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As part of its professional integration program “BAROQUE (A)VENIR!”, the Harmonia Sacra ensemble is offering its fourth academy at the Valenciennes Conservatory (France), in collaboration with Jean-Luc HO. It will be devoted to harpsichord practices in London from the 16th to the 18th centuries. Trainees will be invited to play the repertoire of musicians active in London, whether English or visiting, but also, more generally, French, Italian, or German music published or copied in London (the Babell manuscript, Scarlatti sonatas, etc.). Thanks to the Hôtel de Barneville collection, the course will have access to around fifteen instruments representing several schools of instrument making present in London from the 16th to the 18th centuries, which will allow for in-depth work on different aesthetics. Each day, a group class preceded by a historical presentation will be devoted to a section of the harpsichord repertoire in London. Lectures on the traditions of instrument making, on harpsichords in English painting, as well as an introductory workshop on source research will complement the knowledge of the repertoires.
Speakers: Jean-Luc Ho, Marie Demeilliez (musicologist, Université Grenoble Alpes), Florence Gétreau (musicologist and art historian, IReMus), Julien Bailly (harpsichord maker).
Ø Contact and Registration : Yannick LEMAIRE – directeur@harmoniasacra.com
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