Elizabethan England In Montclair: ‘Shakespearian’ Concert

MONTCLAIR, NJ — The following news release comes courtesy of Montclair Early Music. Learn more about posting announcements or events to your local Patch site here.

On Saturday afternoon, June 22, at 1:45 p.m., as part of Make Music Montclair, Montclair Early Music’s (MEM) Recorder consort and Madrigal group will perform music of Springtime and Romance on center stage, Church Street, Montclair.

The audience will be transported to Elizabethan England with the courtly songs and dances of the era, many of which were incorporated into Shakespeare’s plays. The concert will begin with Denise LeDuc performing outdoors on the hurdy gurdy, a stringed instrument popular in the Renaissance, played using a hand crank and a keyboard. An opportunity to chat with musicians and learn about their instruments will follow the performance.

Montclair Early Music (MEM) is a 501(c)3 nonprofit organization whose mission is to promote interest in the recorder and recorder playing as well as early music in general, and to provide opportunities for players of all levels to develop their musical, ensemble and performance skills. MEM brings to the community the rarely performed dances and madrigals of the Elizabethan era and the canzonas, ricercars, fantasias, motels and polychoral masterpieces of Medieval and Renaissance masters. MEM welcomes players of all abilities to join its regular playing sessions and offers coaching for beginners. Next up for MEM is a program of Rembrandt’s art and music on October 12 at 2 p.m. at VanVleck House, Montclair. For more information, visit www.montclairearlymusic.org

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