EMA FEATURES & PRESS RELEASES
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.'
Change Ringers Find Math and Sport in Music
Change ringing started in North America in the 1740s. It's a musical team sport, it's math for musicians, it's an exercise for engineers. The ringing of the bells in an ordered sequence, as a piece of music, is a historical hobby that's been growing in the U.S. in recent decades. We checked in with the MIT Guild of Bell Ringers in Boston to peal a bell ourselves.
21 Reasons the HIP Kids Flock to Medellín
Academia de Música Antigua de Medellín is one of a few schools in Latin America that teaches historical performance. But newer students will need instruments. In a brilliant partnership, the inaugural Latin American Congress on Baroque Luthiery will help supply the Academia with a range of stringed instruments.
At Amherst Early Music, Students Revived Reutter’s Dafne
The Amherst Early Music Festival's Baroque Opera Project this summer focused on a rarity, Georg Reutter’s 'Dafne.' Students and early-career singers and instrumentalists brought this ancient #metoo tale to life.
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EMA RECORDING & BOOK REVIEWS
Haitham Haidar, Singing from Two Worlds
Haitham Haidar, a fast-rising Canadian tenor of Lebanese and Palestinian roots, finds ‘connections between what we generally view as separate worlds.’ He describes his debut album, 'Zaytoun' — 'olive' in Arabic — as joining 'the heart and soul of my Arabic roots with my love and dedication to Baroque music.'
Almost-a-Century Celebration for Bamboo Pipers
A new recording from the ever-musical Flanders Recorder Duo celebrates the 99th anniversary of the International Pipers' Guild, an effort to provide inexpensive instruments for students. Soon these pipes were made by the kids themselves. From Medieval music to Bach and Vaughan Williams, the Flanders Duo show us the sweet charms of this most basic of instruments.
Locatelli Rarities from Fabio Biondi and Europa Galante
A new recording of two under-performed works by Pietro Antonio Locatelli — his A Major Violin Concerto and six so-called 'Introduttioni teatrali' of unknown background and function — shows a masterful and highly satisfying synthesis of various Baroque forms. The ensemble and solo violin charms and sparkles.
J.H. Roman’s Inventive, Beguiling ‘Assaggi’
Swedish composer Johann Helmich Roman coined the term 'Assaggi' for his solo violin works, first published in 1740. Inventive and often lacking tempo markings, these brilliant pieces invite an improvisatory approach. Canadian American violinist Alison Luthmers' new recording delivers beautifully, with a rich variety of tone.
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COMMUNITY NEWS & PRESS RELEASES
Contact: Declan McGovern (312) 551-1415, x22declanmcgovern@baroque.orgORJennifer More (312) 551-1415, x23jenmore@baroque.org [Click here for video and images] CHICAGO, Aug. 12 — As part of The Chicago Water Music, an extraordinary outdoor ...
THE BRICK PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH ANNOUNCES2025–2026 WORSHIP & ARTS SEASONSeason features time-honored classics including Mozart’s Requiem, chamber concerts by The Sebastians, and organ recitals by Chelsea Chen and Raymond Nagem NEW ...
Musica Angelica, Southern California’s acclaimed Baroque orchestra, proudly announces its 2025–26 season: a stirring farewell to Artistic Director Martin Haselböck, whose 22-year leadership transformed the ensemble into a national and ...
“Maybe it was the marimba.” That’s how critic Lawrence Toppman opened his WDAV review of the sixth annual Charlotte Bach Festival, held May 30–June 7, 2025. With inventive programming, standout ...
Call for Proposals Biennial Meeting of the American Bach Society October 1–4, 2026 “Celebrating Bach” The 2026 American Bach Society (ABS) meeting will take place at Baldwin Wallace University (BW) ...
