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Baroque Dance and Beyond with Julia Bengtsson

Baroque Dance and Beyond with Julia Bengtsson

Gillian Anne Renault
Julia Bengtsson has found her footing as an acclaimed dancer, choreographer, and unstoppable entrepreneur. At the 2025 EMA Virtual Summit, Oct. 18, Bengtsson will co-present 'Anatomy of a Dance,' demonstrating connections between music and dance, followed by a brief performance.
Early Music Needs Its Specialists

Early Music Needs Its Specialists

Pierre Ruhe
From the Publications Director: 'There’s an old joke about the social sciences where the exam questions are the same year after year but it’s the correct answers that change. The early-music field isn’t so different, where there’s a fundamental ambition — how did it sound when it was new? — but the ways in which that’s presented, and how it comes across for the listener, seem to change with each generation.'
Musicians of the Tenshō Embassy

Musicians of the Tenshō Embassy

Ashley Mulcahy
Four Japanese boys, students at a Jesuit missionary school in the 1580s, were sent on an eight-year tour of Europe. Tracing this fascinating but fraught history for a concert program meant accepting a host of practical, historical, and ethical challenges.
Early Music on Tour. Who's Buying?

Early Music on Tour. Who’s Buying?

Kyle MacMillan
Presenters and university concert series have been a place to catch some of the best period instrument ensembles on tour. We speak with a range of presenters and learn that while that’s becoming a harder sell at some venues, other locations have a loyal audience with open ears.
Telling Her Story

Telling Her Story

Paula Maust
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.
MUSINGS: Life as a Double Agent

MUSINGS: Life as a Double Agent

Thomas Forrest Kelly
'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.'
Finding Truths, Finding Self

Finding Truths, Finding Self

Jacob Jahiel
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.
Politics, the Performing Arts, and EMA’s 2025 Summit

Politics, the Performing Arts, and EMA’s 2025 Summit

David McCormick
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.
Yiddishkeit and Early Music

Yiddishkeit and Early Music

Byron Schenkman
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.'
Marks on the Soul: Listening to Mariachi, Singing Lieder

Marks on the Soul: Listening to Mariachi, Singing Lieder

Genevieve McGahey
Meet Andréa Walker, a silvery voiced soprano with a burgeoning career. Still a doctoral student, she balances research into gallant art songs with an ever-busier performance schedule. Her ensemble, Duo CPE, was part of EMA's Emerging Arts Showcase. Next week, June 11, they will join recent Showcase laureates for a concert at the Boston Early Music Festival.
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