ABOUT

LET’S CELEBRATE EARLY MUSIC!

The Early Music Day is a celebration of more than a millennium of music, through concerts, events, and happenings taking place simultaneously across Europe. The Early Music Day is a focal point for the promotion of the historical musical heritage in Europe. Former editions took place under the support and patronage of Mr Tibor Navracsics and Mrs. Androulla Vassiliou, respectively current and former European Commissioner for Culture, UNESCO, as well as artists Jordi Savall, William Christie, René Jacobs, Skip Sempé and Jean Rondeau.

 

CELEBRATING 1000 YEARS OF LIVING MUSIC HISTORY      

Early music is a central part of the cultural heritage shared by Europeans, closely connected with other artistic expressions such as dance, theatre, and architecture. It spans more than 1000 years of music, written down or transmitted by oral tradition, from the Middle Ages to the end of the 18th century. While some of the composers of these eras are widely known, there is a large repertoire still to be re-discovered by today’s audiences. The Early Music Day aims to increase awareness of the music from the medieval, renaissance and baroque periods and bring it to the attention of a wider audience.

 

A REMA PROJECT, OPEN TO THE WHOLE WORLD!

Early Music Day is a REMA project, launched in 2013, initiated by its past president Peter Pontvik. REMA, the official promoter and coordinator of the celebration, is the representative network for Early Music in Europe, composed by 86 members in 21 countries. The network and its members organise concerts, conferences, and other events under the Early Music Day heading, but the celebration is of course open to every organisation and partner interested in joining!

AN ONLINE EVENT Early Music Day is an important online event as well, with concerts being live streamed, reaching audiences in the whole world.

PARTNERSHIPS AND MEDIA A strong partnership with the media is essential to the impact and visibility of Early Music Day. The European Broadcasting Union (EBU) has been a partner to the event since its first edition in 2013. Partnerships between REMA members/other organisers involved in the project and local, regional and national media in each country complement the European aspect.