When Leo X was elected Pope (1513-1521) Vatican Choir had a manuscript of Josquin des Prez c.1450-1521 whose(c.1498) Missa “de Beata Virgine” is featured. Pope Leo had a collection of motets made for his nephew the Duke of Urbino on the occasion of his 1518 wedding, the gift known in history as the “Medici Codex”.
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Lyra Baroque Orchestra Announces Captivating 2026–27 Concert Season Under the Leadership of Artistic Director Bojan Čičić PAUL, Minn. — The Lyra Baroque Orchestra, the region’s premier period instrument ensemble, has officially announced its 2026–27 season lineup. Entering its forty-second anniversary era of historically informed music-making, the orchestra continues its mission to inspire
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE BOZEMAN, Mont. — October 12, 2026 — Violinist, educator, and Baroque Music Montana founder and Artistic Director Carrie Krause has been named a recipient of the 2026 Governor’s Arts Award, Montana’s highest artistic honor. Krause is one of six Montanans receiving the award this year in recognition of exceptional achievement in the
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This fall, four little-known works by Baroque composer Élisabeth Jacquet de La Guerre will be heard by modern audiences for the first time. Elizabeth Weinfield, Juilliard musicology professor and the artistic director of early music ensemble Sonnambula, was the first to undertake a close examination of a book containing the works after learning of its
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The Boston Camerata announces A Gathering in Music in honor of Joel Cohen (1942-2026), Music Director Emeritus, on October 20, 2026, at the Longy School of Music’s Pickman Hall at 6:30pm. A visionary and charismatic leader, he directed the Camerata from 1963 to 2008. Joel helped create a field, from contributing to the rediscovery of
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