Performance, Education and Research

Begun as informal concerts in 2018, Early Music Missouri has grown to become an important part of our region’s musical life, presenting concerts, workshops, master classes, lectures and more regionally and nationally. EMMo concerts feature Medieval, Renaissance, Baroque and early Classical repertoire played on instruments (originals and reproductions) from these eras. Utilizing historical documents and original musical scores and guided by modern research, EMMo offers performances that reflect an Historically Informed Approach to technique, interpretation and performance.

To meet this end, EMMo presents expert performers and performer/scholars of our region as well as out-of-town guest artists. Each season, EMMo presents six Main Stage Concerts at St. Peter’s Episcopal Church in Ladue, MO and two intimate chamber concerts on the campus of Saint Louis University. In addition, EMMo presents touring performances across the region and country. In the 2022 - 2023 season, EMMo presented concerts in Kansas City, Louisville, Cincinatti, and Santa Fe on concert series and college campuses. The 2023 - 2024 season included EMMo touring performances in out-state Missouri, North Carolina, New Mexico and Colorado.  In summer 2024, EMMo began a collaborative relationship with the St. Louis Art Museum, presenting two summer concerts featuring Renaissance & Baroque repertoire from the Iberian peninsula. EMMo will present three free programs at SLAM over the 2024 Holiday Season. For information about EMMo’s 2024 - 2025 season, including our SLAM performances and other touring performances, click on “Our Current Season” above.

In addition to performances, Early Music Missouri’s performers and scholars regularly present lectures, demonstrations and classes for university students, community and educational organizations. These offerings include formal lectures about Historical Performance Practice, coaching sessions and master classes for students, and lecture/demos about historical instruments.

EMMo Main Stage Concert Series are presented at

St. Peter’s Episcopal Church at 110 North Warson Road in Ladue, MO.

EMMo@MOCRA concerts take place on the campus of

Saint Louis University in the Main Gallery of the Museum of Contemporary Religious Art

3700 West Pine Boulevard in Mid-Town St. Louis.

Early Music Missouri’s performances are open to the public.

Admission to performances is $20 at the door with discounts for college students and free admission for younger listeners.

EMMo will NEVER turn anyone away from a performance for lack of admission.

Our performance venues offer free parking and both have handicapped accessible ramps, entrances and elevators or lifts.

Early Music Missouri is funded by audience admission fees for each concert, grants and generous donations from patrons.

In recent seasons, Early Music Missouri received grant funding from the St. Louis Regional Arts Commission and Early Music America.

A portion of EMMo’s current 2024 - 2025 programing is supported by a grant from the Missouri Arts Council, a state agency.

Early Music Missouri is a 501(c)(3) public charity and accepts tax-deductible donations to support our work. 
  For more information or to make a tax-deductible donation, click on “Support Early Music Missouri” above.