European Early Music Network Announces Early Music Day Celebrations
By Afton WootenThe European Early Music Network (Réseau Europeén de Musique Ancienne) has released details of the international celebration for Early Music Day which is celebrated worldwide on March 21.
For the purposes of this article only classical vocal works are included. Events take place throughout Europe.
The 6th International Festival of Early Music opens with J.S. Bach’s “Cantata” No. 131 and No. 106. Willelm Peerik leads La Calandria Ensemble and soloists from the organ. Soloists are soprano Alida Olivia, alto Bianca Simone, tenor Jiangchen He, and bass Decio Biavati.
Performance Date: March 3, 2024
Skip Sempé conducts the NFM Choir and the Wrocław Baroque Orchestra in Gilles’ “Requiem for Rameau.”
Performance Date: March 3, 2024
The Gesualdo Six’s perform their favorite repertoire for their 10th Anniversary Concert.
Performance Date: March 5, 2024
Flore Francescut, Terraconto choir, and early music ensemble Jardin D’éden Loire Forez present “Pass’musique.”
Performance Date: March 18, 2024
Next up is “Actus Tragicus” featuring Bach’s “cantata” BWV 106 with complementary cantatas and motets by D. Buxtehude. Soloists are sopranos Stéphanie Revillion and Emily Cunin, alto Julien Freymuth, tenor Jean-Luc Baudoin, and baritone Simon Poux. Other musicians include Stefano Intrieri at the organ and the La Compagnie des Humbles vocal ensemble.
Performance Date: March 20, 2024
The Christ the King Vocal Ensemble is staging a series of concerts on the theme “300 years after Bach,” between 2024 and 2027. Soloist soprano Anna Jobrant, alto Amanda Flodin, tenor Thomas Volle, and basses Karl Söderström and Richard Sandblom perform “St. John Passion” by J.S. Bach with the Christ the King Vocal Ensemble and musicians from Karlsson Barock. Samuel Eriksson directs.
Performance Date: March 21, 2024
Soprano Veronika Winter, countertenor David Erler, tenor Georg Poplutz, and bass Matthias Vieweg are heard in the broadcast of concert in the series “Forum Alte Musik Köln” from February 25th, which featured “Rheinische Kantorei” and “Das Kleine Konzert” with “Leipzig cantatas” by Bach.
Performance Date: March 21, 2024
Conductor Rodrigo Lluch Sicard helms the “Come to Folklore”concert, featuring the Tono Divino Ensemble and vocalists Victoria Oftestad, Darta Liepina, Sara de los Campos Valdés, Beatriz Teixeira Chirife, Uma Torres Tarrés, Eduardo Proenca, and Kai Sven.
Performance Date: March 21, 2024
Brigitte Lesne conducts the Sainte-Chapelle Schola in a program centered around Claudin de Sermisy.
Performance Date: March 21, 2024
The vocal ensemble Ad Fontes and Campus Gotland Chamber Choir perform a concert of early European music. Dan Eiderfors directs.
Performance Date: March 21, 2024
Countertenor Francesco Giusti, cellist Norah O’Leary, and organist Thomas Charles Marshall perform music from Bologna written in the 17th and 18th Centuries.
Performance Date: March 21, 2024
“Music For a While” features English music by Dowland, Morley, Purcell, and Lawes. Fanteria provides vocals.
Performance Date: March 21, 2024
The music by J.S.Bach, A. Corelli, G.F.Handel, A. Scarlatti is performed by Nocerino Francesco, Amato Angela, Caiazza Ida, Greco Elisa, Borrelli Claudio in “Follie barocche.”
Performance Date: March 21, 2024
Mezzo-soprano Kadri Tegelmann performs with the Floridante ensemble, vocal consort, and hip hop artist Genka and DJ Paul Oja.
Performance Date: March 21, 2024
Soprano Laiene Alcalá leads “Grand Tour” featuring ancient Baroque English, French and Italian music.
Performance Date: March 24, 2024
Students from the Clermont-Ferrand area are invited to join professional musicians in “Medieval Karaoke.”
Performance Dates: March 25 & 26, 2024
Bruno Bonhoure, Clémence Montagne, Lucas Bedecarrax, and Dalai Daansuren sing in “Visions of Love” in partnership with Clermont Auvergne Opéra.
Performance Date: March 28, 2024
Hervé Niquet leads Le Concert Spirituel choir and orchestra at the Paris Opéra Festival.
Performance Date: March 28, 2024
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