National Centre for Early Music

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The National Centre for Early Music is based in a medieval church in York. Home of the internationally acclaimed York Early Music Festival, the NCEM promotes a year-round series of jazz, world, folk and early music concerts as well as a thriving education programme.

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The National Centre for Early Music is based in a medieval church in York. Home of the internationally acclaimed York Early Music Festival, the NCEM promotes a year-round series of jazz, world, folk and early music concerts as well as a thriving education programme.

York Early Music Festival Pictures

Pictures taken at the York Early Music Festival 2010 can be viewed from on this site. Click here

NCEM Composers Award 2010

The NCEM Composers Award 2010, presented in partnership with BBC Radio 3 and The Tallis Scholars, has been won by Owain Park (16) and Alexander Campkin (25). The winning pieces can be heard on BBC Radio 3's Ear...

Aimhigher Award Finalist

The NCEM was delighted to be selected as a finalist in the York and North Yorkshire Aimhigher Awards 2010. The NCEM was nominated for the Aimhigher Project of the Year. Throughout the year the percussion quarte...

Singers Needed for Coram Boy

Young singers are needed to form a choir to take part in Corman Boy at the York Theatre Royal this summer. Click here for more details.

Free Teaching & Learning Resources

The NCEM produces learning and teaching resources aimed at Key Stage 2 and Key Stage 3 pupils. Some of these resources are free to download. To find out more go to the Learning and Resources section and registe...

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