BLEMF 2026
May 26-30, 2026
Live Concerts
Franklin Quartet
May 26th, 7PM
Featuring the music of 18th-century European & American composers in the rich Parlor Music tradition of Philadelphia.
Tonos
May 27th, 7PM
Bloomington favorites Tonos bring together Spanish, Catholic, and Indigenous traditions in the 17th-century mission music of New Spain.
Alchymy Viols
May 29th, 7PM
Featuring 17th-century French vocal music from the Louisiana Territory’s Ursuline convent in New Orleans.
The BEMI Players
May 30th, 5PM
Join the BEMI Players for the 4th annual Stanley Richie Youth Performance!
Early Music Access Project
May 30th, 7PM
Early 19th-century music played by the Hemings & Scott family fiddlers of Monticello & Charlottesville, with dramatic storytelling drawn from the Hemings’ own oral tradition!
Virtual Concerts
Williamsburg Baroque
Available Streaming may 26-June 8
Featuring late 18th-century instrumental music from the “Immigrant School” of early American composers.
Music of the Regiment
Available Streaming may 26-June 8
Recreating the wind band of the historic 2nd Virginia Regiment, Music of the Regiment will perform music for military ceremonies, social events, and marching into battle.
Patricia García Gil
Available Streaming may 26-June 8
Returning BLEM favorite Patricia performs mid-18th to 19th-century American piano Parlor Music written by and for women to perform in the home.