Northlake Unitarian Universalist Church and the Early Music Guild announce another season of Early Music Fridays – professional Northwest performers in the acoustically brilliant at the intimate Northlake Unitarian Universalist Church chapel.
The Portland Viol Consort will perform at 7:30 p.m. March 9 at the church’s chapel (east of the sanctuary), located at 308 4th Ave. South, Kirkland.
The consort – Joanna Blendulf, Max Fuller, Lee Inman and Tim Scott – was formed in 2009 as the only professional consort of viols in the Pacific Northwest, and makes its second Seattle-area appearance in 2012.
For this performance, “Pictures at an Exhibition”, the consort is pleased to conduct a gallery tour of some of the best-known and best-loved English masterpieces for two- three- and four-part consorts. Works by John Jenkins, William Byrd, Orlando Gibbons, Henry Purcell, and Matthew Locke, among others, will be featured on the program.
The Byrd Ensemble (formerly “The Renaissance Singers”) will perform “Josquin and the Franco-Flemish Style,” at 7:30 p.m. Friday, March 16 at the chapel.
The Franco-Flemish style of polyphonic vocal music composition developed in Europe during the 15 and 16th century. The Franco-Flemish style developed out of the Franco-Flemish School, which was made of five generations of Renaissance composers who were some of the most influential composers of the Renaissance.
This program will trace the development of the Franco-Flemish style and will feature composers Josquin dez Prez (c.1450-1521), Heinrich Isaac (c.1450-1517), Adrian Willaert (c.1490-1562) and more.
The Byrd Ensemble is a vocal ensemble specializing in the performance of Renaissance vocal music. The ensemble of eight to 10 singers have been performing programs of medieval, renaissance, baroque and modern music in the greater Seattle area since 2003.
The Byrd Ensemble have been presented by the Early Music Guild’s Musician of the Guild and First Tuesdays series, Tudor Choir, Music Northwest and Seattle University. The Byrd Ensemble are Artists-in-Residence at Seattle’s first Episcopal parish, Trinity Parish Church (established 1865). The group’s creative efforts are led by Markdavin Obenza.
Tickets for both shows are $20 general, $15 seniors, $10 students and NUUC members. Order online or at the door.
Free parking is available in the church parking lot. For more information, call 206-325-7066 or visit www.earlymusicguild.org.
