Historically Informed Performance

Prepares critical editions of vocal chamber music, reconstructs lost or incomplete orchestral scores, and completes full editions of neglected operas such as Carolina Uccelli's _Anna di Resburgo_, supporting historically accurate performances.

Publishes biographical and recording material on significant cross-cultural partnerships in classical music, such as the collaboration between Alfonso Ortiz Tirado and Pedro Vargas.

Presents curated content showcasing the work of Black classical musicians such as Roland Hayes, Harry T. Burleigh, Florence Cole-Talbert, and Anita Patti Brown, emphasizing their historical significance and artistic legacy.

Organizes public programs such as "Bel Canto in Thirty Minutes" and narrative presentations on historical topics like the García family’s American tour, using music, memoirs, letters, and press reports to contextualize performances.

Runs an annual summer training program combining a nine-day festival with a six-week curriculum focused on historically informed interpretation of Bel Canto and classic Italian operatic repertory for singers and orchestral musicians.

Produces public performances of 19th-century Italian operas using period-instrument orchestras and historical performance practices, including works by Mozart, Rossini, and others. Performances incorporate research-based techniques such as portamento, free ornamentation, puntatura, and rejection of mid-20th-century vocal conventions.

Creates and releases recordings that explore historical performance styles and underrepresented artists in classical music, featuring early sound recordings and specific vocalists from the pre-1925 era. Titles include "Saving Time," "Queen of Song," "Teenagers," and "Les adieux de Verdi."

Generates revenue through the sale of branded items including t-shirts, tote bags, mugs, hats, water bottles, and blankets featuring opera-themed designs and organizational branding.

Delivers concert performances and educational initiatives aimed at transmitting the skills and appreciation of historical performance practice to audiences and future generations.

Performs music from the 17th, 18th, and 19th centuries using original instruments and historically informed performance practices to recreate the authentic sound of the period.

Accepts online monetary donations and processes membership registrations through a web-based system, offering members benefits such as discounted event registration and a complimentary copy of the journal Keyboard Perspectives.

Offers and awards an annual $2,000 Barbara Owen Research Grant to support scholarly research in historical keyboard studies, established to honor Barbara Owen and previously awarded for projects such as "Chinoiserie at the Keys."

Provides grants for research and creative initiatives in historical keyboard studies, including funding for the cultural history of the pedal harmonium in western India, digitization of Ethiopian composer Emahoy Tsege-Mariam Gebru’s recordings, a new song cycle by composer Trevor Weston based on Ignatius Sancho’s writings, and a hybrid harpsichord-piano performance program exploring intercultural influences in Western music.

Offers an annual $1,500 grant to support scholarly or creative projects in the keyboard field that advance diversity, equity, and inclusion, funding research and artistic works that broaden representation in the field.

Runs the Concert Scholar program, which organizes concert tours for emerging artists specializing in historical keyboard performance, providing performance opportunities and professional development.

Presents festivals, conferences, workshops, masterclasses, symposia, and educational programs related to historical keyboard instruments, including events such as the four-day "Blending Past and Present: Collections and Collectors" conference in Oberlin, Ohio, in 2019. These programs feature performances, lectures, and interactive discussions for scholars, performers, and the public.

Produces print and digital educational resources, including a fold-out timeline of the organ’s 2600-year history and educational booklets on the organ’s technical, cultural, and historical aspects, originally developed for public exhibitions and distributed to support public understanding.

Operated and toured the "Festival Organ: The King of Instruments" interactive exhibition, which featured hands-on components such as bellows, keys, and valves, organ pipe displays, public recitals, lectures, and community collaborations. The exhibition was presented at eleven sites across the United States and Canada between 1995 and 2000, reaching thousands of people.