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When some music lovers cue up the oldies, they go way back 鈥� sometimes 1,000 years or so. 

Definitions vary as to what exactly counts as early music, but the wide-ranging category goes back at least to the beginning of European music notation, around the 10th century. Early music ensembles may perform music from the medieval era, the Renaissance, the Baroque period, and even some written as late as the 19th century.

In this episode of Cut & Paste, we talk with two experts who help keep early music alive in and around St. Louis. 

鈥淚t鈥檚 a different way of hearing. You have to sort of unlearn what you learned and rethink how you鈥檙e listening to instruments and how you鈥檙e listening to pieces of music,鈥� said Jeffrey Noonan, founder of , now in its first season presenting concerts and lectures. The group鈥檚 next concert, "Sir Gawain and the Green Knight," will be performed on Dec. 8 at the First Congregational Church of St. Louis. 

Noonan and Maryse Carlin, harpsichordist and leader of the , discuss the special approaches they use with their favorite material and the joy they get from the music. The Kingsbury Ensemble has been performing early music throughout the Midwest for 21 years. The group continues its 2019-20 season with concerts in February, March and April. 

鈥淚 really love it. Playing music is an extraordinary experience, and it鈥檚 a great resource, personally. It carries you through life, in my case,鈥� Carlin said. 

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