LA MODESTINE

Music before 1750

                          2022



Friday December 2nd - 7:30pm

Wright home, Vancouver


Saturday December 3rd - 2pm

Martins home, Bowen Island


programme tba




                            2021


Friday, January 8th - 7:30 pm [postponed]

Kay Meek Centre, West Vancouver

https://kaymeek.com/events

[see July 8th]


Thursday, January 28th - 1:00 pm

Douglas College, New Westminster

https://www.douglascollege.ca/programs-courses/explore-programs-courses/faculties/language-literature-and-performing-arts/arts-events/music/arts-at-one


Thursday, July 8th - 7:30pm (live and streamed)

Kay Meek Centre, West Vancouver

https://kaymeek.com/events/la-modestine-live

https://kaymeek.com/events/la-modestine-v





Musica Poetica - Instrumental music of 17th & 18th century Germany and France



This programme features music from two of the most important hearts of European music-making. In France, Paris and Versailles were the vibrant centres of musical activity, while in Germany there was no political or courtly centre to speak of, but a scattering of courts of different denominations, all influenced by Italian and French musical forms and styles, with the strong north German organ repertoire permeating the musical culture.


During this period new genres and forms were created as instrumental music was establishing itself as a musical entity independant of vocal music and text. Composers were writing sonatas and suites in abundance, expressing the rich variety of styles that arose from the cross-border travels of musicans. We have chosen just a few of these ravishing works for violin, viola da gamba, and harpsichord.





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