EMA FEATURES & PRESS RELEASES
Repertoire Is a Labor Issue
An early-music field with a desire to sustain specialists — and, notably, to keep its academic programs in existence — must treat repertoire planning as a labor issue, not just an artistic one.
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.
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EMA RECORDING & BOOK REVIEWS
A Powerful B-minor Mass from Apollo’s Fire
Apollo's Fire, led by Jeannette Sorrell, has just released possibly the best available small-sized period-instrument recording of Bach's B-minor Mass. This is thanks to their vision of Bach’s concept of the Mass setting as a whole with nothing amiss: correct choices of tempi, balances of orchestra, chorus, and solo voices.
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.
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COMMUNITY NEWS & PRESS RELEASES
Composer and McGill University music theory PhD candidate Ericsson F. Hatfield will lead "Canons of the First Order — In Practice," a four-week online course exploring the historical theory and ...
Fine Tuna, a tuning and temperament-exploration app created by harpsichordist and conductor Jeffrey Grossman, is now available for iPhone, iPad, and Android. Developed from the practical needs of an early-music ...
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 ...
