Brighton Early Music Festival
2009
23rd October – 8th November
Less than three more weeks to go before Brighton resounds with music and dance to mark this year’s theme of
East meets
West.
If you haven’t already bought your tickets, now is the time to do so.
Just go on line to www.bremf.org.uk.
Be prepared for a fabulous fusion of sounds, some from up and
coming young ensembles as well as more established artists. It’s going
to be so good that BBC Radio 3 will be broadcasting three performances.
Joglaresa open the festival on
October 23rd with
intoxicating elements
of Spanish, Italian, North African and Middle Eastern music.
Eclipse entertain with dance, legends and
sephardic songs from the court of a thousand dreams in medieval
Spain with flamenco fusion on
1st November.
Indian classical music will be represented at two concerts
– the first contrasts Thumri style love songs performed by one of India’s
leading singers Purnima Chaudhuri and vibrant Kathak dance with sensuous
solos, duets and trios of 16th and
17th century Italy performed
by Musica Secreta; the second stars some of the biggest UK names in Indian
classical music Kuljit Bhamra, Shahid Khan and Jonathan
Mayer and
The Orlando Consort in an exotic fusion of eastern and
western music from 16th
century Goa. Visit www.bremf.org.uk to hear a sample of this exotic and
mesmerising sound.
Added to this heady brew is the ever-popular Boyan
Ensemble of
Kiev with orthodox chant and folk music from the Ukraine.
Stir in a polychoral concert of the music of the Gabrielis and
Monteverdi complete with His Majestys Sagbutts and
Cornetts and
events to celebrate the anniversaries of Handel,
Purcell and
Haydn …..and that’s just the tip of the iceberg!
To join the
mailing list or request a full brochure listing all the events or apply for
workshop booking forms, phone 01273 833746 or visit www.bremf.org.uk.