National Centre for Early Music

The National Centre for Early Music announces the programme for York Early Music Festival 2025, taking place from 4 – 11 July with highlights including the York debut of the French based orchestral ensemble Le Consort presenting their truly exceptional rendition of Vivaldi’s famous Four Seasons – but not quite as you know it! Overall […]

Beverley & East Riding Early Music Festival returns for their 37th festival with a celebration of the Georgian heritage of this historic English town. Friday 23– Sunday 25 May 2025 The major strand of this year’s programme looks at Beverley through the eyes of 18th century diarist and gentlemen John Courtney, reflecting on the music

This prestigious biennial competition provides the finale to this year’s York Early Music Festival (6 – 13 July). The 2024 competition final will be presented by a panel of judges:  Bart Demuyt, Director of AMUZ/Alamire; internationally acclaimed lutenist Elizabeth Kenny; Philip Hobbs from Linn Records; Lionel Meunier, Director of Vox Luminis; and clarinettist/lecturer Emily Worthington

The National Centre for Early Music is delighted to announce the programme for York Early Music Festival taking place from 6 – 13 July 2024 and that tickets are now on sale. This year’s festival focuses on the human voice and song, a combination prized for its power to communicate most directly, and through metamorphosis,

THREADS OF GOLD Friday 24 – Sunday 26 May 2024 This year Beverley & East Riding Early Music Festival weaves together the golden threads of Beverley’s remarkable history through music and song with a distinctly Spanish twist. Highlights of the Festival include: Friday 24: El Gran Teatro del Mundo, this young instrumental group based in