Ars et Amici in Croatia — April 16-27, 2009
Sheila Beardslee & virtuoso organist Libor Dudas, co-directors
There’s not much early music heard in Croatia, and we have the opportunity to share our passion for this wonderful music first hand. For our 10th music trip to Europe, Ars & Amici present concerts and sings masses in Renaissance & Baroque churches. Our repertoire spans the Middle Ages to Early Baroque, with music by Anonymous, Dunstable, Byrd, Morley, Tallis, Coprario, Gastoldi, Gabrieli, Maschera, Lotti, Scarlatti, Purcell and others.
Using Zagreb & Osijek as our home bases, we visit Bjelovar, Varazdin & Djakovo to sing in castles and cathedrals, as well as crossing into the Baroque city of Pecs, Hungary for a day. There are free days in Zagreb & Osijek for exploring on your own.
Our March 29 concert preview at Church of the Holy Nativity in South Weymouth MA was a great success! We look forward to our performances in Croatia.
• Sunday, April 19 at 8 PM: Basilika Srca Isusova, Palmoticeva 33, Zagreb
• Monday, April 20 at 7:00 PM: Crkva Sv. Antuna Padovanskog, Bjelovar
• Wednesday, April 22 at 7:30 PM: Konkatedrala Sv. Petra i Pavla, Osijek
• Thursday, April 23 at 7:00 PM: Private performance in Djakovo
• Friday, April 24 at 8:00 PM: Katedrala Sv. Petra i Pavla, Djakovo
• Saturday, April 25 at 7:30 PM: St Elizabeth’s Church, Kertvaros, Pecs (Hungary)
• Sunday, April 26 at 10:30 AM Mass: Zupna crkva Sv, Filipa i Jakova, Vukovar
Our program includes
- Medieval works from England, France & Spain
- Venetian Carnival music, ca 1500 featuring penitents, gypsies, scribes & gondoliers
- English music from countryside & chapel by Byrd, Morley, Este, Coprario & Tallis
- Music from High Renaissance Italy by Gastoldi, Maschera, Gabrieli, Marenzio & Frescobaldi
- Early Baroque works by Lotti, Alessandro Scarlatti, Aichinger & Purcell
Interested in future travels with us? Contact Sheila Beardslee, sheilabb@verizon.net.