November 15, 2009
2pm-4pm
First Christian Church
16 E. Platte Ave.
(Cascade & Platte downtown)
Colorado Springs,
CO 80903
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Admission: free will offering
The First Christian Church Concert Series is presenting "Love: So Fair, So Sweet, So Cruel", played by Amuse, an early instrument ensemble. They will perform music from the Medieval to the Baroque on recorders of all sizes, regal, dulcian, harpsichord and organ. A free will offering will be taken.
Dancing with the theme of love, Amuse presents a concert laden with heartache, flirtations, sorrow, and resolution. Playing early instruments such as recorders, harpsichord. regal, dulcian, and organ, the program begins with an energetic medieval Estampie, then moves into the Renaissance with Orlando de Lasso and a suite of Hans Gerle pieces which tells a love story. Then it is on to the Baroque with a lively suite by Henry Purcell and a concerto by Antonio Vivaldi. Come join us for an afternoon of love songs of the heavens and the earth.
The performers are: Nancy Ekberg, Susan Virga, Ria Van der Heijde-Zomerdijk and Emily Chan, recorders; William Adams, recorders, dulcian, regal, and harpsichord; Carol Wilson, organ and harpsichord.
Sponsored by First Christian Church Concert Series
Phone: 719-633-8888
E-mail:
organist@firstchristiancos.org
