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Early Music Access Project is a rotating group of musicians bringing a wide range of early music to Charlottesville and surrounding communities.
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CONNECTIONS
We embrace a broad definition of early music, to include medieval, Renaissance, baroque, new music composed for old instruments, Eastern traditions, and folk music. Exploring the connections between these various styles and traditions is at the heart of this project. |
COLLABORATION
We collaborate with non-classical musicians, visual artists, dancers, actors, poets, and a variety of other creative individuals and groups to create extraordinary experiences for our audiences. |
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COMMUNITY
We are focused on presenting programs in the Charlottesville community and on partnering with other organizations that serve the community. Educational programming is an important part of every season. |
ACCESS
Every effort is made to keep programming accessible to a wide cross-section of our local community. We aim to reach diverse audiences through non-traditional venues, reasonable ticket prices and engaging programming. |
David McCormick, Artistic Director
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David McCormick performs regularly on both violin and viele (medieval fiddle) and is in demand as an educator and arts leader. He was founding artistic director of Charlottesville-based baroque ensemble Three Notch’d Road and is a founding member of Alkemie, a medieval ensemble based in New York City. With Alkemie, David has appeared at Indianapolis Early Music Festival, Music Before 1800, and Amherst Early Music Festival. He is the founding artistic director of Early Music Access Project (EMAP), a rotating group of musicians bringing a wide range of early music to Charlottesville and surrounding communities. Through EMAP, David was awarded a 2020 Fellowship with the Robert H. Smith International Center for Jefferson Studies that will culminate in a series of concerts, lectures, and special events exploring the sound world of Jefferson's Virginia.
David is executive director of the Shenandoah Valley Bach Festival, where he appeared as featured violin soloist for the opening concert of the 25th anniversary season. He has recently performed with Washington Bach Consort, Mountainside Baroque, North Carolina Baroque Orchestra, and as featured guest artist for the Bach-Handel Festival at Shenandoah University. David served for two years as president of the Charlottesville Music Teachers Association and has nearly two decades of teaching experience through both the public schools and his private violin and viola studio. He has offered performance practice workshops for educators, students, and performers through Virginia Music Teachers Association, James Madison University, Fordham University, Fairmount State University, and others. His degrees in music education and performance from Shenandoah University and Case Western Reserve University include specialized training in chamber music and historical performance. He is a 2017 recipient of Shenandoah Conservatory’s Rising Stars Alumni Award. David’s instruments include a viele by Karl Dennis and violin by Jonathan Vacanti, with period bows by Louis Bégin, Michelle Speller, Ralph Ashmead, and H. F. Grabenstein. |