Kings and Conquistadors
KINGS and CONQUISTADORS, Music of Old and New Spain. The
workshop will study and sing music ranging from the medieval cantigas of the pilgrims to Sant’Iago to music of baroque
Spain and Mexico. The workshop will be led by
Philip Cave, director of the early music ensemble
Magnificat, with
faculty members
Sally
Dunkley,
Jacqueline Horner Kwiatek,
Michael McCarthy,
Michael Noone
and
Steven Rickards. Participants will join in
coaching sessions, workshops and demonstrations of rehearsal
techniques, as well as more informal interactions with
workshop faculty.
See photos from this workshop
1 - 6 July 2008
Optional
Pre-Workshop session June 30th & July 1st
Alexandria, VA
Distinguished ensembles perform
Spanish renaissance music:
“KINGS & CONQUISTADORS – The
Music of Old and New Spain”
A choral celebration performed by
the vocal ensembles
ORPHEUS, the NATIONAL CATHEDRAL
CONSORT and ICARUS.
Thursday 3rd July,
7:30pm, St. Matthew’s Cathedral,
Rhode Island Avenue, NW.
Washington, DC
Admission is free: suggested
donation $20.
Program includes glorious music
from Spain’s sixteenth-century “Golden Age”
by Victoria, Guerrero and Rogier.
This concert is part of the
annual Early Choral Music Workshop organized by CHORWORKS and
led by Philip Cave, with distinguished international faculty of
performers and teachers including Jacqueline Horner Kwiatek
(Anonymous 4), Sally Dunkley (The Tallis Scholars & The
Sixteen), Steven Rickards (Chanticleer & American Bach
Soloists), Michael McCarthy (National Cathedral & the Monteverdi
Choir), Michael Noone (Ensemble Plus Ultra).
Early Music Masterpieces from Germany
Music by Schütz, Schein & Scheidt
Saturday 21st June 2008 from
10am-5pm
Washington, DC
We shall study
and sing a selection of motets by the great
late-renaissance/early-baroque trinity of
Heinrich Schütz (1585-1672), Johann Hermann
Schein (1586-1630), and Samuel Scheidt
(1587-1654). The workshop is led by Philip Cave
and will culminate in an informal concert at
4:00pm (admission free) at All Souls
Episcopal Church,
Washington, DC.
