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[[Folger Consort]] performed ''Sounds and Sweet Ayres'' from October 8 to October 10, 2004. In a brief quarter-century, John Dowland, Thomas Campion, Thomas Morley, and other song-writers produced a treasury of English ayres for voice and lute filled with beautiful lyric poetry. At the same time composers were cultivating this sophisticated art, English instrumentalists were developing their own lively virtuoso style, often based on the wonderful folk songs and dances of the country-side. | [[Folger Consort]] performed ''Sounds and Sweet Ayres'' from October 8 to October 10, 2004. In a brief quarter-century, John Dowland, Thomas Campion, Thomas Morley, and other song-writers produced a treasury of English ayres for voice and lute filled with beautiful lyric poetry. At the same time composers were cultivating this sophisticated art, English instrumentalists were developing their own lively virtuoso style, often based on the wonderful folk songs and dances of the country-side. | ||
[[File:Violin (detail) Folger Consort.jpeg|300px|left|thumb|Violin (detail). Claire Duggan.]] | |||
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*David Douglass: violin | *David Douglass: violin | ||
*Ann Monoyios: soprano | *Ann Monoyios: soprano | ||
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:File:Ann Monoyios Folger Consort 2004.jpeg|Ann Monoyios, soprano. Christian Steiner. | |||
:File:David Douglass Folger Consort.jpeg|David Douglass. | |||
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Revision as of 10:36, 1 July 2014
Folger Consort performed Sounds and Sweet Ayres from October 8 to October 10, 2004. In a brief quarter-century, John Dowland, Thomas Campion, Thomas Morley, and other song-writers produced a treasury of English ayres for voice and lute filled with beautiful lyric poetry. At the same time composers were cultivating this sophisticated art, English instrumentalists were developing their own lively virtuoso style, often based on the wonderful folk songs and dances of the country-side.
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Artists
Folger Consort
Artistic Directors
- Robert Eisenstein: violin, viol
- Christopher Kendall: lute, theorbo
Guest artists
- David Douglass: violin
- Ann Monoyios: soprano
Image gallery
Ann Monoyios, soprano. Christian Steiner.
David Douglass.
