EMA FEATURES & PRESS RELEASES
Leaping Gracefully Between the Centuries
Anna Mansbridge's keen imagination and cross-pollination of dance styles — Renaissance, Baroque, contemporary — has informed her work in Seattle and across the Pacific Northwest for a quarter-century.
On the Road Again
For audiences and performers, the value of touring is undeniable. A city-to-city string of shows can seem glamorous, heightening artistic reputations and drawing new fans in distant communities. Many American early-music groups would love to go on tour. Some have learned to navigate that complex landscape.
CANTO: The Music Is the Culture
Friends and colleagues have shared with me, and I know from experience, that vocalists with exclusively “classical” training can sometimes be blind to the richness of other music. We tend to minimize our efforts when approaching different or less “formal” genres, or even avoid them completely.
Get Noticed: Publicizing Your Ensemble and Events
At EMA, we often hear versions of a basic question: How do I get my ensemble and concerts previewed, reviewed, mentioned in the press? Artists run their own social media but, in truth, you want someone else talking up your projects and performances. That attention, in turn, helps ticket sales and fundraising. It puts the organization on an upward spiral.
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EMA RECORDING & BOOK REVIEWS
Drama, Humor, Technicolor from the Butter Quartet
Based in the Netherlands, the remarkable Butter Quartet research and perform music from the late 18th and early 19th c., with rewarding adventures into modern works -- all on period instruments. Their latest album includes string quartets by Haydn and Caroline Shaw.
A Lautenwerk Revival Takes Shape
With two new recordings this year, the lautenwerk — an obscure, gut-stringed, mellow keyboard instrument sometimes called a "lute-harpsichord" — is having its moment. J.S. Bach owned two of them. Wolfgang Rübsam's latest recording, of Bach's didactic Inventions and Sinfonias, is a natural fit for the lautenwerk.
Changing Attitudes About Musical Counterfeits
A fascinating new book aims to understand the “inventive” musical forgery: not a counterfeit, per se, but a newly created composition that is falsely attributed to someone else. The author investigates not only why forgers may be attracted to such deceptions but, as authentication has shifted from stylistic concerns to source documentation, why we are repulsed when the truth is revealed.
A Six-Pack of Bach from Lillian Gordis
Berkeley-born harpsichordist Lillian Gordis' powerful new Bach recording dwells on sixes: the Partita No. 6 and English Suite No. 6, separated by six preludes and fugues from the Well-Tempered Clavier. With a unique voice and confrontational attitude, Gordis is a master of this repertoire.
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COMMUNITY NEWS & PRESS RELEASES
Seattle-based Trío Guadalevín is traveling to the Bay Area this week to play an independent showcase at the Western Arts Alliance conference. They’re coming a few days early to raise ...
BURLINGTON BAROQUE FESTIVAL Thursday, September 17th thru Sunday, September 20th, 2026 College Street Congregational Church, Burlington The Cathedral Church of St. Paul, Burlington The University of Vermont Recital Hall, Burlington ...
The North American Virtual Recorder Society (NAVRS) presents a brand-new season of the Medieval Mondays series. Presented by NAVRS’ Music Director Annette Bauer, Medieval Mondays explores composers, themes, and musical ...
Sarasa Music unearths rediscovered music manuscripts in ‘Schrank II ~ Cabinet II’ program September 18-20, 2026 Sarasa Music proudly presents the opening concert-set of its 2026-27 Concert Series “Singing Allowed!” ...
Emmanuel Adriaenssen’s Pratum Musicum (1584) stands as one of the most important lute publications of the late Renaissance. This collection features intabulations—lute arrangements—of well-known vocal works from France and Italy, ...
