Four Japanese boys, students at a Jesuit missionary school in the 1580s, were sent on an eight-year tour of Europe. Tracing this fascinating but fraught history for a concert program meant accepting a host of practical, historical, and ethical challenges.
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Gathering for an English country dance is like taking a walk through the history of social dance and music, much of it based on Playford’s ‘The English Dancing Master.’ Always a popular and fun night out, the art form today attracts a broad range of participants and is sometimes backed by an early-music band.
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Sarasa Chamber Music Ensemble14 High StCambridge, MA 02138 August 21, 2025 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Sarasa Ensemble opens 2025-26 Concert Season with program celebrating America’s 250th: “@1775: Boston, London, Paris & Vienna” As part of the semiquincentennial celebration of our nation and the Battles of Lexington and Concord taking place in Eastern Massachusetts in 2025, Sarasa
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August 18, 2025 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: The Cambridge Society for Early Music presents its first full Concert Season since 2020 CSEM presents its 2025-26 Concert Season, the organization’s first full Concert Season since 2020, and the first under the new leadership of Artistic Director Annette Klein and General Manager Sarah Vandewalle. With three distinct ensembles
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(CLEVELAND) – Les Délices, the renowned early music ensemble, is proud to announce the details of its 2025-26 season, Metamorphosis. The dynamic season includes four subscription concerts, a number of special concerts and regional engagements, free programs, virtual concerts, and a new CD release. Les Délices’ Artistic Director Debra Nagy explained the inspiration for the season’s name, “As
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Teatro Nuovo celebrates a season of firsts at Alexander Kasser Theater (Montclair State University) and the New York City Center July 19-24, 2025 Featuring Verdi’s original Macbeth (1847), the first American presentation of Verdi’s music with a period-instrument orchestra, and the first New York City performance of Bellini’s La Sonnambula in its original keys This season’s casting
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Blue Hill Bach, a festival in the idyllic harbor town in Maine, celebrates its 15th season this summer, with performances July 15-19. They play each concert in a different often surprising location, like a shipyard. With booming arts tourism and new festival leadership, the Blue Hill Bach is ready for the next step.
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Registration Now Open Forte | Piano 2025: Crafting Soundscapes August 5–10, 2025 · Cornell University · Ithaca, NY The Cornell Center for Historical Keyboards and the Westfield Center for Historical Keyboard Studies are delighted to announce the conference-festival Forte|Piano 2025: Crafting Soundscapes. Forte|Piano 2025 will provide a gathering spot where those interested in historical pianos
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Meet Andréa Walker, a silvery voiced soprano with a burgeoning career. Still a doctoral student, she balances research into gallant art songs with an ever-busier performance schedule. Her ensemble, Duo CPE, was part of EMA’s Emerging Arts Showcase. Next week, June 11, they will join recent Showcase laureates for a concert at the Boston Early Music Festival.
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Historical performance is on an upswing across the U.S., and standards have never been higher. But the future of the field is not so clear for the next generation. There’s some growth at the collegiate level but, alarmingly, more than a few losses. What’s the national picture?
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