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David McCormick, executive director of the Shenandoah Valley Bach Festival<\/a>, has been named to the board of directors of Early Music America<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Early Music America\u2019s mission is to develop, strengthen and celebrate early music in North America. Its members include professional and amateur performers, educators, ensembles, presenters, instrument makers and philanthropists, among others.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt is a great honor to be elected to the Early Music America Board of Directors,\u201d McCormick said. \u201cI have a strong desire to give back to this organization that has provided me with many wonderful opportunities. As a resident of Virginia, I hope to represent budding early music scenes in the Shenandoah Valley, central Virginia and the Carolinas.”<\/p>\n

McCormick first became acquainted with EMA as a student member. The organization sponsored his appearance at the Young Performers Festival, part of the Boston Early Music Festival, and later awarded McCormick an educational outreach grant that supported a series of concerts on the music of Thomas Jefferson\u2019s era in Charlottesville schools.<\/p>\n

In addition to his Bach Festival involvement, McCormick is also the founding artistic director of Charlottesville-based Early Music Access Project and a co-founder of Alkemie, a medieval ensemble based in New York City. In 2017, he was honored with Shenandoah Conservatory\u2019s Rising Stars Alumni Award<\/a>.<\/p>\n

EMA defines early music as music of the medieval, renaissance, baroque and classical eras (classical being understood as pre-mainstream classical) played on reproduction or historic instruments \u2014 though McCormick notes that the genre is also still defining itself: \u201cIt\u2019s growing tentacles as we speak, but accurate to say that we strive to stay true to the aesthetics of the musicians of the particular time period.\u201d<\/p>\n

This veracity \u201crequires the right hardware, period instruments and vocal techniques, and the right software: performance style, improvisatory skills, understanding of traditions and conventions,\u201d according to EMA.<\/p>\n

McCormick is in his fourth year as the festival\u2019s executive director, which among many other events, features a week-long Virginia Baroque Performance Academy. An immersive workshop provides players of all levels with experience in technique and interpretation through masterclasses and coaching sessions.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt is really a delight to oversee this,\u201d McCormick said, \u201csince it\u2019s exactly an event like this that really shaped my career.\u201d<\/p>\n

McCormick earned his bachelor\u2019s degree in music education and a master\u2019s degree in violin performance from Shenandoah University. While there, he was encouraged to explore baroque music by a staff member in the registrar\u2019s office who played baroque basoon. But his career stayed on a more traditional path, despite hearing the artistic promise of a favorite Bach recording performed by a baroque violinist.<\/p>\n

McCormick first played baroque violin on a borrowed instrument at the Oberlin Baroque Performance Institute.<\/p>\n

\u201cI literally came home from Oberlin and bought a baroque violin,\u201d he said. \u201cThat experience completely changed the trajectory of my career.\u201d<\/p>\n

He finished an artist\u2019s diploma at Shenandoah University while traveling to learn from baroque teachers in Washington D.C. and Baltimore, and also earned a master\u2019s degree in medieval Renaissance and Baroque music from Case Western University in Cleveland, Ohio.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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