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Cambridge Early Music

Committed to promoting the study and enjoyment of early music practice through concerts and education

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About

Cambridge Early Music has raised the profile of music from the Medieval, Renaissance and Baroque eras to local, national and international audiences.

As well as promoting an annual series of concerts in the city of Cambridge, we also invite keen early musicians to participate in our Summer Schools, where they learn from specialist guest course directors. We also promote emerging artists through our annual Cambridge Early Music prize.

Run by an enthusiastic and knowledgeable board of trustees and an indefatigable Administrator, we punch above our weight in terms of the quality and quantity of events we promote. Artists in the past few years have included the Gesualdo Six, the Marian Consort, the Brook Street Band, the Academy of Ancient Music, Solomon's Knot and the Irish Baroque Orchestra, as well as smaller ensembles from the UK, Europe and the USA. Past recipients of the Cambridge Early Music Prize have included Sollazzo Ensemble, El Gran Teatro del Mundo, ApotropaïK and, most recently, Pfeyfferey, who will appear in concert in 2025.

Past events

Decameron Musicale

Decameron Musicale

Rune
  • dateThu, 24 April 2025
  • locationSt Catharine's College Chapel, Cambridge
  • time7:00pm
  • ticket£20.00 (£7.50 students, U18s free)
  • festivalCambridge Early Music
The Prince of Music

The Prince of Music

Stile Antico
  • dateThu, 6 March 2025
  • locationTrinity College Chapel, Cambridge
  • time7:30pm
  • ticketAdult £37.50, £27.50, Student £7.50, u18 free
  • festivalCambridge Early Music
Time Stands Still

Time Stands Still

Peter Croton & L'Isola
  • dateFri, 7 February 2025
  • locationSt Catharine's College Chapel, Cambridge
  • time6:00pm
  • ticket£20 (£7.50 Students, free Under 18s)
  • festivalCambridge Early Music
Schütz: The Christmas Story

Schütz: The Christmas Story

Arcangelo
  • dateFri, 13 December 2024
  • locationTrinity College Chapel, Cambridge
  • time7:30pm
  • ticketAdult £37.50, £27.50 F/T Student £7.50 u 18 free
  • festivalCambridge Early Music
A Birthday Party for a King

A Birthday Party for a King

Apollo's Cabinet
  • dateThu, 21 November 2024
  • locationDowning Place URC
  • time7:00pm
  • ticket£27.50 (£7.50 Students, u 18 free)
  • festivalCambridge Early Music
Musikverein

Musikverein

Revolutionary Drawing Room
  • dateFri, 25 October 2024
  • locationSt Catharine's College Chapel, Cambridge
  • time6:00pm
  • ticket£20 (£7.50 Students, u 18 free)
  • festivalCambridge Early Music
Monteverdi's Vespers

Monteverdi's Vespers

Solomon's Knot
  • dateWed, 9 October 2024
  • locationWest Road Concert Hall, Cambridge
  • time7:30pm
  • ticket£40, £30 (£12 Student, u 18s free)
  • festivalCambridge Early Music
Bach & Telemann: A meeting of friends

Bach & Telemann: A meeting of friends

El Gran Teatro del Mundo
  • dateSun, 26 May 2024
  • locationDowning Place URC, Cambridge
  • time6:00pm
  • ticketStandard £27.50, Student £7.50 (Under 18s free)
  • festivalCambridge Early Music
Farándula Castiza: Madrid, the melting pot

Farándula Castiza: Madrid, the melting pot

Forma Antiqva
  • dateTue, 14 May 2024
  • locationPembroke College Auditorium, Cambridge
  • time7:00pm
  • ticket£27.50, Student £7.50 (Under 18s free)
  • festivalCambridge Early Music
Cantoría: El Fuego

Cantoría: El Fuego

Cambridge Early Music
  • dateWed, 10 April 2024
  • locationJesus College Chapel, Cambridge
  • time7:30pm
  • ticketAdult £27.50, Student £7.50, Under 18 no charge
  • festivalCambridge Early Music
10th Anniversary Concert

10th Anniversary Concert

The Gesualdo Six
  • dateTue, 5 March 2024
  • locationTrinity College Chapel, Cambridge
  • time8:00pm
  • ticketAdult £37.50, £27.50, Student £7.50, Under 18 no charge
  • festivalCambridge Early Music
Apotropaïk: Bella Donna

Apotropaïk: Bella Donna

Cambridge Early Music
  • dateThu, 22 February 2024
  • locationSt Catharine's College Chapel, Cambridge
  • time7:00pm
  • ticketAdult £27.50, Student £7.50, under 18 no charge
  • festivalCambridge Early Music
The Honour of William Byrd
Continuo Funded

The Honour of William Byrd

Chelys Consort of Viols
  • dateSat, 10 February 2024
  • locationSt Catharine's Chapel, Cambridge
  • time7:00pm
  • ticketAdult £27.50, Student £7.50, U18 free
  • festivalCambridge Early Music
Orpheus Britannicus: Solos, Duos & Trios

Orpheus Britannicus: Solos, Duos & Trios

Cambridge Early Music
  • dateFri, 26 January 2024
  • locationSt Catharine's Chapel, Cambridge
  • time6:00pm
  • ticketAdult £27.50, Student £7.50, U18 free
  • festivalCambridge Early Music

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