Included in the Full Issue
- The Ups (and Downs) of Collegiate Early Music by Kyle MacMillan
- The Curious History of the ‘Caveau’ Viols by Loren Ludwig
- Baroque Dance and Beyond, a profile of Julia Bengtsson by Gillian Anne Renault
- Musicians of the Tenshō Embassy by Ashley Mulcahy
- Telling Her Story by Paula Maust
- Drumming to Parts Unknown by Rex Benincasa
- From the Publications Director: We Need Specialists by Pierre Ruhe
- From the Executive Director: Politics, Performing Arts, & EMA’s Summit by David McCormick
- EMA Courant: News from Around the Early-Music Community by Paulina Francisco
- Canto: Low Voiced Angels of Loveliness by Suzanne Fatta
- EMA’s Recording & Book Reviews
- EMAg Puzzle by Joshua Kosman
- Musings: Life as a Double Agent by Thomas Forrest Kelly
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Features
The Ups (and Downs) of Collegiate Early Music
Historical performance is on an upswing across the U.S., and standards have never been higher. But the future of the field is not so clear for the next generation. There’s some growth at the collegiate level but, alarmingly, more than a few losses. What’s the national picture?
MUSINGS: Life as a Double Agent
‘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.’
CANTO: Low-Voiced Angels of Loveliness
A true contralto voice is rare and thus is often misunderstood or mistreated. In her Canto essay, a notable contralto makes the case for carefully nurturing what’s as compelling a voice type as has ever existed on stage.
Politics, the Performing Arts, and EMA’s 2025 Summit
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.
