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EMA members and non-members are invited to submit early music and historical performance news and press releases. Submis...
08/24/2026

EMA members and non-members are invited to submit early music and historical performance news and press releases. Submissions will be displayed on the Early Music News & Reviews page once approved and considered for inclusion in our weekly E-Notes newsletter.

https://www.earlymusicamerica.org/news/news-release-submissions/

Register now for the 2026 EMA Summit in Seattle! Pay-what-you-can registration for in-person or online is open at early...
08/20/2026

Register now for the 2026 EMA Summit in Seattle! Pay-what-you-can registration for in-person or online is open at earlymusicamerica.org/summit

Join the early-music community of the Americas this October 22-24 as we gather in Seattle and online. We'll have a fantastic daily line up of specially curated sessions, with help from partner Early Music Seattle, and livestreaming will be available for all sessions. And in-person attendees will be treated to a host of amazing performances.

A fascinating new book aims to understand the “inventive” musical forgery: not a counterfeit, per se, but a newly create...
08/20/2026

A fascinating new book aims to understand the “inventive” musical forgery: not a counterfeit, per se, but a newly created composition that is falsely attributed to someone else. The author investigates not only why forgers may be attracted to such deceptions but, as authentication has shifted from stylistic concerns to source documentation, why we are repulsed when the truth is revealed.

Read the review: https://www.earlymusicamerica.org/web-articles/changing-attitudes-about-musical-counterfeits/

Friends and colleagues have shared with me, and I know from experience, that vocalists with exclusively “classical” trai...
08/19/2026

Friends and colleagues have shared with me, and I know from experience, that vocalists with exclusively “classical” training can sometimes be blind to the richness of other music. We tend to minimize our efforts when approaching different or less “formal” genres, or even avoid them completely.

Read Cecilia Duarte's contribution to our on-going series "CANTO": https://www.earlymusicamerica.org/emag-feature/canto-the-music-is-the-culture/

Berkeley-born harpsichordist Lillian Gordis’ powerful new Bach recording dwells on sixes: the Partita No. 6 and English ...
08/17/2026

Berkeley-born harpsichordist Lillian Gordis’ powerful new Bach recording dwells on sixes: the Partita No. 6 and English Suite No. 6, separated by six preludes and fugues from the Well-Tempered Clavier. With a unique voice and confrontational attitude, Gordis is a master of this repertoire.

Read the review and listen to the recording: https://www.earlymusicamerica.org/web-articles/a-six-pack-of-bach-from-lillian-gordis/

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08/16/2026

Are you receiving our E-Notes newsletter? E-Notes is emailed on Tuesdays throughout the year with unique features, recording and book reviews, announcements, and events specifically for the early music and historical performance practice communities.

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EMA will again host a series of casual online gatherings for early-music and historical performance educators to discuss...
08/15/2026

EMA will again host a series of casual online gatherings for early-music and historical performance educators to discuss what's current in the field, to network, and to share ideas and resources. Educators at all levels are welcome.

Our next meetup will be on Sunday, August 16 at 8pm ET/5pm PT.
Find out more about the Early-Music Educators group and future meetup dates and register for free: earlymusicamerica.org/educators/

Heads up! Phishing emails like the one here are going around pretending to be from Early Music America. EMA does not sel...
08/14/2026

Heads up! Phishing emails like the one here are going around pretending to be from Early Music America. EMA does not sell contact lists at all, let alone for our annual Summit registrants. Please report any emails like these as spam and delete. Do not click on any links or respond to them.

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