Festivals

York Early Music Festival

Established in 1977 the York Early Music Festival is designed to celebrate York’s myriad of medieval churches, guildhalls and historic houses through historically informed music making of the highest international standard.

When

☀️Summer festival

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About

The York Early Music Festival was established in 1977 in order to celebrate music from the medieval to the baroque presented within an array of historic venues across the city of York. Supported by the Arts Council of England and the City of York, the festival is administered by the National Centre for Early Music. 

The 2024 festival will be all about celebrating reinvention, recreation and song:
Something old, Something new, Something borrowed …

Guest artists joining this year include the award winning vocal ensemble Vox Luminis in a programme of Claudio Monteverdi presented in the Quire of York Minster; the Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment directed by Steven Devine inviting us to join them at Zimmerman’s famous coffee House; lutenist Elizabeth Kenny brings her exhilarating Cubaroque project to the NCEM stage and BBC Radio 3’s New Generation Artist Helen Charlston joins us as artist in residence with guests including Consone QuartetToby Carr, John Butt and Jonathan Manson.

Past events

York Int'l Young Artists Competition Final

York Int'l Young Artists Competition Final

  • dateSat 13 July 2024
  • locationNational Centre for Early Music, York
  • time10:00am
  • ticket£40, £10 under 35s
  • festivalYork Early Music Festival
Cappella Pratensis & I Fedeli

Cappella Pratensis & I Fedeli

York Early Music Festival
  • dateFri 12 July 2024
  • locationYork Minster
  • time9:00pm
  • ticket£35 (£33 concessions)
  • festivalYork Early Music Festival
Salve Susato: treasures from Antwerp's golden age

Salve Susato: treasures from Antwerp's golden age

Utopia
  • dateFri 12 July 2024
  • locationNational Centre for Early Music, York
  • time6:00pm
  • ticket£22 (£20 concessions)
  • festivalYork Early Music Festival
Bella Donna

Bella Donna

Apotropaïk
  • dateThu 11 July 2024
  • locationMerchant Adventurers Hall, York
  • time9:45pm
  • ticket£22 (£20 concessions)
  • festivalYork Early Music Festival
Sacro Monteverdi

Sacro Monteverdi

Vox Luminis
  • dateThu 11 July 2024
  • locationYork Minster
  • time7:45pm
  • ticket£35 (£33 concessions)
  • festivalYork Early Music Festival
Dowland: Lend ears and tears, O hapless man

Dowland: Lend ears and tears, O hapless man

Helen Charlston & Toby Carr
  • dateWed 10 July 2024
  • locationMerchant Adventurers Hall, York
  • time9:30pm
  • ticket£22 (£20 concessions)
  • festivalYork Early Music Festival
Metamorfosi

Metamorfosi

In Echo
  • dateWed 10 July 2024
  • locationSt Lawrence Church, York
  • time7:30pm
  • ticket£25 (£23 concessions)
  • festivalYork Early Music Festival
Charles VII, Music Lover

Charles VII, Music Lover

Apotropaïk
  • dateWed 10 July 2024
  • locationHoly Trinity Church, York
  • time12:00pm
  • ticket£22 (£20 concessions)
  • festivalYork Early Music Festival
Rose Consort of Viols

Rose Consort of Viols

Rose Consort of Viols
  • dateTue 9 July 2024
  • locationNational Centre for Early Music, York
  • time9:30pm
  • ticket£22.00 (£20.00 concessions)
  • festivalYork Early Music Festival
Josquin's Legacy: Through the Shadows

Josquin's Legacy: Through the Shadows

The Gesualdo Six
  • dateTue 9 July 2024
  • locationYork Minster
  • time7:30pm
  • ticket£35.00 (£33.00 concessions)
  • festivalYork Early Music Festival
On the wings of a song, I'll carry you, my love, away...

On the wings of a song, I'll carry you, my love, away...

Consone Quartet
  • dateTue 9 July 2024
  • locationNational Centre for Early Music, York
  • time12:00pm
  • ticket£22.00 (£20.00 concessions)
  • festivalYork Early Music Festival
Couperin: Leçons de ténèbres

Couperin: Leçons de ténèbres

Helen Charlston
  • dateMon 8 July 2024
  • locationMerchant Taylor's Hall
  • time9:15pm
  • ticket£22 (£20 concessions)
  • festivalYork Early Music Festival
An Evening at Zimmerman's Coffee House

An Evening at Zimmerman's Coffee House

Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment
  • dateMon 8 July 2024
  • locationNational Centre for Early Music, York
  • time7:00pm
  • ticket£25 (£23 concessions)
  • festivalYork Early Music Festival
Welcome to all the Pleasures!

Welcome to all the Pleasures!

Domino Consort & University of York Baroque Ensemble
  • dateMon 8 July 2024
  • locationNational Centre for Early Music, York
  • time12:00pm
  • ticket£12.00 (£10.00 concessions)
  • festivalYork Early Music Festival
Cubaroque

Cubaroque

York Early Music Festival
  • dateSun 7 July 2024
  • locationNational Centre for Early Music, York
  • time7:30pm
  • ticket£25 (£23 concessions)
  • festivalYork Early Music Festival
Le Roi s'amuse

Le Roi s'amuse

Florilegium
  • dateSun 7 July 2024
  • locationNational Centre for Early Music, York
  • time10:30am
  • ticket£22.00 (£20.00 concessions)
  • festivalYork Early Music Festival

Location

National Centre for Early Music, York

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