A new recording from the ever-musical Flanders Recorder Duo celebrates the 99th anniversary of the International Pipers’ Guild, an effort to provide inexpensive instruments for students. Soon these pipes were made by the kids themselves. From Medieval music to Bach and Vaughan Williams, the Flanders Duo show us the sweet charms of this most basic of instruments.
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‘As regards my professional activities, life has really been divided in two — the scholarly and the practical, you might say. It’s maybe not so different from the early-music field as a whole, although I wish it were not divided at all.’
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Change ringing started in North America in the 1740s. It’s a musical team sport, it’s math for musicians, it’s an exercise for engineers. The ringing of the bells in an ordered sequence, as a piece of music, is a historical hobby that’s been growing in the U.S. in recent decades. We checked in with the MIT Guild of Bell Ringers in Boston to peal a bell ourselves.
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Musicians of the Old Post Road Announces its 37th Season: Cross-Pollinations The Boston-based period instrument chamber ensemble Musicians of the Old Post Road is proud to announce its 37th season. Entitled “Cross-Pollinations,” the concert series will celebrate inspiration among composers and across cultures with the ensemble’s signature blend of musical “rediscoveries” in dialogue with beloved
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Blue Hill Bach, a festival in the idyllic harbor town in Maine, celebrates its 15th season this summer, with performances July 15-19. They play each concert in a different often surprising location, like a shipyard. With booming arts tourism and new festival leadership, the Blue Hill Bach is ready for the next step.
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Bach in the City c/o St. Vincent de Paul Church 1010 W. Webster Ave. Chicago, IL 60614 Phone: 312-273-9834 Email: info@bachinthecity.org bachinthecity.org [ADVANCE TO EARLY MUSIC AMERICA HOLD FOR RELEASE UNTIL JULY 3, 2025] Chicago’s Bach in the City Announces 2025–2026 Debut Season Period instruments to be featured in all performances October 3: ‘Music in
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PHILHARMONIA BAROQUE ORCHESTRA & CHORALE APPOINTS PETER WHELAN AS NEW MUSIC DIRECTOR SAN FRANCISCO, CA (25 June 2025) — Philharmonia Baroque Orchestra & Chorale has selected acclaimed conductor, harpsichordist, solo bassoonist, and Olivier Award winner Peter Whelan as its next Music Director. He will take the reins in the 2026/27 season, becoming the fourth Music Director in the company’s
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From the Executive Director: ‘Regardless of your politics, I think we can agree that the last few months have been chaotic for the performing arts, with a variety of new federal policies creating uncertainty around the funding we rely on.’ But EMA’s 2025 Virtual Summit will allow for a global gathering.
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Keyboardist Byron Schenkman reflects on growing up Jewish and finding connections in early music. ‘I sometimes wonder how different my experiences might have been if I’d had Jewish mentors in my early years.’
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The North American Virtual Recorder Society (NAVRS) present the Flanders Recorder Duo (FR2) for a William Byrd Playing Meeting on Saturday, June 21 at 1:30PM, ET. World-renowned musicians, Tom Beets and Joris Van Goethem, will lead the NAVRS monthly Playing Meeting in an exploration of William Byrd’s famous six-part Pavan and Galliard. The Pavan consists
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