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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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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BOSTON, MA—Boston Baroque announced today the appointment of Sarah Radcliffe-Marrs to the position of Executive Director. The appointment comes at a time when the organization finds itself expanding at a rapid rate, both within the Boston community at in-person performances and across the world on six continents via streaming on IDAGIO Concerts. “We are thrilled
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Video games generate more revenue than the movie industry, and many games are set in ‘legendary times’ that cry out for an early music soundtrack. As technology improves, many games employ early music not just as background but as element of play.
Early Music Rocks the Video Game Universe Read More »
For his latest recording, theorbist Stafano Maiorana imagines two composers from Venice, active 350 years apart — Kapsberger and Ambrosini — in secret conversation in and about about La Serenissima.
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Benson plans to use the scholarship to explore the intersections between Chickasaw and Choctaw dance and song traditions and the musical styles and genres of European settlers in 18th and 19th century North America.
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Recording is available on multiple audio streaming platforms including Spotify, Apple Music, and Amazon Music BOSTON, MA—Boston Baroque is ecstatic to release a live concert recording of the Violin Concerto in D Major, Op. 3, No. 1 by Joseph Bologne, Chevalier de Saint-Georges. The recording features GRAMMY®-nominated concertmaster and soloist Christina Day Martinson in a
This strong new recording is a collection of unpublished motets by Giulio San Pietro del Negro who, like his contemporary Monteverdi, let the words guide the music.
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Are clothes of the period part of a historically accurate performance? Opinions vary about what constitutes an acceptable period outfit, but advocates of historical attire in early music have one thing in common: They believe the costume helps enrich the music’s context.
Period Instruments? Yes. Period Costumes? Uh… Read More »
(Vancouver, B.C.) – Early Music Vancouver (EMV) announced today a competition for emerging early music artists around the world. The competition runs from Monday, May 1st to Monday, May 15th and the winner will be announced on Thursday, June 1st, 2023. Applicants are invited to create a musical project based on what they think the
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