The musical dimension of ancient tragedy was long given up for lost, but a performance of Euripides’s Herakles at Barnard College, staged from April 4 to April 6, showed how much is being recovered, thanks to recent archeological finds and painstaking research.
Euripides, with Notes Read More »
We still lack the technologies to re-create the sound of historic spaces that have been transformed, or destroyed. But recent advances in recording, signal processing and artificial intelligence are bringing us closer.
Notre Dame can be rebuilt, but its unique sound may be gone forever Read More »
McGill Early Music Ensemble will perform at 3:00pm EDT on Thursday, May 23, 2019 as part of Early Music America’s Young Performers Festival during the Bloomington Early Music Festival.
2019 Young Performers Festival: McGill University Baroque Ensemble Read More »
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.
CD Review: Fischer’s Gifts Celebrated Read More »
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.
Book Review: Hailing The Harpsichord Read More »
