Early Music America

Elisabeth Jacquet de La Guerre’s 350th Birthday

A clever self-promoter, Jacquet de La Guerre augmented her exceptional musical talents with a combination of shrewd risk taking, perceptive opportunism, and persuasive ability. Described by the Mercure Galant, a prominent French newspaper of the time, as a “marvel of our century,” Jacquet was born into a musical family, and was highly favored by King Louis XIV. From a young age, she received musical training at his court. She later composed and performed works that spanned several genres, publishing many of them, which was quite unusual for a woman.

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Houston Public Media Interview with Birgitt Van Wijk

The Houston resident talks about strengthening the Early Music scene nationally.
Houston arts patron Birgitt van Wijk became involved in the world of Early Music when a friend invited her to join the board of Houston Early Music, the city’s Early Music presenting organization.
In the years since, her love of the music has grown to such an extent that she was recently invited to become a board member of Early Music America (EMA), the national service organization devoted to strengthening and promoting the Early Music scene.

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Early Music America Announces 2014 Baroque Performance Competition Winners

16 Oct 2014 (PITTSBURGH, PA) – Early Music America held its Baroque Performance Competition Finals last weekend in Chicago which showcased up-and-coming talent in the early music field in front of an enthusiastic crowd. The finalists, who traveled from throughout North America to compete, were selected from a pool of applicants by an independent panel of three judges.

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EMA Welcomes Donald Rosenberg as Editor of Early Music America Magazine

13 Mar 2014 – Early Music America, the advocacy organization for performers, scholars, students and audiences, has selected Donald Rosenberg as the next editor of Early Music America magazine, effective July 1. The Winter 2014 issue will be the first to be published under his direction. Rosenberg succeeds Benjamin Dunham, who has served as Early Music America magazine’s editor since 2002.

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