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“The Over the Water Hurdy-Gurdy Association (OTW for short) is a group of hurdy-gurdy players, builders, and aficionados based mostly in Western Washington (USA). We put on French music jams and dances in the Seattle area (with live hurdy-gurdy music, of course) and an annual hurdy-gurdy festival and Saturday dance on the Olympic Peninsula. ..“

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Added on: Jul 29, 2009 | Hits: 343

“Born in early 2007,  the founding members of the association is mainly active in the field of early music, it is natural that the first projects will be turned around this esthétique.Le future we will address a wide variety of activities in the approach the Métamusique.” (Google translation)

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Added on: Feb 22, 2010 | Hits: 391

“The American Heinrich Schütz Society is dedicated to the study and performance of the music of Schütz and his German contemporaries. For many years, the AHSS was an independent entity; however, in 1991, its members voted to expand the boundaries of its focus, and to invite other scholars of seventeenth-century music to form a Society for Seventeenth-Century Music, which held its first conference at Washington University in St. Louis in April 1993. At the point of the formation of the SSCM, the AHSS became a constituent society of the larger body, with representation on the board of directors. ..“

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Added on: Apr 16, 2010 | Hits: 292

“The International Heinrich Schütz Society has its headquarters in Kassel, the first home of the composer. ..

The members of the International Heinrich Schütz Society is not just comprised of professional musicians but also theologians, journalists and church music and musicology institutions, libraries, public authorities and companies. They all are interested in the work of Heinrich Schütz. The great number of members shows the global interest in his music.

The International Heinrich Schütz Society regularly organizes smaller Heinrich-Schütz-days or longer-term Heinrich-Schütz-festivals with various themes. Such meetings serve not only the intensive care and practical scientific penetration of Schutz's music, but also give Members the opportunity for mutual exchange of ideas and to deepen existing knowledge of the music as well as forge new contacts.“ .. (Google translate)

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Added on: Apr 16, 2010 | Hits: 404

“ OPERA America is dedicated to supporting the creation, presentation  and enjoyment of opera.

OPERA America draws on resources and expertise from within and beyond the opera field to advance a mutually-beneficial agenda that serves and strengthens the field through programs in the following categories:

•     * Creation: Artistic services that help artists and companies increase the creativity and excellence of opera productions, especially North American works;
•     * Presentation: Opera company services that address the specific needs of staff, trustees and volunteers;
•     * Enjoyment: Education, audience development and community services that increase all forms of opera appreciation.

The association provides members with an array of publications and online resources, regional workshops, an annual conference and network-specific services such as conference calls, e-mail listservs and direct contact with staff with expertise in opera production, administration and education. OPERA America provides members with tools to maximize the effectiveness of financial and human resources, expand the scope of repertoire and programs, and extend their reach to new and diverse audiences.

Founded in 1970, OPERA America has an international membership that includes nearly 150 Professional Company Members, 300 Associate and Business Members, 2,000 Individual Members and over 16,000 subscribers to its electronic news service. “

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Added on: Apr 16, 2010 | Hits: 250

“The Italian Society of Musicology was formed in 1964 with the aim of enhancing the study of musicology and enhance the development and dissemination of musical culture. By supporting musicological research SIdM promotes research, organizes congresses and other publishing endeavours.

SIdM publishes two journals, "Journal of Musicology Italian (monthly) and 'Italian Musical Sources (annual), a Newsletter (monthly) along with various series of musicology texts and music.

SIdM intervenes in the fields of musical heritage and music lessons and musicology; promotes contacts between scholars and ensures the dissemination of Italian musicology. Members of SIdM share its goals: the association is in fact directed not only to scholars and experts, but also to scholars and enthusiasts who wish to deepen their knowledge in music and musicology.” (Google Translate)

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Added on: Jun 10, 2010 | Hits: 255

“Created in fall 1998 to manage the Bach Festival in Combrailles and complete the construction of a pipe organ, the association is governed under the law of 1901 and is headquartered in Pontaumur (Puy de Dome) in the heart of Combrailles. ..“

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Added on: Jun 12, 2010 | Hits: 325

“Article 2 - Aims of the Association

The Association is unaligned and was founded in order to carry out socially useful activities in favour of associated third parties. It is a non-profit association, which fully respects the freedom and dignity of its members.

The purpose of the Association is specifically:

• to coordinate and promote studies that can enrich and develop the cultural identity of Vignanello. This includes studies on historical, artistic, and archaeological findings, as well as awareness for the preservation and protection of' the environment and the processing of ancient crafts. It also encourages the discussion of current issues through research activities, conferences, publications, guided tours, travel, training, updating, workshops and laboratories, as well as interaction with other countries;

• to create a bridge between the practical realities of local Vignanello and the rest of the world, through participation, exchanges, projects with various Provincial, National and International associations and universities with the aim of enhancing the potential of individuals, the community and the territory of Vignanello. The aim is to create a basis of active participation in the process of sustainable development in ecology, equity and economy as proposed by UNESCO and the EU. This will be obtained through the strengthening of cultural identity on the territory, as well as direct international confrontation, thus giving future generations the opportunities to find in their territory the conditions for a better life;

• to grant scholarships, organize refresher courses and / or study courses for teachers of compulsory education, announce and publish competitions, etc… ;

• to provide consultancy services, workshops, refresher courses and training to promote studies and research. Furthermore, to aid in editing books and DVD editions of music; manage exhibitions and museums; make movies about all kinds of activities; manage the hospitality for visitors; promote events (congresses , concerts, cultural events, etc…); manage merchandising and refreshment points; organize tourist events and guided tours; produce multimedia documentation, both for television and radio, as well as textual and archival records;

• to carry out its activities, and in doing so the association may cooperate with Italian and international associations, engaging in relationships with the relevant public and private organizations;

• to operate, for the pursuit of specific goals, throughout the country, promoting activities and projects to find regional, national and international funding.“

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Added on: Oct 12, 2010 | Hits: 243

“ … As the only presenter in the entire state that focuses exclusively on historically informed, period instrument performances of Medieval, Renaissance, and early Baroque music, EMN aims to ensure the continued vitality of the arts in Wisconsin.  Other presenters may offer some early music programs, short-term festivals, or modern-instrument adaptations of this special repertoire.   But no other presenter carries this banner consistently, or maintains EMN's intense and exclusive focus on early music. …”

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Added on: Apr 22, 2011 | Hits: 219

“In 1994 the “Fondazione Academia Montis Regalis Onlus” in Mondovì initiated training “Corsi di Formazione Orchestrale Barocca e Classica” (courses for a baroque and classical orchestra), with the aim to offer to young talented musicians, both Italian and foreign, the possibility to do an experience, unique in its kind in Italy, in the field of 17th and 18th century repertory, expressed according to the historical criteria and performed on historical instruments.

From this enterprise was born the Academia Montis Regalis’s orchestra which has been conducted by the most important international specialists in the field of ancient music, and has taken part in a lot of important concerts and Italian and European Festivals since then.
Thanks to the numerous concerts and the flourishing discography in the last years, the orchestra has become a professional activity and not only the result of the Academia’s courses.

As these courses are always an important aim for the foundation, it has decided to continue the formative experience for the young musicians making up a second orchestra: “I Giovani della Montis Regalis”. They who obtain a scholarship take part in five cycles of lessons which are given by teachers of international fame.
The Academia has an excellent replacement of elements for its professional orchestra: in fact, at the end of the five cycles of lessons, the best of these young musicians becomes part of the professional orchestra.

The Academia Montis Regalis also performs with smaller ensembles without a director, having acquired the "Astrée" ensemble, a prestigious instrumental group that represents the chamber version of the Orchestra.

The Fondazione Academia Montis Regalis Onlus organises “Armoniche Fantasie”, an important festival of 17th and 18th century music that has come to its 11th edition in this year.”

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Added on: Apr 24, 2011 | Hits: 343

“The Berkshire Bach Society is the only member-based musical organization in Berkshire County. It uniquely focuses on one composer, and creates programs with the long-range goal of exposing its membership (actual and potential) to a broad perspective on the works of J. S. Bach. This perspective is constantly expanded and reinterpreted, but always comes back to a reconsideration of what is possibly the most remarkable body of music ever generated by a single individual.“

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Added on: May 27, 2011 | Hits: 282

“The American Nyckelharpa Association is a non-profit corporation for the preservation and fostering of the nyckelharpa (sometimes called the Swedish Key Fiddle). We will conduct educational programs and activities to promote knowledge of and interest in the nyckelharpa and the traditional music of the nyckelharpa. We shall endeavor to provide competent instruction in playing the nyckelharpa, in the traditional music, and in the traditional dance associated with the music.“

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Added on: Jul 04, 2011 | Hits: 194

“The International Shakespeare Association (ISA) offers an opportunity for individuals and institutions to join together to further the knowledge of Shakespeare throughout the world. Its central commitments, outlined in its constitution, are to link the work of various Shakespeare associations and societies and to advise on the foundation and development of new associations; to advise on the initiation and planning of the World Shakespeare Congresses; to support an information centre, covering research, publication, translation, and performance; to circulate a diary of future performances, conferences and graduate courses; to aid travel in the interests of Shakespeare scholarship and performance and to coordinate and support requests for finance from internationally cooperative projects.”

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Added on: Jul 17, 2011 | Hits: 260

“The American Beethoven Society is an international organization of individuals devoted to the study and appreciation of Beethoven's life, music, and influence on culture and society to the present day. …“

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Added on: Jul 18, 2011 | Hits: 319

“We come together to discuss the life, times and works of the author, to visit places important in her life; sometimes to dress in Regency finery, and to perform her music and dances! We meet or go on expeditions every couple of months, the meetings normally in North Oxford.

The Austen family had links to the city and University of Oxford: we are engaging in research to find out more about Jane's schooling here, and the family's association with Brasenose and St John's College. The group was founded in October 2009 as Oxford's first and only Jane Austen Society for many decades (so far as we have been able to find out!).

We also have strong interest in the music of the period, and the historical aspects of domestic performance: Jane pulled together a large corpus of contemporary and traditional works, adding her own embellishments and arrangements for performing them at home.”

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Added on: Sep 07, 2011 | Hits: 259

“The Thomas Tomkins Forum seeks to pursue interests of all kinds in the music of the English Renaissance and its context. We aim to encourage interest in and enjoyment of Tomkins' music (and the music of a range of other composers) at all levels. We clearly need a Forum dedicated to giving Tomkins the recognition he deserves as one of England's finest composers - and to fostering interest in the English Virginalists generally. Anyone interested in Tomkins, in early music, in keyboard instruments, in choral music, consort music, or in the wider musical and cultural contexts of Renaissance England and its European parallels, is most welcrome to contact us.”

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Added on: Sep 07, 2011 | Hits: 234

“Pacific MusicWorks provides a forum for the artistic vision of conductor and baroque opera specialist Stephen Stubbs.  Productions range from chamber music to fully staged operas, engaging internationally renowned artists in collaboration with leading musicians of the Northwest.  Audiences of early music enthusiasts are expanding by PMW’s educational offerings that reach from the primary school level through advanced work with young professionals to other members of our community.“ 

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Added on: Sep 15, 2011 | Hits: 242

“Founded in 2009 by Artistic Director Jessica Gould as an alternative to the conventional concert hall, Salon/Sanctuary Concerts offers the special chance to hear acclaimed artists performing pre-Romantic music in intimate venues that complement the historical context of the repertoire. We present compositions intended for the domestic salon in the Abigail Adams Smith Auditorium of the Mt. Vernon Hotel Museum and Garden, built in 1799, where Salon/Sanctuary is the concert series in residence.  Sacred music is performed in sanctuaries appropriate to the religious context of the music. …”

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Added on: Sep 17, 2011 | Hits: 208

“The Mississippi Academy of Ancient Music is devoted to the performance and appreciation of "early music", primarily music before 1800 performed on the instruments originally intended and using the practices of the time.  We sponsor the world's finest local and international artists in concert performances and educational activities in local schools.

The Academy grew out of a series of musical birthday parties held by Dr. Ernst Borinski of Tougaloo College.  When Dr. Borinski bought an evening of music for his party from John Paul  at an ACLU auction, neither realized that that the parties would expand, and lead to the formation of the Mississippi Academy of Ancient Music.  His 80th and 81st birthday parties moved to Edwards, in the home that became the Academy.

 The Academy is named after the English group, the Academy of Ancient Music, in turn named after an ensemble from Handel's era, when "ancient" meant just twenty years old!  Ultimately, of course, the name was chosen because of the delightfully southern acronym which results.  And we still promote music before 1800 as well as anything 20 years old...”

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Added on: Sep 26, 2011 | Hits: 254

“Early Music DC is your source for information about upcoming early music and baroque concerts in Virginia, Maryland, and Washington, DC.

Early Music DC provides information about upcoming early music performances in the Washington, DC area.”

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Added on: Sep 26, 2011 | Hits: 202

“The Workshop Series - classical music concerts in Lewes, East Sussex, UK

The Workshop Series is a classical music concert series based at the workshop of harpsichord maker Malcolm Rose in Lewes, East Sussex, UK. Over 20 years the series has built up an enviable reputation for presenting world-class artists in an atmospheric, intimate and friendly setting.“

Added on: Sep 30, 2011 | Hits: 203

“The Society exists principally to get Scottish-based lute and early guitar players together to play to and with each other. All standards from complete beginner to professional will be encouraged to take part. This is a ‘safe place’ to try out that new piece you have been working on, ask questions, share info, etc.

Future meetings will include presentations, workshops and concerts. But the main aim is to get players together.

We meet at St Cecilia’s Hall, Edinburgh, itself a wonderful museum dedicated to lutes, guitars and keyboards.“

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Added on: Oct 03, 2011 | Hits: 250

French musicological society.

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Added on: Oct 10, 2011 | Hits: 173

“Association Ensemble 900 is a well established activity around the regional, interregional and national culture.

In fact, it is often involved on the organization of major events, in favour of the cultural heritage of our region and the dissemination of it in a national field.

Ensemble900 for the first time in Abruzzo, held a luthery workshop taking the important international school "Antonio Stradivari" of Cremona in the region. Some years after led another event: two first absolute musical executions of the famous Roman composer Sylvano Bussotti with a live record at the Teatro Comunale in Atri.
Ensemble' 900 combines the live musical events with a musical research and protection: not only a concert but an interactive relationship with the public.

For over ten years, Ensemble900  is dedicated to the Organization of the International Festival of ancient music "Seicentonovecento" with vintage instruments of the seventeenth and eighteenth century, with important awards at a national level:

• Medal from the Italian President of the Republic C.A. Ciampi on 12th of May 2005;
• Two silver plates from the Italian President of the Republic G.Napolitano on 2007-2008;
• Silver plate from the Presidency of the Council (F. Marini) on 2008;
• Honorable Mention from the Italian President of the Republic G.Napolitano on May 2009.

This manifestation has an high historic and musicologic relevance, often using historical organs and instruments found within theinstrumental panorama of our region. The on-site festival combines the rediscovery of the palaces, churches and the ancient crafts from the 500th.“

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Added on: Nov 09, 2011 | Hits: 194

“From Monteverdi's Orfeo to the Tribun of Mauricio Kagel, from the birth of opera to its maturity, Atelier Lyrique de Tourcoing. in its 30 years of existence, has explored four centuries of music: Campra, Handel, Lully, Mozart, Monteverdi, Rameau, Vivaldi, Weill, opera seria, opera buffa, tragic opera, musical theater, melodramas, sacred music: it is thus, that, over the seasons, Atelier lyrique has established itself as a test bed of original events. Much of this creative work builds on a collaboration with orchestras and the use of original instruments: La Grande Ecurie du Roy and the Chamber. ...”

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Added on: Nov 13, 2011 | Hits: 265