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September 27, 2020

***POSTPONED***The Baltimore Consort at Early Music Voices

Christ Church Elbow Park

Calgary, AB

September 29, 2020

***POSTPONED***The Baltimore Consort at University of Idaho

University of Idaho

Moscow, ID

October 1, 2020

***POSTPONED***The Baltimore Consort at Chemeketa Community College

Chemeketa Community College

Salem, OR

November 13, 2020

***POSTPONED***The Baltimore Consort at Early Music at St. James

St. James Episcopal Church

Lancaster, PA

November 14, 2020

***POSTPONED***The Baltimore Consort at Salisbury University

Salisbury University - Holloway Hall

Salisbury, MD

The Food of Love

The new album from the Baltimore Consort. Pre-order available now. Drops August 23, 2019

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Take a journey back in time with a visit to the First Scots Presbyterian Church in Charleston, S.C., during the Piccolo Spoleto Festival for the location of this live recording.

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The Food of Love: Songs, Dances, and Fancies for Shakespeare

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Adio España

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Bright Day Star

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Gut, Wind & Wire

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Adew Dundee

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Best of The Baltimore Consort

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The Mad Buckgoat

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Tunes from the Attic

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A Trip to Killburn

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La Roque 'n' Roll

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The Art of the Bawdy Song

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Join us, Sunday October 13, for the second concert of our 40th season as we perform “The Food of Love: Songs, Dances, and Fancies for for Shakespeare” at The Weinberg Center for the Arts in Frederick, MD. Follow the link in our bio for more information and to buy tickets! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ #music #livemusic #earlymusic #classicalmusic #shakespearememes #shakespeare #williamshakespeare #soprano #lute #flute #viol #cittern #classicalmusicians #classicalmusic #musicians #musiciansofinstagram #musiciansdaily #earlymusiceducation
The Food of Love:⁣⁣ ⁣⁣Songs, Dances, and Fancies for Shakespeare is now available! ⁣⁣⁣Follow the link in our bio for more information… ⁣⁣ ⁣Purchase or listen at iTunes or Apple Music:⁣ ⁣http://bit.ly/FoLApple⁠⁣ ⁣⁣ ⁣Purchase or listen at Amazon:⁣ ⁣http://bit.ly/FoLAmazon ⁣ ⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣ ⁣⁣⁣The music in Shakespeare’s plays:⁣⁣⁣ ⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣ ⁣⁣⁣There are hundreds of references to music in the works of Shakespeare. Shakespeare’s music can be placed into three general categories:⁣⁣⁣ ⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣ ⁣⁣⁣Incidental Music: The individual titles of incidental music in Shakespeare’s works are never named but the directions “music here,” “music begins,” “music for dancing,” etc. are provided.⁣⁣⁣ ⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣ ⁣⁣⁣Literary References: Shakespeare refers to the music, music theory, and instruments of the time within the text of his works. A humorous example is found in the names of the musicians Peter confronts in Romeo and Juliet: Hugh Rebec, Simon Catling and James Soundpost.⁣⁣⁣ ⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣ ⁣⁣⁣Songs: Specific songs are included for performance in the text of Shakespeare’s plays. Shakespeare authored the lyrics to some of these songs but also incorporated popular songs known to his contemporary audiences. The plays did not include notation of the tunes of these songs. However, we are certain that Robert Johnson’s settings for “Full Fathom Five” and “Where the Bee Sucks” are the same as when originally performed in The Tempest. Johnson is well documented as Shakespeare’s composer. For the other songs on the recording we are⁣ ⁣using the earliest surviving versions – both published and from manuscript – which are contemporary with Shakespeare’s productions. These include, “It Was a Lover and his Lasse,” “Farewell, Dear Love,” “When Griping Grief,” “Gravedigger’s Song,” and “Willow Song.”⁣⁣ ⁣⁣⁣⁣ ⁣⁣~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~⁣⁣ ⁣⁣⁣⁣ ⁣⁣#newmusic #music #cd #earlymusic #renaissancemusic #baroquemusic #folkmusic #classicalmusic #musician #accoustic #accousticmusic #musicappreciation #musiciansofinstagram #musiciansoninstagram⁠⁣⁣ #shakespeare #viol #cittern #lute #flute #bagpipe #soprano ⁣⁣
The Food of Love drops tomorrow! That means digital pre-orders from Amazon and iTunes will be available for listening…probably in less than 24 hours. We hope you will let us know what you think.⁠ ⁠ #newmusic #music #cd #earlymusic #renaissancemusic #baroquemusic #folkmusic #classicalmusic #musician #accoustic #accousticmusic #musicappreciation #musiciansofinstagram #musiciansoninstagram⁠
The release of The Food of Love is just a few days away. Pre-order now on iTunes for delivery on August 23…and preview the entire album on iTunes and Apple Music!⁠ ⁠ Pre-order at http://bit.ly/FoLApple⁠ ⁠ #newmusic #music #cd #earlymusic #renaissancemusic #baroquemusic #folkmusic #classicalmusic #musician #accoustic #accousticmusic #musicappreciation #musiciansofinstagram #musiciansoninstagram⁠