Early Music America

Founder and Artistic Director Thomas Crawford leads the American Classical Orchestra (ACO), New York City’s foremost period instrument orchestra, in a program of much-loved Bach cantatas at the beautiful Gothic-style Church of St. Vincent Ferrer in Manhattan on Thursday, March 2, 2023 at 8 pm. The concert features an ensemble of notable  soloists including soprano […]

Renaissance Partbooks Research! My dissertation research at the University of Illinois is centered around creating modernized partbooks of 16th century polyphony (full score for the conductor), having several dozen conductors lead rehearsals and a performance with these partbooks, and then respond to two questionnaires about their experience. I currently have over 25 confirmed participants from

Plus, Cantata Collective Announces Launch of Recording Partnership With AVIE Records Cantata Collective, the Bay Area ensemble dedicated to performing and recording all of J.S. Bach’s cantatas and major choral works, has announced two major initiatives for spring 2023. The first is a performance of Bach’s Mass in B Minor, one of the most important

(Vancouver, BC) – Whether March comes in like a Lion or a Lamb, we can all agree that we cannot wait for the official start to Spring on March 21st. The arrival of Spring is a time for rejoicing and Mother Nature displays her blossom finery while birds serenade us with their spring songs. This