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Folger Consort
Early Music Seminar: Henry Purcell and Music of 17th-century London
Sept 29, 2021 6:00pm
Virtual
$10
Folger Consort
Henry Purcell and Music of 17th-century London
Oct 1-3, 2021
On Demand
Folger Consort celebrates the musical treasures of Restoration London and its leading composer, Henry Purcell. The favorite composer of London’s theaters, Purcell’s flair for the dramatic will be on display in his music from The Fairy Queen and Don Quixote. With viol consort and Baroque strings, harpsichord, and soprano.
Folger Consort
Early Music Seminar: A Medieval Christmas
Dec 8, 2021 6:00pm
Virtual
$10
Folger Consort
A Medieval Christmas
Dec 10-18, 2021
$20-$50
St. Mark’s on Capitol Hill
For its annual holiday concerts of cherished music from the early music repertoire, Folger Consort presents an intimate program revisiting its beloved album, A Medieval Christmas. The generously resonant nave of St. Mark’s on Capitol Hill provides the ideal acoustical backdrop for harmonious and joyful early music for the Yuletide season.
Folger Consort
Early Music Seminar: The Viennese School: Music from the Court of Maximilian I
Mar 2, 2022 6:00pm
Virtual
$10
Folger Consort
The Viennese School: Music from the Court of Maximilian I
Mar 4-6, 2022
$20-$50
In March, Folger Consort traces the origins of Vienna’s musical legacy with music from the earliest “Viennese School” – the assembly of composers Paul Hofhaimer, Heinrich Isaac, and Ludwig Senfl at the court of Emperor Maximilian I around the year 1500. These later Viennese works are performed in new arrangements for the Consort’s early instruments by composer David Froom, and the concert will also include the world premiere of Froom’s setting of “Lament of the City” by the poet Sue Standing.
Folger Consort
Early Music Seminar: The Roman de Fauvel: Politics and Counterpoint in Medieval France
Apr 20, 2022 6:00pm
Virtual
$10
Folger Consort
The Roman de Fauvel: Politics and Counterpoint in Medieval France
Apr 22-24, 2022
$20-$50
In 14th-century Paris, Fauvel is a mythical horse embodying all of man’s vices. He experiences a meteoric rise to political infamy in the French royal court where he is visited far and wide by clergy and noblemen who debase themselves to clean and brush him – or “curry favor,” a phrase originating from Fauvel’s story. In these performances, the eccentric Medieval music of the Roman de Fauvel is paired with the world premiere of new settings by composer Juri Seo.
