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Houston Early Music Newsletter

 

The King’s Noyse

In May Time

8:00 pm, Fri., May 12, 2006
St. Paul United Methodist Church
5501 Main

 

 

On Friday, May 12, Houston Early Music will present The King’s Noyse, with baritone Sumner Thompson, in a concert of music drawn from German folk melodies of the 16^th and 17^th centuries. The concert will be at St. Paul’s United Methodist Church, 5501 Main at 8:00 p.m.  The performance, featuring works by Praetorius, Scheidt, Hammerschmidt and Senfl, will be performed on a set of instruments (the only set of its kind in North America) made especially for the ensemble..

 

The King’s Noyse revives the violin band, the most popular of Renaissance ensembles. The ensemble’s name is taken from the collective term used in Renaissance England for a group of violinists playing together, a “noise” (or “noyse”) of violins.  The court ensemble was known informally as “The King’s Noyse.” 

 

Founded in 1988 by violinist David Douglass,  Boston-based King’s Noyse performs widely in the North America and Europe, including engagements at London's Wigmore Hall and at the Regensburg and Utrecht festivals, the Boston Early Music Festival and the Berkeley Early Music Festival.  The ensemble records exclusively for the harmonia mundi usa label

 

Baritone Sumner Thompson has performed in concert and recital throughout North America, Europe, and Japan. He has appeared as soloist at Carnegie Hall, the Kennedy Center Severance Hall, Wigmore Hall, the Maltings at Snape, and the Royal Concertgebauw in repertory ranging from Machaut to Steve Reich.   

 

Prior to the concert at 7:00, Dr. Helga Aurisch, Museum of Fine Arts, Houston will give a lecture “Rollicking Rustics – Pieter Breughel’s Paintings of Peasant Dances and Village Feasts.”

 

Concert ticket prices are $30 for general admission, $25 for seniors and $10 for students (with student ID). Free admission for children under 15. Tickets may be purchased at the door or by calling 713-432-1744. For more information visit www.HoustonEarlyMusic.org

 

 

Houston Early Music is funded in part by grants from the City of Houston through the

 Cultural Arts Council of Houston/Harris County.

 

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About Houston Early Music 

Houston Early Music is a non-profit organization whose purpose is to further the appreciation and performance of early music of the European traditions and other world cultures, presenting internationally famous musicians playing original instruments in historically-informed performances. In addition we reach out to new and diverse audiences through an educational outreach program on the elementary, secondary, college, and community levels.

You may reach us at

Houston Early Music 
P.O. Box 271193 
Houston TX 77277-1193 
Phone 713-432-1744 
email info@... 
Web http://www.HoustonEarlyMusic.org

 

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