The SFEMS Berkeley Festival’s Exhibition and Marketplace—free and open to the public—takes place during the Festival, from Thursday, June 9 through Saturday, June 11, 2022.
The Exhibition features the work of instrument makers, publishers, retailers, performing and service organizations, and all others who provide materials, information, and support for the early music community.
If you plan to visit, please refer to our Covid-19 protocols, which will be updated as circumstances evolve.
EXHIBITION OPEN HOURS
Thursday, June 9: 12:00 pm – 6:00 pm
Friday, June 10: 10:00 am – 6:00 pm
Saturday, June 11: 10:00 am – 5:00 pm
UPDATED (March 28, 2022): ST. MARK’S EPISCOPAL CHURCH, BERKELEY
(2300 Bancroft Way) | parking and directions
Parish Hall and Lions Hall ~ MAP of EXHIBITOR TABLES ~
2022 EXHIBITORS
P designates tables in the Parish Hall on the 2nd floor above the nave
L designates tables in Lions Hall, a separate building on the ground floor
Books
Basileia Books – L5 & L15
Rare and out-of-print books in religion and theology
Hackenberg Booksellers ABAA – L12 through 14
Out of print and scholarly books (scores and Opera) from medieval to 18th century
The American Recorder Society – P17
Bins of excellent music suitable for all instruments at bargain prices. Proceeds go to the American Recorder Society’s workshop scholarship fund.
Robert Dawson and Linda Nakell – P10 & P18
Dozens of monument editions and playing scores, a hundred early opera DVDs, several hundred CDs
Bows
Pieter Affourtit – P20
Historical bows hand-made and tested onstage
Ralph Ashmead Bows – P7
Historical bows for violin, cello, and viola da gamba
Strings
Gabriela’s Baroque – P20
Baroque violins, violas, cellos and violas da gamba
Devin Hough – P16
Baroque violins, violas, and violas d’amore
LaMotte Violins – P15
Baroque violins, violas, cellos and bows
Daniel Larson – P8
Violin after Jacob Stainer; lute after Hans Frei
Alan Arthur Suits, luthier – P1 & P2
vihuelas, lutes, and ouds
Keyboards
Owen Daly Early Keyboard Instruments – L10
Harpsichord after 16th-century Venetian Practice
The Harpsichord Shop – L1 through L3
The West Coast’s historical keyboard marketplace, displaying six harpsichords of various sizes, and 2 clavichords
John Phillips Harpsichords – L11
Single manual harpsichord after Gräbner, Dresden, ca 1700. Double manual harpsichord after Gräbner, ca. 1740
Winds
Robert Dawson and Linda Nakell – P10 & P18
Personal instrument and music collection: assorted replica instruments, CDs, DVDs, music editions.
Recorder maker Jeff Holt will also be at this table.
Soren Green – P17
Historical clarinets, basset horns and chalumeaux
Greta Haug-Hryciw – P12 & P13
Used early instruments mostly from the collection of John McCann, including full consorts of Renaissance recorders pitched at A=440 Hz made by Bernard Junghänel, as well as crumhorns and rauschpfifes by Gunter Korber
Lazar’s Early Music – P4 & P5
Renaissance and baroque recorders and other instruments
Monika Musch – P14
Handcrafted Renaissance and Medieval recorders
Early Music Societies
The American Recorder Society – P13 & P17
Information about the ARS, a non-profit member based organization of recorder players of all backgrounds and cultures, from amateur to professional. At table P17 you’ll find bins of excellent music suitable for all instruments at bargain prices.
Early Music America – P11
Information about Early Music America, a North American community of people who find joy, meaning, and purpose in studying and experiencing historically informed performance
The San Francisco Early Music Society – P6
BFX main stage concert information, festival readers, and information about SFEMS, a community-based organization dedicated to increasing public appreciation for historically-informed performance of early music
Viola da Gamba Society of America – P9
Information about the VdGSA, dedicated to the support of activities and resources relating to the viola da gamba, other early bowed string instruments, and their music