21 maart: REMA / EMD Early Music Day / Dag van de Oude Muziek

On 21 March 2020, day of the spring solstice and birth date of Johann Sebastian Bach, Early Music Day, a REMA initiative, will celebrate a heritage that spans over 1000 years of musical history, from the music of the Middle Ages to the XVIII century, and the vitality of its community today.

We are delighted to announce that the British violin player Rachel Podger will be the ambassador of Early Music Day 2020. Her contribution of baroque and classical music as a performer, director, as well as her work in education and for her festival Brecon Baroque, make her a leading voice in the world of Early Music and a great representative of the energy and passion that bring the Early Music community together.

For the eighth time, on 21 March, birth date of Johann Sebastian Bach and first day of Spring, Europe and the world join in to celebrate Early Music with the people who love it. Early Music Day showcases a diversity of events, from academic conferences to school projects, high-end ensembles concerts and quirky amateur performers videos … There is something in it for everyone! Online streaming and social media make the events available to all, wherever they are, and turn 21 March into a meeting date for the Early Music community worldwide!

Through the website www.earlymusicday.eu, any individual or organisation that is willing to join can register their contribution and add it to the list of Early Music Day events.

The project is promoted and coordinated by REMA/EEMN, the European Early Music Network, that gathers around 90 festivals and concert halls specialised in Early Music across Europe. REMA’s mission is to foster partnerships between members and give a dedicated space to the people who make Early Music happen and defend its importance as a common European heritage.