Revisit the the 2023 EMA Awards ceremony from the Summit in Boston, recognizing three musicians for their achievements: Lindsey Macchiarella, Arthur Haas, and Ruben Valenzuela and his Bach Collegium San Diego.
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In celebration of Johann Sebastian Bach’s 339th birthday, Blue Hill Bach will present a concert at 5 p.m. on Friday, March 22, at St. Francis by the Sea Episcopal Church in Blue Hill. In “Organ and Clavichord: Companions for Centuries,” the distinguished Bangor keyboard virtuoso Kevin Birch will explore the intimate colors of three exquisite
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Like Monteverdi, Emilio de’ Cavalieri took a ‘seconda pratica’ approach by breaking counterpoint rules to better convey the texts. He also experimented with new styles and techniques, such as dividing a whole-step into more than two pitches. Elam Rotem and his ensemble Profeti della Quinta specialize in this sort of treacherously difficult music to sing, and they deliver Cavalieri’s ‘Lamentations’ with exquisite precision. The effect is a little disorienting and thoroughly mesmerizing.
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BEMF presents soprano Amanda Forsythe with Opera Prima on February 3 and the quartet Le Consort on February 23, both in Cambridge, MA ARTIST: Opera PrimaAmanda Forsythe, sopranoCristiano Contadin, directorAndrea Inghisciano, cornetto; Mauro Spinazzè, violin; Marta Graziolino, triple harp; Gianluca Geremia, chitarrone; Cristiano Contadin, viola da gamba WHEN: Thursday, February 1, 2024 at 7:30pm ETThe Morgan Library & Museum, 225 Madison Avenue, New
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Guest editorial: We are in the midst of a global mass extinction caused by a rapid change in climate. The scale of these problems means that the crisis cannot be addressed without action from the world’s most powerful governments — and they have utterly failed to respond. It’s an attitude of enjoying order (and short-term profits) more than pursuing justice. This comes despite years of scientists’ and citizens’ good-faith efforts to work within the system. To shake our friends’ complacency was our goal in disrupting the Met Opera…
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Los Angeles-based viola da gamba player Lucy Jones, the go-to seismologist after a California earthquake, is turning her scientific renown towards a bigger crisis. ‘Tempo: Music for Climate Action’ uses music to depict the science of climate change.
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The latest installment of ‘Early Music: the Americas’ explores the life and impact of an important Cuban musician from the later 18th century, Esteban Salas. As a composer, pedagogue, and priest, Salas left a huge output of music, but research and performances are still lagging far behind.
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Launch your international career at the York Early Music Festival Mon 8 – Saturday 13 July 2024Applications open until 15 January 2024 Are you an early music ensemble (minimum 3 members)? Is the average age of your members 32 years or under? Do you focus on historically informed performance practice and play repertoire of any
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Where cows outnumber people, early music finds a foothold in the high Rockies with ensembles like Wyoming Baroque, Baroque Music Montana, and the Baroque Chamber Orchestra of Colorado. ‘Figuring out practical solutions for rural problems is a really Western way of thinking.’
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