Historically Informed Performance Practice (with Dr. David Kjar)
May 21, 2021•1 hr 1 min•Season 1Ep. 7
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Episode description
Episode seven, in which sit down with Dr. David Kjar (Roosevelt University) to discuss his path to musicology, his experience playing early music, his thoughts on reimagining the early music movement, and the role of "authenticity" in historically informed performance.
Streetwise Opera's performance of Bach's St. Matthew Passion
Timestamps:
Dr. Kjar's background: 1:34
Dr. Kjar's current project: 13:48
Discussion of Dr. Kjar's chapter on "Thirdspacing" Early Music: 17:02
Revisiting the idea of the "composer's intentions:" 28:30
Authenticity in live vs. recorded performance: 32:01
Defamiliarization, artistic agency and belonging: 38:01
Performance as a means for social justice: 47:33
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