Mississippi Academy of Ancient Music

Name: Mississippi Academy of Ancient Music
Address: 103 Magnolia Street, Edwards, MS, 39066, US
Telephone: (601) 594-5584
Price range: $
Rating: 5

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Mississippi Academy of Ancient Music

MAAM is devoted to the performance and appreciation of "early music." We present music from the medieval period to the early 1800s.
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The Mississippi Academy of Ancient Music brings music of the past to the present with outstanding performances of the music of earlier times, bringing internationally acclaimed artists from abroad as well as from our many talented local artists. In addition to presenting a concert series during the year, many of our artists provide master classes for college and high school students. The academy

has sponsored concerts by such artists as the Tallis Scholars, Stile Antico, Musica Antiqua Köln, Paul O'Dette, the Boston Camerata, the English Concert, John Paul, Trio Sonnerie, the Vecice Baroque Orchestra, the Sixteen, and many, many more. We promote what is called "historically informed performance" practice, which presents music of the past with the instruments and in the style originally intended in its first performances. Many instruments like the violin were quite different from their baroque predecessors, even though they may look the same, and they are played differently. The ancestors of the modern piano include not only the plucked string harpsichord, but the fortepiano, quite different from the modern piano in a number of ways. It's what Beethoven and Mozart played. We invite you to join our enthusiastic audiences (according to the testimony of nearly all of our guest artists) by attending and supporting these concerts. Send us an email to [email protected] or let us have have mailing address. We'll take care of things from there! The Academy grew out of series of musical birthday parties held by Dr. Ernst Borinski of Tougaloo College, in which Dr. John Paul and other singers participated. Eventually the party moved to Edwards to accommodate the growing crowds. The Academy is named after the English ensemble, the 18th century Academy of Ancient Music, in turn named after an ensemble from Handel's time, when "ancient" meant just twenty years old. Of course we chose the name because of the delightfully Southern acronym which results. We gratefully acknowledge the support of the Mississippi Arts Commission, the Community Foundation of Greater Jackson, SouthArts, the Greater Jackson Arts Council and the National Endowment for the Arts. Their support, as well as that of so many of our generous concert-goers, has been absolutely essential to our success.

11/14/2019

MAAM Concert tonight at MC

10/14/2019

Heinavanker
Thursday, October 17, 7:30 pm
at St. James Episcopal Church in Jackson.
Gregorian chant, medieval, sacred and more.

Admission: $35, students $5
Call 601-594-5584 for questions

09/02/2019

John Paul’s Bach Harpsichord Concert
The concert will be Thursday, Sept. 26, not Sept. 6 as was incorrectly listed on our last program. St Philip’s at 7:30 p.m.
DON'T MISS THIS ONE.
The full 2019-20 concert schedule will be released when finalized.

03/23/2019

03/21/2019

3/28/19, 7:30 p.m.

02/28/2019

Tonight 2/28, 7:30, St. Philips

The Baltimore Consort is one of America's favorite early music ensembles. The consort's arrangements of early music from England, Scotland, France, Italy, an...

02/08/2019

The beautiful chapel at Tougaloo was just the site of the best MAAM concert these untrained ears have heard. Thanks, Accademia Bizantina, such violin virtuosity.
And it was a most appreciative audience. TWO ENCORES!

01/31/2019

Accademia Bizantina
Feb. 7, 7:30 pm, Woodworth Chapel, Tougaloo

J.S. Bach -- Concerto for violin and orchestra in D Major (trascription BWV 1053) http://festivalenescu.ro | https://www.facebook.com/enescu.festival | https...

12/04/2018

MAAM concert this week

11/15/2018

Tonight, Nov. 15, 7:30 p.m., St. Philip’s Episcopal

11/10/2018

O’Dette & McFarlane delighted the MAAM audience at Tougaloo, especially with their four-hands-one-lute encore.

11/08/2018

Ronn McFarlane fell in love with Renaissance and baroque music while a college student.

11/07/2018

Lute Duo - Friday night at Tougaloo College in the beautiful Woodworth Chapel

10/14/2018

The Marian Consort began its first-ever tour of North America last night in Jackson, MS.
Excellent performers met an appreciative audience.

10/08/2018

Marian Consort, Saturday, St James’, Jackson

The Marian Consort celebrates its tenth anniversary with a recording of music old and new. Allegri's Miserere and Palestrina's Stabat Mater are paired with c...

04/10/2017

Timeline Photos

03/15/2017

Concert this week.

10/14/2016

MAAM concert tonight.
Still looking for a volunteer to take over this page, otherwise this will be the last post.

10/04/2016

Fretwork will be back with us again next week.
Details? See Ancientmusic.org

10/03/2016

Your MAAM page administrator has moved to Miami.
It has been a pleasure to serve in this way for the last several years, but it would be better for someone in central Mississippi to take over.
Any volunteers? Respond here, or by private message on this page or directly to me.
Jason McDonald Alexander.

09/25/2016

2015-16 Season - Mississippi Academy of Ancient Music

The 2016-17 concert season has been announced. See details at www.ancientmusic.org. It begins 9-29-16 with John Paul and Taylis Fernandez at Tougaloo's Woodworth Chapel. Other performers this year will be Fretwork, Henning Vater, Brad Benight, Ayrehart, Hesperion XXI, and Academie fur Alte Musik Berlin

The Mississippi Academy of Ancient Music brings world-class artists, local and international, to central Mississippi, teaching and performing music as it was intended when first written.

05/26/2016

Weekend to weekend entertainment guide

http://www.clarionledger.com/story/magnolia/2016/05/26/weekend-weekend-entertainment-guide/84854784/

The holiday weekend starts with a great batch of entertainment options that cover the music/art/theater spectrum.

02/09/2016

2015-16 Season - Mississippi Academy of Ancient Music

Vox Luminis, tonight, 7:30, St. Phillip's
See www.ancientmusic.org

The Mississippi Academy of Ancient Music brings world-class artists, local and international, to central Mississippi, teaching and performing music as it was intended when first written.

02/02/2016

See ancientmusic.org

12/24/2015

MAAM President Richard McGinnis sent this fundraising email.
Phone: 601-594-5584
Address: 103 Magnolia St., Edwards, MS 39066

11/01/2015

The program includes Ockgehem's settings of the Ordinary of the Latin Mass interspersed with some Estonian folk hymns and compositions by the composers singing in Heinavanker. The end of the concert offers a unique glimpse into the ancient runic song tradition. Margo Kõlar's "The Songs of Olden Times“ - a cycle of songs based on runic songs - transports us into the world of our ancestors. These songs show a mixture of temporal and aeonian motifs, of animist and Christian world views. There is also one song by composer Cyrillus Kreek (1899–1962), thanks to whom the unique heritage of Estonian folk hymns has been preserved.

10/20/2015

Saturday, November 7: Heinavanker returns with a program of medieval chants and runic songs, mixed with some contemporary music in a similar style. Their music has been mesmerizing to our audiences in the past, and promises to do so again. St. James Episcopal Church. Admission; $25

Monday, November 16: Max Emanuel Cencic, countertenor, appears with Il Pomo d'Oro orchestra in a program of 17th and 18th century Venetian opera. Woodworth Chapel, Tougaloo College. Admission $30.

Address

103 Magnolia Street
Edwards, MS
39066

Telephone

(601) 594-5584

Website

http://www.ancientmusic.org/

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