People who care about the future of historical performance often don’t understand how to reach and retain young people. This essay is a call to action for the field of historical performance to support educational work.
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Sarasa Music unearths rediscovered music manuscripts in ‘Schrank II ~ Cabinet II’ program September 18-20, 2026 Sarasa Music proudly presents the opening concert-set of its 2026-27 Concert Series “Singing Allowed!” with a special program delving into music manuscripts rediscovered from a forgotten cabinet in the Dresden Court Church after 100 years of oblivion. Featuring the
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Anna Mansbridge’s keen imagination and cross-pollination of dance styles — Renaissance, Baroque, contemporary — has informed her work in Seattle and across the Pacific Northwest for a quarter-century.
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A milestone anniversary year highlights rare Renaissance polyphony, a special August 9 concert, and a new fundraising initiative to preserve historic choral traditions. WASHINGTON, D.C. (July 2026) – The Suspicious Cheese Lords (SCL), Washington, D.C.’s all-male early music vocal ensemble, proudly announces its 30th anniversary. Founded in 1996, the ensemble has built a reputation for
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EMA Engagement Awards are intended to promote awareness and appreciation of early music and historical performance with the goal of drawing new audiences and participants. Awards of up to $2,500 are offered annually to support engagement projects for children and/or adults by organizations, ensembles, and individual artists.
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Music, much of it performed by military bands, is inextricably linked to the mythology of the American Revolution. Yet one of early America’s most popular musical ensembles, the regimental band, has been obscured from the late 18th-c. soundscape.
Serenading the Revolution: Regimental Bands of Music Read More »
The Marketing & Communications Manager is responsible for planning and executing digital communications that build audience engagement and drive attendance across the organization’s concert series and events. This role focuses on high quality content creation across social media and email platforms.
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The rise of public concerts in the 1720s and ’30s was in indicator of social innovations that would come to the fore during the American Revolution. Remarkably, colonial America produced musicians and paying audiences needed for public concerts not long after the trend started in Europe. But not everyone on our shores approved.
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The New York Baroque Dance Co. and its co-founder, Catherine Turocy, celebrate a half-century of bringing historical dance to stages across America and Europe. They’ve set the high standard for Baroque dance performed in the U.S.
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