The newly formed Euphora Consort (directed by Amy White & Dominic Schaner) will present two concerts at the Berkeley Early Music Festival [1]http://www.sfems.org/fringelist10.shtml#euphora
Thursday June 10, 2 pm Loper Chapel, Berkeley ~A Glosa: Virtuosic Embellishment & Florid Ornamentation of the Late Renaissance Sunday June 13, 7 pm Trinity Chapel, Berkeley ~A Avila: Musicians & Mystics of Sixteenth Century Spain Glosa: Virtuosic Embellishment & Florid Ornamentation of the Late Renaissance Thursday June 10, 2 pm /A Loper Chapela"@ First Congregational Church of Berkeley /A Tickets: $15 general, $10 students & seniors Amy White, soprano ~ Andrew Levy, recorder ~ Shirley Hunt, viola da gamba ~ Dominic Schaner, lute Glosa explores the art of the virtuoso during the late sixteenth and early seventeenth centuries.A Using the many treatises on ornamentation and division published during this time, and the numerous examples of florid embellishment found in manuscript sources, Glosa uncovers the secret art and presents the unrestrained music of the true Renaissance virtuoso, in endlessly florid versions of the most popular music of the time. Avila: Musicians & Mystics of Sixteenth Century Spain Sunday June 13, 7 pm /A Trinity Chapel [2]http://www.trinitychamberconcerts.comA /A Tickets: $15 general, $10 students & seniors Amy White, soprano ~ Dominic Schaner, lute ~ Peter Maund, percussion Avila explores the lives, music, and poetry of the great sixteenth century Spanish musicians and mystics. Using the vihuela books of the mid-sixteenth century as its musical source, and Saint Teresa of Avila & Saint John of the Cross as its mystical inspiration, Avila presents the music of Spain's Golden Age. Springing forth from the confluence of these two great Catholic mystics, Avila features sacred and secular music from both printed and manuscript sources, bilingual meditations from the mystical writings of Teresa of Avila & John of the Cross, and newly composed works inspired by their mystical visions. Please forward this email to anyone who may be interested, and remember to tell your family and friends in the area! A We hope to see you at one of our upcoming concerts! peace, Dominic & Amy -- References 1. http://www.sfems.org/fringelist10.shtml#euphora 2. http://www.trinitychamberconcerts.com/ To get on or off this list see list information at http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html
