EMA Medieval/Renaissance Performance Competition
Early Music America, with the support of a generous individual donor, has sponsored three Medieval/Renaissance Performance Competitions in 2009, 2006 and 2004. The purpose of this competition is to encourage the development of emerging artists in the performance of medieval and Renaissance music. Click here for more information about the application process, timetable, prizes and judging.
2009 Unicorn Prize and Audience Prize Winner: Plaine & Easie (Linda Tsatsanis, soprano; Shulamit Kleinerman, Renaissance violin; John Lenti, lute; and Nathan Whittaker, bass violin/cello); Seattle, WA. Click here for 2009 competition photos.
2006 Unicorn Prize Winner: Ensemble La Rota (Sarah Barnes, soprano; Tobie Miller, recorder, hurdy gurdy, voice; Émilie Brûlé, vielle; Esteban La Rotta, lute, harp voice); Montreal, QC.
Click here for 2006 competition photos.
2004 Unicorn Prize Winner: Asteria (Sylvia Rhyne, soprano; Eric Redlinger, tenor and lute); New York, NY
Collegium musicum grant
Early Music America will offer a grant of $1000 for the purpose of helping to bring a collegium musicum to either the Boston Early Music Festival (odd-numbered years) or the Berkeley Festival (even-numbered years) to perform a Fringe Concert. Next application deadline: December 1, 2009. Click here for more information about the application process, eligibility, timetable, prizes and judging.
2009 Recipients: ¡Sacabuche! directed by Linda Pearse (Indiana University's Early Music Institute, Bloomington, IN); UNT Baroque Orchestra and Collegium Singers directed by Lyle Nordstrom (University of North Texas, Denton, TX)
2007 Recipient: Stony Brook Baroque Players directed by Arthur Haas; (SUNY Stony Brook, NY)
Here is a link to Naxos Music Direct.