Early Music Associates, Inc (EMA) is pleased to announce that the Bloomington Early Music Festival will emerge this year with a series concerts and community activities from Tuesday, May 20 to Sunday, May 25. All events will take place in downtown Bloomington and are free and open to the public.

The ‘pop-up’ festival celebrates the abundant talent of Jacobs School students and members of the Bloomington community and is the first project of a recently reorganized not-for-profit (EMA) that nurtures the growth of early music performance in the region throughout the year.

“We’re thrilled to see the Bloomington Early Music Festival return to its roots through a partnership with Gamma Ut, the student wing of the Early Music Institute,” said Leela Breithaupt, board member of Early Music Associates. “This is a wonderful opportunity to bring together talented musicians specializing in Medieval and Baroque music with the Bloomington community in an energetic, fun-filled celebration that combines old music with new avenues of performance.”

Partnering with the festival are a number of community groups and venues, including Classical Revolution Bloomington, the Jacobs School of Music’s Project Jumpstart and Early Music Institute, the First Presbyterian Church’s new concert series, the Runcible Spoon, the City of Bloomington’s Saturday Morning Farmer’s Market, the Monroe County Courthouse, and the Mathers Museum.

Cost: Free

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