Two musicians present an ongoing reading of The Notation Is Not the Music, in which perspectives on research and practice in performing old music clash with modern playing today.
Content from The Notation Is Not the Music: Reflections on Early Music Practice and Performance by Barthold Kuijken is used with permission of Indiana University Press.
We didn't really know that there was a harsh truth with the different types of performers... And the audio in the beginning is a little soapy (sorry...).
Content from The Notation Is Not the Music: Reflections on Early Music Practice and Performance by Barthold Kuijken is used with permission of Indiana University Press.
11 Oct 2026
10. Authenticity Has No Definition
In which we clarify ourselves in the fact that each individual holds to their heart a different meaning of what authenticity is to themselves and others.
Content from The Notation Is Not the Music: Reflections on Early Music Practice and Performance by Barthold Kuijken is used with permission of Indiana University Press.
3 Oct 2026
9. Objects in the Mirror Are and Aren't Closer than They Appear
In which we invite Music Performance Department Chair of DePaul University and conductor Michael Lewanski to the tables, where he gives us some wisdom on seeing the world through the lens of performing music new and old.
Content from The Notation Is Not the Music: Reflections on Early Music Practice and Performance by Barthold Kuijken is used with permission of Indiana University Press.
5 Sept 2026
8. Finis Intermissionis
In which we return from our almost month-long hiatus...
Content from The Notation Is Not the Music: Reflections on Early Music Practice and Performance by Barthold Kuijken is used with permission of Indiana University Press.
8 Aug 2026
7. America's Orchestral Seating Problem
In which we might have discovered the root cause of how the United States' orchestra seating is the way it is today, with a helpful guest to illuminate the path.
Daniel J. Koury - Orchestral Performance Practices in the Nineteenth Century: Size, Proportions, and Seating (UMI Press 1986)
Content from The Notation Is Not the Music: Reflections on Early Music Practice and Performance by Barthold Kuijken is used with permission of Indiana University Press.
1 Aug 2026
6. Darwinism and Music Over Time
In which we invite a guest to discuss big ideas of orchestration and instrumentation, and where Kenny's mic was having trouble.
Content from The Notation Is Not the Music: Reflections on Early Music Practice and Performance by Barthold Kuijken is used with permission of Indiana University Press.
25 Jul 2026
5. LOUD soft
In which we sound a little different because of our mics.
Content from The Notation Is Not the Music: Reflections on Early Music Practice and Performance by Barthold Kuijken is used with permission of Indiana University Press.
18 Jul 2026
4. Zin, Not Zyn
In which we discover that phrasing in music is more complicated than it seems...
Content from The Notation Is Not the Music: Reflections on Early Music Practice and Performance by Barthold Kuijken is used with permission of Indiana University Press.
11 Jul 2026
3. A Well-Tempered Fallacy
In which we find that "allegro" could mean more than a dozen speeds...
Content from The Notation Is Not the Music: Reflections on Early Music Practice and Performance by Barthold Kuijken is used with permission of Indiana University Press.
4 Jul 2026
2. A≠440 Hz
We discover that there are many different types of pitches and temperaments you can play at.
Content from The Notation Is Not the Music: Reflections on Early Music Practice and Performance by Barthold Kuijken is used with permission of Indiana University Press.
27 Jun 2026
1. Preface
In which we discover that music by Bach, Mozart, and many others from the past was played differently back then!!!
Content from The Notation Is Not the Music: Reflections on Early Music Practice and Performance by Barthold Kuijken is used with permission of Indiana University Press.
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