Dedicated to research toward performances of French Baroque repertoire, Le Centre de Musique Baroque de Versailles encourages American musicians and scholars to travel to Paris for research or to hone their skills. Its resources are likely unmatched in the early-music world.
This Time, Versailles Starts the Revolution Read More »
Early music brings us together, since exploring long forgotten or ignored repertoire requires communities of knowledge and of specialized practice. The late soprano Deborah Roberts took this ideal to the highest level, connecting amateurs and professionals on both sides of the Atlantic.
Canto: Singers as Community Read More »
He was born into slavery, described as a fiddler when he tried to escape, and was emancipated in his mid-20s. Sawney Freeman’s Musician’s Pocket Companion may be the earliest published music by a Black composer in the United States.
Sawney Freeman, Black Composer & Fiddler Read More »
At an early EMA board meeting, Thomas Forrest Kelly recalls ‘serious discussion of whether we wanted to be the American Dairy Council (lobbying association for the professional field), or the Rah-Rah Association of Enthusiasts (focused on amateurs). EMA, after 40 years, has still perhaps not quite figured that out, and creative discussions continue.’
EMA at 40: Musings on Our Beginnings Read More »
Restoration means bringing an instrument back to a playable condition. Conservation is about preserving an instrument in its current state and ensuring its survival. Is “restorative conservation” the solution, or just the latest trend?
State of Being: Restoration or Conservation? Read More »
