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Solo programs: Orpheus, I am A program based on my solo CD. English, French, and Italian music from the early Renaissance to the accompaniment of lute, theorbo, flute and viola da gamba. Joel Frederiksen - bass and lute Domen Marencic - viola da Gamba Sven Schwannberger - theorbo and lute, flutes details about program >> details about CD >> A program of English lute songs on the theme of fire or using fire images in the lyrics to unite them. Presented are two versions of the Thomas Campion song "Fire, fire". Joel Frederiksen - bass and lute details >> |
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Eau vive, source d'Amour French music from the early Renaissance to the Baroque. Composers include Sermisy, Guedron, Ballard, and Richard. For singer(s), lutes, gamba, violin details >> German sacred music from the Baroque composed by Schütz, Buxtehude and Bernhard. For 2 singers, basso continuo, 2 violins Italian music at the beginning of the Baroque. Includes versions of the famous Caccini song, including a very interesting, highly ornamented "Amarilli" from an English manuscript housed in the British library. Other composers represented include Kapsberger, Belli, Landi, d'India, and Francesca Caccini For 2 Singers and basso continuo |
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Villeggiatura A fully staged theatrical event directed and choreographed by Verena Weiss with musical direction by Joel Frederiksen. The music is taken from Renaissance Italy, ca. 1500-1550. Composers include frottolists Marco Cara and Bartolomeo Tromboncino as well as early madrigalists Jacques Arcadelt, Adrian Willaert, and Costanzo Festa. The premiere was July 2004 as part of the "Wege durch das Land" series sponsored by the Detmold Literature Society. The project was the result of a collaborative effort with the Detmold Literaturbüro. Joel Frederiksen - bass, lute and musical direction 6 Singers (SMATBarB) 6 Instrumentalists (1 Cornetto, 3 Sackbutts, Percussion, Lutenist/Guitarist) 3 Dancers 2 Actors details >> A Dance-Theater journey through the ages of a Renaissance woman conceived and choreographed by dancer Verena Weiss. Premiered in 1999, St. Etienne, France, and performed since then in Germany and New York City. Accompanied by Renaissance and early Baroque English and Italian lute songs from composers such as John Dowland, Thomas Campion, and Giulio Caccini. Joel Frederiksen - bass and lute Verena Weiss - dance |