El Nuevo MundoThe Age of Exploration in the New World

July 9–16, 2011

Featuring:The Rose Ensemble • Ensemble Viscera • Chatham Baroque • Piffaro

“Archangel with Music”, Nurio Chapel, Michoacán. Photographer: Carolyn Brown

Continuing Studies UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN–MADISON

Presented in partnership with UW-Madison School of Music

Madison Early Music Festival July 9–16, 2011

El Nuevo Mundo: The Age of Exploration in the New WorldThe University of Wisconsin–Madison is pleased to announce the 12th annual Madison Early Music Festival and Workshop. The Festival was created to provide an opportunity for musicians, scholars, teachers and early music enthusiasts to gather and exchange information and ideas about Medieval, Renaissance and Baroque music, and to bring acclaimed early music artists to the Midwest to perform in beautiful Madison, Wisconsin. There are opportunities for everyone, from those who simply enjoy listening to concerts and lectures to early music scholars. Performance opportunities are available for amateurs through professionals. All listeners, singers, players, and dancers are welcome!

The 12th Madison Early Music Festival (MEMF) explores the fusion of cultures and music in the New World during the Renaissance and Baroque eras. Long-established European music brought to the New World by 16th-century Spanish conquistadors, minstrels and Jesuit missionaries was flavored by the indigenous American people with the spicy rhythmic folk sonorities of guitars, harps and percussion. Our voyage will take us across the Atlantic and from Mexico to Peru, from lavish cathedral churches to bustling city streets. The annual All-Festival Concert, conducted by Kristina Boerger of Carroll University, will include large- and small-scale choral and instrumental pieces to recreate a Nativity Vespers service at the Puebla Cathedral (Mexico).

In addition to the seven-concert Festival Concert Series (see next page), Workshop classes provide opportunities to learn and practice instrumental and vocal skills, become familiar with historical performance practices and repertoire, learn about the featured music through the lenses of history and culture, and perform with other participants alongside faculty artists. Coaching sessions are available for pre-formed groups and for consorts that are formed at the Workshop.

The UW-Madison School of Music hosts the Madison Early Music Festival. All events take place in the ample facilities of the Mosse Humanities Building in the heart of the campus, close to the attractions of downtown Madison and Lake Mendota.

MEMF 2011 FacultyHistorical Winds and BrassGreg Ingles, sackbutMelanie Kathan,

beginning recorderJoan Kimball, recorder,

historical windsRobert Wiemken,

historical windsTom Zajac, recorder,

historical winds

PercussionDanny Mallon

Harpsichord and OrganJohn Chappell Stowe

StringsJulie Andrijeski, violinJulia Chybowski,

beginning harpAndrew Fouts, violinPatricia Halverson, violGrant Herreid, guitar,

lute, vihuelaEdith Hines, instrumental

dance musicEric Miller, beginning violChrista Patton, harpScott Pauley, theorbo, guitar

Historical DanceJulie Andrijeski

ConductingKristina Boerger

VoiceCheryl Bensman-Rowe, sopranoKristina Boerger, sopranoJosé Lemos, countertenorChelsie Propst, beginning voicePaul Rowe, baritoneNell Snaidas, sopranoJordan Sramek, tenor

Musicology, History and CultureJohn W. Barker, historyRocio Cortes, Latin American

StudiesDrew Davies, musicologyDavid Hildner, Spanish languageCarolyn Kallenborn, filmmaker

Festival Concert SeriesThe seven-concert Festival Concert Series includes four individual concerts featuring MEMF guest ensembles and a MEMF Faculty Concert of rare collaborations among the various ensemble artists. A free Participant Concert showcases consorts that have been coached throughout the week by MEMF faculty. The week culminates in an All-Festival Concert in which participants, faculty, and guest artists join in a grand presentation of music by New World composers.

The MEMF Concert Series is open to the public; all evening concerts also include free pre-concert lectures (6:30 pm). All series concerts and lectures take place on the UW-Madison campus. Please visit the Festival Concert page at www.madisonearlymusic.org for more information (ticket information on next page).

Saturday, July 9 7:30 pm Piffaro, The Renaissance BandMinistriles in the New World! Piffaro performs music from the lands of the New World—from Mexico to Peru, from the new cathedrals of Oaxaca and Mexico City to Cuzco and Lima, from transplanted European composers to those drawn from the indigenous peoples—using shawms, dulcians, sackbuts, recorders, krumhorns, guitars, vihuelas, harps and percussion.

Sunday, July 10 7:30 pm The Rose EnsembleCelebremos el Niño Early Mexican music resounds in this joyful holiday program featuring over two centuries of festive Christmas dances, ballads and villancicos from the great cathedrals of Puebla and Mexico City. In this program The Rose Ensemble is accompanied by viola da gamba, vihuela da mano and several percussion instruments, including African drums.

Tuesday, July 12 7:30 pm Ensemble VisceraWhips and Galleys, Ruffians and Thieves: The Musical Underworld of the Jácara in 17th-Century Spain A program featuring the jácara, the prototype of flamenco, high-lighting the exploits and punishments of the whores, pimps, pickpockets and swindlers of 17th-century Spain, popular on both sides of the Atlantic. Singing and playing lutes, early guitars, theorbo and percussion, Ensemble Viscera brings the quintessential music of many of Cervantes’s most earthy characters to ardent life.

Thursday, July 14 7:30 pm MEMF Faculty ConcertTrujillo del Peru MEMF faculty artists from the various ensembles join to perform songs and dances from an 18th-century Peruvian manuscript, as well as other treasures from the New World.

Friday, July 15 1:00 pm MEMF Participant Concert 7:30 pm Chatham BaroqueSol y Sombra “Sun and Shade” contrasts the bright, joyful dances from fiestas, theaters and streets with the darker, mystical liturgical music of cathedrals, churches and missions. The Chatham Baroque string trio is augmented by countertenor, Baroque violin and percussion.

Saturday, July 16 7:30 pm All-Festival ConcertA Vespers for the Feast of the Nativity—Puebla, Mexico Resident artists and faculty join Workshop participants in a magnificent reconstruction of a Vespers service for the Feast of the Nativity as it was celebrated at the Puebla Cathedral. Conducted by Kristina Boerger.

Concert Ticket InformationWeek-long Festival Concert Passes ($75; $65 students/seniors) offer a savings of 25 percent over single ticket purchases. Both concert passes and single concert tickets ($17; $14 students/seniors) may be purchased at the door or in advance online at www.arts.wisc.edu; at the Vilas Hall Box Office (821 University Ave.) or the Wisconsin Union Theater Box Office (Memorial Union, 800 Langdon St.); or by calling 608-265-ARTS (2787).

Note: All MEMF Concert Series concerts and lectures are free for participants in the MEMF Workshop.

WorkshopsWorkshop descriptions may be found at www.madisonearlymusic.org.

Tentative ScheduleSaturday, July 9Noon–2:00 pm Enrollment2:00–3:00 Welcome, orientation,

and week preview lecture3:15–5:00 All-Festival rehearsal6:30 Pre-concert lecture7:30 Opening concert and

reception

Sunday–Thursday, July 10–148:30–9:30 am Technique classes9:45–10:45 Technique and master

classes11:00–Noon Lecture series; beginning

classesNoon–1:30 pm Lunch break1:30–3:00 Small ensembles3:15–5:00 All-Festival rehearsal5:15–6:00 Informal historical dance6:30 Pre-concert lecture

(Sun, Tues, Thurs)*7:30 Concert

(Sun, Tues, Thurs)

Friday, July 159:00–11:00 am Participant Concert

dress rehearsal11:00 am–1:00 pm Lunch break1:00–3:00 Participant Concert3:30–5:15 All-Festival rehearsal6:30 Pre-concert lecture7:30 Concert

Saturday, July 1610 am–Noon All-Festival Concert

dress rehearsalNoon–1:30 pm Lunch break1:30–4:30 Private lessons and

coaching sessions (scheduled directly with instructor)

6:30 Pre-concert lecture+7:30 All-Festival Concert

and closing celebration

*Pre-concert lecture is repeated and enhanced for participants during the 11 am session

+ 7/16 lecture also on 7/9 at 2:30 pm

Workshop Enrollment Fees—Enrollment fee for the eight-day Workshop (including all concerts and social events) is $495. Full-time college students may enroll in the Workshop at a discounted enrollment fee of $395; proof of full-time status must accompany Enrollment Form (note that Workshop classes are open to participants ages 18 and above). A $75 nonrefundable deposit is required to secure enrollment, with the balance due upon arrival. Additional fees may include Festival music purchase and optional instrument rental fees, all payable by cash or check upon arrival. Please note that housing fees and optional credit fees are not to be paid at time of enrollment.

General InformationLocation—The Madison Early Music Festival is held at the UW-Madison School of Music, located in the Mosse Humanities Building.

Transportation—Madison is served by the Dane County Regional Airport and most major airlines. By car, Madison is approximately 70 minutes from Milwaukee Mitchell International Airport and 2-1/2 hours from Chicago O’Hare International Airport. Quality bus service is provided from both airports directly to the UW-Madison campus.

Housing—Campus housing is available in Chadbourne Hall, a newly renovated dormitory facility just across the street from the Workshop site. Single rooms are $54.20 per person per night and double rooms are $36.60 per person per night (includes full daily breakfast). Amenity and online reservation information is available at www.housing.wisc.edu/summer_conferences. Additionally, there are several hotels avail-able near the Workshop site; a list will be supplied upon request (see Enrollment Form).

Meals—Madison is known for its excellent restaurant scene, and the Workshop site is very close to some of its best casual, fast food, and fine dining restaurants. Those housed in Chadbourne Hall receive breakfast in the Chadbourne dining room as part of the housing package. Non-residents are welcome to purchase breakfast tickets individually ($5.45 per ticket) in the MEMF office.

Parking—A limited number of campus parking permits have been reserved for MEMF; a parking permit may be purchased directly from the UW-Madison Transportation Office for $10 per day. A permit application will be supplied upon enrollment, but reser-vation and payment must be arranged directly with the Transportation Office. Hourly parking is also available in a nearby City of Madison ramp, but not for overnight parking. Parking permits must be reserved by June 15.

Instruments—Participants are expected to bring their own instruments. A few historical reproductions may be available for rental ($50 for the week). If you wish to rent an instrument, indicate so on the Enrollment Form. Contact us at 608-265-5629 with questions about instrument availability. All-Festival concert pitch is A=440.

For More Information—Check for updated information at www.madisonearlymusic.org.If you have questions regarding MEMF Workshop enrollment, housing, parking, or credit enrollment, please call Program Associate Jodi Roberts (608-263-6670) or Program Director Chelcy Bowles (608-265-5629) or email music@dcs.wisc.edu. For questions re-garding MEMF Workshop curriculum, please contact Artistic Directors Cheryl Bensman-Rowe (cherylbensmanrowe@gmail.com) or Paul Rowe (pyrowe@wisc.edu).

Past Participant BRING-A-FRIEND Discount—Past participants may take advantage of the Bring-a-Friend discount if someone who has never attended MEMF comes to the 2011 Workshop at your encouragement. The sponsor and new participant each enroll in the full Workshop for only $395. Please note that only one Bring-a-Friend discount is allowed per participant. Also, if your friend does not enroll, you will be responsible for the remaining $100 of your enrollment fee upon arrival at the Festival. This offer is available only to full Festival participants and may not be used in combination with any other special discounts.

Work-Study Opportunities—MEMF offers a limited number of work-study opportunities for college students in exchange for a further-reduced enrollment fee. Contact 608-263-6670 or jroberts@dcs.wisc.edu for an application. Applications must be received by May 1.

Become a Friend of the Madison Early Music FestivalThe Madison Early Music Festival is a nonprofit organization supported by its audiences, participants, donors, grants, and in-kind benefits of the UW-Madison. Help secure the future of MEMF by making a donation today. A contribution of any size will make a differencePlease visit www.madisonearlymusic.org to see the benefits associated with the various tax-deductible contribution levels. If you wish to become a Friend of MEMF, you may donate online at www.madisonearlymusic.org, or complete this form and send it to the ad-dress below. You may pay by credit card or check payable to University of Wisconsin Foundation (memo line “Madison Early Music Festival”).

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Mail to: University of Wisconsin Foundation, UW Bank Lockbox, P.O. Box 78807, Milwaukee, WI 53278-0807

If you have a disability and desire accommodations, please advise us ahead of time. Requests are confidential. This program is offered by the UW-Madison in cooperation with UW-Extension. DCS-MAC-158-2/11

Other OfferingsFriday, July 8 7:30 pm Arts Council of Edgerton Benefit ConcertPiffaro, The Renaissance Band Sponsored by William Wartmann; Wartmann Prairie, Edgerton, Wisconsin. Tickets are $10; purchase in advance through the Edgerton Chamber of Commerce at 608-884-4408 or at the door. (Not included in the 2011 MEMF Festival Concert Pass.)

Monday, July 11 5:30–7:30 pm Spanish Colonial Dance PartyPut on your dancing shoes and experience the dances of the Spanish colonies. Dance instruction by Julie Andrijeski—live accompaniment—light hors d’oeuvres— cash bar. Free for MEMF participants; others $8 at the door. Great Hall, Memorial Union.

Academic Credit and Continuing Education Units—Full participants in the Festival Workshop automatically earn Continuing Education Units (CEUs) at no charge. Partici-pants may earn 1-2 academic credit(s) by completing the University of Wisconsin Special and Guest Student application process and paying the appropriate fee (approx. $376 per credit) in addition to the Workshop enrollment fee. Please note that credit enrollment and fee payment are separate procedures from Workshop enrollment. If you are interested in earning credit, mark the appropriate space on the Enrollment Form, and detailed credit information, requirements, and enrollment materials will be mailed to you.

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