EMA FEATURES & PRESS RELEASES
Seattle’s Building Boom
After pandemic stumbles and closures, a few key leaders are recharging Seattle's early-music landscape with a home-grown, artist-led business model. 'I think people have had enough of consuming art online. They want in-person experiences again.'
Training the Compleat Musician
New England Conservatory's Pratt Early Music Program aims to teach historical performance practice to "modern" instrumentalists and to populate symphony orchestras in the future. As collegiate early-music education is facing budget cuts across the country, the Pratt Program shows a way forward — with dedicated funding.
Outreach is Not Education
People who care about the future of historical performance often don’t understand how to reach and retain young people. This essay is a call to action for the field of historical performance to support educational work.
Sephardic Music From Many Times and Places
For upcoming concerts, Trio Sefardi will perform traditional songs of the Sephardim, the descendants of Jews expelled from Spain in 1492. They'll also pay tribute to Flory Jagoda, a mentor who taught the ensemble songs in Ladino, the endangered language of Sephardic Jews.
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EMA RECORDING & BOOK REVIEWS
Soundscapes of the Holy Land
'Christian Music in Jerusalem' is a notable introduction to a subject that has been largely shrouded in obscurity, a historical blank into which we project our own preconceptions. Author Alexander Rosenblatt helps to dispel some of this fog through an ethnomusicological examination — involving Christian, Jewish, and Arab music — of traditions that continue to exist in the Holy Land today.
Elinor Frey’s Personal Approach to CPE Bach
Cellist Elinor Frey's playing is known for her vibrant personality, precision technique, and an uncommon dedication to historical practices. Her latest recording, three cello concerti by CPE Bach, conveys both the elegance and the intensity of this always surprising composer.
A Hummable Viol: Suites by Couperin and Sainte-Colombe
Two period-instrument masters, viola da gamba player Lisa Terry and harpsichordist Webb Wiggins, delve into suites by two composers, Sainte-Colombe and François Couperin on a rewarding new album. Their readings are fully alive, marked by rhythmic and melodic nuances.
Music from the Tang Dynasty
Eurasia Consort's new album, Music of Paradise, explores folk songs and dances from Tang Dynasty courts. It feels like an unbroken link to a past too often overlooked in the West. For this journey, the musicians immersed themselves in Chinese artwork and old manuscripts from the 7th through the 9th centuries.
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COMMUNITY NEWS & PRESS RELEASES
BROOKSVILLE, FLA. — The Sisters of St. Thomas Aquinas, a community of young women religious founded in 2005, will release their debut album, "Lumen: Chants for Meditation," on January 15, ...
November 7 at 3:30 pm Performing Arts Center, Brewster, MA Dr. Spyridon Antonopoulos provides a window into the mystical sounds of Byzantine chant, the sacred music of the Eastern church ...
"In Love There Is Moment" October 22, 2026 Join members of Williamsburg Baroque at Williamsburg Presbyterian Church on Thursday October 22 for an intimate chamber music concert with Grammy winning ...
Night Music and Listening In! present "Italians in London: Songs, Solos, and Sonatas" Three performances, November 20–22, 2026, in West Chester and Philadelphia PHILADELPHIA — Night Music, in collaboration with ...
When Leo X was elected Pope (1513-1521) Vatican Choir had a manuscript of Josquin des Prez c.1450-1521 whose(c.1498) Missa "de Beata Virgine" is featured. Pope Leo had a collection of ...
