Boutique Baroque 24-27 Jan 2012

Written by Irish Baroque Orchestra

Boutique Baroque is the IBO's pilot education and outreach event, taking place at the Kevin Barry Room, National Concert Hall from 24-27 January 2012. We invite audiences to learn a little more about the Baroque era, by attending or participating in one of the broad mix of events on offer (see programme outline below).  Why not come along to the "Introduction to Baroque Music" discussion and start your discovery there! And don't forget, the IBO will be performing throughout the week (in the MASTERWORKS 2012 concert series, featuring Bach, Vivaldi and Telemann) so there are plenty of opportunities to see us in action too.

TICKETS / BOOKING / INFO: Please contact the National Concert Hall for any queries and for all ticket sales, for Boutique Baroque.  Online booking is available at www.nch.ie or by telephone 01-417 0000

IBO performers and guest players who will lead the Boutique Baroque events:
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 Lisa_Beznosiuk_flute_smallAnneke_Scott_Natural_Horn Susan_Hamilton_small


PROGRAMME:  (All events take place in the Kevin Barry Room)

  • Tuesday 24 January 10.30am - 12.15pm: Baroque Strings Workshop with IBO leader Claire Duff and principal cello Sarah McMahon. Tickets for participants and observers: €5

  • Tuesday 24 January 17.30pm - 18.00pm: Introduction to Baroque Music with HE Ambassador Walter Hagg. Tickets: FREE EVENT but please collect a ticket at the box office beforehand.

  • Wednesday 25 January 11.00am - 12.30pm: Baroque Winds Workshop with IBO principal horn Anneke Scott, principal oboe Andreas Helm and guest performer Lisa Beznosiuk. Tickets for participants and observers: €5

  • Wednesday 25 January 13.05pm - 13.50pm: Brilliant Bach - A Lecture / Recital by Malcolm Proud with guest speaker. What a great way to spend a lunch hour, enjoying a short performance by Ireland's finest keyboard player! Tickets: €5

  • Thursday 26 January 11.00am - 12.30pm: Meet the Instruments (Schools event) led by Eamonn Sweeney (baroque guitar). Learn a little more about some fascinating Baroque instruments.  Schools should contact the National Concert Hall directly to book their group of participants.  Tickets: FREE EVENT but ticketed.

  • Thursday 26 January 13.05pm - 13.50pm: Terrific Telemann - A Lecture / Recital by Malcolm Proud with guest speaker. A second lunch hour opportunity, this time to hear Malcolm Proud performing key Telemann works.  Tickets: €5

  • Thursday 26 January 18.00pm - 21.00pm: A Consort evening for Viols & Recorders with Sarah Groser and guest leaders. We welcome all professional and amateur viol and recorder players to join us for an enjoyable evening of music making, in the form of a "Broken Consort" or "Mixed Consort" event.  If you can read music and have your own instrument and bow, please join us!  Tickets: €5

  • Friday 27 January 10.30am - 12.00pm: Baroque Voice Masterclass with Scottish soprano, Susan Hamilton. Come along and watch as Susan works with a pre-selected group of Ireland's finest young singers.  Tickets: €5 for observers

  • Friday 27 January 13.05pm - 13.50pm: Vivacious Vivaldi Lecture / Recital by Malcolm Proud with guest speaker To round off the week, Malcolm presents the 3rd and final lunch hour performance.  Tickets: €5

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A little background: The Baroque era is a fascinating part of history. The music alone is brilliant: a heady mix of gorgeous sounds, simmering tensions and highly charged emotions carry the listener back 300 years to the sights and sounds of 18th century Europe. Added to this are the intriguing period instruments, lovingly crafted and featuring authentic gut strings, historically accurate tuning principles and bows, all giving rise to unique sights and sounds for audiences. And then there is the positioning of baroque music in the context of complex political intrigue, flamboyant affairs of the heart and the deep influences of society and philosophy!  It is no wonder then that a great revival of interest in Baroque music is sweeping the globe.

 

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