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Performed at the first Mostly Medieval Theatre Festival in 2017, “Cosmic Dance” is a music and dance performance based on the life and music of the twelfth-century mystic and visionary Hildegard of Bingen, combining ancient music with contemporary dance and interpreting Hildegard’s vision for a new age.
EMM in the Media
‘Early American Holiday’ brings a New World twist to seasonal concerts
WMUK, December 4, 2025
EMM’s Artistic Director, Luke Conklin, appears on Let’s Hear It to discuss their 2025 Christmas Concert, which includes early holiday songs from New Spain, New France, and New England.
Early Music Michigan puts two medieval celebrities in the ring
WMUK, May 29, 2025
EMM’s Artistic Director, Luke Conklin, appears on Let’s Hear It to discuss their 2025 spring concert, “Douce Jolie: Christine de Pizan and Guillaume de Machaut in Dialogue,” and his efforts to provide a counterpoint to Guillaume de Machaut’s songs of courtly love with the poetry of Christine de Pizan.
Early Music Michigan to perform Charpentier’s “Messe de minuit” filled with French carols
WMUK, November 27, 2024
EMM’s Artistic Director, Luke Conklin, joins Cara Lieurance on Let’s Hear It to talk about their 2024 Christmas concert.
Concert preview: “The Joy of a Rich Harvest: Baroque Chamber Music for Autumn” by Early Music Michigan
WMUK, October 2, 2024
EMM’s Artistic Director, Luke Conklin, appears on Let’s Hear It to talk with Cara Lieurance about the first concert in their Chamber Series, “The Joy of a Rich Harvest: Baroque Chamber Music for Autumn.”
“The Guiding Star: Pilgrimage Songs from Medieval Iberia” Marks the Return of Early Music Michigan
WMUK, May 29, 2024
EMM’s Artistic Director, Luke Conklin, appears on Let’s Hear It to discuss historical performance, Iberian pilgrimage music, and the return of EMM.
Early Music Michigan Presents Medieval Carols
WMUK, November 30, 2017
EMM appears on Arts & More to discuss medieval Christmas carols and their Christmas program, “A Medieval Ceremony of Carols.”
Early Music Michigan’s ‘Light And Love’ Concert Combines Voices, Ancient Instruments
WGVU, September 14, 2017
Kalamazoo Lively Arts profiles EMM.
Theatre Festival Hopes To Draw Public To Annual Medieval Congress
WMUK, May 4, 2017
Arts & More reports on the first Mostly Medieval Theatre Festival, including Early Music Michigan’s performance, “Cosmic Dance.”
Early Music Michigan’s ‘Light And Love’ Concert Combines Voices, Ancient Instruments
WMUK, November 29, 2016
Previous Directors Eric Strand and Ann Marie Boyle join Cara Lieurance on Local Music to talk about “Light and Love: Music for a Season of Peace.”
Early Music Michigan Presents Music Of Bach For Christmas
WMUK, December 2, 2014
Previous Director Eric Strand and soprano Ann Marie Boyle join Cara Lieurance on Local Music to discuss Bach and their Christmas program, “My Spirit Rejoices: Music of Bach for Christmas.”
Early Music Michigan explores the ‘Birth of the Renaissance’ with Oct. 26 concert
MLive, October 21, 2014
MLive reports on EMM’s fall program, “The Birth of the Renaissance: Music of the Burgundian Court.”
Early Music Concert Features Body Parts of Christ
WMUK, February 10, 2014
EMM appears on Arts & More to discuss the rejuvenation of early music and their spring program, “Cantatas de Buxtehude.”
Early Music Michigan to present ‘An American Christmas’ concert
MLive, November 29, 2012
Previous Director Eric Strand and members of the folk group Embarr join MLive to discuss their Christmas program, “An American Christmas.”
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