Ibrahim Maalouf plays a four-valve trumpet — most just have three. The extra valve, attached to the button a trumpeter pushes down, allows the Lebanese musician to play quarter-tones — the notes ...

In late 2002, the Boston Camerata was scheduled to tour a program of medieval Spanish music, “Cantigas de Santa Maria.” Artistic director Joel Cohen had already made a recording of the program with ...

For the past two seasons, Mark Cudek, chair of the Peabody Institute's Early Music Department, has included a concert of medieval Christian, Jewish, and Arabic music in the schedule for his ensemble, ...