CD Review: Fischer’s Gifts Celebrated
The Boston-based Renaissance vocal ensemble Exsultemus teams with Newton Baroque for a complete Vespers setting from Johann C. F. Fischer’s Opus 3 of 1701.
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Book Review: Hailing The Harpsichord
Approachable and comprehensive, “The Cambridge Companion to the Harpsichord,” edited by Mark Kroll, teaches us about the harpsichord’s history and construction, role in chamber ensembles, tuning and temperament, and repertoire from nearly every national school.
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2019 Emerging Artists Showcase: Aperi Animam
The Milwaukee, WI-based vocal ensemble will perform as part of the Early Music America’s Emerging Artists Showcase, May 23 & 24, 2019, during the Bloomington Early Music Festival.
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Early Music Sources: Maffei’s letter on how to learn singing diminutions without a teacher (1562)
This video focuses on a fascinating source from 1562: Giovanni Camillo Maffei, a Napolitan doctor, philosopher, and a musician, was asked by his patron to explain to him how the human voice works, as well as how can one learn to sing diminutions without a teacher.
Rachel Barton Pine: Young Students Thrive in Early Music and Baroque Ensembles
With all the Baroque music that we teach beginning violinists, doesn’t it make sense to teach them something about Baroque performance practice?
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