The Harvard Early Music Society is Harvard University's premier outlet for the celebration and performance of music and dance in the Baroque tradition. Founded in 1997, HEMS supports performances of early music at Harvard by engaging issues of performance practice while concurrently fostering an appreciation for this music in the community. We work closely with the Harvard Department of Music, Harvard-Radcliffe Dramatic Club, Harvard Baroque Chamber Orchestra, Office for the Arts, and local theater professionals in addition to undergraduates to bring this history to life. We feature both student singers and opera professionals from the greater Cambridge/Boston area.
Jessica Rucinski '13-'14, president
Camille Crossot '16
Nicholas Lee '15
Charlotte McKechnie '15
Mike Raleigh
Preston So '14
Jamie Banks '13
Vinay Jayaram '13
Emily Malkin '14
Kyle Randall '13
Carlos Rodriguez-Russo '13
Rebecca Rosen '15
Melanie Rucinski '13
Michaela Tracy '13
Wesley Chinn '98, Associate, Artistic Projects, Carnegie Hall and Founding HEMS President
William Christie '66, Artistic Director, Les Arts Florissant
Joel Cohen, Artistic Director, Boston Camerata
Kathleen Fay, Executive Director, Boston Early Music Society
Christopher Hogwood, Artistic Director, Academy of Ancient Music
Thomas Kelly Ph.D '73, Morton B. Knafel Professor of Music, Harvard University
Robert Levin '68, Dwight P. Robinson, Jr. Professor of Music, Harvard University
Robert Mealy '85-'87, Music Director, Gotham Baroque Chamber Orchestra
Ken Pierce, Director, Ken Pierce Baroque Dance Company
Mark Risinger Ph.D '96, Bass
Murray Forbes Somerville, Director of Music, St. George's Episcopal Church
Christoph Wolff, Adams University Professor, Harvard University
Julia Cavallaro '08
Tamar Grader '11
Chappell Sargent '12
