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Piffaro celebrates Early Music Month with community events, concerts

Recorder Fest! March 7 at Temple University’s Rock Hall, Philadelphia Ferrara: Splendor of the Renaissance March is Early Music Month and Piffaro, the Renaissance Band invites the community to celebrate with performances and hands-on musical experiences. Audiences can bring an instrument to a community play-in or embark on a musical journey to Ferrara. Select concerts

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Piffaro announces Spring Season

Piffaro, the Renaissance Band announces Spring 2026 Season Recorder Fest! March 7 at Temple University’s Rock Hall, Philadelphia Ferrara: Splendor of the Renaissance March 13 – Church of the Holy Trinity, Rittenhouse Sq., Philadelphia March 14 – Presbyterian Church of Chestnut Hill, Philadelphia March 15 – Christ Church Christiana Hundred, Wilmington Streaming online Mar 27–April

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When Good Music Happens to Really Bad People

Last week, on Friday the 13th, New York’s Music Before 1800 hosted the U.S. premiere of ‘Death of Gesualdo,’ a ghostly retelling of the Renaissance composer’s life and grisly crimes, set to his avant-garde music. Performed by puppets, actors, and the British vocal ensemble the Gesualdo Six, the show is the latest from Bill Barclay, whose ‘Secret Byrd’ was a revelation for putting ancient music in a profoundly living context.

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New album with Danish recorder soloist Clara Guldberg Ravn

In her fourth CD release, recorder soloist Clara Guldberg Ravn turns to the recorder concertos of Georg Philipp Telemann. The recording reveals the full expressive range of this music, from elegant lightness and dance-like energy to moments of quiet melancholy and subtle humour. Together with members of Concerto Copenhagen, a vivid and well-balanced overall sound

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Making a Difference in Delaware

The Yudah School of Music, just a year old, offers free tuition for all its students, mostly Black and Latino elementary- and middle-schoolers. Late last year, Yudah founder Rasháwn King brought together students and professionals for a ‘Messiah’ with a historically informed approach. Along the way, he’s challenging ‘what it’s supposed to be, who’s supposed to play it.’

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Training Specialists for Historical Dance

With more shows on its calendar and looking for new (and possibly younger) dancers, the New York Baroque Dance Co. put out an audition call. Experience in Baroque style was a plus, but not a requirement. At the same time, the 50-year-old company started weekly technique classes to keep their dancers in peak form. These two components are coming together as Baroque dance continues to expand.

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Medieval Mondays at North American Virtual Recorder Society

The North American Virtual Recorder Society (NAVRS) presents a brand-new season of the Medieval Mondays series. Presented by NAVRS’ Music Director Annette Bauer, Medieval Mondays explores composers, themes, and musical sources of the medieval time period from ca. 1100-1500. The Spring 2026 roster includes: Chansonnier Cordiforme – 15th Century Songs of Love (February 9); O

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