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EMA Announces the 2021 Emerging Artists Showcase Line-up
Early Music America and the panel of Emerging Artists Showcase judges are pleased to announce the following performers and artists have been selected to take part in the 2021 Emerging Artists Showcase, a virtual festival of video presentations in May.

  • Filament, Philadephia, PA
  • Evan Few (Violin), Elena Smith (Gamba), John Walthausen (Harpsichord)
  • Ariadne Lih, soprano: Montreal, QC, with Rona Nadler, Harpsichord
  • Alice M. Chuaqui Baldwin, harpsichord: Rochester, NY, Solo Harpsichord
  • Time Stands Still: Cleveland, OH
  • Anna O’Connell (Voice, Triple Harp), Addi Liu (Violin)
  • Beneath A Tree - Baroque To Folk, San Francisco, CA
  • Gail Hernández Rosa (Baroque Violin, Viola, Vocals), Daniel Turkos (Contrabass, Cittern/Irish Bouzouki, Vocals), Paul Holmes Morton (Baroque Guitar, Theorbo, Vocals)
  • Monika Ruusmaa (Harp), Héctor Alfonso Torres (Lute): Denton, TX

Thank you to everyone who submitted applications for the Showcase. More details about the performers and their projects will be available soon on the Emerging Artists Showcase homepage.
Ensembles Invited to Participate in 2021 Virtual Young Performers Festival
Early Music America’s fully virtual Young Performers Festival (YPF) invites collegiate and pre-college early music ensembles to celebrate their early music accomplishments during the 2020-21 academic year. Ensembles from across the Americas are encouraged to take part. The virtual YPF will be held the week of May 10, 2021, complete with an online schedule of Festival presentations.

Interested participants should notify EMA of their intent to participate using our online form by Feb. 12. Submission of the participation form is not binding and serves merely to inform EMA of the number of interested participants
New CD Reviews
Shakespearean Feast A Labor Of Baltimorean Love
Review by Karen Cook

This disc is just about everything one might expect from the Baltimore Consort. It’s fun, it’s varied, it’s well planned and even better executed.
Soprano Makes Splendid Recording Debut With Vivaldi
Review by Andrew J. Sammut

The warmth and scale of Myriam Leblanc's voice conjure up a cozy room with a few close friends rather than an opulent chamber soiree.
IDEA Task Force Update: Black History Month
EMA and the Inclusion, Diversity, Equity, and Access (IDEA) Task Force join others in recognizing Black History Month by celebrating Black artists in the field of early music. Organizers are encouraged to submit news and press releases about their events so EMA can help spread the word all month long.

We'd like to draw your attention to two upcoming EMA events this month. The first is the next in our series "How to talk and write about equity, diversity, and inclusion in early music" on February 10 at 2pm ET, facilitated by task force members Pat Neely and Gus Denhard. The session is open to EMA Members and limited to 20 participants. Registration is available on the Member Opportunities page.

The second is an upcoming keynote discussion exploring Black musicians' contributions to early music to be live-streamed on Sunday, February 21 at 2pm ET in partnership with The Handel and Haydn Society and presented as part of "The Well-Tempered Musician" wellness series. Panelist and other event details will be available very soon.
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Upcoming EMA Events
The Well-Tempered Musician wellness series
Zoom registration required

Early Music in Higher Education Meetings
  • Friday, 2/5 @ 2pm ET: Early Music Ensemble Directors
To participate in Early Music in Higher Education (EMHE) meetings and subgroups, please be sure you have completed the Early Music Educators form to receive details for meetings. All educators working in early music in higher education in any capacity are warmly welcomed!
Welcome, New Members!
Organization Members
C.B. Fisk, Inc, MA
Genovese Vanderhoof & Associates, ON
La Grande Bande, MN
The Viktor Kalabis and Zuzana Růžičková Foundation, DC

Personal, Student, & Household Members
Vance Acker, AZ
Alyssa Anderson, MN
Michael Thomas Asmus, MN
Daniel D. Baird, UT
Barbara Bowers, OH
Nathaniel Joseph Brown, FL
Jurn Buisman, GL
Gabriel Cordero, NY
Andrew Dellantonio, TX
Alaina Beth Diehl, TX
Gloria Gottschalk, CT
Richard Kingston, SC
Andrew William Koutroubas, NH
Nadia Soree, TX
Steven W. Sorli, MA
Learn more about EMA's members Member Directory. Current members can update their profile by logging into our website and choosing "Edit Profile" from the Account Menu.
Other News & Resources
New Opportunities
  • The Bach Choir of Bethlehem: Executive Director
  • University of Music Franz Liszt Weimar
  • Professorship in Baroque Violin/Baroque Viola
  • Indiana University Historical Performance Institute
  • Visiting Assistant/Associate/Full Professor of Music (Historical Performance: Historical Keyboards)
  • Visiting Assistant/Associate/Full Professor of Music (Historical Performance: Baroque Violin)
Submit your news, press releases, online performances and more for inclusion on the EMA News & Reviews page. Highlights from community submissions are featured in E-Notes Weekly and in upcoming issues EMAg, the Magazine of Early Music America.

View or submit early music releases on the Early Music Recordings page.
Events Member Calendar Highlights: Feb. 2-8, 2021
Events Calender highlights are selected from the available entries in the EMA Member Concert & Workshops calendar. Current members can add events to the calendar after logging into earlymusicamerica.org.
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