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Amherst Early Music Online: The Temperamental Musician
Dec
6

Amherst Early Music Online: The Temperamental Musician

Musicians are rarely accused of being single minded! We are often asked to create differing yet compelling imagery or affects through music. Rooted in ancient Greek philosophy the four temperaments - sanguine, melancholic, choleric, and phlegmatic - are associated with a distinct set of characteristics that we still recognize as a mixture of our own personality traits.

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Jan
6

Parish House Baroque: Masques and Revels

On Twelfth Night, the rules are made to be broken. Step into a world of Baroque theatricality as we explore the playful, satirical, and sometimes subversive music performed in 17th and 18th-century masques. With selections that blur the lines between stage and salon, Masques and Revels toasts the end of the holiday season with wit, elegance, and just the right amount of mischief.

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Feb
6

Vientos y Cuerdos: Tristalegria!

The inaugural program from the ensemble Vientos y Cuerdas features both Spanish music and traditional tunes of the Sephardic diaspora from the Medieval to the early Baroque eras. The works of Ortiz, Cabezón, and others will be interspersed with alluring and improvisatory Sephardic melodies. Join Jennifer Carpenter - winds and percussion, Keith Barnhart - plucked instruments, and Anne Marie Morgan - viola da gamba for this exciting program through the Happy Hour Chamber Music concert series. Visit the Happy Hour Chamber Concerts page for more information.

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Denver Recorder Society: Masques and Revels
Oct
19

Denver Recorder Society: Masques and Revels

Masques and Revels: English Renaissance and early Baroque theaters were filled with music, both within the plays and between the acts. With selections that blur the lines between the stage and the salon, we’ll explore music that entertained the masses from Henry VIII, Morley, Adson, and others. Experience the mischievous and charming nature of music fit for Shakespeare and other popular masques and revels.

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Parish House Baroque: Virtuoso Baroque
Sep
27

Parish House Baroque: Virtuoso Baroque

Parish House Baroque: Virtuoso Baroque

This program spotlights the thrilling artistry of baroque trumpet virtuoso Kris Kwapis, whose dazzlling technique and expressive nuance brings heroic fanfares and fiery sonatas to brilliant life.

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