EMA summit October 24-26, 2023 Boston, MA

After a successful virtual Summit, EMA looks forward to gathering the early-music community IN PERSON* when we host our next Summit in Boston, Massachusetts, October 24-26, 2023. In addition to keynote speakers, panels, research presentations, workshops, performances from Boston area professionals, a vendor exhibition, and more, the 2023 Summit will also feature live performances from our Young Performers Festival & Emerging Artists Showcase as a central element.

2023 EMA SUMMIT: Making Connections

As we come together physically for the very first time, we’re celebrating the many ways our community interrelates with our theme Making Connections. We’re encouraging participants to find ways to collaborate, including presentations that bridge areas such as instrument making, performance, research, entrepreneurship, or education. We’ll also provide opportunities to make new connections through music-making opportunities and other social activities for Summit attendees which we hope will be integral to the Summit experience.

Summit registration will open in June 2023 along details about the Summit schedule, including performances, presentations, and all of the opportunities available for you to make connections with your Early Music America community.

Other 2023 Summit Application Details

More Summit details to come! *hybrid options for 2023 are also being explored.

A Way Forward: The Future of Early Music
Virtual Summit, October 21-22, 2022

Registration is closed.

Summit presentation recordings are available for on-demand viewing through October 29 for all who registered by October 22. Recordings are viewable by logging into the Summit via Hopin and navigating to the Replay area.

Early Music America will convene the North and South American early-music communities virtually for the first Early Music America Summit via the interactive conference platform Hopin.

The 2022 EMA Summit theme “A Way Forward: The Future of Early Music” will focus on the issues, changes, and advancements impacting our field. Our members and supporters have expressed a desire to come together to discuss what’s important at this pivotal time. We hope this will be the first of many opportunities to bring us all together. To allow participation in this Summit regardless of individual income, financial assistance will be offered for those with hardships.

In addition to individual presentations, panel discussions, workshops, and community roundtables, the Summit will also host EMA’s Annual Awards Ceremony honoring outstanding achievements in early music, a virtual exhibition for presenting organizations, ensembles, and vendors, (exhibition registration opens in September), and other special events and features.

Summit recordings will be available for on-demand viewing through the end of October for those who register. 


“Hacia Adelante: El Futuro de la Música Antigua”
Conferencia Virtual, 21-22 de Octubre, 2022

Early Music America convoca a las comunidades de música antigua del Norte y Sud-América a la primera conferencia virtual a realizarse a través de la plataforma virtual interactiva Hopin

La conferencia EMA 2022Hacia Adelante: El Futuro de la Música Antiguase enfocará en los cambios, adelantos, y problemáticas que afectan a nuestro campo. Nuestros miembros y simpatizantes han expresado el deseo de reunirnos para discutir sobre lo que es importante en este momento crucial. Esperamos que esta sea la primera de muchas oportunidades para unirnos a todos y por ello, para permitir el acceso, es que el precio de la inscripción será ofrecida en un escala proporcional.

Además de presentaciones individuales, paneles de discusión, talleres y mesas redondas, la conferencia también presentará la ceremonia anual de los premios de EMA que honran logros sobresalientes en música antigua, una exhibición virtual para ensambles, presentadores y vendedores (inscripciones abiertas en Septiembre) y otros eventos especiales. 

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