Early Music Events August 2003

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Thursday, August 14, 2003, 7:30 PM.
The Renaissancekoret (Renaissance Choir) will perform a concert featuring music by some of the greatest composers of the 16th century, including Sicut Cervus by Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina and Ecce Quomodo by Jacob Handl.
Cost:  Free admission.
Location:  Immaculate Conception Church, 7211 W. Talcott, Chicago, Illinois.  (The church is located on the SW corner of Harlem and Talcott, two blocks north of the Harlem exit of the Kennedy Expressway.)
For more info:  contact the rectory of Immaculate Conception Church at 773-775-3833; or call Dr. Isaac Larison, c/o The Passionist Monastery, at 773-631-1686.

Bristol Renaissance Faire

Saturdays and Sundays, June 28 thru August 24, 2003, 10 AM to 7 PM.
Spend a day filled with revelry and merriment, the arts, enlightenment, and delightful family fun.   Discover the entertainment on 16 open air stages; discover the feasting by sampling delectable treats from 50 food booths; discover the marketplace--over 180 high quality arts and crafts shops.
Location:  Bristol, Wisconsin (near the Illinois/Wisconsin border).

Sunday July 27 thru Sunday August 17, 2003.
The Vancouver Early Music Festival, a series of summer early music concerts in conjunction with the Vancouver Early Music Programme & Festival.
Location:  Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.
For more info:  write Early Music Vancouver, 1254 West 7th Avenue, Vancouver BC, Canada V6H 1B6; call 604-732-1610; or e-mail staff@earlymusic.bc.ca.

Friday July 25 thru Saturday August 2, 2003.
The Western Wind Workshop in Ensemble Singing, Session II.
Location:  Smith College, Northampton, Massachusetts.
For more info:  call 212-873-2848; or write The Western Wind Vocal Ensemble, 263 West 86th Street, New York, NY 10024.

Sunday July 27 thru Saturday August 2, 2003.
The Vancouver Early Music Programme & Festival Early Music Workshop, "To Syngen and to Pleye: Early Music for Singers & Instrumentalists," a one-week workshop for singers and instrumentalists of various levels.
Location:  Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.
For more info:  write Early Music Vancouver, 1254 West 7th Avenue, Vancouver BC, Canada V6H 1B6; call 604-732-1610; or e-mail staff@earlymusic.bc.ca.

Sunday July 27 thru Sunday August 3, 2003.
The Viola da Gamba Society of America Conclave, "The Viol is My Delight."  Classes, concerts, and seminars.  Beginners welcome.
Location:  St. Olaf College, Northfield, Minnesota.

Sunday July 27 thru Friday August 8, 2003.
The Vancouver Early Music Programme & Festival Mediaeval Programme, "Heirs of the Troubadours: Courtly Love in the 14th Century," a two-week advanced-level course for singers and instrumentalists.
Location:  Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.
For more info:  write Early Music Vancouver, 1254 West 7th Avenue, Vancouver BC, Canada V6H 1B6; call 604-732-1610; or e-mail staff@earlymusic.bc.ca.

Sunday July 27 thru Sunday August 10, 2003.
The Amherst Early Music Festival at Storrs, "Music of Iberia and the Low Countries."  Two weeks of classes in Medieval, Renaissance, and Baroque music and dance at all levels for amateurs and professionals.
Location:  the University of Connecticut, Storrs, Connecticut.
For more info:  write Amherst Early Music, 50 Hovey Street, Watertown, MA 02472-3355; call 617-744-1324; or e-mail info@amherstearlymusic.org.

Monday thru Friday, July 28 thru August 1, 2003.
The San Francisco Early Music Society presents its Music Discovery Workshop.  Arts of the renaissance.  Instruction in recorder, harpsichord, singing, dance, and music theory.  For youth ages 7-15.
For more info:  call Katherine Heater, 408-279-1694; or e-mail kheater@california.com.

Thursday thru Sunday, July 31 thru August 3, 2003.
Ars Musica Chicago in cooperation with DePaul University presents A Gregorian Weekend, a symposium/workshop/concert on Gregorian Chant (and chants from related traditions).  The event is open to all who love to sing and chant, regardless of musical background.
Cost:  $50 for the entire weekend, $15 for the Sunday concert alone ($12 for students & seniors).
Location:  St. Vincent DePaul Church, 1010 W. Webster and DePaul University's Richardson Library, 2350 N. Kenmore, Chicago, Illinois.
For more info:  call 312-409-7874; or visit www.ArsMusicaChicago.org.

Sunday thru Friday, August 3-8, 2003.
The Lute Society of America Summer Workshop West.  An intensive week of fun and instruction in solo repertoire, technique, ensemble playing, and basic musicianship for students of the lute, vihuela, theorbo, and early guitar.  In conjunction with the Vancouver Early Music Programme and Festival.
Location:  Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.
For more info:  e-mail mbp11@attbi.com.

Sunday thru Sunday, August 3-10, 2003.
The Lute Society of America Summer Workshop East.  An intensive week of fun and instruction in solo repertoire, technique, ensemble playing, and basic musicianship for students of the lute, vihuela, theorbo, and early guitar.  In conjunction with the Amherst Early Music Festival.
Location:  the University of Connecticut, Storrs, Connecticut.
For more info:  e-mail lucasharris@isp01.net; or call 617-744-1324.

Sunday thru Saturday, August 10-16, 2003.
The Viols West Workshop.
Location:  California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo, California.
For more info:  call 760-729-6680; or e-mail arenken@sandwich.net.

Sunday thru Saturday, August 10-16, 2003.
The Twenty-ninth Annual Long Island Recorder Festival Summer Workshop, "The Venetian Connection", music created in and around Venice during the 15th-16th centuries.
Location:  Hofstra University, Hempstead, Long Island, New York.
For more info:  call 631-261-8242; write LIRF, c/o Stan Davis, 116 Scudder Place, Northport, NY 11768; or e-mail ArcadianPr@aol.com.

Sunday August 10 thru Friday August 22, 2003.
The Vancouver Early Music Programme & Festival Baroque Vocal Programme, "The Theatre of Musick," a two-week advanced-level course for singers and instrumentalists.
Location:  Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.
For more info:  write Early Music Vancouver, 1254 West 7th Avenue, Vancouver BC, Canada V6H 1B6; call 604-732-1610; or e-mail staff@earlymusic.bc.ca.

Sunday August 10 thru Friday August 22, 2003.
The Vancouver Early Music Programme & Festival Baroque Instrumental Programme, "Les Gouts Reunis: Music from the Late Baroque," a two-week advanced-level course for singers and instrumentalists.
Location:  Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.
For more info:  write Early Music Vancouver, 1254 West 7th Avenue, Vancouver BC, Canada V6H 1B6; call 604-732-1610; or e-mail staff@earlymusic.bc.ca.

Sunday thru Sunday, August 17-24, 2003.
The Baroque Double Reed Workshop, a week of individual attention and ensemble playing for oboists, bassoonists, and harpsichordists.  Each day will include a class for advanced and professional players and another class for less advanced musicians plus ensemble playing for both groups.
Location:  Albuquerque, New Mexico.
For more info:  call 505-822-1311; or e-mail LindaShortridge@aol.com.

Wednesday, August 27, 2003, 7:00 PM CDT.
The Comic Intermezzo, featuring singers Peter and Kathleen Van De Graaff, will present two Baroque comedies:  Hasse's Miride and Damari, and the modern premiere of Mirena and Floro by Francesco Gasparini and Giovanni Bononcini.  Broadcast live on WFMT Radio at 98.7 FM in the Chicago area.


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