The American Romantics were founded in 2017, inspired by the extraordinary and forgotten artistry of musicians from the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Working closely with the Yale Collection of Historical Sound Recordings, our performers uncover the stylistic performance practices of the Romantic-era through research into archival documents, treatises, and early reocordings of the time period. 

Following these discoveries, we offer concert programs and recording projects that invite the audience's imagination to travel back in time to enjoy the music of the 19th and early 20th centuries, with new perspectives on the aesthetics of a past time period.