Included in the Full Issue
- The Boston Camerata’s First 70 Years by Ashley Mulcahy
- A State of Being: Restoration or Conservation? by Kyle MacMillan
- This Time, Versailles Starts the Revolution by Simon Mundy
- Different Bow Strokes, Different Folks by Jacob Jahiel
- Shattering a Stained-Glass Ceiling by Natasha Gauthier
- From the Publications Director: EMA Turns 40: What Comes Next?
- From the Executive Director: Beginnings Old and New
- EMA Courant: News from Around the Early-Music Community by Paulina Francisco
- Canto: Phrase it Like a Singer? by Geoffrey Burgess
- Recording & Book Reviews
- EMAg Puzzle by Joshua Kosman
- Musings: For the Birds by Thomas Forrest Kelly
- Toil & Trouble: What’s the Historical Approach to Generate Excitement? by Judith Malafronte
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Features
CANTO: Phrase it Like a Singer?
In his Canto column, historical oboist Geoffrey Burgess argues that modern circumstances too often take us far from the collaborative nature of early music and the shared goals of singers and instrumentalists. Understandably, many singers feel the need to become generalists. But now is the time to re-evaluate our current practices.
Checking in with Ensembles Old and Brand New
As the Boston Camerata celebrates its 70th season, two new early-music ensembles are making their debuts. In Cleveland, an outfit called CLE Concierto offers music by Élisabeth Jacquet de la Guerre. In Vermont, Burlington Baroque presents an inaugural festival aiming to start a year-round series. Exciting times ahead.
Toil & Trouble: What’s the Historical Approach to Generate Excitement?
‘What made music exciting and interesting for listeners in the early 17th century, when vocal and instrumental music was exploring declamation, rhetorical delivery, theatricality, and the ability to move the listener? Today, how do we generate excitement and how do we take a historical approach? Do we need breakneck tempos, edgy string playing, machine-gun coloratura, and stridency to make our points?’
