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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
Top 10 from EMA Online 2025
One click at a time, readers picked the most popular EMA online stories of the past 12 months. It’s worth noting the broad range of this year’s list, from artificial intelligence and early-music education to church-bell ringers, English country dance, and a singer’s personal take on seeing representation (and being that representation) on stage.
A Hit Show on Queer Time and Baroque Instruments
A music-theater cabaret — reimagining a 1970s fantasy on gay freedoms in a society not ready to accept it — premiered in Europe to acclaim and just arrived in New York. Baroque instruments help create a soundworld where, 'paradoxically, historical instruments bring a quality of timelessness.'
Hear the Ancestors Sing
Looking for ancient voices from his native Ecuador, Felipe Ledesma Núñez turned to ceramics and the sounds of his ancestors. He sees a problem in the humanities, 'that we are privileging the written word. And those kinds of systems are ill-suited: They cannot carry sound.'
