BRUGGE
7 – 14 July 2018

44rd International Early Music Course
MUSIC FROM THE RENAISSANCE

THE MEDICI-CODEX #1518

Vocal and instrumental music from the renaissance bothsides of the Channel

13 May 1518 – for sure, not a usual day!
On this very day, Lorenzo di Piero de’ Medici, Ruler of Florence and Duke of Urbino married Madeleine de la Tour d’Auvergne, niece of the French king Francois I, in order to conclude and fortify the friendship and political union with France. Also on this occasion, and mostly out of political reasons, Pope Leo X sended, besides a few wellworthy paintings, a very special present for this marriage: the “MEDICI CODEX”, a musical collection from the most important composers of that time.

Almost day by day, 500 year later we reopen so to speak the Codex with our participants and we revive the music of a.o. Antoine Brumel, Maistre Jhan, Andreas de Silva, Jean Mouton, Josquin des Prez, Pierrequin de Thérache, Adrian Willaert, Jean Richafort, Erasmus Lapicida or Costanzo Festa.
Also during this clinic we commemorate the 475th birthday of William Byrd and Alfonso Ferrabosco with instrumental consort-music, written by these composers. Together we explore the beauty of this music, amongst equally beautiful compositions by Thomas Tallis and Orlando Gibbons.

Depending on the individual levels of the participants, a selection of the repertoire will be decided upon, comprising the oeuvre of the aformentioned composers: the music will be played in smaller ensembles (such as singers, players of wind instruments or string instruments) but also ‘in plenum’.

In Bruges…
We want to re-explore this most beautiful music from the Franco-Flemish school in the ‘heart’ of the region where it all started: in the authentic setting of the world heritage city of Bruges.

On Friday at 8 p.m. compositions will be performed at the Saint-Anna church in Bruges during a final concert.

Do you want to have an impression of the clinic and look at some pictures of the concert of last years clinic or watch YouTube?

Schedule:
08:00 – 09:00 breakfast
09.15 – 09.30 voice warming up
09.30 – 11.00 plenary rehearsal (instruments and choir)
11.00 – 11.15 coffee/tea break
11.15 – 12.15 plenary rehearsal (instruments and choir)
12.15 – 14.30 lunch and break
14.30 – 16.30 small ensembles – singers apart
16.30 – 17.00 coffee/tea break
17.00 – 18.00 plenary rehearsal (instruments and choir)
18.00 – 19.30 dinner and break
19.30 – 21.30 plenary rehearsal (instruments and choir)

Languages:
Dutch, German (English and French, when necessary)

Staff:
Kaat Weyler (B) coordination and historical wind instruments
Lutz Heiwolt (D) historical stringed instruments
Anna Miklashevich (CH) choir

Participants:
singers (also those who only want to sing) and players of historical wind and string instruments and stringed keyboard instruments.
This summer course is also aimed at younger musicians willing to learn more about the performance of Early Music.

Location:
Hotel School Spermalie, Snaggaardstraat 11-15 in Bruges, also look at www.spermalie.be

Tickets:

super early birds	early birds	normaal
registered & paid before 31/1/18 closed	registered & paid between 1/2/18 and 31/3/18 closed	registered & paid after 1/4/18
sold out	sold out	€640

early birds	early birds	normaal	normaal
registered & paid between 1/2/18 and 31/3/18 closed	registered & paid between 1/2/18 and 31/3/18 closed	registered & paid after 1/4/18	registered & paid after 1/4/18
single room	double room	single room	double room
sold out	sold out	€770	€660/p
	only valid for a double subscription		only valid for a double subscription

only course fee and 2 meals/day
€530