), Jessica Chisholm (recorder and voice), and Michelle Cosgrove (baroque flute), and ensemble members Princeton Pro Musica, Vox Fidelis, and Alchemy Baroque.
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http://wwfm.org/ 
While a sincere attempt will be made to ensure accuracy and completeness of the information posted, The Guild for Early Music, Inc., assumes no legal liability for the information on our website, including the calendar of events .