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National Centre for Early Music
About Us
The NCEM is an accessible, flexible and intimate music venue, based in the medieval, Grade I listed, converted church of St Margaret’s which stands in the heart of the City of York in an attractive and spacious church garden. As well as promoting a spring and autumn season of high class artists from around the world we are also the home of the internationally acclaimed York Early Music Festival..
The York Early Music Festival was established in 1977 and is designed to celebrate York’s myriad medieval churches, guildhalls and historic houses through historically informed music making of the highest international standard. The Festival is the ‘jewel in the crown’ of the NCEM’s annual programme and enjoyed by visitors from across the world.
In 1997 the York Early Music Christmas Festival was created to introduce audiences to the extraordinary wealth of music associated with Advent, Christmas and Epiphany, from the Medieval to the Baroque, intertwined with the sagas, stories and tales of the north.
The NCEM is available for hire for concerts, weddings, parties, conferences and other events.
Opening Times
Monday - Friday: 9.00am - 5.00pm
Facilities
- Wheelchair access
- Disabled toilets
- Facilities for hearing impaired
- Baby changing facilities
- Children welcome
- Advance booking encouraged
- Meeting room
- Facilities for educational visits
- Groups welcome
- Bar
- Board/Flipchart
- Facilities for conferencing
- Facilities for corporate hospitality
- Grounds for outdoor activities
- Wedding receptions
Accessible Services
- Wheelchair Accessible
- Accessible Toilets
- Designated Disabled Parking
- Hearing Loop
- Audible Alarm System
- Quiet Areas Or Quiet Time Period
Location
Events at National Centre for Early Music
Academy of Ancient Music
An evening of music by JS Bach, who learned the skill and flair of writing violin concertos from studying examples by V…
Academy of Ancient Music
An evening of music by JS Bach, who learned the skill and flair of writing violin concertos from studying examples by V…
Ayres Extemporae
Erbarme Dich! We welcome the overall winners of the 2024 York Early Music Young Artists Competition back to the NCEM as…
Sollazzo
The Angels are Singing While late-medieval poets explored a dizzying range of emotions from heavenly ecstasy to the hel…
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