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2022 Vancouver Bach Festival – Scottish Baroque and Other Traditions

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(Vancouver, B.C.) – Early Music Vancouver (EMV) is pleased to present the 2022 Vancouver Bach Festival – Scottish Baroque and Other Traditions from Tuesday, July 26 to Saturday, August 6 at various venues including The Chan Centre, Christ Church Cathedral, Pyatt Hall, VanDusen Botanical Garden, The Wolf & Hound, and UBC’s Sage Bistro. Early Bird […]

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Madness, Revenge, and New Music: Looking for the Lost Finale of ‘L’Orfeo’

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This week, Seattle-based Pacific MusicWorks, for their upcoming season finale (May 20 and 21), will give the world premiere of a new musical completion of the finale scene that appeared at the end of the originally published libretto for Claudio Monteverdi’s L’Orfeo. Combining sung and danced performance, this alternate ending is the work of Stephen Stubbs, the lutenist, conductor, and the founder and artistic director of Pacific MusicWorks, with choreography by Baroque dance specialist Anna Mansbridge.

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South Asian Singers Find a Home in Early Music

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Sopranos Maya Kherani and Sherezade Panthaki (at right) and tenor Asitha Tennekoon are among a growing number of South Asian musicians working to promote more diversity in early-music casting and programming while building their own impressive careers. “I knew what it was like to not have role models,” says Kherani. “I thought if I could change that for one young person by being proud and open about my heritage, I should do it.”

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Toronto Bach Festival Returns with In-Person Performances!

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Single Tickets Now Available to Toronto Bach Festival May 13-15 – Artists announced with return to live concerts “Without doubt, the Toronto Bach Festival is an artistic entity that ought to have many more seasons ahead.” – James Wegg Review “Intimate performance, incredibly well-executed.” – Wholenote Magazine April 4, 2022 (Toronto, ON) // Toronto Bach

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Park Avenue Armory Recital Series to Present French Period Orchestra and Chorus Ensemble Correspondances in Program of 17th-Century French Repertoire, May 17

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Plaisirs du Louvre Features Compositions Created for the Rich and Intricate Court Ceremony Culture of King Louis XIII of France, 1601-1643 Program Includes Works by Antoine Boësset, Louis Couperin, Étienne Moulinié, Pierre Guédron, and François de Chancy, Among Others New York, NY – April 20, 2022 – Park Avenue Armory continues its 2022 Recital Series

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Bloomington Early Music Festival 2022 to celebrate women in early music

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Bloomington Early Music 2022, scheduled for May 22-27, is dedicated to celebrating women in early music. BLEMF will be a hybrid festival, offering events both in-person and online, with a grand total of fifteen concert performances and six educational workshops for children and adults. It aims to highlight the presence, influence, and artistry of women across nine centuries of musical culture and music-making.

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BEMF presents Ensemble Correspondances

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BEMF presents Ensemble Correspondances in a program of works by Buxtehude and Schütz—April 29 in Cambridge and premiering online May 13 DOWNLOAD PDF ARTIST: Ensemble CorrespondancesSébastien Daucé, director WHEN: Friday, April 29, 2022 at 8pm ETSt. Paul Church, Bow & Arrow Streets, Cambridge, MAVirtual Premiere: Friday, May 13, 2022 at 8pm ETAvailable until Friday, May 27,

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Kendall Square Orchestra Working To Improve STEM Education for Young Women with Annual Symphony for Science Concert

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(Cambridge, MA April 13, 2022) The Kendall Square Orchestra (K2O) is helping improve STEM literacy for girls with a night of music and storytelling at Symphony Hall on May 23rd at 7:30 PM. Symphony for Science will benefit the Science Club for Girls, which highlights the critical importance of mentorship and STEM literacy for girls

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Discovering Baroque Music with the HBCU Early Music Initiative

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To inaugurate the HBCU Early Music Initiative Project, two of Early Music America’s IDEA Taskforce members, harpsichordist Joyce Chen and viola da gambist Patricia Ann Neely, gave an engaging demonstration on baroque performance practice at Delaware State University. This outreach event was presented to a diverse group of student and community members, including non-majors taking intro to music courses and music majors who are planning on pursuing graduate degrees.

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BEMF presents Carolyn Sampson & Kristian Bezuidenhout

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BEMF presents Carolyn Sampson & Kristian Bezuidenhout in a recital of songs by Mozart, Haydn, and others—April 2 in Boston and premiering online April 9 ARTIST: Carolyn Sampson, sopranoKristian Bezuidenhout, fortepiano WHEN: Saturday, April 2, 2022 at 8pm ETNew England Conservatory’s Jordan Hall, 30 Gainsborough Street, BostonVirtual Premiere: Saturday, April 9, 2022 at 8pm ETAvailable until Friday,

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