SMAM: Sustainable Development in Early Music
Studio de musique ancienne de Montréal’s (SMAM’s) commitment to music-making is matched by a similar care for the environment. This is manifested in their attention…
Browsing: Early Music
Computing Early Music: La Scena on the Road: Report from Utrecht
Following along the narrow streets of Utrecht’s medieval city centre, I am drawn to its charming, sinuous canals winding through bridges upon which rest innumerable…
Andrew McAnerney & SMAM: A World of Creative Possibilities
Andrew McAnerney comes by his love of early music, particularly choral repertoire, honestly. It’s a love affair that began quite early in the tenor-turned-conductor’s life.
Alon Sariel at Early Music Vancouver’s Bach Untamed
Alon Sariel is as comfortable on the mandolin as he is on the lute, the archlute, the oud, and on the podium as a conductor.
La Nef and Courtly Love: Returning to Medieval Roots
On March 20, 2024, at 7:30 p.m., La Nef presents an evening of medieval music inspired by courtly love at Notre-Dame-de-Bon-Secours Chapel.
La Nef: The Beauties of Sicily
La Nef’s Sicilia Bella concert features madrigals and villanelles by Italian composers Sigismondo d’India (1582-1629) and Antonio il Verso (1565-1621), alongside traditional Sicilian pieces, such…
Les Idées Heureuses: New Artistic Ideas
After 37 years, Geneviève Soly is retiring as artistic director of the early-music chamber ensemble Les Idées Heureuses (LIH), but concertgoers need not worry as…
Hank Knox: The Paradox of Baroque Music
One might assume a leading expert on Early Music to be esoteric. Hank Knox shatters this assumption. An entire side of Knox’s McGill University office is…
The Heckeler: Peace and Reconciliation
A few weeks ago, myscena.org published a short post on Handel’s Utrecht Te Deum & Jubilate. Two years ago I had the chance to perform…
