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Archived Events Listing...
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Sunday 27 November 2011, 6.00 pm
St James’s Church, Nayland
Handel and his Italian Friends
Crispian Steele-Perkins
- Trumpet
Maggie Bruce
- Recorder
Judy Tarling
- Violin
Ilana Cravitz
- Violin
Mary Pells
- Violoncello
Essex Baroque Orchestra
directed by
Peter Holman
www.suffolkvillagesfestival.com
Handel Concerti Grossi
op. 6, nos. 1, 2, 5, 7 & 11, Corelli Sonata in D
major for trumpet, two violins and continuo,
Scarlatti Sinfonia in D major for trumpet, recorder,
strings and continuo, Stradella Sinfonia
in D major for trumpet, double string orchestra and continuo.
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Saturday, 26th November, 2011 10.00 am to 5.00 pm
St Nicholas Church Warwick CV44JD
MEMF Event and NEMA AGM Renaissance BIG Band
A day exploring the music of Susato and Praetorius principally for
renaissance instruments at A 440 but singers also Tutor:
Kathleen Berg
A day exploring the music of Susato and Praetorius principally for
renaissance instruments at A 440 and singers.
MEMF are also hosting the AGM of the National Early Music Association.
www.memf.org.uk
10.00 Registration and drinks.
10.30 Morning sessions 1.00 Lunch – bring sandwiches or use local eateries.
1.15 NEMA AGM 2.15 – 5.00 Afternoon session (with a break for tea!)
5.15pm Margot Leigh Milner Lecture by Dr Andrew Woolley – The Red
Priest in Scotland: Vivaldi’s
Flute Concerto in D minor, ‘Il Gran Mogul’ (RV431a) Venue:
St Nicholas Church , Warwick CV34 4JD
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Wednesday 16 November 2011 8pm
Wimbledon College Chapel, Edge Hill, Wimbledon SW19 4NZ
Recital by
Trevor Pinnock
The recital is part of the
Wimbledon International Music Festival 2011.
For details please visit
www.wimbledonmusicfestival.co.uk
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11th -13th November 2011
Greenwich Festival of Early Music 10th Anniversary
please visit:-
Diary of Events
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28 October 2011 7:30pm
Guildford Cathedral
4 Nov 2011 St Bartholomew's Church, Brighton, 19:30
The Sixteen
The
Choral Pilgrimage 2011
marks the 400th anniversary
of Victoria's death. Five years ago, Harry Christophers and
The Sixteen toured Victoria's Requiem to sold-out venues across the UK.
The Sixteen
continues its exploration of
the music of this great Spanish composer, and brings his music to ever wider audiences.
Choral Pilgrimage 2011
Tom ás Luis de Victoria (1548 - 1611) Salve Regina a 5
Kyrie & Gloria from "Missa Alma Redemptoris Mater" a 8
Alma Redemptoris Mater a 5 Hymn Ave Maris Gaude Maria Virgo Magnificat octavi toni
*Interval * Alma Redemptoris Mater a 8 Congratulamini mihi a 6
Sancta Maria Ne timeas Maria Vidi speciosam a 6
Sanctus from "Missa Alma Redemptoris Mater" a 8 Litaniae Beatae Mariae a 8
For details and late changes please visit
www.the-sixteen.org.uk
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September 2011
The Early Music Forum of Scotland ...
announce a new website at
www.emfscotland.org.uk
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Saturday 30 July 2011, 7pm
Wells Cathedral
Bach Mass in B minor
Emma Kirkby (soprano) Tim Mead (countertenor)
Nicholas Mulroy (tenor) Samuel Evans (bass)
Canzona (director - Theresa Caudle) Graham Calbeck (conductor) Somerset Chamber Choir
World-renowned soprano (and Somerset Chamber Choir Patron)
Emma Kirkby
joins the choir for a performance
of Bach's Mass in B minor - probably the greatest choral
work ever written - in the glorious setting of Wells Cathedral this July.
She will join a cast of impressive
young soloists - Tim Mead (countertenor), Nicholas Mulroy (tenor)
and Samuel Evans (bass) - and stylish
baroque ensemble Canzona under conductor Graham Caldbeck.
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Wednesday 20th July 2011 8pm
Benslow Music Trust, Little Benslow Hills SG4 9RB
Rose Consort of Viols Tim Travers-Brown countertenor
Little Benslow Hills in the Peter Morrison Hall
'Ye Sacred Muses'
'Songs and instrumental works from Elizabethan England,
including music by Byrd, Tallis, Parsons and White....'
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Saturday June 11 2011 7.30pm
St John's Chapel, Chichester
St Johns Street Chichester PO19 1UH
Rose Consort of Viols
Ibi Aziz, John Bryan, Alison Crum, Andrew Kerr and Roy Marks
With Rory McCleery (countertenor)
An Emerald in a Work of Gold
Songs and fantasias from the partbooks
of the Elizabethan music lover Robert Dow, including
pieces by Tallis, Byrd, Parsons and Tye.
Tickets £12, £10 (VdGS members and Friends of St John’s Chapel), £8 (students)
Tel: 01243 775888.
For details visit
www.roseconsort.co.uk
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Saturday 11th June 2011 at 7:30 pm
Holy Trinity Church, Long Melford
Henry Purcell: King Arthur
Sena Larard - soprano Karina Lucas - mezzo-soprano
David Sheppard - countertenor Patrick Mundy - tenor James Gower - bass
Bury Bach Choir Suffolk Baroque Players Philip Reed - conductor
Enter the world of King Arthur in this exuberant portrayal of events long ago.
Purcell’s dramatic opera, with
libretto by John Dryden, contains some of the composer’s
most lyrical and evocative music, including
the famous Frost Chorus and the patriotic song Fairest
Isle. It was first performed in the early
summer of 1691. The plot, in five acts, tells the story
of the battles between King Arthur’s Britons and the Saxons.
The action is pure adventure. It revolves
around Arthur’s endeavours to recover his fiancée,
the blind Cornish princess Emmeline,
who has been abducted by his arch-enemy the Saxon King Oswald
of Kent. Does he succeed in rescuing her?
Come and enjoy this spine tingling performance… and discover the answer.
There will be one interval, without refreshments. Early booking recommended
Tickets £16 from Theatre Royal Box Office 01284 769505
Early booking discount £1 off all tickets booked by Saturday 21st May
Friends of the choir have their usual discount (in addition to early booking discount).
http://www.burybachchoir.co.uk
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Sunday 22 May 2011 at 2.00pm
Magdalen College Chapel
Phantasm
Music for Six Viols and Organ at Magdalen
There can be few
experiences more absorbing than performing the consorts
of William Lawes (1602-1645) for five and
six viols played ‘to the organ’. Resembling
a cosmic leviathan in which individuals
pursue their naked self-interests whilst harnessed to the
iron will of the composer, this music
challenges the boundaries of contrapuntal comprehension,
providing endless fascination at each
exposure to its craggy lines and sinewy textures. In this programme,
Lawes is set next to three less iconoclastic
English composers – William Byrd, Orlando Gibbons
and John Ward – so as to savour
the rich context in which he worked as well as gain some
perspective on the strikingly distinct
personalities inhabiting the English consort school.
Phantasm is recognised as the most exciting viol consort
active on the world scene today, having
won two Gramophone Awards and numerous other citations
and prizes. Their latest recording - to
be released 21 May - honours the most celebrated Elizabethan
composer of Renaissance consort music,
William Byrd with his complete consort music for viols.
The recording brings out the rich, overlapping
textures of the compositions creating a truly mesmerising
sound. This concert brings them together
with organ virtuoso and Magdalen Informator Choristarum,
Daniel Hyde, with whom they will be recording
Lawes’s work for Linn Records. Phantasm is
Consort-in-Residence at Magdalen College Oxford.
www.phantasm.org.uk
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Sunday 22nd May 2011, 7.30 pm
St George’s Church, BN2 1ED,
The Four Seasons
The International Baroque Players Johannes Pramsohler leader
The young and vivacious International
Baroque Players led by Virtuoso violinist Johannes Pramsohler
present Vivaldi's Four Seasons alongside
extraordinary concerti grossi by fellow Italians Corelli
and Platti; played with their trademark flair and panache. For details please visit
www.bremf.org.uk/fringe/index.htm
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Saturday 21st May 2011 6 pm
St Andrew’s, Waterloo street, BN3 1AQ
Her leaves be Greene
A Garden of Eloquence Katharine Hawnt voice, Ziv Braha lute,
Uri Smilansky viola da gamba
To promote their first CD, A Garden of Eloquence presents a programme
of lute songs by John Danyel. These
songs, for ‘Lute, Viol and Voice’ provide an intimate
recital, lasting no more than an hour,
presenting a song-cycle that follows the relationship between
the young Mistress Anne Greene and her music master, John Danyel.
For details please visit
www.bremf.org.uk/fringe/index.htm
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Saturday 21st May 2011, 10.00am-4.15pm
Sutton Hoo, Suffolk
Re-discovering
Lost Old English Music and Verse: The Anglo-Saxon lyres
from Sutton Hoo, Snape & Prittlewell.
with
Dr Graeme Lawson
This is a rare
opportunity to meet with one of the world’s specialists
in ancient musical instruments and in
the Anglo-Saxon lyre in particular. Based on the finds from
Sutton Hoo, Snape, and Prittlewell
the day will include a hands-on exploration of the Anglo-Saxon
hearpe or lyre, using replica instruments.
We will explore its use in relation to Old English poetry
such as Beowulf and Widsith, consider
the lyre’s musical character and its place in world music history.
10.15 – 11.15: Archaeology, music and tradition
11.15 – 11.40: Coffee break 11.40 – 12.40: Harps and lyres
12.40 – 14.00: Lunch break
14.00 - 15.00: Old English Hearpe tuning and playing 15.00 – 15.15: Tea break
15.15 – 16.15: The Hearpe and Old English poetry
Dr Graeme Lawson is an archaeologist
and composer who has made his life's work the exploration
of music's pre- and proto-history. One of
his passions is Anglo-Saxon music and he is one of Europe's
most expert lyre-players. Dr Lawson
is a Fellow of the McDonald Institute for Archaeological Research, Cambridge
This Study Day costs £38 per person,
and includes a full day of lectures, access to the NT site,
parking, coffee and tea throughout the day, and access to the National Trust exhibition.
Prior booking essential: tel. 01394 386498 More information:
www.wuffingeducation.co.uk
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Friday 1 April 2011 7.30pm
RNCM Concert Hall
Florilegium
with
Lynne Dawson
Georg Philipp Telemann Concerto in G major
Antonio Vivaldi Cello Sonata No 6 in B flat major
George Frideric Handel ‘Lascia
la spina’ from Il Trionfo del Tempo e del Disinganno;
‘Shall the sun forget to streak’ from Solomon;
‘With darkness deep’ from Theodora;
‘Ho un non so che nel cor’ from La Resurrezione
Antonio Vivaldi Trio Sonata in D minor Op 1 No 12 ‘La Follia’
Georg Philipp Telemann Fantasie No 10 in A major; Paris Quartet in A major
George Frideric Handel O Numi Eterni (La Lucrezia)
Antonio Vivaldi Concerto in D major Ashley Solomon flute
Bojan Cicic, Persephone Gibbs violin Jennifer Morsches cello
Lynne Dawson soprano
Florilegium celebrates its 20th anniversary with an evening
of popular 18th century chamber music
by Vivaldi, Handel and Telemann. Based on the famous Spanish
dance ‘la follia’, Vivaldi's
La Follia is a brilliant virtuoso piece that calls on performers
to demonstrate their technique in a
relentlessly difficult figuration. Also featured is Handel’s
La Lucrezia, an early example of the
composer’s work, whose tragedy is compressed into its
20-minute sequence of recitatives and
arias capped by a final demand for revenge. We’re especially delighted
that the RNCM’s new Head of Vocal
Studies, the renowned soprano Lynne Dawson, will be performing
Lucrezia amongst a selection of Handel arias with the ensemble tonight.
www.florilegium.org.uk
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Tuesday 8 March 2011 7.30pm
RNCM Concert Hall
Trevor Pinnock
Harpsichord Recital
Louis Couperin Prelude in D minor
Elisabeth Jaquet de la Guerre Sarabande in D minor; Chaconne in D major
J S Bach Partita No 6 in E minor BWV 830
George Frideric Handel Chaconne and Variations in G major HWV 435
Matthew Locke Suite in C (Melothesia 1673)
Jean-Philippe Rameau Quatres Pièces de Clavecin
Trevor Pinnock is known worldwide as
a harpsichordist and conductor who has pioneered performance
on historical musical instruments with
his own orchestra, The English Concert, an ensemble he established
in 1972 and led for the next 30 years.
He also founded the European Brandenburg Ensemble, whose
recording of Bach’s Brandenburg
Concertos was awarded a 2008 Gramophone prize. We’re
delighted to welcome him to the RNCM
for this exploration of classic harpsichord repertoire.
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Thursday 3 March 2011
University of Aberdeen
Rose Consort of Viols
The Travels and Music of Peter Philips (1560/61 – 1628)
Concert as part of international
conference celebrating the 350th anniversary of the birth of Peter Philips.
For details visit
www.roseconsort.co.uk
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SATURDAY 12 FEBRUARY 2011 7.30pm
RNCM Concert Hall
Melopoetica
with
Clare Wilkinson
Chiaro e Scuro
Claudio Monteverdi Prologo: La Musica from L’Orfeo
Dario Castello Sonata Duodecima; Sonata II Girolamo Frescobaldi Se l’aura spira
Biagio Marini Sonata sopra fugge dolente
Agostino Olivero Laudate pueri Dominum Tarquinio Merula Ciaccona
Giovanni Bononcini Il lamento d’Olimpia
Antonio Vivaldi Sonata IX per violoncello solo RV 42
Pietro Locatelli Sonata V in D major
Antonio Vivaldi Cessate, omai cessate from Cantata RV 684
Huw Daniel, Kristin Deeken baroque violin Iason Ioannou baroque cello
Erik Dippenaar harpsichord Clare Wilkinson mezzo-soprano
17th century Italy: the opera, the
Holy Church, brothels, saints, prostitutes, castrati, murderers,
beauty and the Black Death - a society where
the closeness of death forms the perception
of life. The baroque concept of Chiaro e scuro- literally
light and dark - defined the two as
mere facets of the same coin, and it is the comparison and interplay
between the two that gives baroque music
the qualities we recognise. Formed in 2003, the young
London-based ensemble Melopoetica has quickly
built a reputation for creating fresh and innovative
performances, and tonight’s programme,
with guest mezzo-soprano Clare Wilkinson, conjures
both the dark and light emotions of Monteverdi’s Italy.
www.melopoetica.co.uk
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Saturday 4 December 2010 at 1.00pm
National Centre for Early Music, St Margaret’s Church, York
Peace on earth: good will toward men
Rose Consort of Viols
Ibi Aziz, John Bryan, Alison Crum, Roy Marks, Peter Wendland with
Clare Wilkinson
(mezzo-soprano) and University of Huddersfield Chamber Choir, directed by
John Bryan
Peace on earth: good will toward men
Music for the Christmas season from Elizabethan
and Jacobean England, including anthems, songs
and carols by Bull, Ravenscroft, and Peerson; contemplative
Latin motets and sections of the mass ordinary by Parsons and Byrd;
interspersed with elegant fantasias
and courtly dances for viols by Tallis and Holborne.
www.ncem.co.uk
www.roseconsort.co.uk
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Friday 3 December 2010 at 7.30pm
Square Chapel, Halifax (Halifax Philharmonic Club)
Lullaby, my sweet little baby:
A musical celebration of Christmas from Elizabethan & Jacobean England
Rose Consort of Viols
Ibi Aziz, John Bryan, Alison Crum, Roy Marks, Peter Wendland with
Clare Wilkinson
(mezzo-soprano) Lullaby,
my sweet little baby: a musical celebration of Christmas from
Elizabethan & Jacobean England.
‘We are frolic here at Court; much dancing in the Privy
Chamber of country dances before the
Queen’s majesty, who is exceedingly pleased therewith
... but in winter Lullaby, an old song
of Mr Byrd’s, will be more in request as I think.’
(Earl of Worcester, September 1602)
The programme includes seasonal motets, anthems and
songs by Thomas Tallis, William Byrd and their
contemporaries, together with instrumental fantasias,
and courtly dances by Antony Holborne.
www.roseconsort.co.uk
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Thursday 2 December 2010 at 7.30pm
St Paul’s Hall, University of Huddersfield
Peace on earth: good will toward men
Rose Consort of Viols
Ibi Aziz, John Bryan, Alison Crum, Roy Marks, Peter Wendland with
Clare Wilkinson
(mezzo-soprano) and University of Huddersfield Chamber Choir, directed by
John Bryan
Peace on earth: good will toward men
Music for the Christmas season from Elizabethan
and Jacobean England, including anthems, songs
and carols by Bull, Ravenscroft, and Peerson; contemplative
Latin motets and sections of the mass ordinary by Parsons and Byrd;
interspersed with elegant fantasias
and courtly dances for viols by Tallis and Holborne.
www.roseconsort.co.uk
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Thursday 2 December 2010 at 1.15pm
St Paul’s Hall, University of Huddersfield
Flow my teares
Songs both merry and melancholy from the Renaissance and early Baroque periods
Clare Wilkinson
(mezzo soprano) accompanied by members of the
Rose Consort
on viols, lute, harpsichord and organ
www.roseconsort.co.uk
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Monday 29th November 2010 1.10pm
St Anne's Lutheran Church
Gresham Street London EC2V 7BX
Catch As Catch Can
"quite exquisite…
perfect ensemble and delicious phrasing and tenderness
alternating with joyful briskness…” (Cambridge Early Music)
You are warmly invited to hear Clare Beesley
(Renaissance flute) and Leah Stuttard (Gothic harp) of
Catch As Catch Can
www.clarebeesley.info
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09 October 2010 19:30 - 21:30
All Saints Church, East Finchley
Durham Road London N2 9NH
Concert by Fretwork with James Bowman
Fretwork are joined by
James Bowman for a concert of music by Byrd, Gibbons, Jenkins,
Lawes, Simpson and Bach - they'll be
using the Kessler viols for some of the pieces. Please tell your friends!
For details please visit
www.eastfinchleyartsfestival.org.uk
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Tuesday, 21st September 2010 6 pm
NatWest building, 1 Princes Street EC2R 8BP
Come & Sing with the City Chorus
City Chorus
is celebrating its 90th birthday
season in 2010-2011 and we have planned an exciting concert
schedule. If you would like to join
us, we are holding a special Open Evening at 6 pm on Tuesday, 21st September 2010.
We welcome new singers in all voice
ranges. If you are enthusiastic and can attend rehearsals
regularly, then come and give us a try! Best
of all, there are no auditions : some choral singing experience
and music-reading ability would be an
advantage, but not essential, as all works are thoroughly
rehearsed over the course of each term.
Wherever possible, we make recordings or sound files available,
to help with the learning process; and
we also offer opportunities for individual vocal tuition
with guest singing teachers. We perform in a wide range of styles and languages.
Our forthcoming concerts will be: 10th December 2010: Christmas Concert (music by Mozart and Haydn)
1st April 2011: Celebration of Motherhood
8th July 2011: 90th Birthday Concert (Music by Charles Ives and Ralph Vaughan Williams)
The musical director of the choir is Paul Ayres, who
also conducts the London College of Music Chamber Choir and
the Walbrook Singers. He is associate
accompanist of the Crouch End Festival Chorus, and works
extensively as a composer and arranger.
Rehearsals are held on Tuesdays, 6.15-8.15 pm at the NatWest
building, 1 Princes Street (EC2R 8BP),
right next to Bank station (Exit 1). For more information
or to join the choir, please go to our website
www.londoncitychorus.com
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27-30 August 2010
St James’s Church - Nayland, St Mary’s Church
- Boxford, St Mary’s Church - Hadleigh.
The Suffolk Villages Festival
J S Bach and his World
Artistic Director:
Peter Holman
www.suffolkvillagesfestival.com
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Saturday, 14th - 21st August 2010
An Grianán, Termonfechin, Co Louth
Irish Recorder and Viol Course Tutors:-
Ibi Aziz, Marion Doherty, Pam Flanagan, Emma Murphy,
Marion Scott, Eileen Silcocks and Philip Thorby
Two sessions each
day are in one-to-a-part groups with the services of a
tutor for a third of the 90 minute session.
One of the sessions is with the same 'permanent' group
each day, the other in 'non-permanent'
groups that vary in size and players. Participants must
be competent at holding a part on their
own in a consort without supervision. People play music
from all periods, including the Renaissance, Baroque and twentieth century.
For full details please visit
www.irishrecorderandviolcourse.org
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25th August, 7:30pm 2010
All Saints Fulham, Bishops Park, London, SW6 3LA
En Travesti Ensemble Present
- Juditha Triumphans -
A sacred military oratorio by Antonio Vivaldi
En Travesti Ensemble
present Vivaldi’s only
surviving oratorio, Juditha Triumphans, arranged in a new
performing edition by conductor and composer Philip D. Lawton.
“En Travesti has managed to ground
an evening of exquisite music in meticulously-researched
gender theory and musical history…stellar
performances” Kaite Welsh. The F word.
Juditha Triumphans stands as the centrepiece of En Travesti’s 2010
concert series, an exploration of forgotten
and neglected repertoire created for high voiced singers
of many and varied genders: female sopranos
(en travesti or otherwise), castrati, male sopranos and everything in between.
Tickets are priced at £10 and are on sale now from:
www.ticketweb.co.uk
£13 on the door (No seat guarantee).
The performance is expected to last
approximately two hours, with one interval of half an hour.
The audience is warmly invited to stay to meet the Ensemble following the concert.
We very much look forward to seeing you there
Joseph St.John-Gabriel Denby, Concerts and Productions Manager
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Sunday 11th July 2010 4pm
St George’s Bloomsbury
Bloomsbury Way London WC1A 2HR
Solo Recital - “Marais Montage”
Ibi Aziz
- viola da gamba with
Jennifer Barron
- viola da gamba
Masumi Yamamoto
- harpsichord For full details please visit
www.stgeorgesbloomsbury.org.uk
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9 - 17 July 2010
National Centre for Early Music York YO1 9TL
York Early Music Festival
In 2010, the Festival takes the theme of Musical Marriages
York Early Music
Festival is Britain's largest festival of early music embracing
the myriad historic venues that make up the City of York.
In 2010, the Festival takes the theme
of Musical Marriages as the inspiration for a host of concerts,
lectures and workshops designed to
celebrate marriage in all senses of the word, from grand ceremonial
occasions to intimate pieces written
for composers' spouses. And we'll also be reflecting the "marriages"
of different musical styles and genres from the Middle Ages to the High Baroque.
For details please visit
www.ncem.co.uk
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Friday 9 July 2010 2:30pm
National Centre for Early Music York YO1 9TL
REMA Conference
Event 01: York Early Music Festival
Early Music: The End of a Movement?
In 2010 the European
Early Music Network REMA (Réseau Européen de Musique
Ancienne) celebrates its 10th anniversary.
With over 60 member festivals from across 21 European
states and with membership growing year
on year, REMA is thriving – but is there still an
'early music movement' as such or is 'historically
informed performance practice' so well accepted
that there is no longer any need for a 'movement' at all?
Join us for a discussion chaired by
Professor John Bryan (University of Huddersfield) with guest speakers
Graham Dixon (Managing Editor, BBC
Radio 3); Robert Hollingworth (Singer and Director of I Fagiolini);
Chiara Banchini (Educationalist and
Director of Ensemble 415); Frans de Ruiter (President, European
House of Culture) and Philippe Beaussant (Musicologist
and Founder of the Centre de Musique Baroque de Versailles).
Admission is free to members of the
public attending the Festival but please do book a ticket
in advance to avoid disappointment.
For full details please visit the 'Events Calendar' at
www.ncem.co.uk
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1st - 15th July, 2010
St Mary's Old Church, Clissold Park, London N16 9ES
16th Stoke Newington Early Music Festival
Thursday 1st July
- Corbetta, Geminiani, Handel, Matteis, Straube - ayres and divisions
Monday 5th July
- Matthew Locke - consorts for viols
Wednesday 7th July
- Gesualdo and Monteverdi - motets
Saturday 10th July
- Buxtehude and Bach - sacred arias and cantatas
Thursday 15th July
- François Couperin - Les Nations: L'impériale and La piémontoise See the
full programme
. For further details please visit
www.stokenewingtonearlymusic.org.uk
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Sunday 13th June 2010 6.30pm
St Mary’s Church, Church Street N16 9ES
Linden Baroque
J S Bach
Violin Concerto
A min Cantata 170 Vergnügte Ruh, beliebte Seelenlust (Contented rest, beloved joy)
Cantata 169 Gott soll allein mein Herze
haben (God alone shall have my heart) Orchestral Suite No1 in C.
Directed from the violin by
Peter Fender
, who will also play the solo
in Bach's gorgeous A minor Violin Concerto, a real baroque favourite.
Two lovely solo cantatas for soprano
and orchestra will be sung by Anna Huntley and another of
Bach's greatest hits, the Orchestral Suite No.1 completes this wonderful programme.
Nearest tubes with bus connections: Manor House (bus 141 or 341 southwards),
Finsbury Park (bus 106) Highbury &
Islington (bus 393 to Clapton). Buses: 393 passes the church
& 73 and 476 within 25 yards. Trains:
close to Stoke Newington railway station (Liverpool Street-Enfield line).
For further details please visit
www.lindenbaroque.org
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Friday 11th June 2010 7.00pm
Wordsworth House & Garden CA13 9RX
Wordsworth House & Garden presents: Under the Greenwood Tree
performed by
Concert Royal
Enjoy a delightful
evening of period music in the Georgian drawing room of
Wordsworth House, celebrating the 300th
anniversary of the birth of Thomas Arne. You are then invited
to join us for a glass of wine during the interval.
The ever-popular Where the Bee Sucks,
When Daisies Pied and Under the Greenwood Tree are contrasted
with lesser known masterpieces by Arne
and his English contemporaries. Short readings will be given from
Dr Burney's celebrated General History of Music to place the music in context.
Tickets:£12.50 (Booking essential) House & gardens open at 6.30pm
Concert starts at 7.00pm Tickets available from:
Wordsworth House and Garden, Main Street, Cockermouth, CA13 9RX
www.nationaltrust.org.uk
www.wordsworthhouse.org.uk
www.classical-artists.com/concertroyal/
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Tuesday 18th May 2010, 7.30pm
Cadogan Hall, 5 Sloane Terrace London SW1X 9DQ
Red Priest in concert
Johann, I’m Only Dancing Masterworks by J S Bach
Recorder player Piers
Adams and his baroque ensemble present music by the greatest
genius of the baroque era, Johann Sebastian Bach, performed
with their legendary blend of creativity, wit and virtuosity.
Tickets £22.50, £17.30, £12.50. Students and children over 5yrs: £10
Box Office 020 7730 4500 or
www.cadoganhall.com
www.redpriest.com
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Monday 12th April and Tuesday 13th April 2010 7.30 pm
The Crypt on the Green, St. James’ Church, Clerkenwell EC1R 0EA
Swift as a Shadow, Short as any Dream
The Rare Theatricall
The Tempest -
A performance of shadow puppetry accompanied by Locke’s 1674 score.
Midsummer Night’s Dream - An
animation to the music from Purcell’s ‘The Fairy Queen’.
Venus and Adonis - A modern piece of
baroque dance set to music from Blow’s 1683 opera.
The Rare Theatricall’s latest
project is set to be the group’s boldest and most ambitious
work to date. Taking a visual approach
to both the popular and lesser-known poetry of William
Shakespeare, this unique collective of musicians,
dancers, puppeteers and animators open up the
literary works, finding new expressive possibilities
in an exploration of both Baroque and contemporary performance practices.
For details please visit -
www.theraretheatricall.com
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Saturday 06 March 2010 10:00am – 5:00pm
Chapman Hall, Queen’s Building, Southlands College
Early Music Day
Hosted by Roehampton Music
Featuring afternoon
sessions for amateurs, children and families; and day-long sessions for viol players,
including a masterclass with
Richard Boothby
and afternoon tutorials on consort playing with
Fiona Huggett
Contact Dr. Helen Julia
Minors to register, and for information, visit Early Music
Study Day and Concert at Roehampton Music.
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Sunday 14 February 2010, 6pm
St Mary’s Church, Boxford
The Suffolk Villages Festival The Parley of Instruments
Philippa Hyde (soprano) Judy Tarling and Oliver Webber (violin)
Mark Caudle (bass viol & violoncello) Peter Holman (chamber organ)
The Purcell Legacy
Nowadays orchestras and
soloists typically use public concerts as a means of rehearsing
for forthcoming recording sessions.
That is what will be happening at St Mary’s Church, Boxford
on St Valentine’s Day, when soprano
Philippa Hyde and the Parley of Instruments under Peter
Holman will perform works by Henry Purcell and
his late contemporaries as a prelude to recording
the same programme for one of the UK’s
leading independent record companies, the Colchester-based firm Chandos.
The concert, entitled “The Purcell
Legacy”, is the second of this season’s Winter
Concert Series promoted by the Suffolk
Villages Festival. The first – held in St James’s
Church, Nayland in December and featuring Christmas works by J.S. Bach – sold out.
The programme at Boxford on St Valentine Day includes
a variety of instrumental suites and sonatas as well as songs
and cantatas. Among them are Purcell’s
great dramatic scene “The Blessed Virgin’s
Expostulation” together with works
by Purcell’s English followers as well as immigrant
composers attracted to London by its
thriving musical scene at the beginning of the 18th century.
Handel, the most notable of the foreigners,
is represented by his rarely performed cantata “Venus
& Adonis”. The Italian Nicola
Haym – a man despite his first name – is represented,
appropriately, by an anthem written
for the Duke of Chandos, “Have Mercy on me, O God”.
The programme also includes works by
several of Purcell’s English-born followers, celebrated
in their day but less well known now:
William Croft, John Weldon and Raphael Courteville. Croft, composer
for the Chapel Royal, was the first
important English composer to write consistently in the late
Baroque style. Weldon, a pupil of Purcell
and another Chapel Royal composer, also performed as
organist at St Martin-in-the-Fields. For details please visit
The Suffolk Villages Festival
. Box Office Information: Tel:01206 366603
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Saturday 6th February 2010 10.45
Dutch Church, 7 Austin Friars, London EC2N 2HA
The Lute Society meeting
Lute Strings
Talks by George Stoppani and Mimmo Peruffo
Mini-recitals by Richard
Mackenzie, and soprano Jeni Melia accompanied by Brian Wright;
and at 4.30 a recital of French baroque lute music by Claire Antonini.
For details see
www.lutesoc.co.uk
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Saturday 5 December 2009 10.00
at Fitzwilliam College Chapel, Cambridge
M-A Charpentier: Messe de Minuit
Tutor: Peter Holman Joint Eemf and Nema Workshop
Peter Holman is well known
as a scholar of Baroque music and the early orchestra,
as well as a teacher, lecturer and Musical Director
of The Parley of Instruments and Opera Restor'd.
He is now Professor of Historical Musicology at
the University of Leeds. He was also a founder
member of EEMF. We are privileged that he makes time
to share his knowledge and pleasure in this
music with us, continuing his series of EEMF workshops
on works for choir and Baroque orchestra.
Charpentier's charming Messe de Minuit was first
performed at Christmas 1694, marking the season
by incorporating popular French carols tunes in
the mass. The workshop is open to singers and instrumentalists
with reasonable sight-reading. The work
is scored for SSATB chorus and soloists, with parts for
2 treble recorders, bassoon and strings
(violins, violas I & II and bass – viols, bass
violins and cellos welcome), with one
or more theorbos and keyboard. Instrumentalists should bring
stands. Pitch will be A=415.
The workshop, being held jointly with the National Early Music Association
(NEMA), will include the NEMA AGM and the annual Margot Leigh Milner Lecture.
10.00 Coffee and registration 10.30 Workshop begins 12.30 Lunch
13.15 NEMA AGM 13.45 Margot
Leigh Milner Lecture: Annette Landgraf on Editing Handel 14.30 Workshop resumes
16.30 Informal performance of the Messe de Minuit
The main entrance to Fitzwilliam College
is in Storey's Way; you can also get to the chapel via
Huntingdon Road (A1307). The cost of the
day will be £15 for members of EEMF or of other Early
Music Fora, or £17 for non-members (NB the
annual subscription for EEMF is only £6! Tick the box
on the form if you are interested in joining).
Cheques should be payable to the Eastern Early Music Forum.
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Morley College Courses 2010
Baroque, Flute and Recorder Consort Classes
I run a number
of classes for adults at Morley College [near Waterloo station -
Morley College
], some of which need more students. In particular, the
Flute Continuation
class urgently needs more people
to join the current small but dedicated band. This friendly
group runs from 8 to 9.30pm on Thursdays,
and is suitable for those playing at a minimum standard of
around Grade 4 and keen to develop their
knowledge of repertoire, phrasing and ensemble skills.
There is also space available in the
Flute Elementary class
-Thursdays 6.30 - 8pm, approximately Grade 1 - 3 standard]; the
Recorder Beginners class
[Tuesdays 4 - 5.30, approximately Grade 1 - 3 standard]; the
Recorder Elementary class
[Tuesdays 5.30 - 7pm, approximately Grade 3 - 5 standard]; and the
Recorder Consorts class
[Tuesdays 7.30 - 9.30pm, minimum Grade 6 standard].
Finally, Morley College is planning to reinstate the
Baroque Consort
[Tuesdays 7 - 9, instruments
and voices working at A=415 - not taught by me].
For information about this class and about enrolling
on the others, please contact the
Music Secretary at Morley College
Please circulate this message
to anyone it might interest, and please let me know if
you do not wish to receive infrequent notice of my early music concerts.
Best wishes for 2010! William Summers;
Early Flutes; Recorders; Windcap instruments.
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October 2009
Nema Survey Report
NEMA's recent
research survey produced much food for thought about the early
music scene and the future of NEMA. Click here
Survey Report PDF
to read the results.
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Saturday 21st November 2009 10.30,
Special meeting at the Dutch Church, Austin Friars, London EC2
Dancing to the lute - joint event with the Early Dance Circle
Demonstrations of renaissance
and baroque dances to the lute, and grand finale:
the audience is invited to take the floor
and re-enact the Inns of Court dances, to music from a 6-part broken consort.
www.lutesoc.co.uk/pages/meetings
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Sunday November 15th 2009 at 8.00pm, Southwark Cathedral London Bridge SE1 9DA
Requiem, Duarte Lobo, MISSA PRO DEFUNCTIS
and Renaissance masterpieces,
on a Remembrance theme by Byrd, Clemens, Gombert, Cardoso.
New Renaissance Voices, Directed by Bruce Saunders www.newrenaissancevoices.org
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Saturday 31st October 2009 10.30-16.30, Napier Hall Hide Place London SW1P 4NJ
Viola da Gamba Society Meeting
Have you heard this one...?
Members of the society share some of their favourite
but lesser known consort pieces. Members
of Chelys Consort of Viols (Jenny Bullock, Jennifer Barron
and Alison Kinder) will present some of the 3-part repertoire. See www.vdgs.org.uk
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30th October to 1st November 2009, Dillington House , Somerset, TA19 9DT
SWEMF: Purcell and Handel Weekend
Directed by Ralph Allwood.
Additional tutors: Lynn Selwood and Sophie Middleditch
This beautiful venue is booked for
a weekend of music making from 30th October to 1st November
2009, to celebrate the anniversaries of
Purcell and Handel, directed by Ralph Allwood, with additional tutors
Lynn Selwood (strings) and Sophie Middleditch (winds & recorders).
This event is to celebrate the anniversaries
of Purcell and Handel which fall in 2009. The main
areas of study will be Purcell Symphony Anthems
and instrumental pieces for singers and string players,
Trio Sonatas and viol consorts with emphasis on music by Handel and Purcell.
The pitch will be 415 for the Anthems,
but keyboards at 415 and at 440 will be provided for other
groups. Music for the Anthems will be
provided. Some instrumental music will be available, but instrumentalists
are asked to bring any suitable music which they might like to study.
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Sunday 4th October 2009 5pm,
St Mary's Church, Stoke Newington Church Street, London N16
Monteverdi and his World, The Lantana
Ensemble, Directed from the keyboard by Peter Holman Music from Orfeo and Il Ballo delle Ingrate
Settings by Monteverdi and Rosenmüller of Confitebor tibi, Domine
Instrumental music by Rosenmüller, Cavalli, Legrenzi and Marini
Performed by: Rebecca Hickey (soprano);
Judy Tarling, Ilana Cravitz (baroque violin); David Brooker,
Zen Edwards (baroque viola); Amelie Addison (baroque cello).
Tickets: £12, £8 concs on the door. Please see www.ilanacravitz.com/calendar.html
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Friday 18 September 2009, 7.30pm, Cadogan Hall Sloane Terrace, London SW1X 9DQ
Mercurius Company present ~ Orpheus
Britannicus, A Baroque opera in celebration of Purcell
Ricardo Barros - conception, artistic
director, choreography, Jane Gingell - baroque gestures, stage director
Lisete da Silva - music director, Madeleine
Inglehearn - artistic advisor and choreographer Dancers, Singers and Period Instrumentalists
A fully staged performance of some
of his most inspired music, including excerpts from operas
and incidental music - a tale of adventurers
seeking riches in an unknown land inhabited by exotic, mythological
and mystical creatures. Box office: 020 7730 4500, Tickets@ £25, £20, £15 & £10
See www.mercuriuscompany.co.uk and www.cadoganhall.co.uk
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Thursday 10 September 2009, 5.00-7.30pm, Radio Theatre, BBC Broadcasting House
BBC Radio 3's 'In Tune' celebrating the music of Henry Purcell
The Rose Consort of
Viols will be participating in a special edition of BBC Radio
3's 'In Tune', celebrating the music
of Henry Purcell, who may well have been born exactly 350
years ago on this date. The performance
is live, with a studio audience, and the Roses will be
playing a selection of Purcell’s 3
and 4 part fantazias, his Fantazia upon One Note, and
the In Nomines in six and seven parts. See also BBC Radio 3's 'In Tune'
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28-31 August 2009
Suffolk Villages Festival
Artistic Director: Peter Holman
Friday 28 August, 8pm, St Mary's Church, Hadleigh
Purcell: The Indian Queen with pre-concert talk by Dr Bryan White at 6.45pm
Saturday 29 August, 12 midday, St James’s Church, Nayland
The Noble Bass Viol Saturday
29 August, 7.30pm, St Mary’s Church, Stoke by Nayland
Handel: Aci, Galatea e Polifemo directed by Steven Devine
Sunday 30 August, 7.30pm, St Mary’s Church, Stoke by Nayland
Haydn Quartet Op. 103, Spohr Double Quartet No. 3, Op. 87, Mendelssohn Octet
Monday 31 August, 12 midday, St Mary’s Church, Polstead
The Wheel of Fortune
Monday 31 August, 7.30pm, St Mary’s Church, Hadleigh
Handel: Ode on St Cecilia’s Day directed by Peter Holman
Please visit:- www.suffolkvillagesfestival.com
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25 July 2009, 7pm, Wells Cathedral, Somerset, BA5 2UE
Brilliant Baroque! Charpentier Te Deum, Vivaldi Gloria, Handel Dixit Dominus
Emma Kirkby, in this her 60th birthday
year, joins superb baroque ensemble Canzona (director
Theresa Caudle) and Somerset Chamber Choir
for this exciting concert to celebrate the 25th anniversary of the choir.
Together with four further
fine young soloists - Sophie Bevan (soprano), Tim Mead (counter-tenor),
Thomas Hobbs (tenor) and Derek Welton
(baritone), this is sure to be a wonderful summer's evening
of delightful music brought to life
by a fine ensemble of performers in the glorious setting of
this magnificent Cathedral. This will
also be Emma's first performance of the Charpentier Te Deum,
so to be present at this world-first.www.somersetchamberchoir.org.uk
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18 - 23 July 2009, Little Benslow
Hills, Ibberson Way, Hitchin, Hertfordshire, SG4 9RB
International Viol Summer School (09/502)
Tutored by: Alison Crum,
Roy Marks, and Visiting Tutors, Ibi Aziz and Peter Wendland
A chance for viol players with a particular
interest in English consort music to work with distinguished
professional players and teachers.
Late afternoon sessions will offer a choice of other topics
such as madrigals, consort songs, early
renaissance repertoire and continuo playing. There will
also be a chance for those who wish to
spend one or two sessions working in depth on repertoire
of their own choice. This course is for
experienced consort players with good sight-reading skills,
capable of playing at least two sizes of viol. www.benslow.org Tel: 01462 459446
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July 2009 (dates - see below),
Iford Manor BA15 2BA, Iford Festival 2009, Early Opera at Iford
Monteverdi’s Coronation of Poppea
2009 is an exciting and significant
year as it marks the tenth anniversary of the successful
collaboration between Iford Arts and the
Early Opera Company, who will be performing Monteverdi’s
Coronation of Poppea on July 10,11,14,15,17,18.
Directed by Martin Constantine, and set
in the unsentimental Venetian world of passion, politics
and absolute power, audiences will be
brought face-to-face with the Machiavellian intrigue central
to Monteverdi’s operatic tour
de force, with the intimacy of the cloister exposing the high
emotions and motivations of each character.
The Early Opera Company, with a cast including Joanne
Boag, Doreen Curran, Eyjolfur Eyjolfsson,
James Gower, Katherine Manley, James McOran-Campbell,
and Nicolas Sharratt, make a welcome return
to Iford under the inspired direction of Christian Curnyn,
who has recently garnered rave reviews
for his musical direction of Partenope at ENO. The Times
described how ‘the Baroque specialist
Christian Curnyn coaxed stylish, assured and often
thrillingly swift playing from the ENO orchestra,’
and The Guardian noted his ‘phenomenal
conducting.’ Gates open at 6pm for picnics
with the Coronation of Poppea beginning at 7.30pm.
Early Music Promenade Concert, The Garden of Earthly Delights
Based on the ‘Pleasure Gardens’
concept, Iford Manor's beautiful Peto Garden will
be the backdrop for an intriguing new-style
Sunday evening promenade concert of early music, song and dance.
The Garden of Earthly Delights on Sunday
12 July features the Daughters of Elvin who will delight
with fantastical dancing masked creatures
accompanied by pulsating medieval music and song. This mixed
early music ensemble has a unique theatrical
approach, and with crumhorn, dulcimer and hurdy-gurdy
– as well as border bagpipes, recorders,
harps and whistles – will conjure up beasts
straight from the pages of medieval mythology.
Meanwhile, in the cloister, Music from the Pleasure
Gardens – a delicious suite of Vauxhall
Gardens style mini-concerts – will be performed
by soloists from the Early Opera Company.
Gates open at 6pm for picnics and entertainment. Tickets
for the Garden of Earthly Delights: For all other information
please visit the website at www.ifordarts.co.uk.
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Tuesday 7th to Friday 10th July 2009
University of York, YO10 5DD United Kingdom National Early Music Association International Conference
In cooperation with
University of York Music Department and the York Early Music Festival.
Singing music from 1500 to 1900 - style, technique, knowledge, assertion, experiment.
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June 2009
Early Music Performer - Issue 24
Andrew Woolley takes over the editorship of Early Music Performer.
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16 January to 28 June 2009
The Foundling Museum, 40 Brunswick Square, London EC1N 1AZ
Handel the Philanthropist
This exhibition marks the 250th
anniversary of Handel’s death (23 February 1759). Handel
was a major donor to two charities in
particular, the Fund for Decay’d Musicians (now the
Royal Society of Musicians) and the
Foundling Hospital, who both benefited from bequests in his will,
as well as benefit concerts organized by the composer.
The Royal Society of Musicians is joining
with the Foundling Museum for the 2009 exhibition with
a loan of manuscript documents and art works
from its collections which are rarely seen by the
public. Further exhibits from the British Library,
the Royal College of Music, King’s College,
Cambridge, Leeds Public Library, the London
Metropolitan Archives, the National Portrait Gallery
and the Royal Collections will complement
items from the rich holdings of the Gerald Coke Handel
Collection at the Foundling Museum.
There will be a series of concerts as part of the London
Handel Festival, to include performances
of the Foundling Hospital Anthem, composed for the opening
of the Hospital chapel in 1849, and Messiah,
a work particularly associated with Handel’s philanthropy,
from its first performance in Dublin
to the annual performances in the Hospital chapel. Further
concerts will be given by members of
the Royal Society of Musicians, and a programme of talks
will support the exhibition, including
gallery talks by museum staff and lectures by leading Handel scholars.
Guided tours can be arranged: contact
Tuz Morrison Further details on the museum website www.foundlingmuseum.org.uk
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17-19 April 2009 University of Nottingham
Interfora & Nema, Handel 250th Anniversary Commemoration
A weekend course & informal performance of Saul
Directed by Laurence Cummings
Friday evening to Sunday afternoon 17-19 April 2009 (the weekend after Easter)
at the University of Nottingham Department of Music, with accommodation on site
This is the second ever Interforum
event, commemorating the 250th anniversary year of Handel's death.
The choir has a major role in the work.
Soloists will be drawn from the choir; please indicate
below if you wish to sing a solo. (We will
not necessarily allocate each role to a single singer.)
The orchestra requires strings, oboes,
bassoons, harpsichord & organ (instruments as well as players),
2 flutes (preferably able to play other
instruments or sing), 2 trumpets and 3 trombones and carillon.
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14 April 2009 7.30pm, London Old Royal Naval Chapel Greenwich
Handel Coronation Anthems: The 2009 Choral Pilgrimage The Sixteen
A concert devoted to
the works of George Frideric Handel celebrating the 250th
anniversary of his death, to the exact
day, in 1759. Featuring both the Choir and Orchestra of
The Sixteen, this will be a celebration not to be missed.
Box Office: www.ncem.co.uk for details see www.thesixteen.com
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Sunday, 5 April 2009 c.11.30
– 4.30pm, Trinity College of Music, Greenwich, London
Handel Insight Day, with Professor Donald Burrows and The Sixteen
The greatest composer of all time? The Lloyd Webber of his day?
Whatever your opinion of Handel, don’t
miss this unique opportunity to hear from Donald
Burrows; author of the definitive handbook Handel:
Messiah and editor of Samson for Novello Handel Edition.
Joining him will be History Professor
Jeremy Black (author of Eighteenth Century Britain) who will
discuss the social and political context
in which Handel was working, and members of The Sixteen,
providing the musical illustration. Tickets £30 (includes
refreshments) or £25 if booked with a Choral Pilgrimage,
concert ticket – details from NCEM
On sale now from the National Centre for Early Music www.ncem.co.uk
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March 2009
Issue 23 Early Music Performer - Published.
Journal of the National Early Music Association ISSN 1477-478X
For details see the Performer page.
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Saturday 28th February 2009 7.30pm, Southwark Cathedral London Bridge SE1
New Renaissance Voices, Just Josquin
The Music of Josquin Desprez Missa ‘Ave Maris Stella’
Motets & Chansons including Nymphes des Bois, Illibata Virgo Dei Nutrix,
Planxit autem David, O Virgo prudentissima
New Renaissance Voices. Directed by Bruce Saunders. www.nrv.org.uk
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Friday 27th February 2009 7:00pm, Lincoln Drill Hall
Trinity College of Music Early Music Department
Mediaeval & Renaissance
Music, Trinity College of Music Early Music Department
presents a recital of Mediaeval & Renaissance Music www.lincolndrillhall.com
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Tuesday, 20th January 2009 at
6.15pm, City Chorus, Open Evening for potential new members
Based in the City of London, City
Chorus is a friendly choir that performs regularly in beautiful
churches in the city.
Rehearsals are held
on Tuesdays, 6.15-8.15 pm at the NatWest building, 1 Princes
Street, right next to Bank station (Exit
1) and we are holding a special Open Evening for potential
new members on Tuesday, 20th January 2009 at 6.15pm.
We welcome new singers in all voice
ranges. If you are enthusiastic, have a good, true voice,
and can attend rehearsals regularly,
then come and give us a try! Best of all, there are no auditions:
some choral singing experience and music-reading
ability would be an advantage, but is not essential,
as all works to be performed are thoroughly rehearsed over the course of each term.
Please go to our website www.citychorus.info
or contact our membership secretary Sarah Silvé.
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November 2008 Early Music Yearbook
& Performers Directory 2009 Published - ISSN 0967-6619.
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Saturday 29th November 2008,
St. Andrew’s in the Westlands, Pilkington Avenue, Newcastle under Lyme, ST5 3RE
The Annual Nema Day in association with the North West Early Music Forum.
'The music of Juan Esquivel: a neglected master revisied.'
To include the National
Early Music Association AGM, Margot Leigh Milner Lecture, and Workshop.
The workshop and lecture are to be
given by Clive Walkley. Clive Walkley, who is a part-time lecturer
at Lancaster University, has been making
a detailed study of the music and life of Esquivel and has
a book being prepared for publication.
For many years he was Director of the NWEMF Summer School.
He has his own chamber choir and is
a regular tutor at early music workshops specialising in the Iberian repertoire.
Juan Esquivel c1563- c1613 was - quoting
from New Grove - ‘one of the most prolific and
finest Spanish composers of his time whose
motets stand comparison with Victoria’. The day will
be given to the study of works by Esquivel
set in the context of works by his contemporaries. The
workshop is for singers and instruments suitable for an Iberian church
i.e. shawms, cornetti, sackbuts and bass curtal with organ continuo.
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Saturday 29th November 2008,
7.30pm, Southampton Guildhall, Handel – Theodora
Southampton Philharmonic Choir, THE HANOVER BAND, David Gibson (conductor)
Soloists: Erica Eloff
(soprano), Carolyn Dobbin (mezzo-soprano), James Laing (countertenor),
Joseph Cornwell (tenor) and Wyn Pencarreg (bass) http://www.thehanoverband.com
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Sunday October 19th 2008 at 6pm,
St Marys (New) Church, Stoke Newington Church St, N16 9ES (opp Clissold Park),
Music by J F Fasch and Contemporaries, Linden Baroque, director Steven Devine
J F Fasch Orchestral
Suites in E min & D min, Concerto in D min, J D Heinichen
Sonata in B flat for 2 oboes, bassoon and continuo,
G P Telemann Trio No. 10 in D Maj for
Violin, Viola and Continuo, C Graupner Entrata in G min
GWV 468 for strings & continuo http://www.lindenbaroque.org/
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Saturday 4 October 2008, 10.00-17.00,
The British Library Conference Centre, 96 Euston Road, London NW1
Music in Purcell's London: "Only
Purcell e're shall equal Blow", Keynote speaker: Professor Sir Curtis Price, KBE
A study day on the music
of Henry Purcell and his contemporaries John Blow and
Giovanni Battista Draghi, marking the 300th anniversary
of Blow and Draghi's deaths in 1708, and
the 350th anniversary of Purell's birth in 1658 or 1659.
Other speakers include Rebecca Herissone,
Christopher Hogwood, Peter Holman, Andrew Pinnock, Robert
Thompson, Bryan White and Bruce Wood.
The day will also include performances of music by Purcell, Blow and Draghi.
Further details: http://www.henrypurcell.org.uk/study_day.html
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Saturday 6 September 2008, 19.30,
Cosmo Rodewald Concert Hall, Martin Harris Centre for Music and Drama
It's My Song, Robin Blaze (countertenor), Elizabeth Kenny (lute)
Solo singing in seventeenth century England
Works by John Dowland,
Robert Johnson, Henry Lawes, Pietro Reggio and Henry Purcell
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July 2008
Issue 22 Early Music Performer - Published.
Journal of the National Early Music Association ISSN 1477-478X
For details see the
Performer
page.
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July 21st – 25th 2008,
Warwick School, Warwickshire, Early Music for Youth - Summer School 2008
The summer school offers
exciting and diverse opportunities for young players under
the guidance of experienced tutors.
Playing opportunities include chamber groups, large ensembles,
viol consorts, recorder consorts and
mixed ensembles, catering for every age and ability (grades
2 – 4, 5 – 7 and 8+). More advanced
players will play in small chamber groups and consorts, tackling
challenging repertoire and developing
the all important skills of a chamber musician. Cellists
and keyboard players (playing harpsichord)
will have plenty of continuo playing experience in
trio sonata groups with the most advanced recorder and
viol players. Less experienced players will
enjoy the variety of different ensembles, playing both
within larger groups and also being encouraged
to play chamber music. There will be plenty of time
for recreational activities, making full use
of the facilities available to us. Tutors:- Alison
Kinder, Jacqui Robertson-Wade, Colin Touchin, Claire Williams, Chris Hartland.
For details visit http://www.earlymusicforyouth.co.uk/
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26th June – 19th July.
Chester Cathedral Green CH1 2HU. The Chester Mystery Plays.
Acrobats, Magicians, Jugglers, Fire-Eaters,
Stilt-Walkers, Dancers, Samba Bands, Actors, Musicians and Fireworks
Dating back to the 1300s,
the Chester Mystery Plays have become a rare and treasured
part of Britain’s cultural heritage –
now performed only every five years. Artistic
Director Robin Goddard and Composer & Musical
Director Matt Baker brilliantly re-invent these
iconic Bible stories into a truly spectacular,
dynamic theatrical experience. A company of over
four hundred present tales of ambition, intrigue,
betrayal and passion. Acrobats, Magicians, Jugglers,
Fire-Eaters, Stilt-Walkers, Dancers, Samba
Bands, Actors, Musicians and Fireworks, in a spectacular festival
of the greatest stories every told! www.chestermysteryplays.com
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14 – 17 July 2008, Leipzig:
Performances will take place in the magnificent Gewandhaus
and the renowned St Nicholas Church
and other wonderful churches in the city. ‘First’
Leipzig International Choral Festival,
Germany Artistic Director Jonathan Willcocks.
Celebrated Queen’s award
winning Casterbridge Tours from the UK have formed a partnership
with the city of Leipzig to bring this spectacular
choral extravaganza together. Inspired with
choirs from around the world gathering together in
one of the most musically dedicated cities
in Europe. The Festival is a cultural exchange of choral
music, a unique opportunity for both singers
and audiences alike to explore and engage in the musical
talents of singers from around the globe.Artistic
Director Jonathan Willcocks has worked extensively
as a guest conductor throughout the world and
is celebrated in his field. He will lead workshops
and masterclasses for the visiting choirs throughout
the festival and will conduct the Grand opening
and Finale concerts. The international flavour
of the event is highly exciting. Performances will
take place in the magnificent Gewandhaus and
the renowned St Nicholas Church amongst other wonderful churches in the city.
Visit www.leipzigchoralfestival.com
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11th July 2008 7.45 pm, St Giles
Cripplegate, Fore Street, Barbican, London EC2Y 8DA
The
Miltons of Bread Street, Father and Son, Concert Bites and Trio Literati
A celebration of the
poet John Milton’s 400th anniversary in the church where
he and his father John Milton the composer, are both buried.
Concert Bites brings five young professional
singers to join Trio Literati in a feast of poetry
and music by the Miltons of Bread Street. Tickets £14.00
(£11.50 concessions) on the door. See also www.concertbites.co.uk
and www.trioliterati.org.uk.
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Saturday 21 June 2008 at 7.30pm,
Durham Cathedral, Heavenly Concord ,Durham Cathedral Consort
of Singers, Durham Baroque, James Bowman,
Durham Cathedral Consort of Singers, Durham Baroque, Richard
Lloyd Morgan: baritone, Conductor: Ralph Woodward
. Bach - Cantata BWV 170 Vergnügte
Ruh, beliebte Seelenlust, Purcell - Praise the Lord,
O Jerusalem, Pergolesi - Salve Regina, Handel - I will magnify thee.
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14 May 2008 7.30pm Ottery St
Mary Church, Devon, ‘Trickling Tears and Ruthless Rage’
Rose Consort of Viols with Clare Wilkinson mezzo.
Profits in aid of The Exeter Leukaemia Fund.
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Sunday 11 May 2008, 6pm, St Mary's
Church, Stoke Newington Church Street, London N16 9ES
The Sonority of Strings, Lantana
Ensemble, directed from the harpsichord by Peter Holman
Ilana Cravitz (baroque
violin), Zen Edwards, Oakki Lau, Michael Blee (baroque violin/viola),
Louise Jameson (baroque cello)
Works by Biber, Rosenmuller, Muffat, J.B. Bach, Schmelzer, and Telemann.
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Friday 9 May 2008 at 7.30 pm,
Lopping Hall, Loughton High Road, Essex - 5 minutes from Loughton Station
Mary Wroth's Loughton: Its Music,
Its Magic, The performance will be accompanied by the Erato Consort
An evening of readings from
Wroth and her contemporaries. Mary Wroth was the first woman
to publish in 1621, a prose romance
in England. The performance will be accompanied by Erato Consort,
singing Madrigals of the period and
a new Madrigal, 'In This Strange Labyrinth How Shall I Turn?',
composed by David Lewiston Sharpe, will be premiered.
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Saturday, April 19, 2008 7:00pm
- 10:00pm, Corpus Christi Church, Maiden Lane, Covent Garden, London WC2E 7NB
Bach Trio Sonatas, The Maresienne Consort
Huw Daniel, violin,
Ibi Aziz, viola da gamba, Bridget Cunningham, harpsichord
play BACH TRIO SONATAS: arrangements of J.S. Bach's works
for violin, viola da gamba and harpsichord
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Saturday 12th April 2008 7.30
pm,St George’s Chuch, Kemp Town, Brighton, ‘Songs
of Sundrie Natures’
Deborah Roberts (soprano),
Alison Crum (viola da gamba) and Roy Marks (lute) Lute
songs, madrigals and instrumental works by Byrd, Dowland, Weelkes,
Ward, Ferrabosco, Jenkins and Simpson.
Tickets £12.50. Full details (and online booking) are at www.bremf.org.uk
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Saturday March 8th
2008 7.30pm, Southwark Cathedral London Bridge SE1 9DA
Passion, New Renaissance Voices with Jenny Bullock - viola da gamba
Gesualdo: Holy Week Tenebrae Responsaries
Lassus: Lagrime di San Pietro Motets by Compere and Josquin Details see: http://www.nrv.org.uk/
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Sunday March 2nd 2008 at 6pm, St Alfege Church, Greenwich
Opera from the Restoration period in London, Linden Baroque Orchestra
Steven Devine directing,
the theme is Opera from the Restoration period in London
and includes fine and stirring music from Purcell's
The Faerie Queen, King Arthur and Dioclesian,
Louis Grabu's Albion and Albanius and John Blow's Venus and Adonis.
Kate Semmens (soprano), Giles Davies
(Baritone), joined by Seb Harris (alto), and Greg Tassell
Tickets at door £10 (£8 concessions) under 14 free. Wine and soft drinks served.
St Alfege's is in the very centre of
Greenwich, a 5min walk from Cutty Sark DLR station and under 10min from Greenwich BR.
For details see Linden Baroque Orchestra
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February 2008
Early Music Forum of Scotland
Announce new web site and web address
www.emfscotland.info
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Sunday 27 January
2008. Doors open 7.30pm Cecil Sharp House, 2 Regent's Park
Road, London, NW1 7AY. Klezmer Keilidh,Dance Your Sapozkelekh* Off.
Guy Schalom, Ilana Cravitz and
the Hopkele House Band. Hopkele Productions presents the
2nd anniversary Klezmer Keilidh. The barn
dance for the 21st Century – Yiddish style –
will be at Cecil Sharp House, NW1. Whisk
away those winter cobwebs with klezmer dance kaller Guy Schalom,
who will lead and teach traditional
Eastern European Yiddish circle, square and chain dances. Fiddler
Ilana Cravitz and the Hopkele House
Band will help put that extra spring in your step with live
klezmer music. Suitable for all ages
and dancing abilities. The Hopkele will be at Cecil Sharp
House, 2 Regent's Park Road, London,
NW1 7AY. (Tube: Camden Town and Chalk Farm, northern line).
For details www.ilanacravitz.com/hopkele.html
* Little boots – also the name of a popular Yiddish song
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November 2007 Issue 21 Early Music Performer published.
Journal of the National Early Music Association ISSN 1477-478X
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Saturday 15 December
2007, 7.30pm, Great St Mary’s Church Cambridge,
Cambridge Early Music Autumn – Winter Concert Series 2007
Concerti for Christmas, The Musical & Amicable Society
This December the ensemble of soloists
will play Handel’s Arrival of the Queen of Sheba;
Bach’s Viola Concerto in E flat
(reconstruction); Vivaldi’s Concerto for two oboes;
a Concerto Grosso by Alessandro Scarlatti;
Corelli’s Christmas Concerto; Muffat’s
Armonico Tributo no5, and Bach’s fourth
Brandenburg Concerto. For booking and details see:- http://www.cemss.org
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Friday 7 December
2007- 7.30 pm, National Centre for Early Music, York Early
Music Christmas Festival Concert
Lullaby, my Sweet Little
Baby, The Rose Consort of Viols: Ibi Aziz, John Bryan, Alison
Crum, Roy Marks, Peter Wendland viols,
with Catherine King mezzo-soprano. Elizabethan songs and
consort music for a Festive Celebration
including music by Byrd, Tye, Holborne and Peerson. For
details contact:- National Centre for Early Music.
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Thursday 6th December
2007 at 7.30 pm, Djanogly Concert Hall, Lakeside Arts
Centre, Nottingham University Concert Series.
Perfect and Sweet Harmony, The
Rose Consort of Viols: John Bryan, Alison Crum, Roy Marks viols
A journey through the viol consort’s
development, starting with copies of instruments from
Italy in 1497, through later 16th century
Venetian instruments to the Jacobean period and English viols,
ending with pieces from the 17th century by Lawes, Locke and Purcell.
For details contact: Catherine Hocking,
Music Officer, Lakeside Arts Centre, University of Nottingham,
Nottingham NG7 2RD. www.lakesidearts.org.uk
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Thursday 29th November
2007 at 7.30 pm, Great Hall, Lancaster University, Lancaster
International Concert Series
Songs without Words: Consort
Music from the Age of Elizabeth I. The Rose Consort
of Viols: Ibi Aziz, John Bryan, Alison Crum,
Andrew Kerr, Roy Marks viols. Renaissance composers
were adept at borrowing each others’
music: well known songs were arranged as instrumental
pieces; motets and madrigals performed without their
texts. This programme explores a range of
consort music that owes much to the rich vocal repertory
of the Elizabethan age, including pieces
by Tallis, Tye, Parsons, Ferrabosco, Byrd and Dowland.
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23 November 2007
8pm St Patrick's Church, Dillon Court, Netham Road, Redfield
Bristol BS5 9PF, Concert, Fortune my foe
The York Waits: One of
the greatest dramas of English history has become associated
with the name of one man - Guy Fawkes,
born in the city of York in 1570. He was the technician
of the Gunpowder Plot, and the man caught
red-handed beneath Parliament on November 5, 1605. Now,
his home town band The York Waits perform
a concert which provides a soundtrack to the life and
times of Fawkes and his co-conspirators.
Music from the late Elizabethan and early Jacobean period
is played on a wide range of the instruments
of the time, from loud shawms, sackbuts and curtal,
to softer ensembles of recorders and strings.
Also featured will be the lute, the most important
instrument of the period, and the renaissance
violin. The late 16th and early 17th century was
a golden age of English music and The York Waits
will play works by some of the leading composers of
the day, such as Dowland and Byrd. There will
also be popular music from both south and north of
the Border, played on instruments such as bagpipes,
cittern, guitar and hurdy gurdy. The concert
is accompanied by a dramatic narration, drawn from
original sources such as letters and trial reports,
which outlines the course of the Plot from
its conception to its discovery and the grim fate of
the plotters. The narration is given by experienced broadcaster
Tim Healey, a member of The Oxford Waits.
For details visit www.saintpatricksmusic.co.uk or www.waits.org.uk/york/
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Saturday 24th November
2007 10.30am to 6pm, Dutch Church, 7 Austin Friars,
London EC2N 2HA, Nema AGM and Playing Day...
Workshop and Lecture Michael Praetorius
Says Directed by Philip Thorby Hosts - Thames Valley
Early Music Forum Michael Praetorius (1571-1621)
was a prolific and highly significant composer.
His Syntagma Musicum gives a detailed account of
contemporary musical practices as well as descriptions
of the instruments current at that time.
We shall be studying some of his large scale works in
the light of his suggestions for ways of performing
this music. Philip Thorby is well known as
a consummate player of instruments such as viol, recorder
and shawm and for his directing of workshops
and summer schools. He teaches Early Music at Trinity
College of Music and is director of Musica Antiqua of London.
For details visit Thames Valley Early Music Forum.
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Saturday 17 November
2007, 8.30pm Café Cairo, Landor Road, London, SW9 9PE
Crimes Against Klezmer Clapton Klezmer Duo.
An intimate set from Ilana Cravitz
(fiddle) and James Siverly (accordion) at this cosy south
London emporium. The duo will play both
traditional klezmer and numbers from their new band, Crimes
Against Klezmer. Café Cairo, Landor Road, London, SW9 9PE. Clapham North tube.
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November 2007
Early Music Yearbook 2008 ISSN 0967-6619 Published.
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14 November 2007
- 1.10pm St Anne and St Agnes Church, Gresham Street, London, EC2 Mediva...
has been a fun loving, imaginative
and successful medieval group for almost ten years,
performing a range of music from the 12th -
15th century. Over the years many fantastic musicians
have played with the group and the current
format is a recent 'love at first sght' coming together
of some of the leading medieval musicians
in their fields. Concerts are full of energy, passion
and a love of life, which gets the audience
itching to leap to their feet. For details visit
www.mediva.co.uk
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Sunday 11 November
2007, 1- 4pm The Cross Kings is at 126 York Way, London
N1 0AX Chicken Soup for the Ears London Klezmer Collective.
Come and join the London Klezmer Collective’s
first second-Sunday jam at the Cross
Kings on Sunday 11 November, between 1 and 4pm. The capital’s
first regular klezmer session has found
a home at the Cross Kings pub. While you’re playing
or listening, eat lunch, have a coffee, booze,
shmooze or just relax in the deep sofas and convivial atmosphere
of this great central London pub. There
might even be a bit of dancing… Out-of-towners particularly
welcome! Klezmer, the celebratory and
soulful music of the Jews of eastern Europe, is the flavour
of the month. Anyone interested in playing
or listening to klezmer is welcome to come along; no
experience is necessary. Join skilled professionals,
keen amateurs, home-grown talent and perhaps
even some international visitors. For more klezmer information
and sheet music for some of the tunes
we might play visit www.ilanacravitz.com/jams.html Visit http://www.thecrosskings.co.uk
for details.
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November 9th - November
11th 2007 Old Royal Naval College Greenwich London
SE10 9LW Greenwich International Festival of Early Music.
The dates have been finalised
for this year's Early Music Festival & Exhibition which
will return to the Old Royal Naval
College, Greenwich for a 6th year. For details see Greenwich
International Festival of Early Music
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Saturday 27 October
2007, 7.30pm Trinity College Chapel Cambridge. Folk Songs
Trio Mediaeval with Birger Mistereggen
Anna Maria Friman, Linn Andrea
Fuglseth, Torunn Østrem Ossum sopranos, with Birger Mistereggen
percussion Part of the Cambridge Early
Music Autumn – Winter Concert Series 2007. For booking
and details see:- http://www.cemss.org
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Saturday 13 October
2007, 7.30pm St Edward’s Church Cambridge YS : Songs
from a Sunken City and other Myths of the Sea
Clara Sanabras and Retrospect,
Clara Sanabras voice, lutes, gittern; Susanne Heinrich
viols; Clare Salaman violin, fidel, hurdy-gurdy,
nickelharpa. Part of the Cambridge Early Music
Autumn – Winter Concert Series 2007. For booking and details see:-
http://www.cemss.org
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10th of August to
the 2nd of September 2007. The Edinburgh International Festival
presents a rich programme of
music, theatre, opera and dance in six major theatres and
concert halls and a number of smaller
venues, over a three-week period in late summer each year.
Some of the highlights include, major
figures in the Early Music scene such as Jordi Savall, Rinaldo
Alessandrini, Mark Padmore, Chiara
Banchini, Andreas Scholl, Claudio Cavina, Paul Hillier, Konrad
Junghänel and The Tallis Scholars appear,
many making their EIF debuts. And a new string of concerts
in the atmospheric surroundings of
Greyfriars Kirk that trace the development of European vocal
music through the middle ages and the renaissance.
Jonathan Mills, Artistic Director of
Edinburgh International Festival, said “400 years ago
Claudio Monteverdi wrote L’Orfeo
– an opera which continues to inspire composers,
writers, theatre directors and artists.
I want to celebrate Monteverdi’s remarkable achievement
throughout the 2007 Edinburgh International
Festival. The centre piece of our tribute to Monteverdi’s
abiding genius is Gilbert Deflo’s
and Jordi Savall’s beautiful, arcadian production
of L’Orfeo. The heartbeat doesn’t
stop there. The ideas of mythology, poetry, drama
and music that Monteverdi introduced and championed
through his “favola in musica”
can be found in our dance and theatre programmes as well
as in our concert halls and recitals. For details see...
www.eif.co.uk
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Saturday 28 July to Saturday 4 August 2007
Norvis
early music summer school is held
annually in Durham, England. The course covers all aspects
of early music and is suitable for beginners
through to advanced and solo players. There are technique
classes for viols, recorders, singing,
harpsichord, lute and baroque strings. Other activities include
consort playing, concerts, lectures,
trio sonatas, renaissance band, choir, baroque orchestra and
early dancing. The 2007 Music List is now available.
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May 2007 Issue 20 Early Music Performer - Published.
Journal of the National Early Music Association ISSN 1477-478X
For details see the Performer page.
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Saturday 21 April 2007 Beyond the Golden Age
A one-day conference organised
in association with the Royal Musical Association
and the Centre for Medieval and Renaissance Culture,
University of Southampton Seventeenth-century
English dramatic song has been consistently underrated
in the histories that condition concert
and record programming. As part of the day, there will
be a performance at 2.15pm of "The Masque
of Moments" - extracts from sixteen masques, with music
by Thomas Campion, Alfonso Ferrabosco,
William and Henry Lawes, Charles Colman et al. Taking part
are some of the professional singers
and musicians from the series of Festival performances of
the programme this summer, including
Sophie Daneman and Robin Blaze, viol players Mark Levy and
Joanna Levine from Concordia, and students from the Royal Academy of Music.
www.soton.ac.uk/music/news/luteday.html
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John Beckett
- John Stewart Beckett (5 February 1927 - 5 February 2007)
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Saturday December 2nd 2006 6pm at St Alfege Church, Greenwich.
Linden Baroque
, a concert:- The programme will
include Handel Concerto Grosso op. 6 no. 6 G min & Concerto
Grosso op. 3 no. 3 G maj, Boyce Symphony
no. 1 in B flat maj, Geminiani Concerto Grosso after
Corelli op.5 no.7 D min and music by Arne and Festing.
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December 2006 Issue 19 Early Music Performer - Published.
Journal of the National Early Music Association ISSN 1477-478X
For details see the Performer page.
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November 2006, Early Music Yearbook 2007 ISSN 0967-6619 published.
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Saturday 25th November
2006 10:15 Joint Meeting, Nema AGM and Nema-NEEMF Playing Day
The School of Music, The University of Leeds LEEDS LS2 9JT. Hosts -
North East Early Music Forum
Workshop: Restoration Verse Anthems, Directed by Peter Holman
10:15 Workshop registration and coffee
10:30am - 4:00pm Rehearsal of verse anthems (with
break for lunch and NEMA AGM at 1:00pm) 4:00pm Tea
4:30pm Margot Leigh Milner Lecture (details to be confirmed) 6:00-7:00pm Concert.
Travel directions – see
www.leeds.ac.uk/music
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"Leading Notes"
contents list from issues 1-16, compiled by Simon R. Hill, added to web site.
"Early Music Performer"
replaced the earlier publication "Leading Notes" January 1991 - Autumn 1998.
View the list of articles contained here-
Leading Notes
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Saturday 10th June 2006 - Manchester's Bridgewater Hall
JOIN THE PEOPLE'S CHORUS
. This is a major BBC FOUR music event
and we're looking for a chorus of 1,000 singers to
record Tallis' most famous work - 'Spem in
Alium'. This massive choral undertaking is an
exciting opportunity for the public to perform
at Manchester's Bridgewater Hall on Saturday June
10th 2006. The piece will be rehearsed from scratch,
with 1,000 voices forming eight choirs, culminating
in a performance at the end of the day of
one of the most marvellous and sublime pieces of music in
the world. We are presently trying to
make as many choirs and singers and interested parties aware
of this event as possible. We are still
looking for our participants to come and be part of this chorus of 1,000.
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May 2006 Issue 18 Early Music Performer - Published.
Journal of the National Early Music Association ISSN 1477-478X
For details see the Performer page.
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February 2006:- extract from Nema News Volume 2
The AGM for 2005
took place on 26th November as
part of a playing day at the Wiltshire Music Centre, Bradford
on Avon, in conjunction with South
West Early Music Forum. Robert Hollingworth conducted the Playing
Day superbly. Those who were able to
attend found it a wonderful experience and the lecture by
Dr Julius Drake which will be reported
on in Early Music Performer was very interesting and informative.
Following this there was a concert by I
Fagiolini. Keith Bennett is to be congratulated on organising this excellent day.
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November 2005 Ashgate
Publications have published From Renaissance to Baroque:
Change in Instruments and Instrumental
Music in the Seventeenth Century edited by Jonathan
Wainwright and Peter Holman, the proceedings
of the NEMA conference. NEMA members can buy this
book at a special price of £40 - £15 off the
published price. (This offer ends 30th December 2005)
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November 2005 Issue 16 Early Music Performer published.
Journal of the National Early Music Association ISSN 1477-478X.
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November 2005, Early Music Yearbook 2006 published. ISSN 0967-6619
Copies have been sent to NEMA
members. You can also purchase the Yearbook by post from Recorder
Magazine/Peacock Press (see Yearbook page)
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Saturday 26 November 2005 10.30 NEMA AGM and PLAYING DAY
The 2005 AGM will be hosted by SWEMF
in the beautiful market town
of Bradford on Avon at the Wiltshire Music Centre, Ashley Road,
Bradford on Avon, Wilts. Workshop director: Robert Hollingworth
Music of Venice: including Giovanni
Antonio Rigatti Dixit Dominus. Giovanni Gabrieli O Quam suavis est.
7.00p.m. Concert by I Fagiolini
including works by Monteverdi, Banchieri, Tomkins, Britten
& Berberian. This will be a public concert
in the Wiltshire Music Centre's splendid and comfortable 300-seat
auditorium, with its brilliant acoustics and sightlines.
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May 2005 Issue 15 Early Music Performer - Published.
Journal of the National Early Music Association ISSN 1477-478X
For details see the Performer page.
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March 2005 Nema News Volume 1 published.
Nema has started an occasional
newsletter to keep our members more closely in touch
with the activities of the Council, and to
include news, membership information and items which
do not belong in our journal, Early Music
Performer. The first issue was sent to members at the
end of March, and includes an offer of a
discount on an excellent new CD. We look forward to your
comments on our new publication, and your contributions.
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November 27th 2004,10.30 am - 5.30 pm - Early Music Day
Jean Loosemore Music
and Drama Block at Arden School, Knowle, Solihull B93 0PT
The Midlands Early Music Forum and The National Early Music Association present
Sounds South American, A workshop for singers and instruments (A=440)
Tutor: Jeffrey Skidmore
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November 2004, Early Music Yearbook 2005 published. ISSN 0967-6619
Free copies have been
sent out to NEMA members. You can also purchase the Yearbook
by post from Recorder Magazine/Peacock Press (see Yearbook page)
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October 2004 Issue 14 Early Music Performer - Published.
Journal of the National Early Music Association ISSN 1477-478X
For details see the Performer page.
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February 2004
The North East Early Music Forum
and Thames Valley Early Music Forum announce new web sites.
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January 2004 Issue 13 Early Music Performer published.
Journal of the National Early Music Association ISSN 1477-478X
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October 2003, Early Music Yearbook 2004 published ISSN 0967-6619
Free copies have been
sent out to NEMA members. You can also purchase the Yearbook
by post from Recorder Magazine/Peacock Press (see Yearbook page)
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Saturday 29, November 2003 Early Music Day.
National Early Music Association
in conjunction with Eastern Early Music Forum, St. Columba’s
United Reformed Church, Downing Street, Cambridge CB2 3DS, at 10.15am.
The day will include - Requiem in F minor by Biber: a workshop with Philip Thorby
- The Annual Margot Leigh Milner Lecture given by Stephen Rose - NEMA AGM
- Performance of Requiem in F minor by Biber
All are welcome to any part of the day. Workshop
fee: £16 (£14 for NEMA members and Early Music
Forum members) Tickets for Lecture and Concert:
£5 (free to NEMA and Forum members) on the door.
Contact:- Selene Mills, EEMF eemf@cemss.org
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24th to 26th October 2003
Greenwich International Festival of Early Music.
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August 2003 Issue 12 Early Music Performer - Published.
Journal of the National Early Music Association ISSN 1477-478X
For details see the Performer page.
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March 2003 Issue 11 Early Music Performer - Published.
Journal of the National Early Music Association ISSN 1477-478X
For details see the Performer page.
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5th March 2003
www.earlymusic.info
The National Early Music Association announces new Website.
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August 2002 Issue 10 Early Music Performer - Published.
Journal of the National Early Music Association ISSN 1477-478X
For details see the Performer page.
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