EMA FEATURES & PRESS RELEASES
CANTO: Let’s Talk About the English Choral Tradition
"Historically, the shorthand way of achieving an 'English sound' has been to ask singers to 'straighten that out,' which can often lead to physical tension, fatigue, burn out, and resentment. The word 'straight' has been so overused and developed such a reputation that it fills many singers with indignation..."
Silent Movie Superhero
Hesperus uses 100-year-old movies to present 500-year-old music to 21st-century audiences. It's a crazy idea. Why'd they take so long to get started?
Early Music is Flowering on Philly’s Main Line, and Beyond
For Early Music Month, we check out a historical performance scene that is taking off in the north Philadelphia suburbs of Main Line and Bucks County, with quality ensembles and venues perfect for early music.
250 Years Ago, a Black Composer Etched Anti-Racism into his Music
Likely born into slavery, working as a butler and shopkeeper, Ignatius Sancho became an accomplished writer and composer. Embedded in his published music, the author argues, are anti-racist ideals that rejected British cultural norms.
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EMA RECORDING & BOOK REVIEWS
András Schiff Plays Bach on the Clavichord
Pianist Andras Schiff is no newcomer to period-instrument performance. His latest recording is music by J.S. Bach on an unfretted clavichord -- likely the same type used by the composer.
Virgin Martyr to Musician: Cecilia as Patron Saint
The evolution of St. Cecilia, from an early Christian martyr to the patron saint of all musicians, is told in a fascinating new book through documents, visual art, and music.
Magnificent Mozart, From Both Ends
A complete Mozart symphony recording project from Il Pomo d’Oro, a crack ensemble, and conductor Maxim Emelyanychev, is off to an auspicious start, and then some. Mozart's first and last symphonies are here, along with the Piano Concerto No 23. These are performances of high elegance and spirit.
Reviving Lost Masters with Reconstructive Surgery
Lutenist Hopkinson Smith has reworked two books of lute solos by Francesco Spinacino and Joan Ambrosio Dalza that were published with so many errors in 1507 that they are nearly unplayable. The result opens a new chapter in lute history.
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EARLY MUSIC NEWS FROM OTHER SOURCES
Sarah Radcliffe-Marrs brings to Blue Heron fifteen years of experience in concert, festival, and event planning and execution, as an employee of prominent arts organizations in Boston and England.
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blueheron.org
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January 4, 2023
Cleveland-based early music ensemble Les Délices is thrilled to welcome Laura Potter as its new Executive Director, effective January 1st, 2023.
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Les Délices
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January 4, 2023
"Archaeologists spend a lot of time examining the remains of distant pasts, which includes the study of rock paintings. This is largely visual work – but sometimes we can “hear” the ancient past using acoustic methods."
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The Conversation
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June 22, 2022
The seashell’s music probably hadn’t been heard by humans for more than 17,000 years.
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Classic FM
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July 18, 2022
In Germany, a minstrel was expected “to acquit himself well as a swordsman.” Surviving illustrations tend to emphasize the bulky, formidable aspect of these street performers. But why?
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The Honest Broker
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July 2, 2022
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COMMUNITY NEWS & PRESS RELEASES
(Vancouver, B.C.) – Early Music Vancouver (EMV) announced today the dates for this year’s summer festival along with a new name. The 2023 Early Music Vancouver Summer Festival (previously named ...
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Tempesta di Mare performs more Modern-Time Premieres by Bach-contemporary Johann Friedrich Fasch Plus: 4th CD Recording of Fasch Orchestral Works & Award of the Fasch Prize of the City of ...
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North American Virtual Recorder Society: England’s Golden Age of Consort Music with Tish Berlin Saturday, March 25 at 2PM, ET Join Tish Berlin to learn why the 16th century was ...
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Thrilling Trilling North American Virtual Recorder Society Workshop with Anne Timberlake Sunday, March 19 at 7:30PM, ET Ornamentation is the practice of adding to, or changing, or both, what’s on ...
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Houston, TX, March 1, 2023 — On Sunday, March 12th at 6 pm CT, Ars Lyrica Houston will present The Well-Tempered Clavier 300th Anniversary Celebration: Panel Discussion. This live Zoom panel ...
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