Early Music Michigan

Events

February 2025

Community bookfair at Bookbug & this is a bookstore

February 8, 2025

Shop in-store or online on Saturday, February 8th at Bookbug & this is a bookstore to support a great local bookstore AND Early Music Michigan! Please mention your support of EMM during checkout in store or online and we will recieve a portion of the proceeds. You can find more information on Facebook and RSVP here to get email reminders about the event. Plus, one random registered attendee will win a $25 gift card after the book fair!

Sunday Brunch at Sarkozy Bakery

February 9, 2025

Stop by Sarkozy Bakery from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. for a delicious brunch accompanied by a gorgeous background of early music played by EMM’s Artistic Director, Luke Conklin! Sarkozy is bringing back their chocolate orange croissant and chasing away the winter chill with shakshuka at brunch.

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

February 22, 2025 – 2 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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June 2025

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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More Early Music in the Community

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January2025
Blackbirds and Thrushes Traditional Singing SessionTraditional singing session at The Hub. Bring songs to sing or feel free to join and listen. Meets second Sunday of the month, year-round. Contact Ginny Shilliday for more details.
2–4 p.m.The Hub
359 S. Kalamazoo Mall
13
January2025
Kalamazoo Sacred Harp Workshop and SingingLearn shapenote singing (or just join to sing and practice)! The first hour of each meeting is a workshop, followed by a short break and an hour of free singing. Meets the second and fourth Mondays of the month, year-round. Contact Kalamazoo Sacred Harp Singers for more details.
2–4 p.m.The Hub
359 S. Kalamazoo Mall
27
January2025
Kalamazoo Sacred Harp Workshop and SingingLearn shapenote singing (or just join to sing and practice)! The first hour of each meeting is a workshop, followed by a short break and an hour of free singing. Meets the second and fourth Mondays of the month, year-round. Contact Kalamazoo Sacred Harp Singers for more details.
2–4 p.m.The Hub
359 S. Kalamazoo Mall
9
February2025
Blackbirds and Thrushes Traditional Singing SessionTraditional singing session at The Hub. Bring songs to sing or feel free to join and listen. Meets second Sunday of the month, year-round. Contact Ginny Shilliday for more details.
2–4 p.m.The Hub
359 S. Kalamazoo Mall
10
February2025
Kalamazoo Sacred Harp Workshop and SingingLearn shapenote singing (or just join to sing and practice)! The first hour of each meeting is a workshop, followed by a short break and an hour of free singing. Meets the second and fourth Mondays of the month, year-round. Contact Kalamazoo Sacred Harp Singers for more details.
2–4 p.m.The Hub
359 S. Kalamazoo Mall
24
February2025
Kalamazoo Sacred Harp Workshop and SingingLearn shapenote singing (or just join to sing and practice)! The first hour of each meeting is a workshop, followed by a short break and an hour of free singing. Meets the second and fourth Mondays of the month, year-round. Contact Kalamazoo Sacred Harp Singers for more details.
2–4 p.m.The Hub
359 S. Kalamazoo Mall
9
March2025
Blackbirds and Thrushes Traditional Singing SessionTraditional singing session at The Hub. Bring songs to sing or feel free to join and listen. Meets second Sunday of the month, year-round. Contact Ginny Shilliday for more details.
2–4 p.m.The Hub
359 S. Kalamazoo Mall
10
March2025
Kalamazoo Sacred Harp Workshop and SingingLearn shapenote singing (or just join to sing and practice)! The first hour of each meeting is a workshop, followed by a short break and an hour of free singing. Meets the second and fourth Mondays of the month, year-round. Contact Kalamazoo Sacred Harp Singers for more details.
2–4 p.m.The Hub
359 S. Kalamazoo Mall
24
March2025
Kalamazoo Sacred Harp Workshop and SingingLearn shapenote singing (or just join to sing and practice)! The first hour of each meeting is a workshop, followed by a short break and an hour of free singing. Meets the second and fourth Mondays of the month, year-round. Contact Kalamazoo Sacred Harp Singers for more details.
2–4 p.m.The Hub
359 S. Kalamazoo Mall
13
April2025
Blackbirds and Thrushes Traditional Singing SessionTraditional singing session at The Hub. Bring songs to sing or feel free to join and listen. Meets second Sunday of the month, year-round. Contact Ginny Shilliday for more details.
2–4 p.m.The Hub
359 S. Kalamazoo Mall
14
April2025
Kalamazoo Sacred Harp Workshop and SingingLearn shapenote singing (or just join to sing and practice)! The first hour of each meeting is a workshop, followed by a short break and an hour of free singing. Meets the second and fourth Mondays of the month, year-round. Contact Kalamazoo Sacred Harp Singers for more details.
2–4 p.m.The Hub
359 S. Kalamazoo Mall
28
April2025
Kalamazoo Sacred Harp Workshop and SingingLearn shapenote singing (or just join to sing and practice)! The first hour of each meeting is a workshop, followed by a short break and an hour of free singing. Meets the second and fourth Mondays of the month, year-round. Contact Kalamazoo Sacred Harp Singers for more details.
2–4 p.m.The Hub
359 S. Kalamazoo Mall
11
May2025
Blackbirds and Thrushes Traditional Singing SessionTraditional singing session at The Hub. Bring songs to sing or feel free to join and listen. Meets second Sunday of the month, year-round. Contact Ginny Shilliday for more details.
2–4 p.m.The Hub
359 S. Kalamazoo Mall
12
May2025
Kalamazoo Sacred Harp Workshop and SingingLearn shapenote singing (or just join to sing and practice)! The first hour of each meeting is a workshop, followed by a short break and an hour of free singing. Meets the second and fourth Mondays of the month, year-round. Contact Kalamazoo Sacred Harp Singers for more details.
2–4 p.m.The Hub
359 S. Kalamazoo Mall
28
May2025
Kalamazoo Sacred Harp Workshop and SingingLearn shapenote singing (or just join to sing and practice)! The first hour of each meeting is a workshop, followed by a short break and an hour of free singing. Meets the second and fourth Mondays of the month, year-round. Contact Kalamazoo Sacred Harp Singers for more details.
2–4 p.m.The Hub
359 S. Kalamazoo Mall

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