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"I've worked with Kevin Fryer since 1999, and together with the client we enjoy creating an overall visual scheme designed to compliment, but not compete with the instrument itself. I've applied the same sensitivity to the integrity of tonal and visual qualities in a number of highly successful collaborations with other instrument makers. " ...

Category: Builders/Restorers/Suppliers / Keyboard Instruments

Added on: Oct 29, 2005 | Hits: 1800

" La Belle Danse Baroque Dance Company was founded in 1996 under the artistic direction of choreographer and dancer Daniel Gariépy. The company is devoted to bringing to life the beauty of baroque dance.

Using original 18th century sources as our starting point, we also create unique, innovative works that honour the spirit and traditions of the past while building bridges to new audiences today. Our performances have been hailed by the critics as: "stylistically flawless and lovely to behold."

"The eight dancers of La Belle Danse were perfectly in tune with the period style, and enhanced and illustrated the emotions of the music."

Combining the ethos of baroque dance with our own contemporary creativity, we seek to foster an understanding and appreciation of this unique art form. We strive to create and perform works that are accessible, enlightening and inspiring. " Visit website for more information. (ed.)

Category: Early Dance

Added on: Sep 07, 2008 | Hits: 1698

This is a forum for serious fortepianists, professional and amateur, as well as builders and restorers of fortepianos. Other topics could include performance practice,interpretation and technique, tuning, care and maintenance of historical pianos, recordings on historical pianos. Courtesy and respect toward all participants is encouraged. ...

Category: Discussion/Forums/Mail lists

Added on: Jun 22, 2005 | Hits: 1560

“Hello, welcome to the Hurdy-gurdy Forum. We are an online group for hurdy-gurdy players and enthusiasts. Hopefully you will make some great gurdy friends here, chat about tunes, events, workshops and strings and fluff. Swap information and stories and so on, and learn more about the best instrument ever!“

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Category: Discussion/Forums/Mail lists

Added on: Jun 05, 2010 | Hits: 1499

Clavichord discussion list/forum.

Category: Discussion/Forums/Mail lists

Added on: May 14, 2008 | Hits: 1489

... in this o­nline shop you will find all strings you need for your plucked or bowed instrument

• strings for historical plucked instruments: lutes, Theorboe, baroque guitar,
  romantic guitars, renaissance guitares, Vihuela, baroque mandolin
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Category: Builders/Restorers/Suppliers / Strings (Iron; Brass; Gut etc.)

Added on: Aug 04, 2008 | Hits: 1474

"Philippe Grisvard was born in Nancy in 1980. There he studied piano and oboe before entering the harpsichord class of Anne-Catherine Bücher. In 1999 he got into the Schola Cantorum Basiliensis, where he studied harpsichord and basso continuo with Jesper Christensen, and pianoforte with Edoardo Torbianelli. From 2002 he's called to join La Cetra (Barockorchester Basel) where he has played under the direction of René Jacobs, Jordi Savall, and participated as continuist and répétiteur to Monteverdi's L'Incoronazione di Poppea and Rameau's Les Paladins with Konrad Junghänel. After getting his diploma in 2003, he becomes the regular harpsichordist of the ensemble Harmonie Universelle, leaded by Florian Deuter; with this group he plays as continuist and soliste threw Europe and US and made two recordings for eloquentia - Telemann and Fasch quartets and quintets (EL 0502) and Pachelbel's works for strings (EL 0606). Now Philippe lives in Paris and plays regulary with Vincent Dumestre's Le Poème Harmonique, with whom he participated since 2006, among other projects, to Molière and Lully's "Le Bourgeois Gentilhomme", staged by Benjamin Lazar, and plays with Le Concert d'Astrée (Emmanuelle Haim) and The Chamber Orchestra of Europe. " Visit website for more information. (ed.)

Category: Ensembles/Performers/Associations/Societies / Keyboards

Added on: Apr 18, 2008 | Hits: 1466

"Vox Sæculorum is an organisation devoted to the custodianship of the Baroque Revival in contemporary art music.

Taking inspiration from the Accademia dell'Arcadia, a 17th century Italian scholarly society that counted Arcangelo Corelli, Alessandro Scarlatti, and Georg Friedrich Händel as some of its more notable members, Vox Sæculorum offers composers of the contemporary Baroque Revival a forum to showcase their work and offer criticism to other like-minded artists. It is intended as a guild to maintain the integrity of a unique, living tradition ensuring its development and sustenance.

Vox Sæculorum is a natural outgrowth of an informal association between founding members Mark Moya, Giorgio Pacchioni, Michael Starke, and Roman Turovsky dating back to the early 1990s. As leading composers of the contemporary Baroque Revival, these four often shared musical knowledge, engaged in collaborative efforts, and offered constructive criticism of each other's work.

Unlike similar organisations that have been formed in the past, there is no ideological or philosophical slant to our activities. Our members share a common passion for writing music according to the æsthetic precepts of the Baroque era. As an organisational entity, Vox Sæculorum maintains its neutrality in the ongoing conflicts between the various currents of contemporary Western art music and does not assert the superiority of one type of music over another. There is plenty of room in the air for musical variety and it is hoped that, through the establishment of this society, the Baroque Revival takes its rightful place as a legitimate artistic movement. " Visit website for more information. (ed.)

Category: Contemporary Early Music / Contemporary Early Music Style

Added on: May 10, 2008 | Hits: 1465

"Carolina Pro Musica Early Music Ensemble

* Established in 1977 to promote performance of music written before 1800 * Performs with historic instruments and/or copies and voices * Uses performance styles of the period in which the music was written * Has presented a concert series in Charlotte since 1978. " Visit website for more information. (ed.)

Category: Ensembles/Performers/Associations/Societies / Ensembles/Consorts

Added on: Apr 26, 2008 | Hits: 1367

"Born in the summer of 2004, thanks to the historical dance courses organised by Alia Music and conducted by Lucio Paul Texts, Alt (r) Dança is a group of ancient dance that seeks the reconstruction of original music and choreography taken by first treated the "masters of dance" (Dominic from Piacenza, William Jew, Antonio Cornazano, Fabrizio Caroso, Cesare Negri, etc.)

Since its inception the group has participated in dinners, events and exhibitions of medieval and Renaissance music, and now works steadily with Alia Music, occupying an important role in the Review devoted to "Music in the places of ancient Via Francigena." (Google translation) Visit website for more information. (ed.)

Category: Early Dance

Added on: May 17, 2008 | Hits: 1155

"A discussion list for those interested in historical (pre-Boehm) flutes: renaissance, baroque, classical or romantic. Postings must be related to the history, performance, or making of historical flutes. " Visit website for more information. (ed.)

Category: Discussion/Forums/Mail lists

Added on: Mar 08, 2008 | Hits: 1145

"Hannelore Devaere studied historical harp at the Akademie für alte Musik, Bremen, with Andrew Lawrence-King. Her main focus is on music of Spain and Italy from the Renaissance and Baroque periods . As a soloist she can be heard in many recordings and is often featured on national radio. As a continuo player, she records regularly with many national and international ensembles, including Zefiro Torna, Romanesque, Elyma and Al Ayre Espanol. Hannelore is also a musicologist specialized in 16th- and 17th-century iconography and organology; as such, she has worked for the Museum of Musical Instruments in Brussels. She is a very active lecturer at symposia and music festivals, and is a published scholar.

Hannelore teaches the harp, continuo, improvisation and primary-source reading at the music schools of Tielt, Knokke and Woluwé (Brussels). She is often invited to give masterclasses in Belgium (Festival Van Vlaanderen) and abroad.

Hannelore was the first harpist on record to perform on the ice cap in the Antarctica and has a landing spot under her own name. ... " Visit website for more information. (ed.)

Category: Ensembles/Performers/Associations/Societies / Strings

Added on: Jul 15, 2008 | Hits: 1072

“Activities:

• We play fortnightly at St. Peters Lutheran Church, 207 Davey St
• We have an Annual Concert, normally in Hobart
• We usually have one or two Weekend Workshops per year and recent instructors have been:
  • Anthony Roland-Jones (UK)
  • Robyn Mellor (Canberra)
  • Glyn Marillier (Perth)
  • Ruth Wilkinson (Melbourne)
  • David Bellugi (Italy)
  • Roy Sansom & Roxanne Layton (USA)
  • Colin Touchin (UK)
  • Drora Bruck (Israel)

  These are also Culinary extravaganzas (if you don't like the music, come for the food)“

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Category: Ensembles/Performers/Associations/Societies / Winds - Recorder (solo/consort/orchestra)

Added on: Apr 18, 2009 | Hits: 1057

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Category: Festival/Workshops/Summer Schools/Conferences / North America

Added on: Apr 18, 2008 | Hits: 1038

"Marieke Spaans (b. 1972) strives for the maximum in musical expression and dialogue, combined with a thorough knowledge of early music practice. The result is a sparkling performance, full of spontaneity and deep emotions, driven by a boundless passion for the music of the 17th and 18th century.

Last student of Gustav Leonhardt, in 1997 she received her Concert and Teaching diplomas, after five years of study with this grand master of the harpsichord. Coming from this school of harpsichord playing, the keys to her performances are a refined and dynamic touch, historical awareness and respect for the composer and his intensions. Besides her harpsichord studies she studied organ and church music with Hans van Nieuwkoop and Wolfgang Zerer. She attended many master-classes, and received important impulses from musicians such as Lars-Ulrik Mortensen and Jesper Christensen. Currently she is also concentrating on fortepiano.

She was prizewinner at several renowned competitions, in 1997 at the harpsichord competition of NDR Hamburg, in 2000 at the Musica Antiqua Competition of the Flanders Festival in Bruges and at the Competition “Premio Bonporti” in Rovereto.

Marieke Spaans performs in Europe as soloist and as partner of the outstanding violinists John Holloway and Anton Steck. Her recording of W.A.Mozart's opus 1 together with Anton Steck received many rewards of the press (f.ex. "an absolute discografical highlight!" – www.klassik.com)

Marieke Spaans is Professor for Historical Keyboard Instruments at the Institute for Early Music of the Staatliche Hochschule für Musik in Trossingen (Germany). Before her appointment in Germany she taught at the Conservatories of Amsterdam (1994-2000) and Rotterdam (1997-2000). She teaches regularly at courses all over Europe."

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Category: Ensembles/Performers/Associations/Societies / Keyboards

Added on: Apr 26, 2008 | Hits: 1029

"The mission of the Gotham Early Music Scene (GEMS) is to promote and enrich public understanding and appreciation of early music in New York City.

GEMS will achieve its mission by

♦ providing administrative, marketing, and financial services to professional and amateur early music organizations based in the City;
♦ increasing the public's awareness of and access to early music events;
♦ producing concerts, seminars, lectures, master classes, exhibitions, and scholarly forums by New York City based individuals and organizations;
♦ acting as a liaison among performers, presenters, instrument builders, scholars, teachers, the general music industry, and educational institutions interested in early music; and
♦ disseminating information concerning the publication, performance and recording of early music."

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Category: Ensembles/Performers/Associations/Societies / Societies/Associations

Added on: Aug 20, 2007 | Hits: 1016

“Peter Kooij started his musical career at 6-years-old as a choir boy and sang many solo soprano-parts in concerts and recordings. He started his musical studies however as a violin student. This was followed by singing tuition from Max van Egmond at the Sweelinck Conservatory in Amsterdam, which led to the award of the diploma for solo performance.

He has been an active soloist in many concerts all over the world in the most important concert-halls like Concertgebouw Amsterdam, Musikverein Wien, Carnegie Hall New York, Royal Albert Hall London, Teatro Colon Buenos Aires, Berliner and Kölner Philharmonie, Palais Garnier Paris, Suntory and Casals Hall Tokyo, where he performed with famous conductors like Philippe Herreweghe, Ton Koopman, Frans Brüggen, Gustav Leonhardt, René Jacobs, Sigiswald Kuijken, Roger Norrington and Iwan Fisher.

His wide repertoire contains all kind of music from Schütz to Weill and he has made over 130 CDs for Philips, Sony and Virgin Classics, Harmonia Mundi, Erato, EMI and BIS. He was invited by BIS to record the complete Bach cantatas, passions and masses with the Bach Collegium Japan under the direction of Masaaki Suzuki.

Peter Kooij is the artistic director of the "Ensemble Vocal Européen". From 1991 to 2000 professor at the Sweelinck Conservatorium in Amsterdam. From 1995 to 1998 Lehrauftrag at the Musikhochschule in Hannover. Since 2000 Professor at the Tokyo University of fine Arts and Music. From September 2005 professor at the Royal Conservorium in Den Haag. He was invited to give master classes in Germany, France, Portugal, Spain, Belgium, Finnland and Japan. “

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Category: Ensembles/Performers/Associations/Societies / Voice

Added on: May 09, 2009 | Hits: 1014

"hough officially founded in 1973, the publishing firm of Arnaldo Forni began its operations back in the early sixties. Ever since then, owing to the quantity and quality of its output, it has held a leading position in the facsimile reprinting market.

The basis of the firm's publishing activities was the long and wide experience of the antique books market of its founder, Arnaldo Forni. The main incentive to transfer this experience from the commercial sector to that of industrial production was the increasing scarcity of antique books in the post-War years, as well as a growing demand, which could never hope to be satisfied by the available supply of original editions. Hence the decision to reproduce the original texts in limited editions, to be sold slowly over the years. Those were also years in which people were rediscovering the pleasure of reading, and particularly of reading books about one's "roots". From the very start, therefore, many of the Forni reprints were historical volumes on the towns, cities and regions of Italy." See website for more information. (ed.)

Category: Archives/Manuscripts/Publishers

Added on: Mar 11, 2008 | Hits: 1001

"Johan Hofmann studied the harpsichord with Jacques Ogg and Siebe Henstra . His repertoire encloses works from the 16th, 17th, and 18th century as well as contemporary, although he specializes in music from the early and mid baroque period. His interpretations are grounded in thorough theoretical and organological knowledge and are at the same time renowned for their spontaneity and purity of style. He gave concerts in Austria , Denmark , France , Germany , Italy , Scotland , Spain , The Tsjech Republic, The United States and Sweden . In the Netherlands he regularly plays with ensembles and orchestras like The Northern Consort, Cappella Groningen, the Brabants Kamerkoor, Ensemble Occhio di Falcone (with Judith van Wanroij, Susanne Braumann and Bert Honig), the Combattimento Consort and cappella Frisae. Johan Hofmann also performed with distinguished players like Michael Chance, the Egidius Quartet, Emma Kirkby, Paul Leenhouts, Xenia Meijer, Robert Muuse and Marc Pantus. ...

Johan Hofmann teaches an international harpsichord class at the Prins Claus Conservatoire in Groningen. At the same institute he teaches thoroughbass and chambermusic. At the Conservatorium van Amsterdam Johan Hofmann teaches harpsichord and thoroughbass as minor subjects, and lectures the course “Harmony in Performance Practice”. He is also regularly invited by the conservatories in Tilburg, Zwolle, Arnhem and Enschede and gives courses in the Netherlands as well as abroad. " Visit website for more information. (ed.)

Category: Ensembles/Performers/Associations/Societies / Keyboards

Added on: Apr 16, 2008 | Hits: 993

"Annette Bauer, a native of Germany, studied medieval and renaissance music at the Schola Cantorum Basiliensis in Basel, Switzerland, specializing on recorder techniques with Conrad Steinmann (2001). She holds an MA in music from UC Santa Cruz (2004), and has been a student at the Ali Akbar College of Music in California since 1998, where she studies North Indian classical music on sarode, a stringed instrument. As a recorder player, Annette regularly performs with Baroque ensemble Les graces, Istanpitta medieval music ensemble, Farallon recorder consort, and has appeared at the Santa Cruz Baroque and the Carmel Bach Festivals, as well as with Texas Early Music Project, Chamber Music San Francisco, the Catacoustic Consort, and the California Bach Society. She has served on the recorder faculty for several of the San Francisco Early Music Society summer workshops, Amherst Early Music Festival, as well as for the Texas Fall Toot, and the San Francisco Orff Certification Course. Annette currently also teaches music at a K-8 school in Oakland, CA, and regularly conducts recorder workshops and classes in medieval notation in the San Francisco Bay Area. She plays Brazilian percussion with Maracatu Luta, and is the co-founder of Magic Carpet, a duo dedicated to the art of improvisation. " Visit website for more information. (ed.)

Category: Ensembles/Performers/Associations/Societies / Winds - Recorder (solo/consort/orchestra)

Added on: Aug 15, 2008 | Hits: 974

"Tatsuo Takahashi was born in 1952 in Tokyo. His grandfather was a master furniture artisan who lived through the Art Deco period in his youth, and his two uncles are also furniture artisans of the highest level.

In such an environment, Takahashi was able to develop woodworking skills and an intimacy with the spirit of wood from a young age. He took interest in the harpsichord as a 17 year-old high school student, and gradually began researching the instrument. He was only 20 years old when he finished building his first harpsichord, during his days as a student at the Musashi Institute of Technology. Since then, he has continued to build harpsichords and clavichords using his own unique methods. " Visit website for more information. (ed.)

Category: Builders/Restorers/Suppliers / Keyboard Instruments

Added on: Apr 09, 2007 | Hits: 973

"Polyphony.com is a Web based concert listing of all early music and historically informed performances held within the greater New York City metropolitan area, including New York State, Connecticut, New Jersey, and Pennsylvania.

We define early music as all European influenced music, both vocal and instrumental, composed prior to 1900's and performed on original instruments or historically informed replicas.

Polyphony.com is dedicated to the advancement and promotion of historical performance by providing services and information that empowers performers and enhances the audience experience. " Visit website for more information. (ed.)

Category: Publications/Magazines/Journals/Website Portals

Added on: Aug 05, 2008 | Hits: 968

"Amherst Early Music is the largest and most comprehensive teaching music festival for historical performance in the world. Held at Connecticut College in New London, Connecticut, for two weeks in July, our diverse programs include Recorder, Viol, Voice, Baroque Strings, Harpsichord, Reeds, Brass, Lute, Harp and Historical Dance. International faculty and staff provide high quality instruction and concerts for early music at all levels. In addition, audition-only special programs such as the Amherst Baroque Academy and Virtuoso Recorder provide advanced training for the serious amateur and the pre-professional musician. Weekend workshops are provided year-round featuring the world's finest early music artists. " ...

Category: Festival/Workshops/Summer Schools/Conferences / North America

Added on: Aug 22, 2007 | Hits: 942

"Welcome to Early MusiChicago -- your source for news and information about Early Music in the Chicago area and elsewhere.

Learn about Early Music at the Composers, Instruments, Genres, Organizations, Web Resources, and Publications pages.

Get to know area performers at the Musicians, Ensembles, People, PhotoAlbum, and Recordings pages.

Category: Publications/Magazines/Journals/Website Portals

Added on: Apr 15, 2007 | Hits: 937

"TMT's mission is to bring the centuries-old art form of the masque alive for contemporary audiences. TMT presents multimedia performances combining elements of theatre, music, and dance from the Renaissance to today." Visit website for more information. (ed.)

Category: Early Dance

Added on: Apr 13, 2007 | Hits: 926

"Spaenaur is recognized throughout North America as a leading wholesale distributor for industrial fasteners, hardware components and tools. Spaenaur operates out of a 115,000 sq. foot warehouse in Kitchener, o­ntario and has positioned itself as a master distributor serving Distribution, MRO and Production markets.

One of Spaenaur’s key strengths is its catalog. Spaenaur’s catalog consists of 1,784 pages that contain over 70,000 standard and hard-to-find products and is regarded as o­ne of the best fastener resource guides in the industry." ...

Category: Builders/Restorers/Suppliers / General Supplier

Added on: Oct 31, 2005 | Hits: 899

"What you are listening now are a few compositions I've written over the course of 20 years. I make my living as a musician, playing mandolin in a duo called The Kombis and writing/producing for an original project with Michele Rene. If you want to check those out, they should be in my top 8. Meanwhile, my passion has always been classical music, mostly 17th-18th century music. I've written some books for Mel Bay, but only other people's music transposed for modern-day instrumentation. Lately, I've been back to writing some original compositions and wanted to post them up for others to hear. Maybe I can get them played in a movie or something. " Visit website for more information. (ed.)

Category: Contemporary Early Music / Contemporary Early Music Style

Added on: May 10, 2008 | Hits: 895

“The Bach Competition in Leipzig is one of the world's major competitions for young performers. He was first issued in 1950, carried out from 1964 to 1996 in the four-year cycle with five compartments and is since 1996 every two years instead of three in varying subjects. ..“ (Google Translate)

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Category: Festival/Workshops/Summer Schools/Conferences / Europe

Added on: Jun 20, 2010 | Hits: 891

The EarlyMusicNews.org website (created July/2005) is meant to be a community driven website where news items concerning early music news are posted and discussed. Through its networked membership, EarlyMusicNews.org, will act as a central clearing house for news to the early music community.

You are presently on this site. Many thanks for your visit as well as your submissions.

Marc Paré, Admin

Category: Publications/Magazines/Journals/Website Portals

Added on: Aug 02, 2008 | Hits: 866

(Previously known as "Nota Bene Period Orchestra")

" Nota Bene Period Orchestra was founded in 2001 by Daniel Zondervan, Michael Purves-Smith and Richard Cunningham. Their intention was to treat Waterloo Region (Ontario, Canada ed.) music lovers to 17th and 18th century music as audiences experienced it at the time. Playing on authentic or replica instruments, Nota Bene's professional musicians come as close as possible to recreating what Bach, Vivaldi and others from the early Baroque to the early Classical period intended us to hear."

Note: “Nota Bene Period Orchestra” underwent a name change on September 10th, 2011 -- Admin

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Category: Ensembles/Performers/Associations/Societies / Orchestras/Chorus

Added on: Apr 15, 2007 | Hits: 862

“Friends of Square Pianos is a sort of on-line club for owners, potential owners, and friends of - Square Pianos!

  We are also happy to welcome owners of very old grand pianos – say before about 1840 – as they do not seem to have a website of their own. 

Our aim is to encourage ownership and enjoyment of these historic instruments, and to help owners to keep them in playing condition.  There is a special pleasure in playing (and hearing) music played on the instruments for which it was composed. ..“

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Category: Ensembles/Performers/Associations/Societies / Keyboards

Added on: May 14, 2009 | Hits: 859

"Folkers & Powell make professional-quality baroque flutes and other historical transverse flutes closely modeled on excellent original designs from the sixteenth to the nineteenth centuries.

We believe that music, instruments, and playing styles are all interconnected, so that music has the best effect when realized with sympathy, using instruments and performance conventions current when it was created.

For this reason we make every effort to capture the unique qualities of tone and intonation in the original instruments we copy. Since our partnership began in 1984 our flutes have earned a worldwide reputation for uncompromising accuracy and faithfulness of spirit. Our customers range all the way from beginners on the baroque flute to the world's leading exponents.

Research on contemporary music and playing styles also plays a large part in our work. We have built a separate educational site at flutehistory.com to give information on historical matters not directly related to the flutes we make.

If you are new to the world of historical flutes, begin at our start page. If you would like help staying in touch with the latest ideas and research, we suggest you subscribe to the quarterly newsletter TRAVERSO. " Visit website for more information. (ed.)

Category: Builders/Restorers/Suppliers / Wind Instruments

Added on: Jun 22, 2005 | Hits: 850

"Ronn graduated with honors from Shenandoah Conservatory and continued studies at Peabody Conservatory before turning his full attention and energy to the lute in 1978. The following year, Ronn performed his first solo recitals on the lute and became a member of the Baltimore Consort. Since that time, he has toured extensively throughout the United States, Canada and Europe with the Baltimore Consort and as a soloist. Ronn was a faculty member of the Peabody Conservatory from 1984 to 1995, teaching lute and lute-related subjects. In 1996, he was awarded an honorary Doctorate of Music from Shenandoah Conservatory for his achievements in bringing the lute and its music to the world. Ronn has numerous recordings on the Dorian label including solo recordings, lute song recordings with Julianne Baird, soprano and Frederick Urrey, tenor, over ten CDs with the Baltimore Consort and ballad recordings with Custer LaRue and members of the Baltimore Consort. Recently, Ronn has been engaged in composing new music for the lute, building on the tradition of the lutenist/composers of the sixteenth, seventeenth and eighteenth centuries. This new music is the focus of his new solo CD, Indigo Road. " Visit website for more information. (ed.)

Category: Ensembles/Performers/Associations/Societies / Strings

Added on: Jul 11, 2009 | Hits: 843

Richly-illustrated magazine published quarterly by the Oxford University Press; the leading periodical devoted to performance practice from the Middle Ages to the Romantic Era. Substantial articles and extensive reviews of books, music and recordings, read by amateurs and professionals, scholars and performers, instrument makers and listeners. Advertising contact Jane Beeson em.adverts@btopenworld.com

Category: Publications/Magazines/Journals/Website Portals

Added on: Feb 19, 2008 | Hits: 836

“Václav Luks (1970) fully developed his passion for early music while studying at the Schola Cantorum Basiliensis in Switzerland, studying keyboard performance in the studios of
J.–A. Bötticher and J. B. Christensen. Among his activities there was the co-founding of the wind octet Amphion, and he played principal horn at the Akademie für Alte Musik Berlin.
After returning to the Czech Republic, in 2005 he transformed the ensemble Collegium 1704 into a full-time baroque orchestra, and he founded Collegium Vocale 1704. He has earned renown in the world of early music not only as an outstanding player of orchestral and chamber music on the harpsichord and French horn, but also foremost as an exceptionally conductor gifted with unerring intuition and a feel for the interpretation of the works of such old masters as J. D. Zelenka, J. S. Bach and G. F. Händel.“

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Category: Ensembles/Performers/Associations/Societies / Keyboards

Added on: Apr 24, 2011 | Hits: 804

“Harmonia Sacra was founded in September 2002 and is comprises of the young singers and musicians of the region of Nord-Pas-de-Calais under the musical direction of Yannick LEMAIRE. ..“ Visit website for more information. (ed.)

Category: Ensembles/Performers/Associations/Societies / Orchestras/Chorus

Added on: Apr 22, 2009 | Hits: 803

"1987 Diploma in pianoforte, sotto la guida di Velia De Vita. Conservatorio “Santa Cecilia” - Roma

1992 Diploma in clavicembalo con il massimo dei voti, sotto la guida di Paola Bernardi. Conservatorio “Santa Cecilia” - Roma

Durante il corso della sua formazione musicale si è dedicato allo studio dell’organo, con particolare approfondimento della musica sacra con il mons. Domenico Bartolucci. " See site for more info. (ed.)

Category: Ensembles/Performers/Associations/Societies / Keyboards

Added on: Feb 02, 2008 | Hits: 802

"The Belgian Lute Academy is an association formed to promote contacts between people interested in lute activities taking place in Belgium. "

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Category: Ensembles/Performers/Associations/Societies / Strings

Added on: Apr 18, 2008 | Hits: 802

This site contains a list of harpsichords, spinets, virginals, clavichords and pianofortes that are for sale throughout the whole world.

Category: Builders/Restorers/Suppliers / Keyboard Instruments

Added on: Jun 22, 2005 | Hits: 801

"Ibrahim (Ibi) Aziz was born in Malaysia and began music lessons when he was eight. In 1999 he went to Trinity College of Music London to study the viola da gamba under Alison Crum. During his studies he was also privately taught by Sarah Cunningham, and attended various master classes in the UK and Europe given by Jordi Savall and Wieland Kuijken. He is the recipient of many awards and prizes: while at Trinity he became the first winner of their Early Music Prize, and was the first person in the college’s history to win its prestigious Gold Medal on a period instrument over all other mainstream instrumentalists. Mr Aziz now divides his time performing and teaching. He plays with a number of period groups and ensembles in the UK and abroad, most notably Sestina Consort, Charivari Agreable and The Maresienne Consort, with whom he has recorded for Signum Classics. He is a member of the internationally acclaimed Rose Consort Consort of Viols. As a young player he recently helped found ‘Chelys’, a young professional viol consort based in the UK. Mr Aziz is the viol tutor at Morley College, London, and regularly teaches at The Dartington International Summer School, The Benslow Early Music Courses, The Ascot (and Irish) Early Music Courses, among others. Recent engagements include appearances in concerts at the City of London Festival, The York Early Music Festival, Italy, Ireland and on BBC Radio 3's In Tune with Sean Rafferty. Forthcoming events include performances in Switzerland, at the Brighton Festival, Greenwich International Early Music Festival, The Snape Maltings concert hall in Aldeburgh, and a broadcast on the Early Music Show on BBC Radio 3 with The Rose Consort of Viols. Mr. Aziz plays a seven-string bass viola da gamba by Jane Julier after Nicholas Bertrand, and a treble viola da gamba by Kazuya Sato. " Visit website for more information. (ed.)

Category: Ensembles/Performers/Associations/Societies / Strings

Added on: Mar 23, 2008 | Hits: 801

"Opera Atelier holds a unique place in the North America theatre community, producing opera, ballet and drama from the 17th and 18th centuries. These productions draw upon the aesthetics and ideals of the period, featuring soloists of international acclaim, period ballet, original instruments, elaborate stage décor, exquisite costumes and an imaginative energy that sets Opera Atelier apart. Opera Atelier is not in the business of “reconstruction”, rather each production is original providing a thrilling theatrical experience for modern audiences." See the website for more information.

Category: Early Opera

Added on: Apr 10, 2007 | Hits: 794

Early Music supply house -- large number of titles for recorder, strings and guitar, vocal music, very large number of chamber works for various combinations of instruments, manuscripts etc. See website for more information. (ed.)

Category: Builders/Restorers/Suppliers / General Supplier

Added on: Mar 27, 2008 | Hits: 794

"Timesyle is an association of craftpeople and academics dedicated to producing an accurate view of the past. Informed by academic research and the examination of artefacts in museums and private collections, the following craftspeople are Timestyle associates;

ARMOURERS, BLACKSMITHS, BRIDLEMAKERS, CALLIGRAPHERS, CANEMAKERS, CARPENTERS, CORSETTIERES, CUTLERS, DYERS, GLASSBLOWERS, HATTERS, HORNERS, JEWELLERS, JOINERS, LOST WAX CASTERS, MILITARY TAILORS, MINIATURISTS, PAINTERS, POTTERS, SADDLERS, SEAMSTRESSES, SHOE MAKERS, SILVERSMITHS, SWORDSMITHS, STONEMASONS, WEAVERS, WOODCARVERS AND WOODTURNERS. " Visit website for more information. (ed.)

Category: Miscellaneous links

Added on: Sep 06, 2008 | Hits: 794

Italian Music Treatises. Visit website for more information. (ed.)

Category: Archives/Manuscripts/Publishers

Added on: Jul 03, 2008 | Hits: 792

"Welcome to the new Lute Song website.

The lute song, particularly the English lute song is the passion of those involved with this website. Composers from Dowland to Rossiter and Campion wrote songs for solo voice accompanied by the lute which have become immortal.

Join our quest to make this art form more accessible and to encourage discussion and debate on matters pertaining to the lute song. " Visit website for more information. (ed.)

Category: Archives/Manuscripts/Publishers

Added on: Jul 30, 2008 | Hits: 792

"Les Voix Baroques is a professional chamber ensemble dedicated to historically informed performances and recordings of unexplored 17th and 18th century repertoire for voices and instruments. Founded in 1999, the group has a regular concert series of baroque vocal and instrumental programs. The ensemble regularly invites both young singers and world-renowned guest artists and singers to perform with them. Les Voix Baroques has been the ensemble in residence at Christ Church Cathedral in Montreal since January 1999. In January 2004 Les Voix Baroques was awarded the 2004 Cannes International Classical Award for their 2003 release Elegeia, produced by Analekta. In March 2004 the group, fronted by Canadian soprano Shannon Mercer, participated in Prarie Debut that saw them perform in Alberta, Saskatchewan and Manitoba. Les Voix Baroques has toured in New Brunswick and Nova Scotia, has performed at The Ottawa Chamber Music Festival, The Ponticello Music Series, the West Brome Concert Series, CBC McGill, CBC o­nStage, and Le Festival de l’Art Vocal" ...

Category: Ensembles/Performers/Associations/Societies / Ensembles/Consorts

Added on: Jul 06, 2005 | Hits: 771

"Baroque Etcetera is an instrumental and vocal group that strives for historically-informed performance practice. We play at baroque pitch (A=415) on historical wind instruments, including flute, recorder, oboe and bassoon, and our string players use gut strings, baroque bows and baroque bowing techniques. But we've been known to slip in some Mozart and Shannon under the umbrella of "etcetera"! " See website for more information. (ed.)

Category: Ensembles/Performers/Associations/Societies / Orchestras/Chorus

Added on: Mar 02, 2008 | Hits: 771

"I am a swedish composer and I´m living in Tyresö, which is about 20 km southeast of Stockholm, Sweden.

I compose in different early music styles (before 1800). In 2003 I established an assemblage of music in different ancient styles, all composed by contemporary composers. I´ve named it Scharffeneck Collection Of Contemporary Early Music, after the area where I´m working as a church music director, Skarpnäck. Scharffeneck is the 17th century spelling of the name Skarpnäck. The collection includes music of 22 composers from different parts of the world, and at the moment there is some 800 works registred. " Visit website for more information. (ed.)

Category: Contemporary Early Music / Contemporary Early Music Style

Added on: May 10, 2008 | Hits: 764

"Mixed chamber choir Cantio antiqua Praha was establish in the end of 80's by ex-members of student choir Cantus semper vivus, which was run by Grammar school Budejovicka in Prague 4 and which was conducted by Mrs. Vera Jankovicova. In the present structure Cantio antiqua Praha performs from cca 1999.

Cantio antiqua Praha is mainly concentrate on renaissance and early baroque polyphonic music. The repertoire is build from up to octovoiced secular and sacred vocal works from Italian, French, British, German and Spanish composers. The independent part of our repertoire are Christmas songs, which represent character of this music in Bohemia and Moravia from beginning of 15th century until works of early baroque composers.

Cantio antiqua Praha's chamber cast (four sopranos, one mezzo-soprano, three altos, one tenor and one bass) enables to approach to period interpretative practise, when every voice went about perhaps only one singer or instrumentalist. Cantio antiqua Praha occasionally collaborate with instrumentalists who play recorders, lutes, guitars, stringed instruments or harpsichords. " Visit website for more information. (ed.)

Category: Ensembles/Performers/Associations/Societies / Voice

Added on: Jul 30, 2008 | Hits: 761

"Over a 25-year history, the Exultate Chamber Singers have garnered praise from all quarters for sensitive, precise and seamless performances. The choir was established in 1981, when conductor John Tuttle brought together a group of graduating university students who wanted to continue performing choral music at a high standard. The choir is enriched not only by the excellent musicianship of its members but also by their varied academic and professional backgrounds. Together, they form a passionate, committed ensemble with a wide-ranging repertoire." ...

Category: Ensembles/Performers/Associations/Societies / Ensembles/Consorts

Added on: Feb 03, 2007 | Hits: 759

“Arion Baroque Orchestra, founded in 1981, is the only early music orchestra performing on period instruments in Québec and one of the most renowned early music ensembles in North America. Led by the enlightened artistic vision of flutist Claire Guimond, the orchestra offers a prestigious concert series in Montréal featuring more than twenty musicians and with the participation of internationally known guest conductors. The clarity and freshness of Arion’s interpretations have been remarked through the concert tours in Japan, United States, Europe and Mexico. Arion has also put together an impressive recording collection with 26 titles both as an ensemble and as an orchestra, distributed internationally and on the web.”

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Category: Ensembles/Performers/Associations/Societies / Orchestras/Chorus

Added on: Sep 26, 2011 | Hits: 759

“Inspired by the meeting of Martine Fleith, Isabelle Sainte-marie, Rachel Mathis and Alan Cowderoy during the “Journées de la Flûte Traversière de Stuttgart” in 2005, the creation of the ensemble stems from the common desire to rediscover the original structure of the consort of Renaissance flutes. ..“

Category: Ensembles/Performers/Associations/Societies / Winds

Added on: Sep 20, 2009 | Hits: 758

"Medieval music ensemble "Universalia in Re" was founded in 2001 with a view to revive a medieval attitude to music as an internal experience capable to change a man. This aim determinates unusual instrumental stuff of the ensemble as well as its repertoire (mostly European music of XIII-XIV centuries).

Together with careful study of musical treatises and analysis of medieval European manuscripts, which keep traces of a unique minstrel culture, the ensemble pays a significant attention to living verbal professional musical traditions of Central Asia and Middle East

The ensemble members participated in workshops of leading medieval music teachers and musicians. The ensemble made concerts in Russia,Ukraine, Switzerland, Estonia, Poland and took part in international early music festivals in Lviv (Lviv Early Music Festival, Ukraine, 2002), Tartu (VI Tartu Early Music Festival, Tartu, Estonia, 2003) and Nizhniy Novgorod (Russia, International Machaut Festival, 2004, EARLYMUSIC, 2005). " Visit website for more information. (ed.)

Category: Ensembles/Performers/Associations/Societies / Ensembles/Consorts

Added on: Jul 24, 2008 | Hits: 755

"I began studying piano with my mother at age three on the Niagara Peninsula (Canada). I later studied violin with Artur Garami and keyboard with Eric Dowling. My childhood inspiration was a series of articles about Vladimir Horowitz in Etude Magazine.

By the age of sixteen I was an Associate of the Royal Conservatory of Toronto. I was introduced to the harpsichord and Fenton House by Thurston Dart in London England, to gamba making by Juliet Beamont of Cambridge, and to the baroque violin by Alice Harnoncourt.

For a variety of reasons, I took time out from a music career to raise five wonderful children: a minister, a teacher, a scientist, a guitar maker and a writer. When they were grown up, I cashed in my pension and returned to my music.

Originally, I planned to record all copyright-free works for the harpsichord in General MIDI format for free distribution on the Internet. If you enjoy the trip, who cares if you get there! But, something happened on the way - the trip got nasty.

I play for myself now. " See site for more info. (ed.)

Category: Ensembles/Performers/Associations/Societies / Keyboards

Added on: Feb 02, 2008 | Hits: 753

"Il Cantiere delle Muse, founded in 1990 at the initiative of its director, Roberto Caravella, is among the most esteemed and refined music ensemble in recent years. ... " Visit website for more information. (ed.)

Category: Ensembles/Performers/Associations/Societies / Orchestras/Chorus

Added on: Aug 02, 2008 | Hits: 749

"Gruppo Seicento early music ensemble was established in 2002 by the effort of musicians dedicated for a long time to the early music in the will to face the baroque repertoire, with a special interest in Seventeen century Italian music, using original instruments or copies, studying the original sources of this period and performing on historical tunings.

The Gruppo Seicento has played in several early music concert seasons and festivals in Italy, Spain, United Kingdom and South America obtaining unanimous approval from the public and the critic. ... " Visit website for more information. (ed.)

Category: Ensembles/Performers/Associations/Societies / Ensembles/Consorts

Added on: Jun 29, 2008 | Hits: 746

Visit the music museum of Barcelona to see its collection of early music instruments. (ed.)

Category: Museums/Libraries/Collections/Institutes

Added on: Apr 20, 2009 | Hits: 745

"Ian Watchorn began his professional career as a maker & repairer of instruments in Sydney, Australia in 1976, moving to Canberra in 1979.

1982 received grants from Australia Council and NSW Premiers Department to study musical instrument conservation at the Germanisches Nationalmuseum, Nürnberg, Germany under Friedemann Hellwig and John Henry van der Meer.

1984 accepted the post of conservator at the Germanisches Nationalmuseum, and was later acting senior conservator there before returning to Australia in 1987.

1987 - 1990 worked on the conservation and collection development for the musical instrument collection at the Power House Museum, Sydney, and later as curator of the same collection.

1990 - present working privately as maker, conservator & consultant in Melbourne, Australia.

Category: Builders/Restorers/Suppliers / String Instruments

Added on: Mar 06, 2008 | Hits: 729

" NewOlde.com has arisen from a personal housekeeping project. To improve the accessibility of early music resources, I decided to organize interesting material in web format for my personal intranet. As the pages began to take shape, I realized that others might find them helpful and posted the results to date on the Internet.

The main point of the website is to provide fast access to important information resources. Most of the originality is in the organization and compilation, although, as time permits, I will add additional reviews and comments on recordings, books, music, instruments and performances.

Since this is a personal website gone public, it strongly reflects personal tastes and interests and does not purport to be comprehensive. My own principal interests are historic stagings of early opera, historically-inspired (or restored antique) keyboard instruments, historic pitch and temperaments, and recordings of little-known works that deserve to be better known.

If you have a website and would like to deep link to some specific place on a page of NewOlde.com, please let me know and I will be happy to add a bookmark for your convenience.

John Wall New York " ...

Category: Links to links

Added on: Nov 17, 2005 | Hits: 727

“Angela Malek received her Bachelor of Music degree in vocal performance from Baylor University and her Master of Music degree in vocal performance from Indiana University. In addition to singing operatic roles in the renowned Indiana University Opera Theatre, she was the assistant to the legendary Thomas Binkley in the Early Music Institute appearing frequently as soprano soloist in the baroque operas, cantatas, oratorios and ensembles at the school. Ms. Malek attended the Schola Cantorum in Basel, Switzerland on a Rotary Scholarship from Texas, sang in baroque opera productions at the Basel Theatre and recorded for Swiss National Radio. Ms. Malek was a soloist for the Dale Warland Singers, the Ex Macchina baroque opera, the Minnesota Chorale and The Schubert Club in the Minneapolis-St. Paul area. She was also a teacher at the Minnesota School for the Performing Arts and the director and founder of both the inner-city music program, Musicapolis, and the chamber opera company, Opera Millennium. Between 1999 and 2007, Ms. Malek lived in northern Germany and France performing in baroque operas and chamber music.

Since returning to the States, she has been a regular soprano soloist in San Antonio, including a recent  performance with Houston's Mercury Baroque Orchestra. This May she will appear in the Rienzi Concert Series in Houston with harpsichordist Christina Edelen. Ms. Malek is the recipient of the 2009 George Cortes Award for Classical Singing from the Artist Foundation of San Antonio.“

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Category: Ensembles/Performers/Associations/Societies / Voice

Added on: Apr 18, 2010 | Hits: 727

"Celebrating 29 years in business. Our customers say that we have the best catalog in the business. We Specialize in Muzzle loading guns, kits, parts, accoutrements, rendezvous gear & primitive Americana." Of particular, their inventory of period screws and nails may be of interest to some. (ed.)

Category: Builders/Restorers/Suppliers / General Supplier

Added on: Oct 31, 2005 | Hits: 722

"EMI Classics was formed in 1990 to provide a single overall trademark for the marketing of EMI's classical recordings worldwide. Previously, EMI's classical product had appeared on a number of different, albeit famous, labels such as His Master's Voice, Columbia, Angel, Odeon and others, but some of these were not available to EMI in every territory, while others had strong regional associations. The creation of EMI Classics, and the introduction of a uniform record numbering system, enabled all of EMI's classical releases, now with tri-lingual notes, to be included in a single international catalogue available throughout the entire world. EMI Classics' heritage goes back a hundred years, ... "

Category: Recording/Music Labels/Music Distributor

Added on: Oct 16, 2005 | Hits: 720

“early-dance.de is dedicated to early dance. It covers dances from Medieval, Renaissance, Baroque and 19th century Periods.

The mission is to bring lovers of early dance together!”

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Category: Early Dance

Added on: Aug 20, 2008 | Hits: 717

“Having initially studied classical guitar at Napier University, Gordon Ferries went on to study at the RSAMD where he specialised in lute and early guitar music. He has now established himself as one of the UK's leading exponents of the baroque guitar. Gordon has worked for both television and radio: arranging and performing music for Radio 4; featuring on 'Scotland's Music' with Concerto Caledonia, and for BBC 2 television. He has performed in venues and festivals across the UK both as a soloist and in ensemble and has appeared with The Scottish Ensemble, The Scottish Early Music Consort and the Edinburgh Quartet, amongst others. Gordon directs his own group, Symphonie des Plaisir.

Gordon has been awarded two grants from the Scottish Arts Council towards study at the Bibliotheque Nationale de Paris, reasearching the baroque guitar; the fruits of which appear on his recordings. He lectures in lute and guitar at Napier University in Edinburgh, and is involved in teaching young people in many musical styles.“

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Category: Ensembles/Performers/Associations/Societies / Strings

Added on: Jul 24, 2009 | Hits: 716

“A very dynamic company, which in a very short time has become an important point of reference for organizers and artists alike in the field of classical music. Studiomusica is responsible for the promotion and management of concert activities of the musicians represented, overseeing every aspect linked to the production of concerts and events, from artistic to logistic- administrative. Over time, Studiomusica has diversified and strengthened its fields of action and today, in addition to managing the activities of its own artists - around 250 - it develops and coordinates special projects and recordings, offers business advising and takes care of the press agency and advertising planning for artists, festivals, exhibitions, theaters, event organizers, and conventions. Studiomusica also deals with the production of shows and concerts throughout all of Italy.

Studiomusica collaborates frequently with some of the foremost international companies and with important agencies and musical institutions in the planning and promoting of projects. For a long while now Studiomusica has had an established relationship with California Music Productions, Inc., a company based in Los Angeles that handles promotion of Italian artists in North America. ..“

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Category: Music Agent/Management

Added on: May 17, 2009 | Hits: 709

“Founded in 2004, the ensemble works on harpsichord music of the 20th century, particularly Italian. It focuses on music ranging from the early 20th century to the avant-garde, right up to works composed today.

Novecembalo has worked with important contemporary musicians, including Enzo Porta, Dario Intrigo, Mariolina De Robertis and is currently studying under Annamaria Morini and Annelie De Man (Holland).

Composers who have written music for Novecembalo include: Ermanno Bacca, Andrea Basevi, Roberto Bonati, Mauro Bonelli, Fulvio Caldini, Andrea Cremaschi, Marco Ciannella, Silvia Colasanti, Fabrizio De Rossi Re, Fabrizio Fanticini, Enzo Galdi, Paolo Geminiani, Jiri Gemrot, Enrico Marocchini, Livio Minafra, Andrea Nicoli, Paolo Perezzani, Gianluca Podio, Stefano Taglietti, Daniele Venturi and Luigi Verdi.

Novecembalo edited the research catalogue "Il Clavicembalo nella Musica Contemporanea Italiana" ("The Harpsichord in Contemporary Italian Music") published in 2005 by the Associazione Clavicembalistica Bolognese (Bologna Harpsichord Association), which lists over 700 works by about 300 composers.
Novecembalo gives concert-lectures on the modern harpsichord repertoire (Italian conservatoires including Cremona, Bologna University Music Faculty Aula Magna; Rome, Biblioteca Casanatense).

Novecembalo also performs at music festivals in towns such as Bari, Bergamo, Bologna, Cremona, La Spezia, Genova, Milano, Modena, Parma, Reggio Emilia, Roma, and Torino. Our programmes of contemporary music receive critical and public acclaim.“

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Category: Contemporary Early Music / Contemporary New Music

Added on: Jul 06, 2009 | Hits: 703

"In the fall of 1997, a group of Atlanta musicians met to organize the first permanent period instrument orchestra in the Southeast--the Atlanta Baroque Orchestra. The ABO gave its premiere concert in January 1998, and since then the ABO has grown to be one of the best orchestras of its type in North America ... " See website for more information. (ed.)

Category: Ensembles/Performers/Associations/Societies / Orchestras/Chorus

Added on: Mar 03, 2008 | Hits: 698

“In the year 1963, to celebrate the 600th anniversary of Tyrolean apartenage to Austria, the Innsbruck musician Prof. Otto Ulf (1907 - 1993) presented the first Ambras Castle Concert, and every August since 1976 Innsbruck with its Festwochen has been a mecca for Early Music fans. Famous conductors such as René Jacobs, Nikolaus Harnoncourt, John Eliot Gardiner and Alan Curtis have performed here, opera stars such as Jennifer Larmore and the counter-tenor Derek Lee Ragin have enthralled audiences, musicians such as Jordi Savall and Sigiswald Kuijken have given spellbinding concerts in Innsbruck.”

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Category: Festival/Workshops/Summer Schools/Conferences / Europe

Added on: Apr 22, 2008 | Hits: 698

"Born in Melbourne, Australia, Rosemary Hodgson has lived and worked abroad, performing in Britain, Portugal, Sweden, Germany and Venezuela.

Since her return to Australia in 2000, Rosemary has been in constant demand. Her recent engagements include Richard Mill's opera Batavia with the Western Australian Symphony Orchestra, Monteverdi Vespers in the Melbourne Early Music Festival, Monteverdi Madrigals with e21, Backgammon Baroque Tasmanian tour, Bach St John's Passion with the Australian Baroque Ensemble, Vivaldi Vespers with The Choir of Newman College and guest soloist in the Palestrina Project's Victoria Requiem.

As a freelance musician, Rosemary balances accompanying, solo and continuo performances and teaching. She has appeared frequently on ABC television and radio, Channel Seven and 3MBS and is featured on La Compania's CD Music of the Spanish Renaissance (Move). Her debut solo recording, rosa, was released in March 2004. " Visit website for more information. (ed.)

Category: Ensembles/Performers/Associations/Societies / Strings

Added on: Apr 20, 2008 | Hits: 694

"The main purpose of the Gregorian Chant Home Page is to support advanced research on Gregorian chant, particularly in the graduate seminar "Problems in Early Christian Music" (Music 511) taught at Princeton. The scholarly study of Gregorian chant is a wide-ranging, multi-faceted venture that interacts with many other areas of study, just as the liturgy for which it was created influenced many other areas of individual and social life. "

Category: Links to links

Added on: Aug 15, 2007 | Hits: 693

"We are a group of dancers, "The Jane Austen Dancers" who meet at Bath Trinity Hall (map here) at Monmouth Place near Queens Square on Wednesday evenings. The class begins at 8 PM, and all are welcome no matter what experience they may have. We dance primarily for pleasure but engage in performance and also narrated demonstrations. Much research has been carried out on the Regency Period by members of the group and is continuing. A costume ball is given by the dancers annually. Our musical director Sue Law is without doubt unique and vastly experienced. We are also extremely fortunate in having Valerie Webster as director of dance. " Visit website for more information. (ed.)

Category: Early Dance

Added on: Sep 07, 2008 | Hits: 683

The lists that you can join are:

Category: Discussion/Forums/Mail lists

Added on: Aug 15, 2007 | Hits: 682

"The National Early Music Association of the UK has existed since 1981 to bring together all concerned with early music and to forge links with other early music organisations in the UK and around the world. Nema also acts to represent musicians in the early music field to outside bodies, when required." NOTE: This entry will lead you to NEMA's "Links" page. (ed.)

Category: Links to links

Added on: Feb 19, 2008 | Hits: 681

“Les Sacqueboutiers, an ensemble based in Toulouse, playing on early brass instruments. Les Sacqueboutiers have been in existence for just over a quarter of a century, during which time they have built up a reputation as one of the finest early music ensembles on the international scene.

Regarded by specialists and the public alike as a reference in the interpretation of seventeenth-century instrumental music, particularly that of Italy and Germany, the ensemble has reaped the highest awards for its recordings.

When they decided to form Les Sacqueboutiers in 1974, Jean-Pierre Canihac and Jean-Pierre Mathieu were among the first to embark on the adventurous rediscovery of early instruments. The quality if their work soon attracted attention, and they took part in the groundbreaking recording of Monteverdi's Vespro della Beata Vergine, conducted by Michel Corboz. Since then, they have performed music ranging from the Renaissance to Mozart, with many prestigious ensembles including Les Arts Florissants (William Christie), La Chapelle Royale (Philippe Herreweghe), A Sei Voci (Bernard Fabre-Garrus), Elyma (Gabriel Garrido), La Grande Ecurie et la Chambre du Roy (Jean-Claude Malgoire), and the Clément Janequin Ensemble (Dominique Visse). ..“

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Category: Ensembles/Performers/Associations/Societies / Brass

Added on: Jul 27, 2009 | Hits: 680

"Jean-Luc Boudreau has been making recorders since 1980, after having studied science and music! His main interest is the development of instruments inspired by early recorders found in various collections. These handmade recorders are classified into two families, baroque and renaissance, and allow all repertoire written for the recorder to be explored.

Two years ago we added a line of "whistles", diatonic instruments to play folk repertoire. And there's more to come...

As well, the workshop does a lot of research into manufacturing methods using the latest technology, and offers its expertise for specific projects related to the manufacture of wind instruments. " See website for more information. (ed.)

Category: Builders/Restorers/Suppliers / Wind Instruments

Added on: Mar 03, 2008 | Hits: 679

"BUBL uses the Dewey Decimal Classification system as the primary organisation structure for its catalogue of Internet resources. The Dewey Decimal Classification is (c) 1996-2005 OCLC Online Computer Library Center. Used with permission. "

BUBL Information Service, Centre for Digital Library Research, University of Strathclyde, Livingstone Tower, 26 Richmond Street, Glasgow G1 1XH, Scotland Tel: 0141 548 4752 Email: bubl@bubl.ac.uk

Category: Links to links

Added on: Aug 17, 2007 | Hits: 679

"The ensemble I Virtuosi delle Muse, founded in Cremona in 2002 by Stefano Molardi, was established with the intent of interpreting and recording the vocal-instrumental Italian and German repertoire of the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries using period instruments and by examining the stylistic aspects of antique execution practices. ... " Visit website for more information. (ed.)

Category: Ensembles/Performers/Associations/Societies / Orchestras/Chorus

Added on: Apr 13, 2008 | Hits: 678

The Association of Clavecin en France is a collection point for professional/amateur harpsichordists, makers, musicologists, composer on a national scale in France. Please see site for more information. / "Ce site s’adresse aux clavecinistes professionnels ou amateurs, luthiers, musicologues, compositeurs... Vous trouverez dans la rubrique Association une présentation de l’association, ses prochaines activités, et un bulletin d’adhésion à télécharger. "

Category: Ensembles/Performers/Associations/Societies / Keyboards

Added on: Feb 14, 2006 | Hits: 674

"The Boston Early Music Festival (BEMF) is universally recognized as a leader in the field of early music. Since its founding in 1980 by leading practitioners of early music performance in the United States and abroad, BEMF has promoted early music through biennial Festivals featuring newly revived baroque operatic masterpieces, concerts by the world’s leading soloists and ensembles, scholarly symposia, performance masterclasses, and fringe concerts by emerging artists. Through its programs, BEMF has earned its place as the nation’s premier presenting organization for conservators and performers of music of the Medieval, Renaissance, and Baroque periods and has secured Boston’s reputation as “America’s early music capital” (Richard Dyer, Boston Globe.)"

Summer workshop is also offered.

Category: Festival/Workshops/Summer Schools/Conferences / North America

Added on: Jun 17, 2005 | Hits: 673

"Flying Forms – To be a presence that transforms communities and inspires expression through excellence in performance, innovative education and creative collaboration.

Flying Forms consists of members Sang Joon Park (traverso), Marc Levine (baroque violin), and Tami Morse (harpsichord). Already experienced modern instrument musicians with Doctor of Musical Arts degrees we formed Flying Forms out of our passion for performing early chamber music. In order to broaden our repertoire choices, and to experiment within the chamber music concert genre, Flying Forms collaborates regularly with other musicians and artists, including gambist Martha McGoughey and baroque dancers Dorothy Olsson and Mark Mindek.

Flying Forms performs regularly on the St. Mark’s Concert Series in Islip, and has upcoming concerts throughout the New York metropolitan area and in Boston. They regularly give lecture demonstrations at Stony Brook University, in the Islip Public School System, and Long Island museums and libraries.

In addition, Flying Forms has many on-going projects including performing the modern premieres of Carlos Canobio’s duos for violin and flute, recording and performing the complete Telemann “Paris” Quartets, recording a companion CD to a book written by baroque dance specialists Dorothy Olsson and Kaspar Mainz, and collaborating with singers and dancers in a fully-staged chamber opera performance. " Visit website for more information. (ed.)

Category: Ensembles/Performers/Associations/Societies / Ensembles/Consorts

Added on: Aug 06, 2008 | Hits: 673

"Les Musiciens de l´îlot Royal was established 1997 in Stockholm, Sweden by harpsichordist and composer Miguel Robaina.

The ensemble are mainly into music from the baroque era. Their repetoir primary consists of french music in the spirit of Lully and music from the Swedish great powerperiod. Les Musiciens are also frequently performing music from the Scharffeneck collection of contemporary early music.

The ensemble are playing on historical original instruments or replicas of such. " Visit website for more information. (ed.)

Category: Ensembles/Performers/Associations/Societies / Ensembles/Consorts

Added on: May 10, 2008 | Hits: 671

"Named after the 19th century baryton virtuoso Vincenzo Hauschka, the Hauschka Ensemble has been amazing audiences for the last ten years. It specialises in the remarkable repertoire of works for self-accompanied baryton, from 17th century works in modified lute tablature through to contemporary works written especially for them. " Visit website for more information. (ed.)

Category: Ensembles/Performers/Associations/Societies / Strings

Added on: Apr 16, 2008 | Hits: 670

"The Trigonale is now entering its sixth year, and is thus in comparison with other festivals a young enterprise. Nevertheless, since its inauguration, the Trigonale has noticeably made a difference to the Carinthian music scene. ... " Visit website for more information. (ed.)

Category: Festival/Workshops/Summer Schools/Conferences / Europe

Added on: Jul 20, 2008 | Hits: 670

"Since 1992 the Early Music Forum of Scotland has been bringing together players, singers, dancers, makers and listeners from all over Scotland. It runs and sponsors courses and playing days for its members, run by leading professionals.

EMFS members receive an annual membership list, with details of each member's interests, and lists of names classified by activities. This is a useful way of making contact with other people of similar interests. In addition, the membership secretary and other members of the committee are always delighted to help members make useful contacts.

EMFS members receive a regular newsletter with details of early music events in Scotland, participatory events elsewhere, regular reviews of early music CDs and occasional articles.

Each year EMFS organises a Museum Weekend, two days of continuous music-making by early music groups from all over Scotland. Most often held in the National Museum of Scotland, but also on occasion in the Burrell Collection in Glasgow, it gives the general public a chance to sample a wide variety of early music and gives the players a chance to meet fellow enthusiasts.

EMFS is also part of the network of Early Music Fora which covers the whole of the British Isles. Members of EMFS can participate in the activities of the other Fora and advertise in their Newsletters, normally at reduced rates. " See website for more information. (ed.)

Category: Ensembles/Performers/Associations/Societies / Societies/Associations

Added on: Mar 08, 2008 | Hits: 668

"Red Priest is one of the major success stories on the international Early Music scene today. Named after the flame-haired priest, Antonio Vivaldi, this extraordinary English ensemble has re-defined the art of baroque music performance, combining the fruits of extensive research with swashbuckling virtuosity, creative re-composition, heart-on-sleeve emotion and compelling stagecraft. The group performs largely from memory, allowing an operatic level of freedom and interaction, and its highly imaginative programmes are drawn from myriad baroque sources to create a kaleidoscopic range of moods and colours.

Formed in 1997, Red Priest now gives over 60 concerts a year in some of the most prestigious festivals and venues in Europe, Australia and the USA (see below), together with regular Radio and TV broadcasts (notably ITV's South Bank Show) and a series of highly acclaimed and brilliantly original CD recordings on the Dorian label - including their baroque-horror epic, Nightmare in Venice and a best-selling, post-modern take on Vivaldi's Four Seasons. In February 2005 the ensemble pushed the boundaries of baroque performance yet further with the launch of the Red Hot Baroque Show at London's Hackney Empire - a dramatic fusion of 18th century music with 21st century sound, light and video technology. " Visit website for more information. (ed.)

Category: Ensembles/Performers/Associations/Societies / Ensembles/Consorts

Added on: Apr 08, 2008 | Hits: 668

"Deborah Booth plays Renaissance, Baroque, and modern flutes and recorders. Her training in flute performance was taken at Cincinnati Conservatory, the University of Kentucky, the Mannes School of Music - Historical Performance Program, and she has studied with Marion Verbruggen, Sandra Miller, Thomas Nyfenger, and other noted teachers in Amsterdam and New York. Ms. Booth played in several orchestras, including the Louisville Orchestra and the North Carolina Symphony. ... " Visit website for more information. (ed.)

Category: Ensembles/Performers/Associations/Societies / Winds

Added on: Aug 06, 2008 | Hits: 666

"Since 1964, the Montreal Recorder Society (MRS), a non-profit organization, has been providing amateur musicians of all ages the opportunity to play music together under the leadership of professional musicians. " Visit website for more information. (ed.)

Category: Ensembles/Performers/Associations/Societies / Winds - Recorder (solo/consort/orchestra)

Added on: Apr 17, 2008 | Hits: 665

Early Music Vancouver has gained international acclaim as one of the foremost organisations in North America devoted to the performance and study of music from the Middle Ages through the late Romantic era. Through its winter & summer concert series featuring both local and international talent, through its extensive range of summer courses & workshops as part of the Vancouver Early Music Programme & Festival, and through its many other activities and innovative programming, Early Music Vancouver has been an important force in the development and growth of early music. ...

Category: Publications/Magazines/Journals/Website Portals

Added on: Jun 22, 2005 | Hits: 664

"Special page for early music, with over 1200 MIDI and MP3 files for pieces by over 220 composers. [requires JavaScript]. " (You must also register as member to make use of the midi files. Ed.)

Category: Archives/Manuscripts/Publishers

Added on: Aug 20, 2007 | Hits: 664

"The Baroque Trumpet Shop is owned by Baroque Trumpet specialist Barry Bauguess. Offering the highest quality instruments, cases, mutes, mouthpieces, Baroque trumpet music and books, as well as impeccable service, we are the first shop in the U.S. to cater exclusively to Early Brass players. We offer Baroque trumpets, sackbuts, modern trumpets, cases, and accessories from the world's finest makers including Egger, Naumann, Tomes, Münkwitz, Brass Bags, ProTec, Marcus Bonna Cases, Holmgren Mutes, & Schilke. " Visit website for more information. (ed.)

Category: Builders/Restorers/Suppliers / Brass Instruments

Added on: Apr 20, 2008 | Hits: 664

Facebook site for Gustav Leonhardt.

“Gustav Leonhardt (born 30 May 1928, 's-Graveland) is a highly acclaimed Dutch keyboard player, conductor, musicologist, teacher and editor. Leonhardt has been a leader in the movement to perform music on period instruments. The keyboard instruments on which he has performed and recorded include the harpsichord, pipe organ, claviorganum (a combination of a harpsichord and an organ), clavichord, and fortepiano. .. “

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Category: Ensembles/Performers/Associations/Societies / Keyboards

Added on: Jun 05, 2010 | Hits: 663

"... Following a year of national service as an auxiliary fireman, I began my apprenticeship in the Milan workshop of the master violinmaker Celestino Farotto in 1979. I left my university studies to enrol in the Scuola Internazionale di Liuteria (IPIALL, the International School of Violinmaking) in Cremona and in the Professional Training Courses (CPF) of the Lombardy Region; the latter courses were directed by the master bowmaker Giovanni Lucchi in Cremona. After receiving my diploma as a BOWMAKER in 1982, I stayed on for an additional year of post-graduate training under Maestro Lucchi. ... " Visit website for more information. (ed.)

Category: Builders/Restorers/Suppliers / String Instruments

Added on: Jul 06, 2008 | Hits: 661

"I started my training as violin maker in Jochen Voigt in 1979.

I gained more valuable experience from many abroad including the violin builder Alexander Krylov at the Moscow Tchaikovsky Conservatory.

With my longtime companion Jens-Uwe Ott I work in my workshop. ... " (Google translation) Visit website for more information. (ed.)

Category: Builders/Restorers/Suppliers / String Instruments

Added on: Jul 23, 2008 | Hits: 661

"The I Febiarmonici, an orchestra founded in 1999 and operating on the principles of historical performance practice, draws its members from musicians of international origin and renown. Ist Initiator, the violinist Jochen Grüner, was educated at the Academy of Early Music in Bremen.

The Ensemble takes its inspiration from Italian musical troupes of the eighteenth century which in their time toured their country as so-called I Febiarmonici and obtained an outstanding reputation owning to their quality music and love of traveling.

In the short time since its founding, the orchestra has already gone on to gain notice with its fascinating projects. " Visit website for more information. (ed.)

Category: Ensembles/Performers/Associations/Societies / Orchestras/Chorus

Added on: Mar 13, 2008 | Hits: 658

"Ensemble Vermillian was founded to explore the potential for color and texture possible in transcribing the virtuosic repertoire of the seventeenth and eighteenth century for recorder, cello and continuo. Based in Davidson, North Carolina, and Berkeley, California the members of EV, sisters Frances Blaker (recorders) and Barbara Blaker Krumdieck (Baroque cello) joined by Katherine Heater (harpsichordist and organist) have traveled to meet, research, rehearse and perform together since 2000. The ensemble is expanded to include other musicians depending on the project at hand. Viola da gambist Elisabeth Reed joined Ensemble Vermillian for the two-CD Stolen Jewels project. Having studied at conservatories in Denmark, the Netherlands, Ohio and Indiana, the performers blend their approach to the music to create a sound which inspired one audience member to write, “A beautiful performance. The chemistry between you is special.”

EV explores less-familiar repertoire from the 17th and 18th centuries and makes it their own through transcription for their particular instruments. The very special group chemistry that these players create together makes for compelling performances, both for the audience and the performers. The combination of music research and vibrant performance are what make Ensemble Vermillian stand out from the crowd. " Visit website for more information. (ed.)

Category: Ensembles/Performers/Associations/Societies / Ensembles/Consorts

Added on: Mar 23, 2008 | Hits: 658

Harpsichord & Fortepiano, published twice a year, is intended for everyone interested in the world of early keyboard instruments: devotees -- the professional and the amateur -- players, makers, restorers and listeners. Since its relaunch, the 9 published issues of Harpsichord and Fortepiano have included over 50 articles, covered 10 major festivals, reviewed over 40 books and musical scores and over 130 recordings. Articles are about: ... collections (for example, the Neumeyer Collection in Germany), ... instruments (a survey of the keyboards in use in Haydn's Vienna), ... performers, both historical (Isolde Ahlgrimm) and living (Igor Kipniss, Jane Chapman), ... performance practice (a special edition focusing on continuo), ... repertoire (John Field and contemporary music), ... building, making and restoring instruments etc. Our contributors are from around the world -- from, for example: Argentina, the States, Canada, Europe, Australia -- and include established scholars such as Richard Maunder and Philip Pickett, as well as younger scholars such as Giulia Nuti and Robert Webb. Articles can be short and informal, or long and scholarly -- whatever best suits the subject. We have covered festivals from Boston to Bruges, Melbourne to Montreal. H&F is essential reading for all those interested in early music and early keyboard instruments (including the clavichord). In addition, it is able to provide a forum for new ideas and new thinking. ...

Category: Publications/Magazines/Journals/Website Portals

Added on: Jun 22, 2005 | Hits: 657

"The Tafelmusik Baroque Summer Institute is led by some of the world's finest musicians in the field of baroque performance. The Institute is held at the Faculty of Music, University of Toronto. The comprehensive training program includes orchestra and choir rehearsals, masterclasses, opera scene study for singers, chamber ensembles, private lessons, lectures and workshops, and concerts by both participants and faculty. We invite advanced students, pre-professional and professional musicians to apply. "

Category: Festival/Workshops/Summer Schools/Conferences / North America

Added on: Mar 17, 2007 | Hits: 656

"Welcome to Harpsichords Wiki!
Begun by: Patrick Frye III
composer/performer/teacher

NOTICE: Please contribute SEPARATE pages for opinions that might differ from existing posts. Changing a WIKI is NOT just for an opposing viewpoint--Besides EVERYONE would want to see ALL or BOTH positions before a final decision on the subject. Prove your better academic approach and respect for the work of others with YOUR OWN Contribution, rather than simply altering someone else's contribution. After some time and many involved, a MUCH better site and resource regarding the harpsichord will be created by EVERYONE and less bias will be observed as well as all the historical permutations that have existed and have been used and studied involving the instrument, the music and tunings.

Patrick Frye III "

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Category: Discussion/Forums/Mail lists

Added on: Dec 07, 2008 | Hits: 655

“ArkivMusic specializes in the efficient delivery of the broadest selection of classical music titles in the U.S., direct to the consumer. There are currently over 90,000 CD, DVD, SACD, Blu-ray Disc, and 320-kbps MP3 titles in the ArkivMusic database, shipping from over 20 distribution centers around the country. This distribution network allows ArkivMusic to have more titles in stock every day than any other online retailer, assuring the most expeditious delivery and largest selection of classical music.

In addition, ArkivMusic has more than 8,000 titles in its ArkivCD reissue program. These are recordings that have previously been out of print or otherwise unavailable.

The design for ArkivMusic emphasizes the ability to quickly and intuitively find classical music recordings. The peculiarities of classical music do not always lend themselves to standard search tools used on the Web. Spelling inconsistencies, differing search syntax designs, and databases not specifically oriented to the parameters of classical music can often lead to very confusing results. At ArkivMusic, we take a lot of the guesswork out of finding music by letting you click down a logical and well-categorized path to the works and recordings that you want.

The ArkivMusic staff is made up of experts in Internet technology, direct-to-consumer operations and logistics, customer service -- and most importantly, classical music! This unique combination enables ArkivMusic to provide exceptional service to classical music lovers in ways not available anywhere else.

ArkivMusic also publishes LISTEN: Life with Classical Music, America's quarterly lifestyle magazine about classical music.

ArkivMusic is a subsidiary of Steinway Musical Instruments, Inc.”

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Category: Recording/Music Labels/Music Distributor

Added on: Nov 14, 2005 | Hits: 648

Carey Beebe is probably the most traveled and best known Australian harpsichord maker. After a music degree and three performance diplomas he became more interested in harpsichord construction, and trained at the prominent American workshop of D. Jacques Way. In 1982 he was made the youngest ever International Agent for Zuckermann Harpsichords Inc, but since 1999 has been working exclusively with Marc Ducornet and THE PARIS WORKSHOP.

Category: Builders/Restorers/Suppliers / Keyboard Instruments

Added on: Jun 22, 2005 | Hits: 647

“This course is meant especially for professional musicians, music teachers, students and all music-makers who wish to widen their experience. Chamber music, Orchestra, lectures and concerts in the wonderful hall of the baroque castle of Zell/Pram.“ Visit website for more information. (ed.)

Category: Festival/Workshops/Summer Schools/Conferences / Europe

Added on: Apr 22, 2009 | Hits: 644

"An acclaimed series of summer courses and concerts jointly sponsored by Early Music Vancouver & the School of Music, University of British Columbia”

Category: Festival/Workshops/Summer Schools/Conferences / North America

Added on: Mar 08, 2008 | Hits: 643

Artist Management

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Category: Music Agent/Management

Added on: Oct 11, 2011 | Hits: 641

"A discussion group for lovers of harpsichord, clavicytherium, clavicordo, spinet, virginal, muselaar, lautenwerk, tiorbino, claviorgano. The group also wants to become a site of reference for anyone who is approached for the first time these facilities or people who want to know more. In this regard, it will seek to have all internal site files and links of interest to the investigation and added for this purpose, by members, photos, documents, scores, sites and reviews of concerts. ... " Visit website for more information. (ed.)

Category: Discussion/Forums/Mail lists

Added on: Jul 02, 2008 | Hits: 640

"The Bach Consort performs the music of J.S. Bach, exploring the riches of his more than 200 secular and religious cantatas. Formed in 1992 by bass player Timothy Dawson and baritone Gordon McLeod, The Bach Consort includes a core of members from the Toronto Symphony Orchestra and Tafelmusik, as well as some of Canada's most sought-after singers and instrumentalists. Soprano Monica Whicher, baritone Russell Braun, alto Elizabeth Turnbull; tenors Michael Shade and Benjamin Butterfield; baritones Brett Polegato and Kevin MacMillan---have appeared with the Canadian Opera Company, with most Canadian Orchestras, and with major opera companies in North America and Europe.

These artists have lent the gift of Bach's music, performing for community groups such as Camphill Village Ontario and L'Arche--- communities for adults with disabilities---and Settlement House Music School. As well, the ensemble has helped in the fundraising activities of Out of the Cold and Share the Warmth. Their concerts provided these organizations with a musical forum from which they reached out to the public. To that end, the group has recorded two compact discs in aid of charity: The Bach Consort at Camphill and The Bach Consort at L'Arche. In designing its programme, The Bach Consort chooses music to highlight the performers in a variety of solo and ensemble works. This follows the Baroque tradition of creating an obbligato or instrumental solo, which interweaves with the vocal line. The ensemble often performs without a conductor, reaching a musical consensus during rehearsals prior to their concerts. Once this artistic agreement has been forged, The Bach Consort is ready to share the depth and joy of Bach's music with its generous audience.

Timothy Dawson, Founder
Timothy is a member of the string bass section of the Toronto Symphony Orchestra. He began his studies in Edmonton with Peter Marck, who is now Co-Principal Bass of the Israel Philharmonic. Timothy continued his education at the University of Toronto with Tom Monahan (then Principal Bass of the TSO). He graduated in the Spring of 1979 and started with the TSO thereafter. Since joining the orchestra, Tim has been actively involved in organizing concerts. Two groups have grown out of this love of chamber music; The Bach Consort and BASStiality." Visit website for more information. (ed.)

Category: Academies/Academia/Early Music Study/Institutions

Added on: Feb 20, 2009 | Hits: 640

Bagpipe-maker. Visit website for more information. (ed.)

Category: Builders/Restorers/Suppliers / Wind Instruments

Added on: Jul 23, 2008 | Hits: 639

"The Ensemble Villancico was formed in 1995 for the purpose of performing and spreading the renaissance music collection "Cancionero de Upsala", and is conducted by Peter Pontvik. The ensemble has given more than a hundred concerts, in 25 countries (Scandinavia, Germany, Italy, Spain, the Baltic states and Latin America). " See website for more information. (ed.)

Category: Ensembles/Performers/Associations/Societies / Ensembles/Consorts

Added on: Feb 10, 2008 | Hits: 638

"Hautbois are a lively and talented duo that use music as a vehicle for historical entertainment.

They have worked for many years alongside English Heritage, Historic Royal Palaces and National Trust and also appear at many other historical venues.

They have made many appearances performing for television, radio, and films, weddings, concerts and schools. " Visit website for more information. (ed.)

Category: Ensembles/Performers/Associations/Societies / Ensembles/Consorts

Added on: Apr 17, 2008 | Hits: 637

" ... The serpent was invented in 1590 by a Frenchman, Edme Guillaume, making it one of the oldest instruments currently in use today. Conceived as the bass member of the cornett family (the group of instruments - including the cornett, bass horn, serpent and ophicleide - that preceded today's modern keyed brass instruments), the serpent immediately found a home accompanying the plainsong of the Church. It became popularized in England in the eighteenth century where in addition to being used in church services, it became the bass of the military wind band.

The serpent has a tone quality unlike any instrument in the modern orchestra. When played loudly, its powerful sound carries easily and with authority; quietly, it blends well with bassoons and voices. But with only six open holes and no keys, the serpent lives up its name in more than just its appearance - it is as treacherous as its namesake from the Garden of Eden. While numerous fingering charts for the serpent have been published, no printed matter can disguise the fact that playing the serpent is an inexact science at best, relying on the steady lip of the performer to get a firm grip on the intonation of any given note. ... " Visit website for more information. (ed.)

Category: Miscellaneous links

Added on: Mar 08, 2008 | Hits: 633

CAMMAC (CANADIAN AMATEUR MUSICIANS/MUSICIENS AMATEURS DU CANADA) "The beginnings of CAMMAC go back to 1953, on the shores of Otter Lake near Huberdeau in Argenteuil County. The idea of the founders, George and Carl Little as well as their wives, Madeleine and Frances, was to find a place in the midst of nature where all who love music could participate in it under the direction of professional musicians. Active participation rather than passive listening was to be favoured.

Thus the first CAMMAC music center was born in the Laurentians, named Otter Lake Music Centre. The beginnings were modest - 26 participants registered in the first session, which lasted two weeks." ...

CAMMAC offers summer workshops for various musical instruments, most notably the recorder, harpsichord and baroque dance. Please see website for more information.

Category: Festival/Workshops/Summer Schools/Conferences / North America

Added on: Jul 22, 2005 | Hits: 632

“EarlyPianos.org is dedicated to the worldwide cataloging of historic pianos from before 1860. The project furthers the work first published by Oxford University Press in  Makers of the Piano, 1700-1820 and  volume II (1820-1860) by Martha Novak Clinkscale.

The database of early pianos has been continually updated since its publication in 1993 and 1999. It now contains over 6350 historic pianos, with more being added daily. Various options for future publication of the material are under review.

The database tells piano historians about instruments for their research. It also helps owners get in touch with people who have specialized expertise in piano history and preservation.

If you have a piano, or know of one that is not already included in the database, please use this link for several ways to register your piano.

EarlyPianos.org results from a collaboration between Martha Clinkscale and John R. Watson, illustrator of volume 2. This website was launched in May, 2007.

Questions or comments? Please contact us and tell us if you would like occasional email updates about the database and our publications.“

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Category: Archives/Manuscripts/Publishers

Added on: May 14, 2009 | Hits: 632

“The International Inventory of Musical Sources - Répertoire International des Sources Musicales (RISM) - is a crosscountry
non-prof it joint venture which aims at comprehensive documentation of the w orldw ide existing musical
sources.

Musical sources are manuscripts or  printed music, w orks on music theory and libretti stored in libraries, archives, monasteries, schools and private collections.

The organization, founded in Paris in 1952, is the largest and the only global operation that registers w ritten musical sources.

RISM documents what exists and w here it is stored. On the one hand the musical traditions are protected through cataloging in a comprehensive encyclopedia and on the other made available to musicologists and musicians.

Archiving is thus not an end in itself, but leads to practical application.“

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Category: Academies/Academia/Early Music Study/Institutions

Added on: Jun 10, 2009 | Hits: 632

“Robert Eisenstein is the director of the Five College Early Music Program,and conducts the Early Music Collegium and Euridice Ensemble, a 17th and18th century chamber ensemble. He teaches music history and directs the Madrigal Singers at the University of Massachusetts, and performs regularly on the viola da gamba with colleagues and in his capacity as founding member and programming director of the Folger Consort in Washington, DC. Mr.Eisenstein has performed with the New York Renaissance Band, Cappella Nova, the New York Consort of Viols, the Washington Bach Consort, and the National Symphony.“

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Category: Ensembles/Performers/Associations/Societies / Strings

Added on: May 03, 2010 | Hits: 632

"The event aims to return with scientific methodology - philological and through concerts, conferences and recordings vocal technique known as the "Cantar lontano". The objective of this project is to shed light over the years on this important aspect of seventeenth-century practice voice not yet studied, both as to its origin, to be placed in Pesaro in 1612 and its development in the Marche in Italy and abroad all its forms and characteristics. ... " (Google translation) Visit website for more information. (ed.)

Category: Festival/Workshops/Summer Schools/Conferences / Europe

Added on: Jul 13, 2008 | Hits: 630

"The Early Opera Company is a vibrant, young professional ensemble. Founded in 1994 the company made its debut with a production of Handel's Agrippina at Mannes College New York, with a London debut of Handel's Serse in 1996. ... " See the website for more information.

Category: Early Opera

Added on: Apr 10, 2007 | Hits: 629

German Viola da Gamba Society ... site is in German. (ed.)

Category: Ensembles/Performers/Associations/Societies / Strings

Added on: Aug 06, 2007 | Hits: 628

"The Guild is a society for recorder players and for all who enjoy recorder music.

The Victorian Recorder Guild is located in Victoria, Australia and many of its activities are based in Melbourne. " See website for more information. (ed.)

Category: Ensembles/Performers/Associations/Societies / Winds - Recorder (solo/consort/orchestra)

Added on: Mar 05, 2008 | Hits: 628

CD Distributor
(a Classic Concert Music Group)
Geschäftsführer: Michael Preibisch

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Category: Recording/Music Labels/Music Distributor

Added on: Mar 18, 2010 | Hits: 628

“Masques is a Montreal-based early music ensemble founded in 1998, performing vocal and instrumental music of the 16th and 17th centuries. The name of the ensemble is inspired by the masques of Elizabethan England - mystical performances that fused poetry, music, dance and drama.

The ensemble has become a meeting point for Canada's young musicians. Masques also collaborates regularly with up and coming European talents, thereby maintaining close ties with musicians of diverse backgrounds.

All of the musicians of Masques have enviable concert experience and regularly perform as soloists and chamber musicians throughout Canada, the United States and Europe with such ensembles as Capriccio, Stravagante, Tafelmusik, La Petitie Bande and Les Voix Humaines. While maintaining a core ensemble, Masques varies in size according to the demands of each project it presents. ...“

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Category: Ensembles/Performers/Associations/Societies / Ensembles/Consorts

Added on: Aug 18, 2007 | Hits: 626

"For over twenty years the Georgian Concert Society has brought musicians specialising in the field of Early Music to Edinburgh. The GCS is dedicated to the promotion of the highest standard performance of historically-informed playing on period instruments and in period settings. The GCS has built up an audience base of over 600 people who attend at least one concert per season, and a core audience of over 100 subscribers. It regularly attracts capacity audiences at St Cecilia’s Hall, drawn mostly from the Central Belt, but with some subscribers travelling from as far away as Aberdeen, Newcastle and Dumfries.

St Cecilia’s Hall, Scotland’s oldest concert hall and home to the internationally-famous Russell Collection of Early Keyboard Instruments, provides an appropriate setting for many GCS concerts. The opportunity to use an instrument from the Collection uniquely suited to the repertoire being played is relished by the artists and their audiences alike. " Visit website for more information. (ed.)

Category: Ensembles/Performers/Associations/Societies / Concert Series

Added on: Apr 09, 2008 | Hits: 625

"Laura Vaughan is gaining a reputation as Australia’s most exciting viola da gamba and lirone player of the rising generation and has had a distinguished list of teachers including Wieland Kuijken, Philippe Pierlot, Miriam Morris and Anneke Pols. Following her return to Australia from studies at the Royal Conservatory of The Hague in 2004, she has established a busy schedule of teaching and performing from her base in Melbourne and performs a wide range of solo and chamber repertoire across Australia, Europe and the United States. Passionate about the sound world of the viol, Laura is committed to bringing this exquisite repertoire to audiences around the world." Visit website for more information. (ed.)

Category: Ensembles/Performers/Associations/Societies / Strings

Added on: Nov 08, 2008 | Hits: 624

"The Clarion Music Society is a period-instrument orchestra committed to performing lost or neglected works from the 18th and 19th centuries in addition to well-known masterworks from these periods that are rarely heard on authentic instruments.

What Sets Clarion Apart from Other Orchestras?

The Clarion Music Society is unique among American orchestras in three fundamental areas:

Rediscovery and Performance of Lost Masterworks – Clarion performs 18th and 19th-century works that have been lost or that are rarely heard by American audiences, works rediscovered through the most intensive and discerning musicological research.

Breadth of Repertoire – Unlike most other American period-instrument orchestras, Clarion includes in its repertoire music from not only the Baroque, but also the Classical and Romantic periods. Clarion performs these works on period instruments and following the performance practice of the time.

International Artists – Clarion frequently features international soloists of the highest caliber, particularly young artists who have not yet had the chance to perform in New York. " Visit website for more details. (ed.)

Category: Ensembles/Performers/Associations/Societies / Orchestras/Chorus

Added on: Aug 05, 2008 | Hits: 622

Den Ciul & Dawn Lyons -- "We build, sell, service, repair, rent, restore, tune, and transport harpsichords, clavichords, spinets, virginals, forte pianos and other historical keyboard instruments. Our shop is in Toronto, Ontario Canada, but our "territory" is much larger. With our trusty Van Strype we travel regularly to visit our clients and their instruments in the provinces of Ontario and Quebec, and the states of Michigan, Ohio, Wisconsin, Illinois, Indiana; New York, New Jersey, Massachusetts and both Carolinas (we really like that, do call us if you are from a warm place!). We also do consulting and appraisals as well as sales and service. If you are looking for a harpsichord, or just want to find out more about them, you've come to the right place. " See website for more information. (ed.)

Category: Builders/Restorers/Suppliers / Keyboard Instruments

Added on: Jun 22, 2005 | Hits: 620

“As an instrument builder, I am not very sensitive to contact through Internet. For those who love to touch wood and other natural materials, to hear a sound, a voice, for those whose daily life is composed of nuances, sensitivity, and, it must be confessed, subjectivity, the screen seems cold, anonymous and even arrogant by its pretentions to bring everything to us, served at home. What is more, to try to describe our activity would be to limit it. Each instrument is a unique creation and we are continually designing new models, and engaging in projects, restaurations, repairs, or supplying instruments for major music festivals, concerts and recordings. We are also continually researching historic and new materials. .... So this site will not be exhaustive. It will, however, provide you with some simple information on our instruments, presenting you with different models and some photos. ..“

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Category: Builders/Restorers/Suppliers / Keyboard Instruments

Added on: Jun 22, 2005 | Hits: 620

" ... I spent three years at Eric's (Eric Herz) workshop and then three additional years at Hubbard Harpsichords. I never met Frank Hubbard; he had died several years before. However, the firm continued in his tradition, nurtured by his widow Diane and by Hendrik Broekman, the workshop's master craftsman and himself a former apprentice of Frank's.

Eventually I decided I was ready to set up my own workshop. My first commissions were the fruits of a partnership with another ex-Hubbard employee. Finally, in 1997, with the help of my wife Marina I established my own business as David Werbeloff Harpsichords.

I have learned my craft the old-fashioned way: by apprenticing in established workshops and by soaking up the knowledge, wisdom, and experience of my teachers. I like to think of myself as a third generation representative of the Boston School of harpsichord making.

A craft tradition is not static; each craftsperson contributes a new understanding and fresh ideas to the field. In the case of harpsichord making, the practices were lost at the end of the 18th century and innovators such as Dolmetsch, Chickering and Hubbard helped bring them to life again. Now it is the task of workshops like mine to build on their pioneering work and take the harpsichord building tradition another step forward (or rather, backward) toward its golden age. " Visit site for more information. (ed.)

Category: Builders/Restorers/Suppliers / Keyboard Instruments

Added on: Mar 24, 2008 | Hits: 620

"With local roots and a passionate interest for the city's own musical history, and yet with its ears, eyes, and hears open to the rest of the world, the members of Elbipolis stand prepared to partake upon musical adventures. The young ensemble, the core of which is made up of musicians from Bremen, Hamburg, and Berlin, has achieved a great deal in a short period of time. Invitations to the Schleswig-Holstein Music Festival, the Leipzig Bach Festival, the Music Festival at Potsdam Sanssouci, the Rheingau Music Festival, as well as an exclusive appearance at the Yellow Lounge in Berlin (a club operated by Universal Music,) are just some of the milestones of the orchestra's history. In 2005 the ensemble received an invitation by DeutschlandRadio to give a performance together with the star recorder player Maurice Steger at the Cloister Neuzelle in Brandenburg. In 2007 NDR (North German Radio) in Hamburg dedicated an entire wekend for the ensemble to explore the theme of Orpheus in music, and in November of 2007 the orchestra gave its successful debut at the Kölner Philharmonie. The North German musicians have made themselves noticed again and again through their refreshing combination of high caliber technique and unconventional appearances.

The ensemble's debut CD 'Don Quichotte in Hamburg', recorded on the Raumklang label in 2005 and featuring music of Telemann, Mattheson, and Conti, ws met with great public enthusiasm. The next recording is planned for the beginning of 2008.

The driving philosophy and motto behind the ensemble has been borrowed from Georg Philipp Telemann, who once wrote: 'Will and industry can break even the deepest paths, and a keen sense of daring will always win over what appears impossible. Do mountains immdediately appear before you? Take them on with zeal, and regard difficulties as dwarves against the giant within yourself.' " Visite website for more information. (ed.)

Category: Ensembles/Performers/Associations/Societies / Orchestras/Chorus

Added on: Jul 16, 2008 | Hits: 620

"In 1551 the Dutch publisher Tilman Susato issued a book with tunes: "daer inne begrepen syn alderhande danserye". These words "a lot of dances" are the source of our name Danserey, under which we already demonstrated our dances on a lot of historical festivals throughout Bavaria/Germany.

The Danserey Landshut is a group which is performing demonstrations of dances and music out of the Renaissance in historical costumes.

We are meeting regularly in the VHS Landshut to learn new dances and to work on our program. For sure, we also enjoy just having fun. " Visit website for more information. (ed.)

Category: Early Dance

Added on: Sep 06, 2008 | Hits: 619

"Leeds Baroque is a period-instrument performance group based in West Yorkshire. It is directed by Peter Holman (Professor of Historical Musicology in the University of Leeds School of Music), who is renowned as Director of the Parley of Instruments and Opera Restor’d).

Members of Leeds Baroque are drawn from professional and non-professional players with students from the region’s music colleges. Free workshops given by leaders in the field of baroque performance practice provide training, and the funds available are used to enable members of the orchestra to perform concerts with internationally renowned soloists. " Visit website for more information. (ed.)

Category: Ensembles/Performers/Associations/Societies / Orchestras/Chorus

Added on: Apr 17, 2008 | Hits: 618

"Since playing her first CBC radio gig at the age of 20, Alison Melville's career as a soloist, chamber musician and orchestral player has taken her across Canada from Whitehorse to St. John's and to the US, Iceland, Japan, New Zealand and Europe. Her extraordinary breadth of experience as a performer comprises solo and chamber music recitals; music for dance, theatre, film and television; orchestral playing with modern and period instrument orchestras; music from the 12th to 21st centuries, composed, arranged and improvised; and music from Celtic and Scandinavian traditions." ...

Category: Ensembles/Performers/Associations/Societies / Winds

Added on: Dec 18, 2005 | Hits: 617

The Huelgas Ensemble is a vocal and instrumental groupe specializing in medieval and renaissance music. Visit website for more information. (ed.)

Category: Ensembles/Performers/Associations/Societies / Ensembles/Consorts

Added on: Jul 14, 2008 | Hits: 617

Vast site on the subject of Baroque Opera (French language only).

Category: Early Opera

Added on: Nov 17, 2005 | Hits: 614

"This site and its affiliates make available the research, editions and transcriptions of a number of musicologists and performers around the world. We invite submissions for inclusion from anyone interested in the field, encourage discussion of issues concerning the genre as well as any related issues.

We specialise in publishing works which are difficult to find or have not been reproduced in modern editions. All of our editions are based upon the original manuscripts or period printings and editorial changes are clearly marked so that performers are able to make informed choices in preparing the works. Most of the music in the catalogue has never before been available in modern editions or recordings - we invite you to enter the world of this great vocal music.

Cantata Web editions are high quality but incredibly low-priced, presented with informative prefaces and translations where appropriate/available. All Cantata Web editions are printed on heavy (100gsm) paper, comb-bound for easier reading and protected by card and plastic covers. Continuo lines are not realised due to the importance of interpretation for each individual. All editions are provided with a single copy of the score and all instrumental parts. Parts are generally single-sheet except for collections where parts are similarly bound. ... " Visit website for more information. (ed.)

Category: Archives/Manuscripts/Publishers

Added on: Jul 30, 2008 | Hits: 614

"We have been making iron, brass, red brass, copper and tinned copper wires for keyboard instruments since 1981, and they are in use by makers and restorers throughout the world. Their formulation is based on research work begun in 1976 into the wires used in Europe from the late 17th to the mid 19th century. " Visit website for more information. (ed.)

Category: Builders/Restorers/Suppliers / Strings (Iron; Brass; Gut etc.)

Added on: Mar 24, 2008 | Hits: 613