Medieval ensemble Trobár celebrates women in 14th and 15th c. song, centered on poet Christine de Pizan and her musical circles, including (male) composers who are now famous, obscure or anonymous. It’s a “he said/she said” dialogue on love, equality, and courtly virtues.
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REMA, the European Early Music Network, has launched a survey to learn how the global early-music sector has adapted and evolved in 2024, from finances to programming. Although most REMA members are in Europe, some are North American-based, and the survey is open to everyone in the field and responses are anonymous.
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The Butter Quartet, who met as students at the Royal Conservatory of the Hague, released their debut recording with ‘Scintilla: Early Italian String Quartets.’ In buoyant, impeccable playing, they capture the galant spirit of music by Pugnani, Boccherini, Lombardini Sirmen, and Giardini. Excellent performances of attractive, varied repertoire.
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ARTEK Early Music is seeking young professional violinists with historical performance experience for their 2025 Italian Insanity Fellowship. This position involves rehearsals and concerts from January 29th-February 1st, 2025. This project, focussed on Italian concertos for four violins, will be led by Italian baroque violinist Enrico Gatti, one of the foremost historical violinists internationally and
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Courante baroque ensemble of Cape Cod, MA, will present a concert on Sunday, Nov. 24 at 3:00pm at the Church of the Messiah, 22 Church St., Woods Hole, MA. Entitled “Crossing the Channel,” the program features music by composers who crossed the English Channel to further their careers. From Giovanni Coprario (John Cooper) to George
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‘There’s certainly a lot to celebrate in terms of visibility of the field and the respect we’ve earned in the larger classical music world. Yet there’s still so much vital work to be done. It’s important to beg the question: What do we want the world of historical performance to look like 40 years from now?’
EMA Turns 40. What Comes Next? Read More »
Choir director, organist, and composer Richard Webster, who helmed Bach Week in Evanston for 50 seasons, will conduct new venture based at St. Vincent de Paul Church Inaugural concert, set for March 21, 2025, to feature brass and choral music of J. S. Bach and Giovanni Gabrieli New board members, donor pledges, and in-kind support
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American Classical Orchestra Continues 40th Anniversary Season with Special Chamber Music Concert at The Historic University Club Of New York On Oct. 30 Program Features Schubert’s The Trout Piano Quintet and Beethoven’s Piano Trio No. 2 The American Classical Orchestra (ACO), New York City’s leading period instrument orchestra, continues its 40th anniversary season with a
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From Rome to Vilnius is a new investigative insight into the cultural heritage of Lithuania: the music at the Vasa Court in the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth. It reflects the influence of the greatest masters of the Roman polyphonic school in the musical world of Poland and Lithuania, and shows the Vasa Court as a place of
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Saturday, October 26, 2024, 4:00 pmFirst Parish Church, Sudbury, MA Sunday, October 27, 2024, 4:00 pmOld South Church, Boston, MA and live-streamed at www.oldpostroad.org In-person Audience Tickets $10-$55, kids come free with an adultVirtual Audience Tickets: $35 individual, $70 family, $10 students Two-time winner of the Noah Greenberg Award from the American Musicological Society, Musicians
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