Bloomington Early Music Festival 2022: Celebrating Women in Early Music

14 concerts. 6 workshops. 9 centuries of music. All free and open to the public.
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BLEMF 2022 is dedicated to celebrating women in early music, highlighting the presence, influence, and artistry of women across nine centuries of musical culture and music-making. From the convents of the medieval period through the salons of the early 19th century, women participated in music as composers, performers, poets, patrons, and listeners; from positions of political, religious, and social power; in front of audiences and behind the scenes.

BLEMF 2022 gives such women the stage—those long-remembered and those only recently rediscovered—to bring the music they made in their time to our audiences today.

Sunday, May 22 •••••••••••••••
8:00 pm | OPENING CONCERT | FAR Center
Bloomington Bach Cantata Project: J.S. Bach, “Es ist gut, dass ich hingehe” BWV 108

Monday, May 23 •••••••••••••••
12:00 pm | VIRTUAL CONCERT
Musica Secreta: Mother, Sister, Daughter
2:00 pm | WORKSHOP | Monroe County Courthouse
Dancing on the Square: Join us for a jig and country dance!
5:00 pm | VIRTUAL CONCERT
Forgotten Clefs: Leonora d’Este’s Ferrara
8:00 pm | CONCERT | The Mill
Cappella Romana: Hymns of Kassianí

Tuesday, May 24 •••••••••••••••
12:00 pm | VIRTUAL CONCERT
Bach Collegium San Diego: Muses of Parnassus
2:00 pm | WORKSHOP | Lotus Firebay (B-Line)
Sword Fighting & Other Theatrical Wonders: Enter life on the Renaissance stage!
5:00 pm | VIRTUAL CONCERT
Le Concert de la Reine: Gloriosa
8:00 pm | CONCERT | Hopscotch Coffee B-Line
Isshallyn: Farewell Forever to the Music of the Harp

Wednesday, May 25 •••••••••••••••
It’s FAR Away Day!
12:00 pm | VIRTUAL FILM SCREENING
The Telling: Unsung Heroine
All following events at FAR CENTER
2:00 pm | WORKSHOP
Tunics, Tassels & Tiaras: Make your own historical costume!
5:00 pm | IN-PERSON FILM SCREENING
The Telling: Unsung Heroine
8:00 pm | CONCERT
Musica Spira: An Extraordinary Innovation

Thursday, May 26 •••••••••••••••
12:00 pm | VIRTUAL CONCERT
Rebecca Cypess of The Raritan Players: Salonniéres at the Keyboard
2:00 pm | WORKSHOP | The Lilly Library
Making Music Books: See book-making technologies from long ago!
5:00 pm | VIRTUAL CONCERT
Westeinde Winds: The Quest for the Female Musician of the Past
8:00 pm | CONCERT | Monroe County Courthouse
MIRYAM: Livshi Oz, Tales of Biblical Heroines

Friday, May 27 •••••••••••••••
12:00 pm | VIRTUAL CONCERT
Schola Antiqua: Music in Secret
2:00 pm | WORKSHOP | Monroe County Public Library, Downtown Branch
What’s That Sound?: Build your own instrument!
5:00 pm | WORKSHOP | Cardinal Spirits (21+ only)
Tavern Hopping through Time: Ticketed: Visit Click for Details for more info
8:00 pm | CLOSING NIGHT CONCERT | Trinity Episcopal Church
Tonos del Sur: María del Pueblo