Established in 1975, this program is the longest-standing Early Music program in North America. It offers early music specialists interested in historical performance practices a rich variety of performing experiences, including 15–20 chamber ensembles (vocal, madrigal, viol, and recorder consorts, etc.), the Cappella Antica, and the Baroque Orchestra. McGill is also the only North American music faculty to produce a fully staged performance of a Baroque opera every year. Recent productions include: Handel’s Alcina, Agrippina, and Imeneo, Lully’s Thésée, and Purcell’s Dido and Aeneas. Faculty are prominently involved in Montreal’s internationally acclaimed Early Music community. The Schulich School of Music also owns a large collection of early instruments that is available to students.
Graduates perform with Montreal-based early music ensembles, including, among others, Les Violons du Roy and the Arion Baroque Orchestra, as well as Aradia and Tafelmusik in Toronto, and various ensembles in Europe (e.g., Concerto Palatino, Centre de musique baroque de Versailles).
该项目成立于1975年，是北美时间最久的早期音乐项目。为对历史表演感兴趣的专业人才提供丰富的表演体验，包括15-20个室内歌舞团（声乐、牧歌、提琴和录音等），无伴奏合唱天下和巴洛克管弦乐团。麦吉尔是北美唯一一个音乐机构提供每年一度的巴洛克歌剧全面演出。最近的作品包括：汉德尔阿尔辛娜，阿格里皮娜，Imeneo，吕利的Thésée，和珀塞尔的蒂朵以及埃涅阿斯。
毕业生与蒙特利尔的早期音乐合奏表演，其中包括，小提琴罗伊和阿里昂巴洛克管弦乐团，以及多伦多的阿拉迪亚和塔菲尔，以及欧洲的各种合奏（如协奏曲帕拉天奴，凡尔赛巴洛克音乐中心）。