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Folk / Early Music |
Millenium News |
The Dance'n Drone Festival ran for three successive years at The Purcell Room on the South Bank. The last edition featured the premieres of Folies Bergères' new show Let Them Eat Cake (also featured at Sidmouth Festival),and Chalemie's latest pantomime: Harlequin Sculptor, or Pygmalion and the Missing Toes. Both were outstanding successes and both groups were selected for Early Music Network tours. Chalemie also ran three very successful Summer School of Early Music, Dance and Commedia dell'Arte in August, to be repeated next year. Enquiries welcome. Jean-Pierre Rasle performed with Bampton Classical Opera the much lauded first revival of 'Nina' by Mozart's friend Paisiello (its original score included Italian bagpipes!). He is busy editing a unique 17th century manuscript of smallpipes pieces: Jean de La Mer and has been commissioned by the Bagpipe Society to translate the classic French bagpipe method of Bernard Boulanger: Jouer de la Cornemuse. Monica Huggett's Ensemble Sonnerie performed two concerts, Noël! Noël! with special guests Jean-Pierre Rasle and Caroline Kershaw in the Holywell Room, Oxford, and the Wigmore Hall, London, to great acclaim. More are planned. |
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Alpine Horn
Cantiga de Santa Maria |
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Jean de la Mer: Early Music / Folk Dance and Songs |
See DANCE & drones leaflet for details. |
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Folies Bergères: Folk-Baroque |
French music from Court and Country, 1600-1750. These 4 instrumentalists and a singer were selected for a sellout Early Music Network tour. Their two programmes, premiered at the Wigmore Hall and the Purcell Room, London, are ideal for a non-specialist audience. Ask for South Bank leaflet for details. |
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Pastorales: Mediaeval/Renaissance Baroque-Folk |
See separate Hemlock Music leaflet for details. |
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Chalemie: Baroque Dance-Commedia dell'Arte |
Unique Early Music and Dance programmes for larger events: The dancers, singers and players of this 18th Century theatre ensemble romp through a series of hilarious pastorale, vaudeville and burlesque diversions. All their Purcell Room-premiered programmes are available, including their latest show. Selected by the Early Music Network. Ask for South Bank leaflet for details. |
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