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7:30 p.m.
Opera Lafayette
Sancho Pança (1762) by François-André Danican Philidor
Terrace Theater, Kennedy Center, Washington, DC
Directions & Parking
Nearest Metro Station: Foggy Bottom-GWU (Blue/Orange Line)
8:00 p.m.
Orpheus
Motets and Airs by Marc-Antoine Charpentier and his contemporaries
Philip Cave, director and tenor
Roger Isaacs, countertenor
Michael McCarthy, bass
Kevin Payne, theorbo
Scott Dettra, organ
All Souls Memorial Episcopal Church, 2300 Cathedral Ave. NW, Washington, DC
Map
Nearest Metro Station: Woodley Park-Zoo/Adams Morgan (Red Line) • Directions from Station
9:30 a.m. - 6:00 p.m.
Voix Humaines – Early French Choral Music Workshop
led by Philip Cave
Works to be studied include the Requiem Mass by Eustache du Caurroy (1549-1609) and the Miserere by Jean-Baptiste Lully (1632-1687).
Registration from 9:30 a.m. Workshop begins at 10:00 a.m.
Informal concert at 5:00 p.m. General registration: $50. Seniors: $35. Students <25: $25.
Limited parking at the church (especially Saturday morning when there is a Farmers’ Market in the parking lot); Woodley Park Metro 5 minutes’ walk.
Further information and workshop registration at: www.chorworks.com
All Souls Memorial Episcopal Church, 2300 Cathedral Ave. NW, Washington, DC
Map
Nearest Metro Station: Woodley Park-Zoo/Adams Morgan (Red Line) • Directions from Station
10:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m.
Instrumental Workshop on Baroque Style
led by Risa Browder and John Moran
Instrumental workshop on baroque style for players of modern instruments. The workshop is designed for amateurs and professionals, young and old, who would like to get an idea about what makes historically-informed performance different. It is intended for players of bowed strings, winds, and chordal instruments. Music will be available in advance.
The day will culminate in an informal performance at 5 p.m., which will include the Lully Miserere, with chorus from the WEMF vocal workshop. There will be a lunch break from noon to 1:00, for the Viol Petting Zoo.
Tuition for the workshop is $50 ($25 for students).
To register or for further information, email lusion@earthlink.net or call 703-351-7852.
All Souls Memorial Episcopal Church, 2300 Cathedral Ave. NW, Washington, DC
Map
Nearest Metro Station: Woodley Park-Zoo/Adams Morgan (Red Line) • Directions from Station
12:00 p.m. - 1:00 p.m.
Viol Petting Zoo
presented by the Greater Washington/Baltimore Chapter of the Viola da Gamba Society
Demonstrations of different sizes of viols, and a performance by Capitol Viols.
All Souls Memorial Episcopal Church, 2300 Cathedral Ave. NW, Washington, DC
Map
Nearest Metro Station: Woodley Park-Zoo/Adams Morgan (Red Line) • Directions from Station
8:00 p.m.
The Vivaldi Project
The French Italian Connection
The Vivaldi Project explores the distinction and convergence between the Italian and French schools of violin playing. Quintessentially French composers Lully and Campra share the program with Vivaldi and the Italian and French trained Georg Muffat. Late baroque symphonies by Louis Aubert and Louis-Gabriel Guillemain conclude the program, revealing the increasing French cultivation of “Le Goût italien.”
St. Columba’s Episcopal Church, 4201 Albemarle St., Washington, DC
Map
Nearest Metro Station: Tenleytown-AU (Red Line) • Directions from Station
8:00 p.m.
Harmonious Blacksmith
L’Amour et la Mort –
Love and Death in 17th Century French Music
Linda Tsatsanis, soprano
Justin Godoy, recorder
Josh Lee, viola da gamba
John Lenti, lute
Joseph Gascho, harpsichord
A program of the intimate airs and graceful chamber music that filled the early courts of France, a place of renowned generosity to musicians and artists. Elegant restraint and good taste are ever exemplified in songs celebrating love, and in solemn contemplations of mortality.
Christ Church on Capitol Hill, 620 G St. SE, Washington, DC
Map
Nearest Metro Station: Eastern Market (Blue/Orange Line) • Directions from Station
8:00 p.m.
Carmina/Illuminare
A Festival of Praise
The program will focus on works that honor and celebrate important female figures of the Bible. It will include: The Mass of Tournai, which has been tied to the celebration of the Feast of the Annunciation and which is the earliest complete setting of the Ordinary of the Mass; the hymn O quanta qualia and the dramatic lamentation Planctus virginum Israel for the daughter of Jepthe, by Peter Abelard (1079-1142); Marian works and motets in praise of the unnamed bride in the Song of Songs, by DuFay, Josquin, and Lhéritier. Readings from the letters of Abelard and Heloise will precede the performance of Abelard’s works.
St. Peter’s Catholic Church on Capitol Hill, 313 2nd St. SE, Washington, DC
Directions
Nearest Metro Station: Capitol South (Blue/Orange Line) • Directions from Station
7:30 p.m. Lecture
8:00 p.m. Concert
The Countertop Ensemble
Les Douces Memoires – La musique anncienne de France
St. Peter’s Catholic Church on Capitol Hill, 313 2nd St. SE, Washington, DC
Directions
Nearest Metro Station: Capitol South (Blue/Orange Line) • Directions from Station
4:00 p.m.
The Suspicious Cheese Lords
Au Naturel: Early French Music for Unaccompanied Voices
La Maison Française, 4101 Reservoir Rd. NW, Washington, DC
Map & Directions
8:00 p.m.
La Ménéstrandise
Springtime in Paris
Music of the early 1700's for recorders, oboe, gamba, harpsichord and bass written and performed in Paris.
Capitol Hill United Methodist Church, 421 Seward Sq. SE, Washington DC
Map & Directions
Nearest Metro Station: Eastern Market (Blue/Orange Line) • Directions from Station
8:00 p.m.
Repast Baroque Ensemble
La Pantomime
Amelia Roosevelt, baroque violin
John Mark Rozendaal, viola da gamba
Avi Stein, harpsichord
This concert offers music of Leclair, Marais, Rameau, Forquery, Couperin, and Morel by this remarkable New York-based ensemble.
St. Mark’s on Capitol Hill, 118 3rd St. SE, Washington, DC
Map
Nearest Metro Station: Capitol South (Blue/Orange Line) • Directions from Station
10:15 - 11:00 a.m.
and 11:00 - 11:45 a.m.
Special Guided Tour of 17th and 18th century French art
at the National Gallery of Art
led by Stephen Ackert, Head of the Department of Music, National Gallery of Art
This specially developed tour for the Washington Early Music Festival by the National Gallery of Art will feature primary examples of 17th and 18th century French art as well as some paintings that are of special interest to musicians. This tour is created to complement the French theme of the Festival. Participants will have the opportunity to see and learn about masterpieces of French baroque art that are contemporaries of the baroque music heard in concerts during the Festival.
Two identical tours are offered.
Tours are free, but space is limited to 20 people per tour.
It is recommended to sign up in advance. Email info@earlymusicdc.org to register.
West Building, National Gallery of Art, 4th and Constitution Ave. NW, Washington, DC
Map
Nearest Metro Station: Archives-Navy Memorial-Penn Quarter (Green/Yellow Line) • Directions from Station
1:00 - 4:00 p.m.
Vocal Workshop led by Allison Mondel
Luminous Matter: Singing Sacred Medieval Music
By Festival attendees’ requests, this workshop is devoted to the music of one of the medieval world’s greatest composers – Hildegard von Bingen.
This exploratory workshop is devoted to the singular music of Hildegard von Bingen (1098-1179). The main focus of the workshop will be learning to sing Hildegard’s liturgical songs from the original 12th-century notation and exploring the essential marriage of her text and music. The usage of this original musical language, as opposed to a pared-down modern edition, lends a finer interpretation of these unique songs, and deepens our appreciation for the notational precision that Hildegard employed and the purpose it served.
Participants will receive an introduction to Hildegard's life, times, and musical ouevre through a brief introductory lecture. We will then shift focus to singing, interpretation, and discovering the neume vocabulary. Through this exploration we will discuss various elements of medieval performance practice, including group singing, musical rhetoric, language pronunciation, and Pythagorean tuning, among others.
$30/person fee includes three-hour workshop with tea break. All materials will be provided, including handbook and resources for further exploration. $10/Auditor fee.
To register or for further information, please contact Allison Mondel at allison.mondel@gmail.com.
St. Mark’s on Capitol Hill, 118 3rd St. SE, Washington, DC
Map
Nearest Metro Station: Capitol South (Blue/Orange Line) • Directions from Station
8:00 p.m.
Modern Musick
Salon Parisien:
Instrumental Music by Rameau, Boismortier, and Corrette
St. Mark’s on Capitol Hill, 118 3rd St. SE, Washington, DC
Map
Nearest Metro Station: Capitol South (Blue/Orange Line) • Directions from Station
3:00 p.m.
BHB
Airs de Cour
Barbara Hollinshead, mezzo-soprano
Howard Bass, lutes
French songs and solos for voice and lute from the 16th and 17th centuries.
St. Paul’s Parish, K Street, 2430 K St. NW, Washington, DC
Directions
Nearest Metro Station: Foggy Bottom-GWU (Blue/Orange Line) • Directions from Station
7:30 p.m.
L’Arabesque Baroque
An Evening at Versailles: Court music for the Sun King
Leslie Nero, violin
Billy Simms, theorbo
Douglas Wolters, viol
Coriolana Simon, viol
Music by Jean-Féry Rebel, Elizabeth de la Guerre, Robert de Visée, Marin Marais, and Jacques Morel.
Grace Episcopal Church, 1607 Grace Church Rd., Silver Spring, Maryland
Map
12:10 p.m.
Arco Voce
Airs du Coeur
Rosa Lamoreaux, soprano
Elizabeth Field and Nina Falk, violins
Douglas McNames, ’cello
Steven Silverman, harpsichord
along with guest artists
William Sharp, baritone
John Moran, viola de gamba
Music of, from, and to the heart spanning 150 years of the French baroque. Music of Monteclair, Jacquet de la Guerre, F. Couperin, Leclair, and Guillemain.
Church of the Epiphany, 1317 G St. NW, Washington, DC
Directions and Parking
Nearest Metro Station: Metro Center (Blue/Orange/Red Line) • Directions from Station
8:00 p.m.
Ensemble Gaudior
Splendors of Versailles
Experience the ineffable elegance, smoke and mirrors of the French baroque through the musical monuments of Rameau, Couperin, and Marais. A bouquet of various chamber scorings will be presented by Ensemble Gaudior.
St. Mark’s on Capitol Hill, 118 3rd St. SE, Washington, DC
Map
Nearest Metro Station: Capitol South (Blue/Orange Line) • Directions from Station
8:00 p.m.
Armonia Nova
When Love was Art: Passionate Music from the Age of Chivalry
Constance Whiteside, director and medieval harp
Marjorie Bunday, alto
Allison Mondel, soprano
Jay White, countertenor
Craig Resta, vielle
With special guest artist Anonymous 4 member Jacqueline Horner-Kwiatek, mezzo-soprano
During the Middle Ages, France led the cutting edge of music, providing musical ideas revolutionary for its time. From a vast source of amazing music, members of Armonia Nova have selected some of their favorite pieces to offer a concert of beautiful words and music expressing the varied experiences of love – its joys, uncertainties, rapid changes of mood, lighthearted moments, and darker side of jealousy and loss. This was the age of courtly love, of elegance in word and expression, concealing an undercurrent of passion, as true today as it was then. Join us as we uncover the passion.
St. Mark’s on Capitol Hill, 118 3rd St. SE, Washington, DC
Map
Nearest Metro Station: Capitol South (Blue/Orange Line) • Directions from Station
1:00 - 4:00 p.m.
Medieval Music for Instruments: Playing and Improvising
Workshop led by Constance Whiteside, harp, Director of Armonia Nova
and Craig Resta, vielle
This workshop will explore the performance of French music from the Middle Ages – a time when France was the epicenter of cutting edge music. Participants will learn about historically informed playing style and will be given specific information on how to apply it while playing pieces in class. They will also learn about medieval improvisation, and have the opportunity to create their own improvisations on medieval musical pieces. The workshop will culminate in an informal ensemble “performance.”
Open to plucked string, bowed string, and wind instruments.
Fee: $25, includes music and handouts
Auditors: $10
For further information and to register, contact Constance Whiteside (cwHarps@ix.netcom.com)
St. Mark’s on Capitol Hill, 118 3rd St. SE, Washington, DC
Map
Nearest Metro Station: Capitol South (Blue/Orange Line) • Directions from Station
8:00 p.m.
Finale Event of the Festival
Four Early Keyboards
Joe Gascho, harpsichord
Keith Reas, organ
Steven Silverman, harpsichord
Atsuko Watanabe, harpsichord
St. Mark’s on Capitol Hill, 118 3rd St. SE, Washington, DC
Map
Nearest Metro Station: Capitol South (Blue/Orange Line) • Directions from Station