Madison Early Music Festival

press release: The Madison Early Music Festival (MEMF) Concert Series includes four individual concerts featuring MEMF guest ensembles, a Participant Concert showcasing consorts that have been coached throughout the week by MEMF faculty, and the culminating All-Festival Concert presented by participants, faculty, and guest artists.

Evening concerts are preceded by a 6:30 pm lecture. All concerts and lectures take place in or near the UW–Madison Mosse Humanities Building (455 N. Park Street). Tickets to individual concerts are $20 for general admission and $10 for students. The Festival Concert Pass costs $90 and includes admission to all 5 evening concerts. Tickets for the MEMF 2019 Concert Series will be on sale in spring 2019.

Note: All MEMF Concert Series concerts and lectures are free for participants in the MEMF Workshop. There is a $4 transaction fee per ticket when purchasing online or by phone.

Saturday, July 6: Dark Horse Consort Wanderlust

Sunday, July 7: Alchymy Viols American at Versailles

Tuesday, July 9: HESPERUS The Hunchback of Notre Dame

Friday, July 12: Calmus Faith and Madness

Saturday, July 13: All-Festival Concert Musical Postcards from the Grand Tour

Participant registration for the 2019 Madison Early Music Festival (July 6-13), The Grand Tour: A 20th Anniversary Celebration of the Madison Early Music Festival, is now available.

Registration is easy for participants! There are two ways to register:

• Register online with a credit card. Please note: for registering online, we recommend you use laptops or desktop computers rather than iPads and mobile devices.
• Download and print out a MEMF 2019 Registration Form and mail in with check or money order.

The registration fee of $50 is waived for all who register before June 1. Work study and scholarship opportunities are available as well.  

We look forward to seeing you at MEMF 2019!