‘The Collective Joy of Music-Making’
Community baroque orchestras that provide performing outlets for amateurs and professionals are on the ascent in North America.
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Book Review: Handel Documents Aplenty
The magisterial multi-volume set of Handel documents put together by Donald Burrows and the distinguished Handel scholars Helen Coffey, John Greenacombe, and the late Anthony Hicks promises to include just about everything written about, by, to, and for Handel.
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Remembering Michael Jaffee (1938-2019)
Rosamund Morley, a viola gamba player and longtime member of the Waverly Consort, pays tribute to the ensemble’s co-founder, who died June 15 at the age of 81.
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Early-Music Presenters
EMA’s Presenters list includes presenting organizations that specialize in or including early-music performances as part of their events. If you feel your presenting organization should be included, please contact us.
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Pastime With Good Company
The informal theme of EMA’s 2019 festival & showcase, which ran May 22-24 in Bloomington, IN, turned out to be creating meaningful connections.
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Exploring Music From Old World To New
Boston University’s Center for Early Music Studies (CEMS) seeks to make connections with a conference, “Atlantic Crossings: Music from 1492 through the Long Eighteenth Century,” which will be held June 7 and 8.
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Feasting on Festivals
What sets many festivals apart are specific approaches and characteristics. In the world of early music, one can find festivals built around thematic programming and those that embrace a mix of repertoire meant to spice up our artistic lives.
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Early-Music Festivals, Workshops, and Competitions
EMA’s list of Early-Music Festivals, Workshops, and Competitions is a public service provided to all presenters, regardless of EMA membership. Download the EMA Festival & Workshop List as a Spreadsheet. Current EMA members may also add early music events to the Member Concerts and Events Calendar after logging in.
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Third Coast Baroque Awakens Handel Rarity
The composer’s first oratorio, ‘Il trionfo del Tempo e del Disinganno,’ will be performed April 12 and 13 in the original 2¾-hour version that premiered in 1707 with Arcangelo Corelli as concertmaster.
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Early Music Finds An Old Kentucky Home
Kentucky has a small but respectable showing in historical performance throughout the state. Ensembles, experts, community members, and audiences are all part of bringing exposure and promanance to our field.
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