Music in War, Music in Peace
BLEMF 2011 Main Festival Events
$15 individual concerts / $40 festival pass / admission free to IU and Ivy Tech students, and youth under 18Click here for fringe concerts and other events.
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War and Peace in Medieval European Lyric Poems
A Panel Discussion for the Early Music Festival
Co-sponsored by the Indiana University Medieval Studies Institute
September 7, Wednesday, 4:00 - 6:00pm
Oak Room, Indiana Memorial Union (Certificates for half-price parking at the IMU lot are available to attendees.)
This panel will explore the discourses of making war and making peace found in the lyric poems of medieval Europe. In some cases, the references to war and peace are literal. In other cases, references to making war and making peace in medieval lyrics are metaphors for negotiating the complex relationships between individuals, groups, and concepts. An important issue is the use of different “voices” in the words and music of lyric poems to suggest ways in which contrast and dialogue might lead to new perspectives on issues, as well as great artistry. The depictions of making war and making peace in medieval lyric poems reveal much about the ways in which people constructed or understood war and peace in medieval Europe.
Bridget Balint, Associate Professor of Classical Studies
Hildegard Keller, Professor of Germanic Studies
H. Wayne Storey, Professor of Italian
Rosemarie McGerr, Professor of Comparative Literature, Moderator
A reception will follow the panel discussion.
Nigel North, lute
September 7, Wednesday, 7:30pm
St. Thomas Lutheran Church, 3800 East 3rd. St.
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"Il Divino"
Distinguished artist and IU professor Nigel North, lute, in a program of music by Francesco Canova da Milano (1497-1543),"Il Divino."
Duo August Denhard, lute and Münir Beken, Turkish ud
September 8, Thursday, 7:30pm
Folklore and Ethnomusicology Performance and Lecture Hall, 800 N. Indiana Ave.
7:00pm: Pre-concert chat by Aida Huseynova
**The IU Parking Operations will not be ticketing the parking lot at 800 N Indiana Ave on Thursday from 1 pm on.
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Duo August Denhard, lute, and Münir Beken, Turkish ud explore the junction of Islam and Christianity in “A Meeting Place.”
*After-concert reception in the hall
Ensemble Isshallyn: Arwen Myers, soprano, David Wood, tenor and triplepipes, Keith Collins, harp
September 9, Friday, 7:30pm
First Christian Church, 205 East Kirkwood Ave.
7:00pm: Pre-concert chat by Colin Grant
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"Cogadh na Sith: Bardic Music of War and Peace.” Music of Wales, Ireland, and Scotland.
Arwen Myers (soprano), David Wood (tenor and bagpipes), and Keith Collins (harp) present poetry and music of Wales, Ireland, and Scotland during times of war.
*After-concert party at the Irish Lion Restaurant, 212 W. Kirkwood Ave.
Magnificat Baroque Ensemble: Warren Stewart, director
September 10, Saturday, 7:30pm
First United Church, 2420 East 3rd St.
6:30pm / First United Church meeting hall: Pre-concert panel discussion, "Amorous Warfare: The Poetry of Monteverdi's Madrigals," with Prof. Sarah Van der Laan, Prof. Massimo Scalabrini, and Prof. Massimo Ossi
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"Madrigals of Love and War"
Renowned San Francisco-based Magnificat Baroque Ensemble directed by Warren Stewart, presents selections from Claudio Monteverdi’s Madrigals, Book 8, “Madrigals of Love and War.”
*After-concert reception at the church
The Bloomington Bach Cantata Project: Wendy Gillespie, director, Daniel R. Melamed, advisor
September 11, Sunday, 3:00pm
First Christian Church, 205 East Kirkwood Ave.
Lecture by Dr. Daniel R. Melamed
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“A Mighty Fortress”
The Bloomington Bach Cantata Project featuring IU Jacobs School of Music professors Wendy Gillespie and Stanley Ritchie, Early Music, musical directors; and Daniel R. Melamed, Musicolgy, advisor and lecturer.
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