Amherst Early Music Festival 2009
Connecticut College in New London, CT
July 12-19 and 19-26, 2009 Amherst Early Music Festival 2009
Connecticut College in New London, CT
July 12-19 and 19-26, 2009 Amherst Early Music Festival 2009
Connecticut College in New London, CT
July 12-19 and 19-26, 2009 Amherst Early Music Festival 2009
Connecticut College in New London, CT
July 12-19 and 19-26, 2009 Amherst Early Music Festival 2009
Connecticut College in New London, CT
July 12-19 and 19-26, 2009 Amherst Early Music Festival 2009
Connecticut College in New London, CT
July 12-19 and 19-26, 2009 Amherst Early Music Festival 2009
Connecticut College in New London, CT
July 12-19 and 19-26, 2009 Amherst Early Music Festival 2009
Connecticut College in New London, CT
July 12-19 and 19-26, 2009 Amherst Early Music Festival 2009
Connecticut College in New London, CT
July 12-19 and 19-26, 2009

Music of England and Spain

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The Amherst Early Music Workshop welcomes students of all levels. We offer a wide variety of classes for recorder, viol, voice, harpsichord, reeds, brass, flute, dance, and more. Our friendly atmosphere supports the activities of musicians of all ages.

July 12-19
• Workshop classes for all
• Historical Brass
• Historical Dance Program
• Amherst Baroque Academy**, an audition-only program for advanced singers and instrumentalists
• Baroque Opera Project*: Purcell’s Dioclesian, Drew Minter, director; Webb Wiggins, orchestra director; Julianne Baird, vocal coach; Dorothy Olsson and Kaspar Mainz, dance directors; Ronnie Snader, costumes

July 18-19
• Music and Instrument Exhibition

July 19-26
• Workshop classes for all
• Virtuoso Recorder Program** and Recorder Seminar** (audition required)
• Renaissance Academy
• Lute Society of America Seminar
• “Desperate Housewives” Lute Song Cabaret**, directed by Grant Herreid

Audition deadlines: *April 15, **May 15

Lectures and concerts, English country dancing, madrigals, and informal playing sessions. Air-conditioned concert hall, classrooms, and dorm rooms. Scholarships and work-study aid available.

The beautiful Connecticut College campus, on the Thames river and Long Island Sound, is maintained as a 750-acre arboretum, with natural areas for walking. Connecticut College in New London, CT, is easily accessible by train, air, and car.

Faculty to include: Aldo Abreu, John Bailey, Julianne Baird, Michael Barrett, Annette Bauer, Wim Becu, Tom Beets, Letitia Berlin, Frances Blaker, Saskia Coolen, Stephen Escher, Douglas Freundlich, Christine Gevert, Adam Gilbert, Arthur Haas, Ellen Hargis, Grant Herreid, Valerie Horst, Daniel Johnson, Na’ama Lion, Loren Ludwig, Kaspar Mainz, Anna Marsh, Washington McClain, Ronn McFarlane, Martha McGaughey, Drew Minter, Carla Moore, Debra Nagy, Dorothy Olsson, Pat Petersen, Wendy Powers, Gwyn Roberts, Larry Rosenwald, Phil Rukavina, Janet See, Bart Spanhove, Mary Springfels, Daniel Stillman, Peter Sykes, Joris Van Goethem, Paul Van Loey, Marion Verbruggen, Webb Wiggins, Brent Wissick, Tom Zajac, and more!

Announcements

Fall Weekend Workshop!
In conjunction with the Viola da Gamba Society of New England

Wellesley College, Wellesley, MA
September 18-20, 2009

Faculty to include: Han Tol, Tom Zajac, Marilyn Boenau, Sarah Mead, Patricia Petersen, Daniel Stillman, and more!

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Marc Weinberg has photos from the 2008 Amherst Early Music Festival on his site! You can view and order prints here.
You can still view and order prints of the 2007 Amherst Early Music Festival too!

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Those of you who ordered recordings from Michael Hesse should have received them by now. If you need cd track information, download concert programs here.