Beverley & East Riding Early Music Festival returns for their 37th festival with a celebration of the Georgian heritage of this historic English town. Friday 23– Sunday 25 May 2025 The major strand of this year’s programme looks at Beverley through the eyes of 18th century diarist and gentlemen John Courtney, reflecting on the music […]
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For Immediate Release January 27, 2025 PRESS CONTACT Joanna Boyle, General Manager Musicians of the Old Post Road 781.466.6694 musicians@oldpostroad.org PHOTOS https://oldpostroad.org/press-room MUSICIANS OF THE OLD POST ROAD presents Tall Tales Saturday, March 8, 2025, 4:00 pm First Parish, Wayland, MA and live-streamed at www.oldpostroad.org Sunday, March 9, 2025, 4:00 pm Old South Church, Boston,
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BEMF returns in 2025 with keyboard virtuoso Francesco Corti and the BEMF Chamber Ensemble on February 8 and AGAVE with countertenor Reginald Mobley on February 14 ARTISTS: Francesco Corti, harpsichord & organBoston Early Music Festival Chamber EnsembleRobert Mealy, Director Robert Mealy, concertmaster; Sarah Darling, violin; Laura Jeppesen, viola; Phoebe Carrai, violoncello; Heather Miller Lardin, double bass; Debra Nagy & Kathryn Montoya, oboe;
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At an early EMA board meeting, Thomas Forrest Kelly recalls ‘serious discussion of whether we wanted to be the American Dairy Council (lobbying association for the professional field), or the Rah-Rah Association of Enthusiasts (focused on amateurs). EMA, after 40 years, has still perhaps not quite figured that out, and creative discussions continue.’
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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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Influential at the Bavarian court in the 16th century, Ludwig Daser and his music were overshadowed by his posthumously more celebrated contemporaries. But Daser’s lyrical gifts and structural innovations are gaining adherents, including the pan-European vocal ensemble Cinquecento. Their latest recording capture all the tension and exuberance of this remarkable music.
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MUSIC WORCESTER TO CELEBRATE BACH’S BIRTHDAY BASH MARCH 21-23, 2025 FOUR-CONCERT WEEKEND FEATURING PERFORMANCES BY PIANIST JEREMY DENK AND HANDEL & HAYDN SOCIETY ARE PART OF 11-YEAR PROJECT TO PRESENT ALL 1000+ WORKS COMPOSED BY JOHANN SEBASTIAN BACH  (Worcester, MA -December 12, 2024) Pianist Jeremy Denk and the Handel & Haydn Society are the
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At the 2024 EMA Summit, countertenor Michael Walker II, viol player Philip Spray, and Alchymy Viols gave a presentation called ‘Deep River.’ One day, while rehearsing a famous spiritual, writes Walker, ‘it reminded me of the viola da gamba in its ability to convey both sadness and joy.’
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It all started in the basement of Boston’s Museum of Fine Arts, where a collection of historical instruments had languished for decades. Seventy years later, the Boston Camerata’s artistry and its attitudes about ‘early music’ and multicultural repertoire has influenced the entire field.
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