Early Music America Summit

The EMA Summit brings the early-music community of North and South America together for three days of thought-provoking presentations, performances, workshops, and networking, including featured performances by outstanding local partners.

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The 2025 Virtual EMA Summit included a hybrid day of activities (livestreamed around the world) from McGill University’s Schulich School of Music in Montréal on Friday, October 17, followed by two days of virtual presentations on Saturday and Sunday, October 18 and 19. Those in Montréal were be able to gather at McGill for Summit watch parties on Saturday and Sunday. We are grateful to McGill faculty members Elizaveta Miller and Dorian Bandy for facilitating these in-person activities! Attendance is open to all with pay-what-you-can registration. Any amount provides full access to all Summit activities and session recordings for through December 19, 2025.

Summit Schedule

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Friday’s hybrid day included

  • A global early-music panel featuring representatives from Canada, the United States, Latin America, and REMA, the European Early Music Network
  • A discussion on the state of early music in Canada
  • A land acknowledgment concert from members of EMA’s IDEA Task Force
  • Presentations from scholars and performers based in the Montréal area

Saturday and Sunday’s fully virtual program included:

  • Two concurrent session tracks each day, running from 10:00 AM to 6:00 PM ET, with over 40 total presentations
  • Sessions geared toward early-music professionals, including administrators, educators, young artists, and more
  • An eight-hour Spanish-language track on Sunday, available with translated captions (read more)
  • The premiere of the 2025 Virtual Emerging Artist Showcase.

Individual Sponsors

Walter Denny & Alice Robbins
Ross Duffin & Bev Simmons
Tony Elitcher
James Glazier
Thomas Forrest Kelley
Bill McJohn
Susan Robinson
Bill Stewart & David Stein
Webb Wiggins

En Early Music America estamos muy emocionados de presentar una jornada entera destinada a destacar el trabajo de investigadores, gestores culturales, intérpretes, y estudiantes de música antigua de Latinoamérica. La Cumbre de EMA 2025 (2025 Summit) presentará mesas de investigación, gestión cultural y educación, además de dos conciertos-conferencia, y el primer encuentro de la Red Latinoamericana de Música Antigua, un proyecto que estamos lanzando desde EMA.

Como parte de nuestro plan estratégico, queremos extender nuestro servicio a toda la comunidad de música antigua en Las Américas, y esta jornada dentro de la Cumbre es un gran paso en nuestro propósito. Seguiremos soñando, y quizás un día no muy lejano podamos llevar el EMA Summit a alguno de nuestros países. Por ahora, acortaremos las distancias y nos encontraremos de manera virtual para celebrar nuestra comunidad.

Hasta pronto!
Karin Cuellar Rendon
Presidente del directorio de EMA

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