>From: "Nathalie Sharp" <Nathalie@...>
>Reply-To: "Nathalie Sharp" <Nathalie@...>
>To: <Nathalie@...>
>Subject: The Dufay Collective QEH Sunday 18th September
>Date: Fri, 9 Sep 2005 09:39:22 +0100
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>Sunday 18 September 2005, 4:00 pm
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>Sunday 18 September 2005, 4:00 pm
>Queen Elizabeth Hall
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>The Dufay Collective - Music for Alfonso the Wise
>Series: Improvisations: The Early Music Weekend
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>The Dufay Collective
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>The Dufay Collective is renowned for highly distinctive interpretations of
>medieval music. Here they bring their brilliant improvisatory skills to
>bear on music, both vocal and instrumental, composed for Alfonso X 'The
>Wise' of Castile and León (1252-84) whose court was not only a refuge for
>troubadours fleeing persecution but also a meeting-point for Christian,
>Jewish and Arab cultures. The concert features a sequence of seven Cantigas
>de Amigo by the Galician troubadour Martin Codax. The songs track the
>sequence of emotions experienced by a woman awaiting the return of her
>lover from the sea. Her feelings shift from the pain of separation to the
>joy of being in love, finally to the realisation that her loss is complete
>and that he will never return. Especially for this performance The Dufay
>Collective have collaborated with theatre director Pete Harris and stage
>designer Sophie Neil to create a visually stunning and dramatic
>interpretation of these unique songs.
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>"Their playing was astonishingly inventive...here was a medieval 'jam'
>session as brilliantly sophisticated as anything you're likely to hear at
>Ronnie Scott's." - The Independent
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>"Vivien Ellis brings these songs vividly to life in beautifully
>characterised and passionate performances" - The Daily Telegraph
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>"An early-music must." - The Observer
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>Tickets: £8.00
>Booking Fee: £1.50 Members: 75p
>Concessions: 50% off (limited availability)
>Series: 0870 401 8181 (not available online)
>Click HERE to book online
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