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Mon Cuer: Chansons des Femmes
Sunday, November 8, 2009 at 4:00 p.m. St. Mark’s Episcopal Church This concert is the second in Armonia Nova’s “Medieval Women in Music” series Armonia Nova is delighted to discover and offer music composed by women trouveres (12th-13th century poet-musicians of northern France), whose music has almost vanished from the earth. Composers of other pieces in this concert might be anonymous, but their voices and points of view are definitely feminine. Women sing of their desire for love, dissatisfaction with a bad husband, concern over a lover’s fidelity, fear a lover may never return from a long journey. Sacred love focuses on the Virgin Mary, a supportive and loving sacred figure in the medieval era. The beautiful words and music of the songs in this performance perfectly express the heartfelt emotion of love experienced by women of the Middle Ages. Often powerless to control their outward lives, these women lived a rich inner life. Join three modern women of Armonia Nova as they explore how medieval women across Europe viewed love, sacred and secular; and how they viewed the men they loved. Community of Reconciliation Evensong
Saturday, November 14 at 6:30 p.m. Washington National Cathedral Armonia Nova is honored to provide music for this very special Evensong service at the National Cathedral. Twelfth Night:
A Celebration of Epiphany and the Winter Solstice Saturday, January 2, 2010 at 5:00 p.m. Our Savior Lutheran Church Sunday, January 3, 2010 at 6:00 p.m. Christ Church Be a part of this holiday tradition and celebrate the feast of Epiphany with Armonia Nova in their eighth annual performance of “Twelfth Night” Armonia Nova returns to Christ Church to perform “Twelfth Night” – a concert celebrating Epiphany and winter solstice – featuring music from the 12th-17th centuries. Centuries of evolving sacred and secular rituals with processions, dances, singing and instruments such as harps and viols, created well-known and loved traditions of our contemporary holiday season. Armonia Nova has chosen music to reflect this continuous celebration of the human spirit and its ability to carry hope and faith even through the darkest nights. Come be a part of this tradition and extend the joys of this glorious season! A World Lit By Fire:
The Visionary Music of Hildegard von Bingen Sunday, March 14, 2010 at 7:30 p.m. Thompson Recital Hall, DePauw University Armonia Nova is honored to be the guest artist ensemble at De Pauw University during the weekend of March 13-14. Saturday, March 13, members of Armonia Nova will give a workshop for music students at the University. Sunday March 14 Armonia Nova will offer a multimedia concert of the music and poetry of Hildegard von Bingen. This concert was first performed for the Washington Early Music Festival in June 2008, and is the first in Armonia Nova’s “Medieval Women in Music” series. This is a rare opportunity to experience the music of this most remarkable woman, during an evening of music, poetry and visual color. This glorious, moving music stirs fresh emotions in people as if it had been written yesterday – as if it had been written for our time. Now, as well as in her own time, she amazes the listener with the depth of her creative force. Hildegard von Bingen, a 12th century musician, poet, philosopher, playwright, naturalist, scientist, leader, teacher, shaper of world events – she would have been extraordinary in any age. Come and hear why. L’amour et le Printemps
Tuesday, April 20, 2010 at noon Church of the Epiphany Part of the Tuesday Concert Series at the Church of the Epiphany Spring arrives and the world awakens. Nowhere was this more appreciated than in centuries past when people lived close to earth, to nature. Winter could be a dark, cold and often dangerous experience. With spring the sun returned, the earth became green with new life, fields were planted, animals were born – the earth returned to life. And so did its people – celebrating with songs of nature and love. Armonia Nova invites you to celebrate the spring and its promise of new beginnings with some gorgeous music of our past. When Love was Art:
Passionate Music from the Age of Chivalry Friday, June 25, 2010 at 8:00 p.m. St. Mark’s Episcopal Church This concert is part of the June 2010 Washington Early Music Festival. In this concert, Armonia Nova joins the Washington Early Music Festival in performing the early music of France. During the Middle Ages, France was the epicenter of music, the cutting edge, the source of musical ideas revolutionary for its time. From a vast source of amazing music, members of Armonia Nova have selected some their favorite pieces, to offer a concert of beautiful words and music expressing the varied experiences of love – its joys, uncertainties, rapid changes of mood, lighthearted moments, and darker side of jealousy and loss. This was the age of courtly love, of elegance in word and expression, concealing an undercurrent of passion. Join us as we uncover the passion. | |