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Juilliard415 en Bolivia: música barroca de la vida diaria (en español)

Earlier this year, Peruvian violinist Jimena Burga Lopera, a student in Juilliard’s Historical Performance program, went on tour with the J415 ensemble to Bolivia’s International Festival of Renaissance and American Baroque Music known as “Misiones de Chiquitos.” In this essay, she writes about the festival and her eye- and ear-opening experiences.

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Juilliard415 in Bolivia: A Dog Date with Destiny

EMA Features, News

On tour with Juilliard 415 at a festival in Bolivia, keyboardist Nathan Mondry got himself into trouble late one night, leading to yet another fresh insight into music. Surrounded by wild dogs, ‘the danger became real,’ he writes. ‘Years of conservatory training and knowledge of obscure treatises and 4-5 finger trills would not help me in this moment…’

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Exuberant Bach from Mahan Esfahani

EMA Recording Reviews, News

Mahan Esfahani’s J.S. Bach recordings, on harpsichord and clavichord, are rich in virtuosity and imagination. Although the music on this newest album, including preludes, inventions, and sinfonias, was composed for teaching purposes, Esfahani sees beyond the printed page and manages to coax a vocal character from his instrument.

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On Materiality of Musical Sources

EMA Book Reviews, News

Using the in-vogue terms of ‘media’ and ‘materiality,’ this collection finds insights in the objects of everyday music-making. Its chapters cover a range of topics, from conventional notation to the layout and decorations of illuminated manuscripts. In case after case, the visual, textual, and tactile effects of a manuscript impacted how the musicians engaged with its content.

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New Leaders, Fresh Perspectives

EMA Features, News

Two first-time artistic directors of esteemed early-music ensembles — Priscilla Herreid at Philadelphia’s Piffaro and Liza Malamut at Chicago’s Newberry Consort — are countering social and economic trends with fresh attitudes and new concert ideas. They’re part of a cohort of leaders bringing historical performance in line with today’s audience expectations.

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Juilliard415 en Bolivia: música barroca de la vida diaria (en español)

Juilliard415 in Bolivia: A Dog Date with Destiny

Exuberant Bach from Mahan Esfahani

On Materiality of Musical Sources

New Leaders, Fresh Perspectives