Monteverdi’s “Duo Seraphim,” from the Vespers of 1610, is in my ear because I am teaching a course about Milton’s Paradise Lost (1667). This very musical English Puritan — his father was a composer; he himself played the gamba and the organ, and loved to sing — is as far removed from the Italian and […]
Claudio Monteverdi: Vespers of 1610 “Duo Seraphim” Read More »
I love this Christmas adaptation of the Monteverdi madrigal “Chiome d’oro” with a Latin contrafactum by Lawrence Rosenwald. I contacted Voices of Music asking permission to perform the music with the Lawrence Rosenwald text. David Tayler replied giving his permission and sending us the music. I am still grateful. Jean Hein Director, Columbia Baroque EMA
Claudio Monteverdi: “Puer Natus (Chiome d’oro)” Read More »
EMA Public Relations Manager and Baroque oboist, Brandon Labadie, sat down with Dr. John Butt in Portland, Oregon last December to discuss Handel’s Messiah. Butt discusses his approach to this oft-played work, his evolution with the piece, as well as gives a few final words of advice to the up-and-coming younger generation of early musicians.
Handel’s Messiah: An Audio Interview with John Butt Read More »
The Ospedale di Santo Spirito, a hospital, orphanage, and charitable institution in Rome (founded in 1198), entwined worlds of religion, music, and therapeutic care. Although regulated by the Catholic Church, the hospital was also responsive to cultural and scientific changes.
Music and Healing at a Rome Ospedale Read More »
Venetian VespersA reconstruction of Vespers at St. Marks in Venice as celebrated in the 1640s Saturday, May 3rd at 7:30pmGrace Episcopal Church, 14 Boltwood Av. Amherst, MA By the 1560s the music of Venice’s magnificent Basilica of St. Mark’s had profoundly influenced European sacred music, a dominance it maintained well into the 17th century. During this
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DYNAMIC TRACKS COMPOSED BY NIEL GOW – ONE OF THE MOST INFLUENTIAL FIGURES IN TRADITIONAL SCOTTISH MUSIC “the world’s only period-instrument rock band” – San Francisco Classical Voice“achingly delicate one moment, punchy and incisive the next” – The New York Times Stream Tracks from The Edinburgh Rollickpw: rollickpreviewRequest Digital Assets Downloads Hailed as a shapeshifting collaborative baroque ensemble with
Early Music Band RUCKUS Releases “Edinburgh Rollick” Album March 11 Read More »
Two musicians with Deep South connections recently launched a Facebook group, hoping to encourage the small and far-flung scene. Over the holidays, they came together for the first time in an afternoon jam. Baroque violinist Lindsey Tootle, an Alabama native, sends a session report.
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MUSIC WORCESTER TO CELEBRATE BACH’S BIRTHDAY BASH MARCH 21-23, 2025 FOUR-CONCERT WEEKEND FEATURING PERFORMANCES BY PIANIST JEREMY DENK AND HANDEL & HAYDN SOCIETY ARE PART OF 11-YEAR PROJECT TO PRESENT ALL 1000+ WORKS COMPOSED BY JOHANN SEBASTIAN BACH (Worcester, MA -December 12, 2024) Pianist Jeremy Denk and the Handel & Haydn Society are the
Music Worcester Celebrates Bach’s Birthday March 21-23 Read More »
‘What made music exciting and interesting for listeners in the early 17th century, when vocal and instrumental music was exploring declamation, rhetorical delivery, theatricality, and the ability to move the listener? Today, how do we generate excitement and how do we take a historical approach? Do we need breakneck tempos, edgy string playing, machine-gun coloratura, and stridency to make our points?’
Toil & Trouble: What’s the Historical Approach to Generate Excitement? Read More »
From Rome to Vilnius is a new investigative insight into the cultural heritage of Lithuania: the music at the Vasa Court in the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth. It reflects the influence of the greatest masters of the Roman polyphonic school in the musical world of Poland and Lithuania, and shows the Vasa Court as a place of
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