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FACULTY Aaron Sheehan, voice PAID U.S. Postage Postage U.S. Brockton, MA Brockton, Non-Profit Org. Non-Profit Org. Julie Andrijeski, violin 1000 No. Permit Debra Nagy, oboe Na’ama Lion, flute Saskia Coolen, recorder Wouter Verschuren, bassoon Jaap ter Linden, cello Heather Miller Lardin, double bass Sarah Cunningham, Paolo Pandolfo, viol Arthur Haas, Peter Sykes, harpsichord Xavier Diaz-Latorre, lute, guitar, and theorbo Drew Minter, opera director Amherst Early Music Festival Jason McStoots, Vocal Soloist Project director at Connecticut College, New London CT Adam Pearl, orchestra conductor Music of France and the Low Countries Saskia Coolen, Director DAILY SCHEDULE MONDAY-FRIDAY 9:00 am Master class 11:00 am Baroque ensembles 1:45 pm Ensembles and special topics 3:30 pm Opera and Vocal Soloists rehearsals PERFORMANCES Thursday, July 12 8:00 pm Baroque Academy Faculty concert Friday, July 13 8:00 pm Opera Project: Lully’s Cadmus et Hermione Saturday, July 14 1:00 pm Baroque Academy Concert 4:30 pm Staged Baroque Cantatas with Vocal Soloists www.amherstearlymusic.org Amherst Early Music, Inc. Amherst Director Marilyn Boenau, Executive Allen House Nathaniel Street Webster 35 MA 02465 Newton West this summer’s Join us for Academy! Baroque THE BAROQUE ACADEMY is a program VIOL INTENSIVE Viol players will work for emerging professional singers and instrumentalists with two master viol teachers: Sarah Cunningham who want to develop their understanding and perfor- and Paolo Pandolfo. All-day viol program will mance of Baroque repertoire in a high-powered musi- include technical work and coaching on gorgeous cal environment. Immerse yourself in 17th and 18th viol repertoire by Marais, Couperin, and Forqueray. century music and be part of the fabulous community at the Amherst Early Music Festival. Singers choose between two programs within the Baroque Academy. Instrumentalists work closely with leading performers on Baroque style, technique, and ornamentation as THE BAROQUE ACADEMY they rehearse for concerts at the end of the week. SCHEDULE includes master classes, chamber Pitch is A=415. ensembles, cantatas, topic classes, oboe band, string BAROQUE ACADEMY AT THE ensemble, and opera orchestra. Focus on Baroque ensemble dynamics, basso continuo, and more. AMHERST EARLY MUSIC FESTIVAL Opera orchestra directed by Adam Pearl. Arrive on Sunday, July 8 for 3:00 p.m. orchestra rehearsal. AT CONNECTICUT COLLEGE BAROQUE OPERA PROJECT: JULY 8-15, 2018 Jean-Baptiste Lully’s Cadmus et Hermione (1673). This tragédie lyrique features thwarted high-born lovers, gods and goddesses attempting to control their liaison, and comic servants with amorous designs of AUDITIONS their own. Roles for sopranos or higher mezzos, coun- April 1, for singers tertenors, tenors, and baritones. Fully costumed and April 15, for instrumentalists staged with Baroque orchestra and historical dance. Tuition $650 Directed by Drew Minter. Rehearsals for singers begin Saturday, July 7. Performance Friday, July 13. Scholarships and work-study available. Housing from $195 per week. See website for information. VOCAL SOLOIST PROGRAM: Staged Baroque Cantatas with chamber ensemble. Directed by Jason McStoots with Aaron Sheehan. Focus on style and diction. Instruction in 17th-century stagecraft and effective rendering of arias and recitatives with ornamentation and Baroque gesture. Repertoire by Charpentier, Clérembault, Campra, and others. All vocal ranges welcome. Rehearsals begin July 9, performance Saturday, July 14. www.amherstearlymusic.org.