The Madison Early Music Festival - July 12-19, 2008
"Handel's Journey: From Germany to England via Italy"
Join us on a life journey with 18th century traveler and musical titan George Frideric Handel. From Hamburg, we’ll follow his earliest journey to Lübeck to visit Buxtehude, then his move to Italy for an extended residence where he met the Italian composers who greatly influenced his musical future. After returning to Germany, we’ll share the wanderlust and ambition which ultimately led him to London, where he spent well over half his life. His compositional styles reflect all of his travels, and our musical itinerary will traverse Handel’s immense compositional world of operas, oratorios, concerti grossi, sonatas, English odes and royal ceremonial music. Artistic Directors: Cheryl Bensman Rowe and Paul Rowe,
Program Director: Chelcy Bowles,
Artistic Advisor: Robert Wiemken.
Guest Artists-in-Residence:
2008 Program Overview
The University of Wisconsin-Madison announces its ninth annual Madison Early Music Festival and Workshop. MEMF was created to provide an opportunity for musicians, scholars, teachers and early music enthusiasts to gather and exchange information and ideas about Medieval, Renaissance and Baroque music and to bring acclaimed early music artists to the Midwest to perform in beautiful Madison, Wisconsin. There are opportunities for everyone from those who simply enjoy listening to concerts and lectures to early music scholars and performance opportunities for amateurs and professionals. All listeners, singers, players and dancers are welcome!
The Festival Concert Series consists of seven concerts and features MEMF guest artists-in-residence Newberry Consort
with Marion Verbruggen,Tempesta di Mare, Quicksilver, and Baroque Band. A free MEMF Participant Concert showcases participant consorts that have been coached throughout the week by MEMF faculty. The week culminates in an All-Festival Concert of choral and instrumental music as participants, faculty, and guest artists perform large scale works together.
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