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Join us on February 8-9 for an exciting program of dance and music from the courts, ballrooms and theaters of 18th century France and England. On Friday evening, Caroline Copeland, renowned Baroque dancer with the New York Baroque Dance Company, performs in costume with authentic choreography.  Distinguished Canadian performer Alison Melville leads the musicians on traverso and recorder, with Mary Findley, baroque violin, Douglas Poplin, viola da gamba and cello, and Patrick Merrill, harpsichord.  Purchase tickets

On Saturday, learn more about dancing Baroque dance and performing the music at our workshop with Caroline Copeland and Alison Melville.  Details and registration here.

All melody instrument places in Kleine Kammermusik’s Baroque Ensemble Workshop are filled.  Email us if you would like to be placed on a waiting list (info@capitolearlymusic.org).

We are still accepting registrations for continuo players. Details and registration here.

Kleine Kammermusik’s concert on October 12 is inspired by the Three Graces, Aglaia, Thalia and Euphrosyne, goddesses in Greek mythology associated with Beauty and Splendor (Aglaia),  Innocence and Festivity (Thalia), Joy and Mirth (Euphrosyne). With keen insight into how the French baroque embraced Greek aesthetics and philosophy, the ensemble has crafted a program of music that reflects imagined dialogues among the Graces with their various characteristics:

Part I   Algaia & Euphrosyne: Mistresses of Elegance and Grace

Part II  Thalia and Algaia: From the charm of innocence to the beauty of elegant glory

Part III Algaia, Thalia and Euphrosyne:  The ground bass: a splendid carpet overlaid with joyous grace and festive cheer

Hear the artistry of Kleine Kammermusik reveal the beauty and subtlety of this music.  Details and Tickets are here

The wonderful music at St. George’s this Fall continues with a concert of French baroque music by Kleine Kammermusik on Friday October 12. Details and tickets here.  And, in our first workshop of the season, the ensemble members coach baroque ensembles on Saturday October 13. Details and registration here.

We are thrilled that The Rose Ensemble will open our season on September 30.  The 2018-2019 season is the final season of performance for this stunning group. Don’t miss the opportunity to hear them one last time.

They perform Land of Three Faiths: Voices of Ancient Mediteranean Jews, Christians and Muslims, a fascinating exploration of language, spirituality, and cultural exchange in the Hispano-Arabic Middle Ages.  See here for more about the concert and here to purchase a season concert subscription or single tickets to this concert.

An exciting array of concerts and workshops are coming in 2018-2019! Subscriptions for the concert season are available here. Individual concert ticket sales open 6 weeks before each concert.

• Sunday, September 30, 2018, 4:00 pm: Land of Three Faiths: Voices of Ancient Mediterranean Jews, Christians and Muslims.  The Rose Ensemble performs music of the Hispano-Arabic Middle Ages
• Friday, October 12, 2018, 8:00 pm: Dialogue of the Graces.   An evening of Couperin, Dornel, and Hotteterre by members of Kleine Kammermusik, the unique ensemble of paired woodwinds and continuo.
• Friday, February 8, 2019, 8:00 pm: La Joie de la Danse.  French baroque dances by Caroline Copeland. With instrumentalists Alison Melville, Mary Findley, Douglas Poplin, and Patrick Merrill.
• Workshops on the day following the October and February concerts: Baroque ensembles (October 13); Dancers and Instrumentalists (February 9). Registration opens 6-8 weekes before each workshop.

All events at Saint George’s Episcopal Church, 915 N. Oakland St., Arlington, VA.  More details here.

Our season came to a rousing close with a remarkable performance of Art of the Fugue by the Recorders of Tempesta di Mare.  Thanks for your support for all of the wonderful programs that our performers gave us in 2017-2018.  We are busily constructing our 2018-2019 season.  Check back for more details coming soon.

Our final concert of the season on April 20 features virtuoso recorder players of the renowned Philadelphia Baroque orchestra Tempesta di Mare in a fascinating performance of J. S. Bach’s Art of the Fugue.  You won’t want to miss this special presentation, featuring Gwyn Roberts, Hèloïse Degrugillier, Priscilla Herreid, and Rainer Beckmann.  See details here; purchase tickets here.

 

Parthenia member Beverly Au, unfortunately, had to cancel her participation with the ensemble for its February 2 concert.  The marvelous gambist Mary Springfels has played this program with Parthenia and will join them as a guest artist for this perfomance.

Mary Springfels is the founder and former director of the Newberry Consort. A veteran of the early music movement in America, she has performed and recorded extensively with such ensembles as the New York Pro Musica, the Waverly Consort, Concert Royal, Sequentia, Philharmonia Baroque Orchestra, the Seattle Baroque Orchestra, Music of the Baroque, Musica Sacra, the Marlborough Festival, the New York City Opera, and Chicago Opera Theater, where she served as an artistic advisor.

Thanks for your enthusiastic interest in our workshop on English Consort Music.  Registration is now full.  If you are still interested, we will be happy to place your name on a waiting list and let you know of availability in the event of a cancellation.  Email us at info@capitolearlymusic.org