Early Music America is pleased to announce Nina Stern and S’Cool Sounds as recipients of the 2019 Laurette Goldberg Award for lifetime achievement in early music outreach and/or educational projects for children or adults by ensembles and individual artists. The Laurette Goldberg Award is named for Laurette Goldberg, the extraordinary teacher, performer, author, and founder of […]
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This Early Music Month, Early Music America applauds the work of terrestrial radio and streaming audio broadcasters who see the value in providing a home for early music.
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Daniel R. Melamed’s book packs quite a wallop. In fewer than 150 pages, it provides enlightening insights along with provocative, even unsettling, commentary regarding two of the most celebrated — and challenging — compositions to issue from the pen of Johann Sebastian Bach.
Book Review: Listening to Bach Read More »
It might come as something of a surprise that Denver is home to the 14-year-old Baroque Chamber Orchestra of Colorado. More than a mere regional outpost, it has built a national reputation as a first-rate period-instrument ensemble.
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The organization’s 2018-19 season has been styled “The Year of Moses.” To that end, artistic director Jeremy Rhizor has found three oratorios and an evening’s worth of cantatas celebrating the man who parted the Red Sea.
Academy of Sacred Drama Exalts Moses Read More »
What a treat it is to have a new album from the British ensemble the Gonzaga Band that contains not one but seven world premieres as exciting as they are excellent.
CD REVIEW: Ah, Venice! Notes The Gonzaga Band Read More »
The origins of these works in private musicking, the spare accompaniment, and the musicians’ sensitive interplay make this a thoroughly intimate affair.
CD REVIEW: Hallelujah For Handel Arias Read More »
A listener could enjoy this disc for years without ever finding out (or caring) that it is a reissue of a 1979 Archiv LP. Trevor Pinnock and The English Concert’s contributions to early music and historically-informed performance are now the stuff of textbooks, yet nearly 40 years later these performances continue to crackle with energy and insight.
CD REVIEW: English Concert’s C.P.E. Bach Sparkles Anew Read More »
The Pokorny brothers — Romaric, Corentin, and Emmeran — are deeply embedded in the musical life of Seattle and surrounding areas.
Pokorny Brothers Go For Baroque And More Read More »
As the temperatures rose in Bloomington (IN) last week, local audiences poured into cool interiors for EMA’s Young Performers Festival and Emerging Artists Showcase.
Thank You for Joining Us in Bloomington! Read More »
