Studio for the Early American Musical

Led by artistic directors Eric Davis and Corey Jamason, Studio for the Early American Musical is a group of musicians passionate about reviving the original performance styles of American popular music from the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. Through innovative programs in concert format, we are dedicated to performing both well-known and neglected music from early Broadway and Hollywood musicals in the style that their creators knew and would recognize. We do not attempt to recreate the past, but rather present vivid and provocative performances of this music for today’s audiences, inspired by the artists that created this music.  

In performances with piano and orchestral accompaniment, featuring our remarkable singers and world-class instrumentalists, we emulate the original performances of this music as heard in historical recordings in order to rediscover the charm and vitality of the repertoire of the early American musical. We aim to perform this music in a manner that is as close to the original style as possible. As period instrument ensembles have brought baroque music to life throughout the world, we seek to offer audiences the opportunity to hear music from American comic opera, musical comedy, and vaudeville that has the same vitality and interpretive style that animated their original productions and made this music so beloved in its time.