Ensembles | Early Music Ensemble

Early Music Ensemble

Directors: David Douglass, Director of the Newberry Consort; Ellen Hargis, soprano in the Newberry Consort
Student coordinator: Andrew Greenwood
Rehearsals: Tuesdays 5:00 - 6:30, Fulton Recital Hall

The Early Music Ensemble is an historically-oriented performance and study group led by members of the Newberry Consort.  Participation in the group is open to anyone in the University community with music-reading experience;  private lessons and coaching in voice and early instruments are likewise available through the Newberry Consort.  Repertoire is drawn from 15th- to 17th-century sources, with special emphasis given to historically-informed performance practices such as reading from original notation, improvisation, and ornamentation.  The Early Music Ensemble also provides a forum for undergraduate majors and graduate students in Music who wish to explore repertories particular to their scholarly research.  Collaborations with professional performers take place through the year, culminating in the Early Music Ensemble’s year-end spring concert.

The Early Music Ensemble hosts an open house meeting at the beginning of autumn quarter in lieu of auditions; all interested musicians and novices are invited to attend.  Please visit the audition table on the fourth floor of Goodspeed Hall during Orientation Week (September 21-29, 2009) for specific information regarding this year’s open house.

2009-2010 Concert Dates:
TBA