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.

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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 Quartet, Toby Carr, John Butt and Jonathan Manson.
Past events

York Int'l Young Artists Competition Final
Sat 13 July 2024
National Centre for Early Music, York
10:00am
£40, £10 under 35s
York Early Music Festival

Cappella Pratensis & I Fedeli
York Early Music Festival
Fri 12 July 2024
York Minster
9:00pm
£35 (£33 concessions)
York Early Music Festival

Salve Susato: treasures from Antwerp's golden age
Utopia
Fri 12 July 2024
National Centre for Early Music, York
6:00pm
£22 (£20 concessions)
York Early Music Festival

Bella Donna
Apotropaïk
Thu 11 July 2024
Merchant Adventurers Hall, York
9:45pm
£22 (£20 concessions)
York Early Music Festival

Sacro Monteverdi
Vox Luminis
Thu 11 July 2024
York Minster
7:45pm
£35 (£33 concessions)
York Early Music Festival

Dowland: Lend ears and tears, O hapless man
Helen Charlston & Toby Carr
Wed 10 July 2024
Merchant Adventurers Hall, York
9:30pm
£22 (£20 concessions)
York Early Music Festival

Metamorfosi
In Echo
Wed 10 July 2024
St Lawrence Church, York
7:30pm
£25 (£23 concessions)
York Early Music Festival

Charles VII, Music Lover
Apotropaïk
Wed 10 July 2024
Holy Trinity Church, York
12:00pm
£22 (£20 concessions)
York Early Music Festival

Rose Consort of Viols
Rose Consort of Viols
Tue 9 July 2024
National Centre for Early Music, York
9:30pm
£22.00 (£20.00 concessions)
York Early Music Festival

Josquin's Legacy: Through the Shadows
The Gesualdo Six
Tue 9 July 2024
York Minster
7:30pm
£35.00 (£33.00 concessions)
York Early Music Festival

On the wings of a song, I'll carry you, my love, away...
Consone Quartet
Tue 9 July 2024
National Centre for Early Music, York
12:00pm
£22.00 (£20.00 concessions)
York Early Music Festival

Couperin: Leçons de ténèbres
Helen Charlston
Mon 8 July 2024
Merchant Taylor's Hall
9:15pm
£22 (£20 concessions)
York Early Music Festival

An Evening at Zimmerman's Coffee House
Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment
Mon 8 July 2024
National Centre for Early Music, York
7:00pm
£25 (£23 concessions)
York Early Music Festival

Welcome to all the Pleasures!
Domino Consort & University of York Baroque Ensemble
Mon 8 July 2024
National Centre for Early Music, York
12:00pm
£12.00 (£10.00 concessions)
York Early Music Festival

Cubaroque
York Early Music Festival
Sun 7 July 2024
National Centre for Early Music, York
7:30pm
£25 (£23 concessions)
York Early Music Festival

Le Roi s'amuse
Florilegium
Sun 7 July 2024
National Centre for Early Music, York
10:30am
£22.00 (£20.00 concessions)
York Early Music Festival
Location
National Centre for Early Music, York