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Shakespeare and Beyond
Presented by Early Music Princeton
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Sat, Nov 18, 2023
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Continuing with our ongoing exploration of multiple centuries of music, Early Music Princeton (EMP) honors Firestone Library’s exhibit “In the Company of Good Books: Shakespeare to Morrison,” with a tribute to Shakespeare. Vocal and instrumental works featuring the bard’s texts and composers he may have listened to, as well as those that may have passed him by, EMP presents music by Holborne, Dowland, Percy, Weelkes, Morley, Telemann (a programmatic nod to Cervantes and “Don Quixote”), and more…
Program
Thomas Weelkes Four Arms, Two Necks, One Wreathing
Anonymous The Willow Song
Emma George and Sara Hagenbuch, soloists
Thomas Morley O Sleep, Fond Fancy
William Cornish Ah, Robin, gentle Robin.
Bonnie Ko and Karlo Andrei V. Antalan, soloists
Thomas Morley April is in my Mistress’ Face
Anthony Holborne from Pavans, Galliards, Almains and other Short Aeirs
The Night Watch (Almaine)
The Image of Melancholly (Pavan)
Edward Johnson Come Again, Come Again
Christie Davis, Chloe Yutong Yang
Orlando Gibbons Ah, Dear Heart
Bonnie Ko, Isabella Bustos
François Couperin La Sultane
Thomas Morley Flora, Wilt Thou Torment Me?
John Percy In This House Give Glimmering Light
John Dowland Come Again, Sweet Love
Georg Philipp Telemann Burlesque de Quixotte
About EMP
Early Music Princeton (EMP), directed by harpsichordist Wendy Young, is an umbrella organization devoted to the exploration of early music for graduate and undergraduate students in all disciplines, as well as faculty and staff members at Princeton University. Members of Early Music Princeton study and perform vocal and instrumental repertoire spanning the centuries from Medieval and Renaissance to High Baroque, with a special focus on historical performance practices. EMP’s ensembles include the Early Music Princeton Singers, Viol Consort, and Chamber Players (both modern and original instruments). EMP Unleashed! utilizes a variety of computer programs, baroque instruments, and the human voice, to reinterpret “old” music in “new” ways.
EMP has a large instrument collection, including harpsichords, violins, violas, celli, a full range of viols, and Baroque bows, to name but a few, allowing for the exploration and performance of a wide range of repertoire.
Wendy Young is joined by faculty members Nancy Wilson (Baroque Violin and Viola), Arnie Tanimoto (Viola da gamba and Baroque Cello), and Jacqueline Horner-Kwiatek (Soprano), all internationally renowned early music specialists. EMP also has an Outreach program, focusing on taking early music beyond the university campus, as well as organizing interactive workshops for both students and the community.
We look forward to continuing to expand our repertoire and to bringing early music to both Princeton University and the community.
About EMP
Early Music Princeton (EMP), directed by harpsichordist Wendy Young, is an umbrella organization devoted to the exploration of early music for graduate and undergraduate students in all disciplines, as well as faculty and staff members at Princeton University. Members of Early Music Princeton study and perform vocal and instrumental repertoire spanning the centuries from Medieval and Renaissance to High Baroque, with a special focus on historical performance practices. EMP’s ensembles include the Early Music Princeton Singers, Viol Consort, and Chamber Players (both modern and original instruments). EMP Unleashed! utilizes a variety of computer programs, baroque instruments, and the human voice, to reinterpret “old” music in “new” ways.
EMP has a large instrument collection, including harpsichords, violins, violas, celli, a full range of viols, and Baroque bows, to name but a few, allowing for the exploration and performance of a wide range of repertoire.
Wendy Young is joined by faculty members Nancy Wilson (Baroque Violin and Viola), Arnie Tanimoto (Viola da gamba and Baroque Cello), and Jacqueline Horner-Kwiatek (Soprano), all internationally renowned early music specialists. EMP also has an Outreach program, focusing on taking early music beyond the university campus, as well as organizing interactive workshops for both students and the community.
We look forward to continuing to expand our repertoire and to bringing early music to both Princeton University and the community.