There are more makers, repairers, and restorers of harpsichords and clavichords in North America than one might expect. A number of these experts were happy to share their philosophies on instrument making.
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Among the world’s great sopranos, Dame Emma Kirkby’s career spans nearly 50 years, and a discography of more than 100 recordings. Her trailblazing contribution revived audiences for the elegant beauties of early Baroque and Renaissance classical music. The winner of the Queen’s Medal for Music is joined on November 11 at 7:30 p.m. by her
Dame Emma Kirkby, soprano & Jakob Lindberg, lute – Performance and Master Class Read More »
Voices, viols, virginals, and more. Northwestern’s William Byrd Festival starts this week, a rare chance to hear lectures and performances. We speak with the festival artists and scholars about the versatile composer.
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BEMF presents Vox Luminis with Director Lionel Meunier in a dynamic program of sacred music by Monteverdi—November 4 in Boston ARTIST: Vox LuminisLionel Meunier, director Zsuzsi Tóth, Perrine Devillers, Tessa Roos & Victoria Cassano, soprano; Jan Kullmann & Barnabas Hégyi, alto; Jacob Lawrence & João Moreira, tenor; Sebastian Myrus & Lionel Meunier, bass Tuomo Suni & Johannes Frisch, violin; Benoît vanden
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World-renowned countertenor superstar Philippe Jaroussky makes a triumphant return to BEMF to open the 2022–2023 Season leading his Ensemble Artaserse in a beguiling program of opera arias and instrumental interludes. Heralded both for his uniquely captivating and nuanced voice and his keen musical curiosity, Jaroussky shares a selection of brilliant and beloved arias by Handel and Vivaldi alongside rarely heard gems by Baroque masters Hasse, Piccinni, and Ferrandini.
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Rayner Taylor, by his training and contacts, brought to the cultural landscape of the nascent United States the highest levels of musical education and stylistic perspective. Taylor composed chamber music that catered to the growing musical marketplace (sonatas, popular arrangements, songs) and also larger-scale symphonic works.
Rayner Taylor and the ‘Immigrant School’ of the Early Republic Read More »
Peter Bassano’s story goes back 500 years, when five Bassano brothers were hired by Henry VIII as court musicians. In the late 1960s, Peter joined David Munrow in London’s exploding early-music scene. He describes it as “an electric shock going through me.”
(Vancouver, B.C.) – We all know that the ‘real’ New Year starts September 1. It’s when the school year starts, people head back to work from summer vacation and the season begins to change to fall. September is also the beginning of Early Music Vancouver’s (EMV) new concert season, just weeks after its exciting summer
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The music of Juan Gutiérrez de Padilla, perhaps the most prolific and important composer in Spanish Colonial America, has been remarkably well preserved. He’s our best source on the role of the vernacular ‘villancicos’ in New Spain’s Christmas celebrations.
Juan Gutiérrez de Padilla, Master of Music in New Spain Read More »
One of the nation’s leading organizations for the advancement of early music, the San Francisco Early Music Society (SFEMS), has announced its 2022–23 season featuring some of the most exciting early music practitioners from here and abroad in six wide-ranging programs. The season runs from September 30 through April 23, with concerts presented in Palo
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