MEMF is moving from its administrative home in the UW-Madison Division of the Arts to a new administrative home in the Mead Witter School of Music as of February 2021. The festival will be known as the Madison Early Music Festival, a program of the Mead Witter School of Music. More summer 2021 updates will be posted on our website as they are available.
Workshop
Workshop classes occupy five days of the Festival, with offerings ranging from beginner-level instruction to advanced master classes and consorts.
Concerts
The Festival Concert Series consists of 6 concerts and includes performances by ensembles-in-residence, as well as a Participant Concert and All-Festival Concert.
Lectures
Free lectures by a renowned scholar or performer on a topic related to the Festival theme take place prior to concerts in the evening, as well as midday throughout the Festival week.