Announcing Our 2008-2009 Season

Friday, October 3, 2008, 8:00 pm, St James by the Sea – Fretwork
A welcome return visit from the world’s leading viol
consort in a program of transcriptions of works by Bach.

Friday, November 7, 2008, 8:00 pm, – Venue TBA - Diabolus in Musica
A rare opportunity to hear Machaut’s Mass of Nostre Dame
performed by this renowned eight-voice French medieval group.

Thursday, November 20, 2008, 8:00 pm – Venue TBA – Pierre Hantai
One of the early music world’s most exciting harpsichordists
makes his long-awaited San Diego debut.

Friday, February 6, 2009, 8:00 pm – Venue TBA
Arion with Matthew White, Jaap Ter Linden director
Join us for “Vivaldi 2009,” a very special two-concert collaboration with the La Jolla Music Society! Hear Canadian instrumental ensemble Arion together with rising countertenor star Matthew White in an all-Vivaldi program featuring the Stabat Mater and concerti – and save on your ticket to the LJMS Vivaldi concert on Jan 24, 2009.

Friday, March 6, 2009, 8:00 pm – St James by the Sea
Amsterdam Loeki Stardust Quartet
These four entertaining and well-loved recorder virtuosos will be
back in San Diego as part of their 30th-anniversary tour.

Thursday, April 23, 2009, 8:00 pm – Venue TBA – Quatuor Mosaïques
The critically-acclaimed Franco-Austrian string quartet performs
Haydn, Mozart, and Schubert on period instruments.

New season brochures and online ordering will
be available this summer

Next Museum concert Sunday, May 18

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Are you interested in becoming more actively involved with “this plucky little society” (Valerie Scher, San Diego Union-Tribune)? We are currently seeking new Board and Committee members with ideas and enthusiasm. Even if you have only limited time available, we would welcome your involvement and getting to know you better. We have a particular need for people who are interested in publicity and fundraising, but we can use talents of all kinds. Please bombard us with questions! — we would love to give you more information. Use the link at the bottom of the home page to e-mail us — be sure to include a phone number if you would like to receive a call from one of our Board members. We look forward to hearing from you.

San Diego Early Music Society’s Monthly Musicmakers
Free and open to all!

On the fourth Saturday of each month, all interested musicians are invited to come sing and play. For our meeting s , we will gather at the Clairemont Community Center from 1:00 until 5:00.

Come and bring any music you would like to share, as well as your singing voices, viols, lutes, recorders, sackbuts, jaw harps, crumhorns, or anything else you can use to make some music! This is free of charge to everyone. Email your friends! Don't email your enemies!

Contact Steve Hendricks at (619) 459-4522 or steve@thehendricks.net for more information.

The Clairemont Community Center is located at:

4731 Clairemont Drive at Lakehurst Avenue
(In the Clairemont Town Square Shopping Center)
San Diego, CA 92117-2704
Phone: (858) 581-4111

http://www.sandiego.gov/servicecenters/locations/clairemont.shtml