Le Jardin Secret was announced as the winner of the 12th Early Music Network Young Artists Competition
(July 19, 2007) |
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Le Jardin Secret was announced as the winner of the 12th Early Music Network Young Artists Competition on Saturday 14th July 2007 by Ashley Solomon, Chairman of the Competition Judges. more... |
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New artistic director Harry Bicket opens The English Concert's 2007-08 season on 12 september 2007
(July 19, 2007) |
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The English Concert ushers in a new era when it opens its 2007-08 season on 12 September at Cadogan Hall with new Artistic Director Harry Bicket at the helm. Bicket will conduct the opening and closing programmes of the season, which also features six guest directors, five making their debuts with the orchestra, and numerous soloists including an international line-up of singers... more... |
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Richard Charteris joined the Editorial Panel of the Giovanni Croce Quatercentenary Edition
(March 20, 2007) |
| Edition Michael Procter has announced that the distinguished Sydney musicologist Prof. Richard Charteris has joined the Editorial Panel of the Giovanni Croce Quatercentenary Edition. Charteris joins Martin Morell (New York) as Consultant to the edition which is headed by the British expert Michael Procter. more... |
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Bach's 'St. John Passion' by the Tafelmusik Baroque Orchestra
(March 20, 2007) |
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Under the direction of Music Director Jeanne Lamon, the Tafelmusik Baroque Orchestra is joined by Les Voix Baroques in performances of Bach's St. John Passion, with forces very close to those used by Bach. ... more... |
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St. Francis Choir will perform Music for Holy Week on the series Midtown Concerts
(March 20, 2007) |
| On Wednesday, April 4, 2007 at 1:15 pm, the St. Francis Choir will perform Music for Holy Week on the series Midtown Concerts at the Church of St. Francis of Assisi. Soloists from the Choir of St. Francis, accompanied by members of ARTEK, the church's ensemble in residence, will perform music from a medieval mystery play, "Planctus Mariae" ("The Lament of Mary"). more... |
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Free concert by Tafelmusik Baroque Orchestra
(March 20, 2007) |
| This year the Faculty of Music at the University of Toronto and Tafelmusik introduced a new, intensive one-year full-time accredited program offering students the Advanced Certificate in Performance – Baroque Program. This program allows graduate-level students the opportunity for intensive immersion in baroque performance training on period instruments... more... |
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7th Annual Baroque Education Day by Tafelmusik Baroque Orchestra
(March 20, 2007) |
| On Tuesday, March 20th, 2007, over 125 eager high school students from across the Greater Toronto Area will descend upon Trinity-St. Paul’s Centre for the 7th annual Baroque Education Day. Students from Jarvis Collegiate, Riverdale Collegiate and Agincourt Collegiate will be in attendance. more... |
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International Academy of ancient music Maguzzano
(March 20, 2007) |
| The week 6th-14th Ocober 2007 in Lago di Garda, Italy gives the possibility to play viol consort, baroque orchestra and chamber music and to sing in the choir or do renaissance and baroque chamber music also with singers. more... |
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This year's programme of the International Summer School of Early Music organised by the Czech Musical Society
(March 20, 2007) |
| Since 1989, the castle and the town of Valtice have been the home to the International Summer School of Early Music organised by the Czech Musical Society. It is the Czech Republic’s prime early music event that has assisted in the birth of many ensembles and musical projects. Valtice is an ideal meeting point for young professional as well as amateur musicians, providing an opportunity to work with distinguished musicians and enjoy a pleasant summer week at the same time. more... |
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PowerPlay: 500 years of musical intrigue, politics and passion in York Early Music Festival
(March 9, 2007) |
| Join us for a colourful celebration of the York Early Music Festival's 30th anniversary with a series of concerts, illustrated talks and entertainments focusing on the theme of PowerPlay: Power & Politics within Church & State... more... |
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Millennium Consort Makes World Debut
(March 9, 2007) |
| In its world debut performance, a new ensemble of West Coast-based specialists in the art of consort singing will appear in a Chamber Music in Historic Sites® concert on April 14th at St. Sophia Cathedral. With solemn candlelight illuminating the cathedral’s crystal chandeliers, antique marble and gold mosaics, the Millennium Consort will sing heartstirring Byzantine hymns by John Tavener, along with motets and the magnifi cent “Western Wind” Mass by John Taverner - two English composers separated by one consonant and five centuries... more... |
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AAM's first usa tour with new music director Richard Egarr
(March 7, 2007) |
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This April, Richard Egarr will lead the Academy of Ancient Music (AAM) in a tour of the USA, his first as the artistic head of the AAM. Egarr succeeded Christopher Hogwood as music director of the AAM in October 2006. more... |
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The Choral Pilgrimage 2007 by The Sixteen and Harry Christophers
(February 27, 2007) |
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Harry Christophers and his award-winning choir, The Sixteen, have announced details of the 2007 Choral Pilgrimage which will celebrate Music from the Sistine Chapel. Works from some of the Sistine Chapel's most famous composers will feature but, as is characteristic of The Sixteen's Pilgrimage programming, they will appear alongside some rarely performed pieces. Allegri's masterpiece the Miserere and the Gloria from Palestrina's Missa Papae Marcelli will take centre stage, but audiences will also be treated to some less well-known mass movements and motets by Allegri , his predecessor Felice Anerio and Palestrina. more... |
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Summer School of Early Music at Prachatice
(February 27, 2007) |
| Summer School of Early Music focuses on the interpretation of music from older periods, mainly Medieval, Renaissance and Baroque Music. The workshop takes place every July in beautiful South Bohemian town Prachatice (130 km south from Prague, 200 km north-west of Vienna). The programme of the course includes individual lessons, group teaching of techniques, ensemble playing, listening workshops, lectures, and concerts of lecturers and participants. Every year we have about 15 classes led by leading Czech and world players and teachers... more... |
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Berlins trendy monthly magazine Zitty listed the recent Isaac recording by the European vocal ensemble Hofkapelle among the Top 10 classical records of 2006.
(February 24, 2007) |
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The CD Missa pro Maximiliano presents two versions of a Mary Mass by Heinrich Isaac, the original 4-voice version with alternatim sections sung in chant of the period, a grand 6-part version (presumed to have been created for the Imperial court) with the chant sections improvies in the style of Hofhaimer on an original organ of 1457 by the Australian organist David Blunden... more... |
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