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soundbytes Compiled by Mark Longaker the project to $2.5 million. The Lyra Baroque Orchestra was awarded a $10,000 Bassist/gambist/violone performer James Lambert was grant from the Metropolitan Regional Arts Council in St. honored with a Special Paul, MN, for support of its Recognition Award by the 2013-14 concert series in the International Society of Bassists for his work in histor- city under the artistic direcically informed performance. tion of Jacques Ogg. It also The award was presented at a recently received a $1,500 grant from the Metropolitan symposium during the bienRegional Arts Council for nial International Society of Bassists convention in June at board development training the Eastman School of Music. and consultation. Winning the biennial York Lambert has been associate principal double bass with the Early Music International Cincinnati Symphony Orches- Young Artists Competition was the Thalia Ensemble from tra since 1987. He also perthe Netherlands. Presented in forms with the Catacoustic July as part of the York Early Consort. Music Festival in England, the Tafelmusik recently competition featured 10 received a $1 million leaderensembles that included ship gift from Henry N.R. young musicians from 16 Jackman, which will go countries. Thalia won with a toward the $3 million Venue performance of excerpts from Revitalization Project at the last quintets written by Toronto's Trinity-St. Paul's wind quintet masters Danzi Centre, the group's home since 1981. The gift was dedi- and Reicha. The award includes a check for £1,000, cated to Tafelmusik director Jeanne Lamon, who will retire opportunities to work with BBC Radio 3, a concert as at the end of the season. It part of the 2014 York Early brought the total raised for Gifts, Grants & Awards James Lambert and ISB friends: Jessica Powell-Eig, Jeannot TihotiMa-haa, Phillip Serna, James Lambert, and Heather Miller Lardin. Music Festival, and a CD recording produced by Linn Records. British music magazine Gramophone recently announced the winners of its 2013 Classical Music Awards: Best Baroque Instrumental won by ...pour passer la mélancolie (Harmonia Mundi HMC90 2143)-German harpsichordist Andreas Staier performing the music of Froberger, D'Anglebert, Fischer, Couperin, Clérambault, and Muffat; Best Baroque Vocal won by Bach Motets (SDG SDG716)-England's venerable Monteverdi Choir, conducted by Sir John Eliot Gardiner; Best Early Music won by A New Venetian Coronation 1595 (Winged Lion/Signum SIGCD287)- music by Giovanni and Andrea Gabrieli, Cesare Bendinelli, and Cesario Gussago performed by Dunham to Retire as EMAg Editor Benjamin Dunham, editor of Early Music America magazine, will retire after the Fall 2014 issue of the magazine. Dunham was appointed editor in 2002 and has overseen expansion of the magazine to serve the needs of a growing Early Music America membership. During his tenure, the quarterly magazine increased in size by more than a third and went from a partial to a fullcolor format throughout its pages. Dunham oversaw the introduction of new feature sections including a book review section, a point-of-view feature called "In Conclusion," interviews with leading ﬁgures in the ﬁeld, and ﬁrst-person reports by ensemble directors on innovative projects in the ﬁeld of historical performance. In the past year, the magazine has developed and introduced an accompanying on-line version of the publication to further serve the needs of its members. Dunham has played an active role within the early music community and with Early Music America. He was a member of the original steering committee formed in 1985 for EMA and served on its board of directors frequently from 1988 until assuming the editorship of the magazine. His career has also included chief executive positions with the American Symphony Orchestra, Chamber Music America, and the U.S. National Music Council. Thomas Kelly, past-president of Early Music America and chairman of EMA's publications committee, said, "Ben Dunham has been an important voice in early music, and in Early Music America, for many years now. We will miss his creative and imaginative input; we thank him deeply, and we wish him well." "It's been 24 years editing American Recorder and then Early Music America from my home in Marion, Massachusetts," said Dunham, who doubled as designer for the magazines. "I will cherish the memory of working with so many outstanding performers and writers, and I look forward to developing new projects in the ﬁeld of music and the performing arts." "While we will miss Ben's leadership, we will welcome a new editor with the Winter 2014 edition and look forward to his or her vision," said Ann Felter, executive director of EMA. Early Music America Winter 2013 5

Table of Contents for the Digital Edition of Early Music America Winter 2013

Editor's Note
Reader Forum
Sound Bytes
Musings: Time Traveling with Instruments
Profile: Pure Gold: Beiliang Zhu
Recording Reviews
Let's put on a... Zarzuela!
A Banquet of Music 40 Years in the Serving
Honoring Krebs
Book Reviews
Ad Index
In Conclusion: Dido and Aeneas Reconsidered

Early Music America Winter 2013