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Cavalier Consort - Defeat, Exile, and Return
Tuesday at St. Peter's Church, 320 Boston Post Road, Weston
Wednesday at The Chapel at West Parish, 129 Reservation Road, Andover
Thursday at Lindsey Chapel, Emmanuel Church, 15 Newbury Street, Boston
During the English Commonwealth, the royal court with its love of spectacle disappeared as a venue for musical performance. Meanwhile, Charles I's heirs went into exile in France where they became enamored with all things French. With the restoration of the monarchy in 1660, the newly crowned King Charles II brought his French musical taste back to England. This program first demonstrates the native English style of the Commonwealth, focusing on abstract polyphony with sections of florid divisions. Next we turn to the evolution of the late seventeenth century style, when tastes shifted towards the dance music favored in France. We conclude by bringing the two threads together in a suite of instrumental music from Purcell's King Arthur.
Chelsey Belt (violin), Karen Burciaga (treble viol & violin), David Hunt (bass viol & viola), Nathaniel Cox (theorbo), & James Williamson (bass viol & cello).
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Weston, Andover & Boston, MA 02144
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