Since 1996, Early Music Michigan has been performing early music in a dynamic, varied, and historically informed manner that honors this body of rare and ancient musical treasures, the artistic voice, and the humanity of collaborative music making. We welcome new singers and instrumentalists who would like to perform with us!

Upcoming events

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February2025

Community book fair at this is a bookstore benefiting Early Music MichiganDo your Valentine’s Day shopping at this is a bookstore and Bookbug in Oakwood Plaza and let them know you’re shopping to help us! We will receive up to 20% of the proceeds!

9 a.m. to 9 p.m.this is a bookstore & Bookbug
Kalamazoo, MI

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February2025

Sunday Brunch at Sarkozy BakeryHead to Sarkozy for some delicious Sunday brunch accompanied by a gorgeous backdrop of early music provided by EMM’s Artistic Director Luke Conklin.

11 a.m. to 1 p.m.Sarkozy Bakery
Kalamazoo, MI

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February2025

Chant as Early Music: Toward a Nuanced Performance of Gregorian ChantArtistic Director Luke Conklin will lead a workshop on performing Gregorian chant.
More information and registration details will be released soon!

2–4 p.m.First Congregational Church
Kalamazoo, MI

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June2025

Douce Dame Jolie: Christine de Pizan and Guillaume de Machaut in DialogueFor this performance, we will present poetry by proto-feminist Christine de Pizan in dialogue with motets and chansons by the most important composer of the French Ars Nova, Guillaume de Machaut.

3 p.m.First Congregational Church
Kalamazoo, MI

Workshop:
Chant as Early Music: Toward a Nuanced Performance of Gregorian Chant

February 22, 2024 – 2–4 p.m.
First Congregational Church, Kalamazoo

In this workshop, we will explore some of the oldest manuscripts containing chant notation and use them to inform a highly nuanced performance of this remarkable music. There is a unique thrill that accompanies looking at a 1200-year-old manuscript and translating it into sound. And this won’t be a purely academic exercise—we will sing the results of our explorations together!

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Douce Dame Jolie: Christine de Pizan and Guillaume de Machaut in Dialogue

June 1, 2025 – 3 p.m.
First Congregational Church, Kalamazoo

Although women were certainly involved in all aspects of music-making throughout history, in some periods, such as the Middle Ages, there are few surviving pieces that we know were written by women. For this performance, we will present poetry by proto-feminist Christine de Pizan in dialogue with motets and chansons by the most important composer of the French Ars Nova, Guillaume de Machaut.

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About Early Music Michigan

EMM specializes in bringing to the public rarely performed music dating back hundreds of years, as well as music from our own time, performed in beautiful spaces with wonderful acoustics. As an early music ensemble emphasizing historically informed performance, we occupy a valuable niche, providing music and creative programming that would not otherwise be available in the greater Kalamazoo area.

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