Southern Early Music Forum (SEMF) exists to further the interests of early music in the area of Hampshire, Surrey, West Sussex, the Isle of Wight, East Sussex and Kent.

Non-members are invited to try one of our playing days. A diary of current and forthcoming activities is available from the events menu.

Contact information for SEMF's committee members can be found on the Committee page.

New SEMF Chairman

At the 2010 Annual General Meeting on 15 May, Pat Stewart was elected as Chair of SEMF in succession to Brian Blood.

Go to Committee page.

Instruments for sale

Baroque flute at A415 after Charles Schuchart by Charles Wells in acid stained boxwood with 'ivory' mounts and silver key after an original in the Bate Collection, Oxford.
Purchased new from the maker in 2005 for £570.00.
Price £350.00.

c Wells flute 002 (17K) C Wells flute 004 (41K)
C Wells flute 017 (35K)

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Contact Mervyn Padgham (01435 883319)

Newsletter
SEMF publishes a regular newsletter to inform members of forthcoming activities and general events in the early music world, as well as descriptions of recent SEMF events and reviews of books, concerts and recordings. The Editor is always willing to receive contributions from members for the Newsletter.

The copy date for the next Newsletter is 27 August 2010.
The Newsletter usually appears three weeks later.