Reflections on 400 Years of Sephardic Choral Music
From the 17th century onward, choral music became the defining feature of the musical identity of Western Sephardic Jews.
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Machaut’s Remède de Fortune: Same Songs, Different Music
The Orlando Consort, on the eve of their last-ever performance at the Boston Early Music Festival in June, have released Machaut in a breathtakingly beautiful new recording.
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Ut, Re, Mi, Fa: A New Look at Learning in the 18th Century
This path-breaking new book might be the definitive study of the technique, called ‘solmization,’ by which many 18th-c. musicians learned to read—and subsequently to perform, improvise and compose—melodic lines.
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‘Eros & Subtilitas’ in Dialogue from the Italian Renaissance
‘Eros & Subtilitas,’ the latest from Tasto Solo, is as unmissable as their other recent releases. It centers around music by 16th-c. Italian composer Vicenzo Ruffo and the interplay between vocal and instrumental music.
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Apprentices as Colleagues and Sometimes as Teachers
The Baroque Chamber Orchestra of Colorado started an apprentice program in 2007, in part to mentor the next generation, to scout for new members, and to bring fresh perspectives into the ensemble. They’ve succeeded in all these aspects.
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