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Published March 7, 2016
Click to read the Spring 2016 Issue (must be logged in to view content). On The Cover: “A recent press trip to Israel piqued my interest in that fascinating country’s early-music scene. Israel is at once ancient and new, like so much of what we are trying to do in our field, and I was curious about the history of the early-music revival, the active and retired performers and teachers, and the challenges facing musicians and presenters today.” -Judith Malafronte
Recent EMA Features
Ronnie Malley & Newberry Consort Visit the Ottomans
Ronnie Malley, an oud virtuoso, curates an upcoming Newberry Consort program, 'In the Realm of Osman,' devoted to five centuries of music from the Ottoman Empire. In our increasingly intolerant culture, the concert is about what we can learn from living in a pluralistic society.
An Indigenous Family Tale, in Music
Retelling her ancestry as a series of musical stories, the author starts with a very great grandmother, Pa I Sha. She walked the Trail of Tears, the forced removal of the Five Civilized Tribes from their homelands to Indian Territory in present-day Oklahoma. The Chickasaws called this dark chapter “the Removal.” She tells a musical story both harrowing and hopeful, about both hardship and love.
Putting Down Roots in the Oklahoma Soil
The Oklahoma Baroque Orchestra, founded in 2022, has rapidly blossomed under artistic director Dylan Madoux. His goal is to create a self-sustaining early-music community for Oklahoma City and the region. People around the country are starting to take notice.
