From Tom Kelly’s Musings column: ‘I can’t wait to see what early music will be programmed, and in what context, to commemorate America’s 250th… We must engage with cultural history more than ever — and we pick which slice of that history suits our ensemble and community.’
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A rewarding new biography on Henry Purcell brings the composer’s life and times into one slender volume. At the book’s center is an up-to-date dictionary — accessible to non-specialists — that mentions well-known collaborators and a range of musicians, political events, performance practices, relevant musical terms, and more.
Henry Purcell From All Sides Read More »
Saint Francis of Assisi preached against the Crusades and, venturing to Egypt to stop the fighting, met with Sultan Malik al-Kamil. This cross-cultural dialogue inspired the ensembles Constantinople and Holland Baroque for a deeply satisfying album that weaves together musical traditions from east and west.
Saint and the Sultan: a Dialogue to Stop the Crusades Read More »
One-night-only event will mark Midwest premiere of British musicologist Malcolm Bruno’s recent reconstruction of J. S. Bach’s lost masterwork Soloists are soprano Hannah De Priest, countertenor Ryan Belongie, tenor Oliver Camacho, and bass David McFerrin Music Director Richard Webster to conduct Bach in the City Chorus and period-instrument orchestra Recitatives and turba choruses newly composed
Chicago’s Bach in the City to Present St. Mark Passion March 20 Read More »
July 11-25, 2026 Angélica Negrón announced as Featured Composer (Carmel-by-the-Sea, CA ) — The The Carmel Bach Festival (CBF) announces its 89th season, running July 11-25, 2026, in beautiful Carmel-by-the-Sea, California. This season, the festival will explore the theme of “the nature of sound” performing in some of Carmel’s most beautiful venues like the Sunset Center Theater, Carmel Mission Basilica,
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Hailed as the top of its field, the York Early Music Festival celebrates a milestone anniversary in 2026 with a deluxe calendar of celebrated and emerging artists. Across its 50 years, they’ve made ‘important scholarship come to life through vibrant and sometimes bewildering performances.’
A Half-Century of the York Early Music Festival Read More »
Last week, on Friday the 13th, New York’s Music Before 1800 hosted the U.S. premiere of ‘Death of Gesualdo,’ a ghostly retelling of the Renaissance composer’s life and grisly crimes, set to his avant-garde music. Performed by puppets, actors, and the British vocal ensemble the Gesualdo Six, the show is the latest from Bill Barclay, whose ‘Secret Byrd’ was a revelation for putting ancient music in a profoundly living context.
When Good Music Happens to Really Bad People Read More »
Baroque Music Montana, led by Artistic Director Carrie Krause, offers a period-practice workshop for modern and baroque performers, August 12th-16th, 2026 in Bozeman, Montana. This year’s workshop theme is “Riding Bare Bach — Fugues to Dance with J.S.” The workshop will explore: original sources (manuscript scores and first editions, iconography, writing) and their clues for
Baroque Music Montana to present Period Performance Workshop in August Read More »
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEContact: the cell theatre Box Office • thecelltheatre@gmail.comVenue: Nancy Manocherian’s the cell theatre, 338 W. 23rd St., New York, NY 10011 HAYDN: DIALOGUES (feat. Darian Donovan Thomas) A Conversation Between Classical Heritage and Contemporary CompositionSaturday, February 7, 2026 • 7:00 PM – 9:30 PM EST New York, NY — Nancy Manocherian’s the cell
The Cell to Present “Haydn” Dialoges” by the Cramer Quartet Read More »
In 1759, five viols were stashed in a secret vault in Québec City. The viols’ journey tells us about Canada’s musical past, about how ‘ancient’ instruments are woven into the cultural fabric, and about narratives of early-music revivals.
The Curious History of the ‘Caveau’ Viols Read More »
