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Welcome Baroque Enthusiasts!

Dates: June 20 – 26, 2010
Place: the peaceful campus of Sonoma State University in the heart of California’s premier wine country

Join us in a music-packed week of master classes for instrumentalists, singers, and dancers; coached ensembles; Baroque orchestra and chorus; and faculty and student concerts. For further highlights, see below and check the web site again soon.

Our workshop provides a friendly and supportive atmosphere for both the dedicated amateur and the professional musician. Our faculty of specialists in the field of early music are internationally known performers as well as gifted teachers.

The Splendor of Hapsburg Europe

The influence of the Hapsburg courts was felt all across Europe. Musicians traveled from court to court, city to city, spreading and mixing compositional styles and new musical effects. We will work with music by Schmelzer, Muffat, Caldara, Bertali, Fux, Bach, Sances, Ziani, Zelenka, Biber, Carissimi, to name but a few of the composers employed by the Hapsburgs. We will sample everything from solo works through compositions for small chamber ensembles to full chorus and orchestra. Forms include cantatas, motets, and opera arias, works for oboe band, and concerti for all manner of instruments.

This is your opportunity to revel in the splendor of Baroque music, focusing on interpretation, expression, gesture, ornamentation, and national style. Our special project for vocalists with instrumental accompaniment, From the Danube to the Elbe: Music from the Empires of Austria and Germany, will give students the opportunity to perform solo and small ensemble arias under the instruction of Christine Brandes, Mary Springfels, and David Morris.

Faculty

Marion Verbruggen and Frances Blaker, recorder
Peter Sykes, Jonathan Rhodes Lee, and Phebe Craig, harpsichord
Kathleen Kraft, baroque flute
Sand Dalton, baroque oboe
Dennis Godburn, baroque bassoon
Michael Sand, baroque violin
Mary Springfels, viola da gamba
David Morris, baroque cello
Tangkao Tan, baroque dance
Christine Brandes, voice

Workshop Fees and Online Enrollment

The fee for the Baroque workshop is $480 for enrollment by May 1, $530 for enrollment received after May 1. Discounts are available for SFEMS members and for enrollment in more than one workshop. Room and board at Sonoma State is $490, single occupancy only. All details are on the online enrollment page. Mark your calendars now for the SFEMS Baroque Music and Dance workshop. Enroll before May 1 and save!

Contact Us

If you have any questions, please contact
Kathleen Kraft, kkraft@sonic.net, (707) 874-2014

Last updated 05/10/2010.