EMA FEATURES & PRESS RELEASES
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 MedellÃn
Academia de Música Antigua de MedellÃn 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.
Lobster, Coastal Maine, and Blue Hill Bach
Blue Hill Bach, a festival in the idyllic harbor town in Maine, celebrates its 15th season this summer, with performances July 15-19. They play each concert in a different often surprising location, like a shipyard. With booming arts tourism and new festival leadership, the Blue Hill Bach is ready for the next step.
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EMA RECORDING & BOOK REVIEWS
J.H. Roman’s Inventive, Beguiling ‘Assaggi’
Swedish composer Johann Helmich Roman coined the word '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.
Musical Modernity in Enlightenment Spain
This new study broadens our understanding of the Enlightenment in Spain. Author Sánchez-Rojo builds a case for the modernization occurring in 18th-century Spain and explores the very notion of modernity, including the boom of the Spanish periodical press in the 1780s and a captivating treatment of music and medicine focused on the tarantella.
Flying Among the Blessed Choirs with Les Kapsber’girls
The French vocal and instrumetal ensemble Les Kapsber’girls take their punning name from Hieronymus Kapsberger, but on their third album this exquisite group branches out to present an array of vocal works by Italian women composers from all walks of life and levels of fame.
Harpsichord Suites from the London Loeillet
Polish harpsichordist Maria Banaszkiewicz-Bryla makes a strong case for the suites of Flemish-born Jean Baptiste Loeillet, often known as Loeillet of London. The playing is imaginative, exceptionally lyrical, and technically impeccable.
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COMMUNITY NEWS & PRESS RELEASES
[Click here for video and images] CHICAGO, July 16 — Music of the Baroque is thrilled to announce the return of The Chicago Water Music, an extraordinary outdoor performance staged ...
(CLEVELAND) – Les Délices, the renowned early music ensemble, is proud to announce the details of its 2025-26 season, Metamorphosis. The dynamic season includes four subscription concerts, a number of ...
Musicians of the Old Post Road Announces its 37th Season: Cross-Pollinations The Boston-based period instrument chamber ensemble Musicians of the Old Post Road is proud to announce its 37th season ...
Teatro Nuovo celebrates a season of firsts at Alexander Kasser Theater (Montclair State University) and the New York City Center July 19-24, 2025 Featuring Verdi’s original Macbeth (1847), the first ...
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