Early Music Studio
Coordinating Director
Auditions
Audition required.
Rehearsals
Mondays & Wednesdays
3:30 - 5:30pm
Complete Rehearsal Information
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The Early Music Studio (EMS) generally explores music of the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries. We strive to recreate music of this period by discovering the performance style in use at the time of its composition. Because the ensemble includes performance on copies of period instruments, it operates at a lower pitch: usually, A=415, sometimes, A=430. Directors often perform with students on our four yearly programmes.
Instruments, Repertoire and Approach
EMS instrumentalists perform on copies of Baroque and Classical string, wind and keyboard instruments supplied by the Faculty; they will explore a variety of mostly baroque repertoire.
Keyboardists will work continually to improve their figure-reading skills, with a goal of being mostly fluent by the end of the second term.
Courses Offered
The EMS is available either as a large ensemble credit (except for orchestral string players) or as a course credit (2971a/2972b, 3971a/3972b, 4971a/4972b, 9568a/9569b).
2024-25 Performances
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Friday, Nov 8 | POSTPONED
von Kuster Hall
Fridays at 12:30 Concert Series
Musicians of Tafelmusik Patricia Ahern, violin, and Keiran Campbell, cello, are joined by Western faculty members Joseph Lanza, violin and Borys Medicky, keyboard as part of the 2024 Tafelmusik residency.
New date for Tafelmusik residency during 2024-25 year TBA
Saturday, Nov 9 | POSTPONED
von Kuster Hall
Tafelmusik Residency
This concert will feature the Early Music Studio performing side by side with Tafelmusik musicians, as well as Western faculty members.
Saturday, Feb 1 | 2pm | approx. 2 hours
Paul Davenport Theatre
Opera and Musical Theatre Gala
The performance will be divided into two segments, the first containing Early Music performance excerpts and the second will highlight additional operatic features and musical theatre selections. Learn more about the programme via the Opera at Western webpage.
Wednesday, Mar 26 | 7:30pm | approx. 1.5 hours
von Kuster Hall
Spring Concert
Come hear the final concert of the Early Music Studio season. The students of the Early Music Studio have honed their skills for the entire school year to create their special espirit! Come hear them at their best, in great music of the Baroque period.
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