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(BE) International Gebrieli Workshop (March 12-14, 2010)
Published: Jan 11, 2010 - 06:04 AM
The annual winds course (Gabrieli workshop) will this year be directed by Wim Becu, Adam Woolf and Judith Pacquier. They explore the so-called ‘polychoral style’ in 17-century Portugal. Works by Frei Manuel Cardoso, Antonio Carreira and Joao Lourenço Rebelo will be performed.
The annual winds course directed by Wim Becu will take place in Neerpelt from Friday 12 to Sunday 14 March 2010, this time with 10 cornetti and 16 tromboni (sackbuts).
The polychoral music by Adrian Willaert (and composers after him such as Andrea and Giovanni Gabrieli) is very well known. This is not surprising since Willaert was maestro di cappella at the basilica of San Marco in Venice and is considered to have founded the Venetian school.
He and many after him composed in the so-called ‘polychoral style’ in which multiple ‘chori’ (made up of singers and/or instrumentalists) call in dialogue from one gallery to the other.
This late-16th-century musical style was also favoured in many European musical centres, and was also found in 17th-century Portugal. In the work of composer Joao Lourenço Rebelo (1610-1661), strict Palestrina-style counterpoint alternates with fabulous polychoral writing à la Gabrieli. Rebelo shows his true mastery in the ‘stile concertato’ he uses in his vesper psalm settings.
Works by Frei Manuel Cardoso (1566-1650), Antonio Carreira (ca.1525- ca.1589) and others will also be performed.
Instructors
Wim Becu, Adam Woolf and Judith Pacquier
Forces needed
10 cornetti; 16 tromboni
Dates and times
Friday 12 March 2010 (6:00 p.m.) through Sunday 14 March 2010 (6:00 p.m.)
Final concert
Sunday 14 March 2010 at 4:00 p.m.
Fees
175 euro (includes lodging and meals)
A single room can be requested (10 euro extra per night), but will depend on availability, and will be confirmed 2 weeks before the course begins.
Location
Dommelhof, Toekomstlaan 5, 3910 Neerpelt (Belgium)
Please note: Participants will be selected based on a curriculum vitae. Please e-mail your cv to bart.devos@musica.be.
Visit Musica, Impulse Centre for Music website for more information.
The polychoral music by Adrian Willaert (and composers after him such as Andrea and Giovanni Gabrieli) is very well known. This is not surprising since Willaert was maestro di cappella at the basilica of San Marco in Venice and is considered to have founded the Venetian school.
He and many after him composed in the so-called ‘polychoral style’ in which multiple ‘chori’ (made up of singers and/or instrumentalists) call in dialogue from one gallery to the other.
This late-16th-century musical style was also favoured in many European musical centres, and was also found in 17th-century Portugal. In the work of composer Joao Lourenço Rebelo (1610-1661), strict Palestrina-style counterpoint alternates with fabulous polychoral writing à la Gabrieli. Rebelo shows his true mastery in the ‘stile concertato’ he uses in his vesper psalm settings.
Works by Frei Manuel Cardoso (1566-1650), Antonio Carreira (ca.1525- ca.1589) and others will also be performed.
Instructors
Wim Becu, Adam Woolf and Judith Pacquier
Forces needed
10 cornetti; 16 tromboni
Dates and times
Friday 12 March 2010 (6:00 p.m.) through Sunday 14 March 2010 (6:00 p.m.)
Final concert
Sunday 14 March 2010 at 4:00 p.m.
Fees
175 euro (includes lodging and meals)
A single room can be requested (10 euro extra per night), but will depend on availability, and will be confirmed 2 weeks before the course begins.
Location
Dommelhof, Toekomstlaan 5, 3910 Neerpelt (Belgium)
Please note: Participants will be selected based on a curriculum vitae. Please e-mail your cv to bart.devos@musica.be.
Visit Musica, Impulse Centre for Music website for more information.
