EXHIBITION & MARKETPLACE

The Festival Exhibition and Marketplace—free and open to the public—takes place Thursday, June 13 through Saturday, June 15, 2024.

The Exhibition features the work of instrument makers, publishers, retailers, performing and service organizations, and all others who provide materials, information, and support for the early music community.

EXHIBITION OPEN HOURS

Thursday, June 13: 12:00 pm – 6:00 pm
Friday, June 14: 10:00 am – 6:00 pm
Saturday, June 15: 10:00 am – 5:00 pm

ST. MARK’S EPISCOPAL CHURCH, BERKELEY

2300 Bancroft Way Berkeley, CA 94704  
parking and directions
in the Parish Hall on the 2nd floor above the nave, and 
in Lions Hall, a separate building on the ground floor

Please note that on Saturday, June 15th the office entrance will be closed in preparation for the monthly community Hot Meals program. On this day, please use the other entrances indicated on the map.

2024 List of Exhibitors

Scroll down through the Exhibitor categories below. CLICK on the images above each exhibitor's name to get detailed information on their individual pages (some are still under construction).

BOOKS and PRINTED MUSIC

Image courtesy of Hackenberg Booksellers ABAA

  • Scholarly, out-of-print and rare book dealer with substantial stock in early music. Heavy concentration of medieval, Renaissance, baroque and early classical music and scores.

LIONS HALL
L-12 thru L-14

  • An antiquarian and academic book business that also offers an extensive collection of early music recordings on CD.

PARISH HALL
P-2 thru P-5

  • Excellent pre-owned editions of music suitable for all instruments at bargain prices.

PARISH HALL
P-11

  • Pre-owned volumes on music: biographies, treatises, technique, repertoire, and other books to enhance your music library.

PARISH HALL
P-11

BOWS

Image courtesy of Affourtit Historical Bows

  • Bows for all members of the violin and viol families.

PARISH HALL
P-7

  • Baroque and classical bows for violin, viola, cello, viola da gamba, double bass - partnered at BFX with Gabriela’s Baroque

PARISH HALL
P-20

STRINGS

Image courtesy of Gabriela’s Baroque

  • Hand crafted violins, violas da gamba, and violas d'amore

PARISH HALL
P-17

  • Violas da gamba, baroque cellos, baroque viola and baroque & classical bows - partnered at BFX with Pieter Affourtit Historical Bows

PARISH HALL
P-20

  • Mr. Shingleton is very sorry that he cannot attend BFX as planned. Please see his Exhibitor page for details about his instruments and how to contact him for more information.

PARISH HALL
P-9

  • Timbre Folk & Baroque in Berkeley is a sales and repair shop specializing in baroque and folk instruments

PARISH HALL
P-19

  • 7-string bass viol by Dietrich Kessler, treble by Warren Ellison; whimsical gear, used sheet music

PARISH HALL
P-5

KEYBOARDS

  • Maker of harpsichords and clavichords

LIONS HALL
L-1

  • A selection of historical keyboard instruments including harpsichords and clavichords by David Werbeloff, Ronald Haas, Anderson Dupree, and Andrew Lagerquist

LIONS HALL
L-6 thru L-9

  • On display: a French double after François Blanchet; and by Dominic Favia: a Venetian after Dominicus Pisaurensis and a Flemish Ioannes Ruckers.

LIONS HALL
L-10 and L-11

  • Lautenwerke and Harpsichords ingeniously designed. On display: a two-choir ottavino lautenwerk

LIONS HALL
L-4

  • Made in Passau, Germany in the 1960s, this harpsichord is well suited for students or amateur early music enthusiasts

LIONS HALL
in the “short” space

WINDS

Image courtesy of Soren Green – Historical Clarinets

  • Handmade copies of renaissance, baroque and classical flutes

PARISH HALL
P-14

  • Maker of historically based baroque and renaissance recorders

PARISH HALL
P-16

  • Private seller of used and vintage early winds plus a few surprises

PARISH HALL
P-12 and P-13

  • early musical instruments, including recorders, violas da gamba, Baroque strings, Baroque flutes, and more

PARISH HALL
P-8

EARLY MUSIC SOCIETIES

  • Information about the ARS, a non-profit member based organization of and for recorder players of all backgrounds and cultures, from amateur to professional.

PARISH HALL
P-1

  • BFX main stage concert information, festival readers, and information about SFEMS, a community-based organization dedicated to increasing public appreciation for historically-informed performance of early music

PARISH HALL
P-6 and P-15

  • The largest presenter of Early Music workshops in North America and publisher of excellent early music collections

PARISH HALL
P-1

  • Information about the VdGSA, dedicated to the support of activities and resources relating to the viola da gamba, other early bowed string instruments, and their music

PARISH HALL
P-21

  • Since 1985, EMA has enriched the field of early music in North America by providing through its membership, publications, and activities, the means for studying and experiencing historically informed performance

PARISH HALL
P-18

  • San Francisco based Voices of Music performs both renaissance and baroque music, drawing upon the many and varied sources for historical performance practice

PARISH HALL
P-10

  • MusicSources is devoted to the historically informed performance of music from the -Middle Ages through the Romantic Era (1500 to 1850). It serves as a local, national, and international base for professionals and promising students.

LIONS HALL
L-2

  • WEKA was founded in 1998 to promote mutual interests, foster communication, and share resources and expertise among harpsichord, clavichord, fortepiano, and organ enthusiasts, both professional and amateur, in the western United States

LIONS HALL
L-2