As we discover more about historical women musicians and share their stories with a 21st-century audience, writes keyboardist and theorist Paula Maust, we must create a narrative that does not put the protagonist in a position of deference to the important men around her.
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‘As regards my professional activities, life has really been divided in two — the scholarly and the practical, you might say. It’s maybe not so different from the early-music field as a whole, although I wish it were not divided at all.’
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Baroque violinist, composer, and singer-song-writer Rebecca Scout Nelson is among the most intriguing musicians on today’s historical performance scene, finding her voice in both early music and sounds that are entirely personal and confessional.
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From the Executive Director: ‘Regardless of your politics, I think we can agree that the last few months have been chaotic for the performing arts, with a variety of new federal policies creating uncertainty around the funding we rely on.’ But EMA’s 2025 Virtual Summit will allow for a global gathering.
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Keyboardist Byron Schenkman reflects on growing up Jewish and finding connections in early music. ‘I sometimes wonder how different my experiences might have been if I’d had Jewish mentors in my early years.’
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