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BEMF presents soprano Amanda Forsythe with Opera Prima, and Le Consort

BEMF presents soprano Amanda Forsythe with Opera Prima on February 3 and the quartet Le Consort on February 23, both in Cambridge, MA ARTIST: Opera PrimaAmanda Forsythe, sopranoCristiano Contadin, directorAndrea Inghisciano, cornetto; Mauro Spinazzè, violin; Marta Graziolino, triple harp; Gianluca Geremia, chitarrone; Cristiano Contadin, viola da gamba WHEN: Thursday, February 1, 2024 at 7:30pm ETThe Morgan Library & Museum, 225 Madison Avenue, New […]

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Revolutionary Beethoven on the Fortepiano

EMA Recording Reviews, News

Playing an exceptional 1806 Broadwood fortepiano, Anders Muskens makes Beethoven’s beloved ‘Waldstein’ and ‘Appassionata’ sonatas sound not just vital and exciting but revolutionary and new.

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Canto: We Have the Technology

Canto, News

Even before the ubiquity of Zoom, we were all conditioned to think that in-person musical interactions are always superior to anything online. Always. But what if a musician can’t spend the money or time to connect in person? The author argues that newer technology allows us a more nuanced approach: we can pick solutions that are financially, logistically, and artistically preferable.

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Listening Anew to ‘Don Giovanni’

EMA Book Reviews, News

Perhaps more than any other Mozart opera, ‘Don Giovanni’ lends itself to an extremely wide range of cultural, psychological, and aesthetic interpretations. In his new book, ‘Don Giovanni Captured: Performance, Media, Myth,’ Richard Will examines approaches from the past 125 years through recordings and videos, tracing stylistic changes as well as how the anti-hero is inevitably seen as a mirror of ourselves.

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Newberry Consort to Host Informal Meetings for Chicago Artists

Community News, News, Press Releases

One of our New Year’s resolutions for 2024 is to learn more about the artists living in Chicagoland. On February 4, we will host a day of informal meetings with The Newberry Consort, during which musicians who live in the Chicago area may play or sing for Artistic Director Liza Malamut. For those who are

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I Care How You Listen: Streaming Early Music

EMA Features, News

An early musician’s rant about the streaming-service behemoth Spotify: We have better options! From sound and search to library size and liner notes, there are two newer services that will improve the quality of your early-music listening experience. They’re somewhat more fair in artist compensation, too, a meaningful distinction for the consumer.

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Salamone Rossi’s ‘Songs of Solomon’ at 400

EMA Features, Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion, News

The innovative, cross-cultural work of Salamone Rossi, a Jewish musician at the Gonzaga court in Mantua, has long stirred controversy and strong opinion. The Bay Area’s Philharmonia Baroque Orchestra will perform Rossi’s 1623 ‘Songs of Solomon,’ a set of Psalm settings in Hebrew in the Italian polyphonic style.

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“Resurgent Voices” Oregon Bach Festival’s 2024 Musicking Conference

Community News, News, Press Releases

The University of Oregon’s Oregon Bach Festival is happy to present the ninth annual Musicking Conference, “Musicking: Culturally Informed Performance Practices,” to be held in person in Eugene, OR on Tuesday, April 9 through Friday, April 12, 2024. The 2024 conference will bring together research, education, and performance by considering scholarship and performance practice studies

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Women at the Heart of TENET’s 15th Season

EMA Features, News

New York City’s TENET Vocal Artists is devoting its 15th season to music by, for, and about women. It’s not to suggest that men are not important, says TENET founder Jolle Greenleaf. Instead, ‘it’s to ask what changes in the sound, in the dynamics, and how do we interact with each other.’

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Jordi Savall Blurs All Borders with ‘Oriente Lux’

EMA Recording Reviews, News

In 2016, Jordi Savall assembled a group of immigrant musicians with a fundamental mission: to preserve and revive precious musical traditions from a range of under-stress cultures, from Syrian and Kurdish to Armenian, Sudanese, Afghan, and Moroccan. The resulting live performance was captured as ‘Oriente Lux,’ bridging gaps and making connections.

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