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Thursday 29 January 2015

What happens when you "cross-fertilise" early Swedish folk dance melodies and polskas with the most beautiful four-part chorales written by the Baroque genius J S Bach? The answer is given the 21 of March, on the master's birthday and nowadays also the European Day of Early Music. That is when organ player Gunnar Idenstam (known from the CD "Bach på Svenska"), nyckelharpa/keyed fiddle-players Johan Hedin, Erik Rydvall, Niklas Roswall, baroque violin player Ida Meidell Blylod, and Swedish vocal quartet (Jessica Bäcklund, soprano; Kaspar von Weber, countertenor; Love Enström, tenor; Johan Karlström, bass) take up the challenge in "AURORA BACHEALIS". An including sound world is presented, where sacred and secular expressions are paired up, reflect each other's colour palette and are improvised over. Expect a lovely music experience!

  Stockholm Early Music Festival initiated the European Day of Early Music in 2013. The celebration is coordinated across the whole continent through the European Early Music Network (REMA) and is under the patronage of both UNESCO and the European Commission.

In collaboration with the European Broadcasting Union (EBU), the Swedish Radio (Sveriges Radio), Swedish Performing Arts Agency (Statens Musikverk) and the City of Stockhom (Stockholms Stad).

Buy tickets here.

Friday 31 October 2014

Welcome to the IV SEMF Christmas Light Edition on 13th December!

What about a version of Händel´s monumental "Messiah" performed by only 4 musicians?! Don´t even miss the Early Late Night Concert where you can enjoy an organ recital, listening on your mattress. In between - storytelling.

It´s…brr… never…too cold for early…music.

Buy your tickets here. In cooperation with the German Church.

Sunday 7 September 2014

REMA, the European Early Music Network – which Peter Pontvik for the time being is chairman for – has been granted a multi-year support under the European Commission’s new program Creative Europe.  

Consequently REMA is one of the 21 essential networks in Europe having received grants from the European Union, out of 58 organizations that applied for it. “We are delighted that early music heritage is regarded as one of the important forms of expression in Europe and has got its funding doubled” says Peter Pontvik. He adds “it would be very encouraging if we here in Sweden could match such a view of the historical music by increasing the contributions to it”.

Thanks to the EU-support REMA will have the possibility to fulfill some of the projects planned for, like a web radio station för early music a Showcase Festival for young musicians and the prize REMA AWARD.