Conucopia of Instruments
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The Musical Instrument Museum in Phoenix, AZ, is America’s most interactive public collection of musical instruments, which are exhibited in open displays that include attire, photos, and maps grouped by country.
Creative Endeavors
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A new EMA survey finds that member organizations have responded to the coronavirus pandemic in inventive ways, many of which will continue to be part of their sensibility as they forge post-COVID lives.
Hail the Historical Keyboard Instrument Makers
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Modern Baroque String Instruments and Bows Seek Their Soulmates
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ON THE COVER: Instrument and bow makers find joy in hearing their creations played and loved by artists who practice thousands of hours to learn the repertoire and finally tell their own stories.
The Modern World of Early Brass
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ON THE COVER: The people who build period instruments face many challenges.
The Makers of Dreams: Instrument Builders
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ON THE COVER: Celebrating artisans who design and craft wind, string, keyboard, and percussion instruments based on historical models.
Going for Baroque Among Spirits & Steeds
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ON THE COVER: Louisville, Kentucky, is a champion of whiskey and home to the Kentucky Derby, but old music has also taken up residence there, thanks to two ensembles, Bourbon Baroque and Incantare, which share violinist Alice Culin-Ellison.
Feasting on Festivals
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ON THE COVER: What sets many festivals apart are specific approaches and characteristics. In the world of early music, one can find festivals built around thematic programming and those that embrace a mix of repertoire meant to spice up our artistic lives.
Teatro Nuovo
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ON THE COVER: Will Crutchfield’s new program at SUNY Purchase brings historical practices to early 19th-century opera
Hip to be HIP
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ON THE COVER: Composers in the 21st century are taking music in all sorts of new directions by incorporating early instruments and vocal styles into their works. The results are bringing fresh horizons to everyone involved—creators, performers, listeners.
