Concerts 2008

National Gallery of Victoria

Early Music in the Very Round

National Gallery of Victoria

Sunday 15 June Sights and Sounds of the European Courts, 1580 - 1680

Venue:	National Gallery of Victoria St Kilda Road Melbourne
Time:	Performance commences at 2.00 pm and lasts for 1 hour. Admission is free.

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Early Music in the Very Round 2008

This is the eighth year of the series which has become an important part of Melbourne’s historic music panorama. The annual program is arranged by the Early Arts Guild of Victoria with Helga M. Hill as artistic director. In addition to featuring the work of established artists, the project also provides valuable opportunities for the next generation of young musicians and singers - especially advanced performers from the University of Melbourne's Early Music Studio. The one-hour concerts will commence at 2.15 p.m. on the first Sunday of each month, from April 6 to September 7, at St Cuthbert's Presbyterian Church, 10 Wilson St., Brighton. Admission is $5 for persons aged 18 years and over - no charge under 18. Phone 9699 8417 for information or entry to the Early Arts Guild's free mailing list.

July 6 The Musical Entertainer Handel, Boyce and Purcell are among composers listed in The Musical Entertainer - English songs selected by George Bickham Jnr. and published with his engravings in 1740. Intended for social gatherings, the songs tell of life, love and celebration. Theatre works are also included. Soprano Louise Horgen, who researched the book for this program, will be joined by Nicholas Dinopoulos (bass-baritone) and David Mac Farlane (harpsichord).

August 3 Three of a Kind You can expect the unusual when you invite three of the New Wave of University of Melbourne early music performers to provide a program! This month we are off to Baroque Germany, to the world of Bach, Telemann and Froberger, with Mimi Chan (organ), Marion Barraclough (recorder) and Timothy Jaques (tenor) as our guides. And, thanks to their program selection, we will have another chance to hear St. Cuthbert's 1909 Fincham organ.

September 7 Parthenia To end the season, international harpsichordist and organist John O'Donnell plays works from Parthenia, the first book of English music for the virginals. Published around 1611, the collection contains compositions by William Byrd, John Bull and Orlando Gibbons who were members of the Chapel Royal and three of the major figures in a golden era of English keyboard music. Parthenia was dedicated to "Masters and Lovers of Music".

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