The rarely heard, extraordinary musical art of Poland, Europe’s largest kingdom during the 16th- and 17th-centuries.
Folger Shakespeare Library, Folger Elizabethan Theatre, April 11-13, 2014,
201 East Capitol Street, SE, Washington, DC 20003
Folger Consort performs the rich repertoire of songs and sacred music of the Polish Renaissance, including works by composers Mikolaj Zielenski and Waclaw z Szamotul. With bagpipe, viols, cornetto, lute, harpsichord, organ, and trombone accompanying vocal ensemble The Western Wind–in a program designed by Polish American musician Tomasz Zajac.
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$25 tickets to performances of Folger Consort’s performances of A Polish Renaissance: Music of Poland’s Golden Age at the Folger Shakespeare Library in D.C. Discount valid for the following performances: April 12, 2014 at 5:00 pm; April 12, 2014 at 8:00 pm; Conditions: First come, first serve. Subject to availability. To redeem the offer, visit: www.folger.edu/consort . Select A Polish Renaissance, click “buy tickets,” select one of the 2 performances listed above, enter coupon code CONSORT25, and click “continue.” Your ticket discount will be automatically applied.
The concerts take place at the Folger in our 250-seat Elizabethan-styled theater. Our recent season of performance saw an average attendance of 99%; we expect similar attendance figures this year, and will consider adding a fifth performance, if needed.
http://www.folger.edu/woSummary.cfm?woid=822
The Folger Shakespeare Library is a world-class research and cultural center located in the Capitol Hill neighborhood. We are home to the world’s largest Shakespeare collection and a primary repository for rare materials from the early modern period (1500–1750).
The Folger Consort has been in residence at the library since 1977 and is the leading early music ensemble in the Washington area. Our co-artistic directors Robert Eisenstein and Christopher Kendall form the core of the ensemble and are joined by internationally noted guest artists each season.
Our 36th season, entitled Instruments of Exploration, will highlight six centuries of exploration throughout the world— in Spain, the Americas, France, China, and Poland—and the music that it inspired. We will also hear songs and orchestral music inspired by Shakespeare’s The Tempest in the magnificent Washington National Cathedral.
While the entire season may be of interest to your constituents, there is one performance I wanted to bring to your attention:
April 11-13, 2014: The Consort closes our season with the eastern tributary to the main stream of Renaissance music—the rarely heard, extraordinary musical art of Poland, Europe’s largest kingdom during the 16th- and 17th-centuries.
Here we traverse the songs and sacred music in four performances of Polish composers like Mikolaj Zielenski and Waclaw z Szamotul. With bagpipe, viols, cornetto, lute, organ, and trombone, and vocal ensemble.
The concerts take place at the Folger in our 250-seat Elizabethan-styled theater. Our recent season of performance saw an average attendance of 99%; we expect similar attendance figures this year, and will consider adding a fifth performance, if needed.
Please visit our website to for more information about the Consort and to view the brochure for our upcoming season:
www.folger.edu/consort
http://www.folger.edu/woSummary.cfm?woid=822
Folger Shakespeare Library
201 East Capitol St. SE
Washington, DC 20003
www.folger.edu