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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.

Added on: Jul 22, 2005 | Hits: 626

“Festival Chants de Vielles  takes place amidst the autumn glory in September, in the lovely, country setting of Calixa-Lavallée, a quaint and historic Québec village. Every year, Chants de Vielles brings in a fresh and delicious musical harvest by providing a place for sharing and learning on a human scale. We invite you to check out last year’s programme, watch a short video or visit the souvenirs page for a sampling of festival spirit in images.“

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Added on: May 10, 2011 | Hits: 376

The Fredericton Baroque Music Festival presents concerts and workshops with a focus on music from the 16th to 18th centuries. Held in the Christ Church Cathedral and other historic locations of downtown Fredericton, the festival features concerts by local, regional, and international perios instrument specialists. Past festivals have included performances by musicians from such locations as Fredericton, Montreal, and Boston. Students and amateur musicians are invited to participate in workshops and public master classes.

Added on: Jun 22, 2008 | Hits: 566

“A major event with three components: concerts, master classes and a symposium A CELEBRATION OF MUSIC Founded in 2002, the Montreal Bach Academy is an organization dedicated to the study, performance and celebration of Johann Sebastian Bach, the timeless genius whose innovations in composition laid the groundwork for all composers and musicians of the last …”

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Added on: Feb 18, 2012 | Hits: 184

"MONTREAL BAROQUE is an initiative of Susie Napper, Montreal cellist and gambist who was nominated “Personality of the Year 2002” by the Conseil Québecoise de la Musique. Old Montreal’s Early Music Festival, MONTREAL BAROQUE offers a unique opportunity to hear music of the 17th and 18th centuries, performed by Canadian and international celebrities, in appropriate and unusual settings. Snaking through the narrow streets of the Old City to the sound of a hundred flutes at the festival’s Grand Parade, relaxing at a garden concert, catching a choral concert in a chapel or simply enjoying a street performance, this festival gives a new cultural identity to Old Montreal, attracting international tourists and local music lovers as well as novices to Early Music. "

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Tags: Festival Montréal Baroque, Festival de Musique Montréal Baroque 

Added on: Apr 17, 2008 | Hits: 491

“Ten years of following all the musical currents surrounding the recorder. Ten years of surprises, marvelling and exploring all the infinite possibilities of our favourite instrument. During those ten years we have had the pleasure of welcoming to Montreal the most illustrious flutists, making our city a prime meeting place for vitality, adventure, audacity and excellence. …”

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Added on: May 28, 2011 | Hits: 280

"WELCOME! Musique Royale is a summertime celebration of Nova Scotia's musical heritage. A cross-province festival now in its 23rd season, Musique Royale brings performances of early and traditional music take place in settings of historic and cultural significance in communities ranging from the small fishing towns of the South Shore to the magnificent highlands of Cape Breton. Just as the french and english overtones in the festival's name refer to the presence of more than one cultural force in Nova Scotia's musical development, Musique Royale pays tribute to the province's diverse musical heritage. " Visit website for more information. (ed.)

Added on: Apr 17, 2008 | Hits: 584

“NewBEMF is a unique musical experience, held annually in the stunning seaside resort of St. Andrews, NB, just 60 minutes over the US border from coastal Maine.

NewBEMF, hosted by the St. Andrews Arts Council is also unique in its focus on combining college-level academic classes for credit through Millikin University (Decatur, IL) with pre-professional performing opportunities and significant community involvement.

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Added on: May 28, 2011 | Hits: 368

“The mandate of Ottawa Chamber Music Society (OCMS) is to make classical music accessible to everyone. Through artistic expression and audience engagement, Ottawa Chamber Music Society creates experiences that challenge and stimulate listeners while offering time for reflection and regeneration.

We bring together top Canadian and international artists, in all stages of their careers, to present concerts that draw local, national and international audiences.

Our activities help to make Ottawa a great cultural destination and contribute significantly to the economy of the National Capital Region. These activities include the annual Ottawa International Chamber Music Festival (Ottawa Chamberfest), a year-round concert series, arts education and outreach programs, and other innovative community programming partnerships.”

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Added on: Nov 23, 2011 | Hits: 190

"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. "

Added on: Mar 17, 2007 | Hits: 654

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

Added on: Mar 08, 2008 | Hits: 639

“Medieval music, Renaissance and Baroque, known as early music, has acquired in recent decades increasingly important. Today the practice of early music is based on specialized interpreters in musicological research on the technical implementation and interpretation of ancient instruments and singing in the reconstruction of musical instruments from specimens preserved in museums and implementation of transcripts, respectful of the canons of writing of the time. Our country has not been indifferent to the interest in this music, demonstrated in large musical centers of the world, and for several years there are groups devoted to this repertory. The Early Music Festival offers the opportunity to discover the wide and varied repertoire of these centuries, but with instruments constructed according to ancient models. In this way we approach a sound unknown in the country.

This festival began in 2006 as an idea of the composer Otto Castro. Originally took place every two years, but due to the enthusiasm of the crowd then decided to hold annual events that take place in the first half of each year. From the 2008 it was decided to accept only groups that use old-style instrument. The festival has become a benchmark in the Caribbean area. The guests give lectures, master classes and concerts. Thus, his teaching and exchange of ideas among participants, promoting growth and generating conceptual connections.“ (Translated with the aid of Google Translate)

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Added on: Feb 27, 2012 | Hits: 231

“Our Mission
We are dedicated to increasing the quantity and quality of cultural activities in San Miguel, while building partnerships between Business and the Arts through a cohesive set of programs that promote music appreciation, build business leadership in support of the Arts, and facilitate growth in cultural tourism based in the Arts.

Our Vision

•     Provide coordinated performances and educational activities which promote music appreciation and excellence.
• Build an international network of musicians to participate in artistic exchanges with Mexican musicians.
• Encourage the preservation and restoration of historically important venues, in and around San Miguel, by utilizing a variety of these beautiful spaces for concerts.
• Coordinate activities with businesses and organizations interested in contributing to San Miguel’s cultural profile for the benefit of residents and visitors to this World Heritage city.”

Added on: Nov 16, 2011 | Hits: 281

“Chorworks is a non-profit organization founded in 2005 to explore the rich diversity of choral music. Through concerts and educational workshops, Chorworks offers singers and conductors the opportunity to study and perform choral masterpieces, with an emphasis on works from the 16th and 17th centuries. Our world-class faculty is drawn from several premier early music ensembles, including Anonymous 4, Magnificat, and the Tallis Scholars.”

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Added on: Mar 08, 2008 | Hits: 512

“For more than 15 years, the American Bach Soloists have presented annual performances of Summer Fest in Belvedere, San Francisco, and Davis.

Summer Fest returns this year in conjunction with the inaugural season of the American Bach Soloists ACADEMY, an elite training program for advanced conservatory-level students and emerging professionals in the field of Historically Informed Performance Practice.

All events are held in the San Francisco Conservatory of Music’s exquisite new facilities, opened just a few years ago in the heart of San Francisco’s Arts District.

Join the celebrated artists of the American Bach Soloists who will perform side-by-side with the next generation of early music specialists. ..“

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Added on: May 03, 2010 | Hits: 431

“Seattle is an amazing place.   For the past 30 years the Handel Festival has been a four-day scholarly conference with a couple of concerts,  but when I breathed the words “Handel Festival” to Seattle musicians, this was the astonishing result:  American Handel Festival Brochure.  26 organizations are collaborating on this festival!“

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Added on: Jul 04, 2011 | Hits: 360

“The American Historical Association (AHA) is a nonprofit membership organization founded in 1884 and incorporated by Congress in 1889 for the promotion of historical studies.

The AHA provides leadership for the profession, protects academic freedom, develops professional standards, aids in the pursuit and publication of scholarship, and supplies various services to sustain and enhance the work of its members.

The association’s principal functions fall within four realms: publication, teaching, advocacy, and networking. As the largest historical society in the United States, the AHA serves historians representing every historical period and geographical area.

The nearly 14,000 members include academics at universities, two- and four-year colleges, museums, historical organizations, libraries and archives, but also independent historians, students, K–12 teachers, government and business professionals, and countless people who, whatever their profession, possess an abiding interest in history.  …”

Added on: Jan 30, 2012 | Hits: 199

"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. " ...

Added on: Aug 22, 2007 | Hits: 936

“The Desert Pipes (Phoenix) and the Central Highlands (Prescott) ARS chapters invite our recorder friends near and far to join us for our annual summer workshop in the cool pines of Prescott, AZ. “

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Added on: May 28, 2011 | Hits: 447

"The Berkeley Festival & Exhibition was conceived of and founded by Robert Cole, then Director of Cal Performances, and the late Joseph Spencer, proprietor of the Musical Offering and then SFEMS president. Over the years, the Festival has presented unique and amazing events: Mark Morris Dance Group’s interpretation of Rameau’s Platée; Le Carousel du Roi, featuring dressage horses and riders executing elaborate ballets from seventeenth-century France accompanied by shawms and sackbuts in their natural setting (outdoors); and the North American premiere of a longlost Mass by Alessandro Striggio for 40 and 60 voices. …” 

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Added on: Jun 02, 2008 | Hits: 601

"BLEMF is a highly successful event that draws worldwide interest from performers and critics. BLEMF has become regionally, nationally and internationally recognized as perhaps the leading venue for young and emerging talent. " ...

Added on: Aug 17, 2007 | Hits: 558

"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.

Added on: Jun 17, 2005 | Hits: 671

Early music festival held in the Washington DC area.

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Added on: Nov 12, 2012 | Hits: 180

"“To celebrate the works of Johann Sebastian Bach, his contemporaries and musical heirs and to introduce this genre of music to new audiences.”

The Carmel Bach Festival began in 1935 as a three-day festival of concerts at the Sunset School Auditorium and the Carmel Mission Basilica. Dene Denny and Hazel Watrous founded the Festival. Both women were musical producers, owners of the influential Dene-Watrous Gallery and well-known for their efforts in enhancing the cultural life of the Monterey Peninsula. " See website for more info as well as festival schedule. (ed.)

Added on: Feb 03, 2008 | Hits: 469

"Celebrate Mozart's 250th birthday with 5 fabulous concerts and some of the world's finest interpreters of early music on period instruments in a pristine setting beside glacier-fed rivers in the Cascade foothills in Washington State just 2-1/2 hours from Seattle. The third CASCADE EARLY MUSIC FESTIVAL offers a colorful range of period instrument performances and dance with the Festival's focus this year on Mozart. There will be opportunities to hear the Russian 7-string guitar of Mozart's time, both familiar and rarely heard chamber music by composers of the classical period such as Johann Christian Bach, Mozart's publisher Anton Hoffmeister and English flutist Joseph Tacet, a festive Baroque Ball for all ages led by Anna Mansbridge, an all-Johann Sebastian Bach program, three pre-concert lectures ... and of course plenty of Mozart. " ...

Added on: Aug 22, 2007 | Hits: 506