Word: faye
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BEMF was founded in 1980, according to Fay, by “leading practitioners of early music performance with a mission to promote and conserve the genre.” For years, it worked in collaboration with its sister festival in Berkeley and a smaller festival in San Antonio to bring early music to different areas of America...
...festival audience members now come from all over the world,” says Fay. “Once we did a survey and learned that 7 percent of our audience during festival week was from outside the country...
...Fay also notes the festival’s strong international radio presence, much of which has arisen from its relationship with Boston radio station WGBH. The station records BEMF performances and broadcasts them nationwide on National Public Radio, in addition to Britain’s BBC and Canada?...
...Fay usually decides the year’s concert programs herself. “I’ve always wanted to do so much more than we have the time or money for,” she said. “It’s hard because in any given season, there are more than 50 top quality groups touring so I have to fit in what I can, like a jig-saw puzzle...
Although such activities do pose a significant challenge, Fay says that the most difficult part of her job is fundraising...