The moniker “troubadour” stirs the modern imagination like no other Medieval vocation. A smart new book offers concise studies of some of the most famous troubadours, offering thoughtful observations on poetic style alongside vivid descriptions of the historical context that shaped the tradition.
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Two musicians with Deep South connections recently launched a Facebook group, hoping to encourage the small and far-flung scene. Over the holidays, they came together for the first time in an afternoon jam. Baroque violinist Lindsey Tootle, an Alabama native, sends a session report.
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If you’re in Europe, hoping to hear a deluxe celebration of Palestrina’s 500th birthday, go to the Duomo in Milan. In North America, the biggest Palestrina 2025 party will be in Grand Rapids, Mich., where an ambitious Catholic church will host a dozen ensembles, from the Tallis Scholars and Gesualdo Six to their own parish choirs — and all of it sung at regular Mass services.
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We are offering a Consort Studio in central New Jersey, monthly sessions in ensemble playing for intermediate and above recorder players to play with one another and other instruments under a skilled conductor, with professional accompaniment. These events will be led by conductor, recorder player, and harpsichordist, Steven Russell (see below). It is an opportunity
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Venice, Italy (4 November, 2024) – A gala concert on November 16, 2024 is the first modern performance of Baroque musical works identified at Montagu Music Collection, Boughton House, UK by American soprano Liesl Odenweller. Works by composers Hasse, Leo, Porpora and Porta, have been brought back from obscurity and will be performed by Venice Music Project at Scuola Grande dei Carmini in
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Venice, Italy (4 November, 2024) – A gala concert on November 16, 2024 is the first modern performance of Baroque musical works identified at Montagu Music Collection, Boughton House, UK by American soprano Liesl Odenweller. Unheard after 300 years, works by composers Hasse, Leo, Porpora and Porta, have been brought back from obscurity and will be performed by Venice Music Project, at Scuola Grande dei Carmini in the Tiepolo Hall at 19:00.
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This year is an exciting moment for the field of Jewish Early Music at the Association of Jewish Studies 2024 Conference, which is being held online from December 15-19, 2024. On December 18 and 19 at 1:30-3:00pm, eight scholars from the field will present “THE STUDY OF EARLY MODERN JEWISH MUSICS: MAPPING THE FIELD,” describing
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The EMA Summit brings the early-music community of North and South America together for three days of thought-provoking presentations, performances, workshops, and networking, including featured performances by Apollo’s Fire and Les Délices. The 2024 EMA Summit will be on the campus of Case Western Reserve University (CWRU), October 20-22, and will also highlight early-music activities at
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A restless collective of medieval experimentalists, the Flatbush-based band Alkemie recently gained recognition beyond Brooklyn with their soundtrack for the video game Pentiment (directed by Obsidian studios and published by Xbox) and their albums a fine companion and Love to My Liking. Locally and nationally, they have been presented by the Amherst Early Music Festival,
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEMedia Contacts: Lydia Consilvio, Marketing and Community Programs Manager, lconsilvio@cantatasingers.org Cantata Singers Announces Boston Choral Festival: Monteverdi Vespers Boston Choral Festival: Monteverdi Vespers Fri, October 25, 2024 | 7:30 PM Cyclorama (Boston Center for the Arts)539 Tremont StreetBoston, MA 02116Noah Horn, Music Director Vespers of 1610, Claudio Monteverdi In celebration of Cantata Singers’
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