Early music events

This page contains information on early music concert events throughout the year.

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Early Music Now: Calmus Ensemble Leipzig and Quartet New Generation

Saturday, Apr. 21, 2012, 5:00 p.m.
St. Joseph Chapel, 1501 S. Layton Blvd., Milwaukee, WI

"Blaze of Glory: Early Music Now" New to EMN:  Two recent winners of the Concert Artists Guild International Competition.  The five voices of Calmus Ensemble Leipzig join with the recorder collective QNG: Quartet New Generation in an exploration of music much of which was written to honor Holy Roman Emperors, Kings, and Popes.  Lecture at 4:00 p.m.  Reception and preview of the 26th season at intermission.  www.calmus.de/en, www.quartetnewgeneration.de/en

Cost: $25-$40 adults/seniors, $10-$20 students 6 & over www.earlymusicnow.org

 

Decorative Delectables: A Celebration of Early American Art and Music

Thursday, April 26, 2012, 7:00-8:30 p.m.
Chazen Museum of Art, UW-Madison Campus, 800 University Avenue, Madison, WI

Sponsored by The Madison Early Music Festival and the Chazen Museum of Art

7:00-7:30 pm Room L140 Chazen Building

Lecture: “Nocturnal: Illumination and Reflection on Furniture in Early America” with Ann Smart Martin, PhD, Stanley and Polly Stone Professor, UW-Madison Art History Department

7:30-8:30 pm Paige Court Chazen Building

Dessert Reception and Music from the Colonial and Federalist Eras
Eliza’s Toyes and Ensemble SDG with mezzo-soprano Cheryl Bensman-Rowe, MEMF Artistic Director.

This event is FREE; however reservations are required as space is limited. RSVP to music@dcs.wisc.eduor 608-265-5629 by Thursday, April 19, 2012.

The Wisconsin Baroque Ensemble: Concert of Vocal and Instrumental Music

Saturday, April 21, 8:00 p.m.
Gates of Heaven (James Madison Park), 302 E. Gorham St., Madison,WI

Bach - The Art of the Fugue, Contrapunctus 1-11; Abel - three solos for viola da gamba; Monteverdi - "Tempro la cetra"; Montéclair - La Badine"; Edith Hines and Eleanor Bartsch - baroque violin; Marika Fischer-Hoyt - baroque viola; Eric Miller - viola da gamba; Consuelo Sañudo - mezzo soprano; Anton TenWolde - baroque cello; Max Yount - harpsichord.

Cost: Tickets at the door $15 ($10 students) For more information call 608-238-5126 or
info@wisconsinbaroque.org, or visit www.wisconsinbaroque.org.

 

Eliza’s Toyes

Saturday, May 12, 2012, 7:30 p.m.
Gates of Heaven (James Madison Park), 302 E. Gorham St., Madison,WI

The Three Sch's Following our journey to explore music from Germany, we present the polyphonic music by Heinrich Schütz, Johann Schein, and Samuel Scheidt.  www.toyes.info/members.html 

Cost $10

 

New England Contra Dance:  Fundraiser for the Madison Early Music Festival

Sunday, June 3, 2012
High Noon Saloon, 701 E Washington Ave., Madison, WI

Dance instruction – 3:30 p.m
Dance – 4:15-6:00 p.m.

Join Madison’s Last Gaspé contra dance band and caller Roger Diggle for an afternoon of dancing in the New England tradition in honor of the topic of the 2012 Festival, Welcome Home Again: An American Celebration (July 7-14). Light snacks and water provided; cash bar. 

Cost: $15 – all proceeds support the Madison Early Music Festival. 

 

The 2012 Madison Early Music Festival Concert Series
Welcome Home Again: An American Celebration: July 7 – 14, 2012

Mills Concert Hall, UW-Madison School of Music, 455 N. Park Street, Madison, WI

Cost: Tickets:  $20 ($17 seniors and students)  See our concerts page for more concert and ticket purchase information.

Saturday, July 7  Anonymous 4   
Gloryland

Sunday, July 8   Chatham Baroque with Chris Norman
Pub and Parlour: Music from 18th century British Isles, New England and Maritime Canada

Tuesday, July 10   The Rose Ensemble
And Glory Shone Around – Early American Hymns, Ballads and Spiritual Songs

Thursday, July 12   MEMF Faculty Concert
New England's Annoyances: Music of the Early American Puritans

Friday, July 13   The Newberry Consort
Beautiful Dreamer: The Music of Lincoln's America

Saturday, July 14   All-Festival Concert
Oh, the Happy Journey!  

 

For more information about early music events, the Madison Early Music Festival, or continuing education music programs contact us at 608-263-6670 or music@dcs.wisc.edu

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