Sunday, October 16, 2011, from 12 – 5 P.M.,
you are invited to the 7thAnnual Festival of the Guild for Early
Music, an afternoon of mini concerts, taking place at the Grounds for
Sculpture (GFS), 18 Fairgrounds Road, Hamilton, NJ. 08619.
It will feature Medieval, Renaissance and Baroque music, sung
and played by over ten extraordinary vocal and instrumental ensembles, and
conclude with a “petting zoo” of historical instruments for you to touch and
play. This year’s theme, “Light and Dark,” will offer performances on
harpsichord, viola da gamba, recorder, violin, cello, harp, flute, Baroque
strings, sackbut, cornetto and percussion. Themed “Light and Dark” sculpture
tours of the park will also take place.
The Baroque ensemble of the Highland Park Recorder Society,
Musica Dolce members Momo Kusaka and Donna Messer on recorders, Lea
Karpman on violin, Janet Walker on cello, and Minju Lee on harpsichord will
perform Phénix by Michel Corrette, and other music. All are welcome!