Alison Crum is one of the best-known British exponents of the viol. As teacher, performer, and moving spirit behind several well-known early music groups, she has travelled all over the world giving recitals and lectures and teaching on summer schools and workshops. Alison is President of the Viola da Gamba Society of Great Britain, Professor of Viol at Trinity Laban Conservatoire in London, and a visiting teacher at several colleges and universities in both Europe and the USA. She is also the author of two highly acclaimed books on playing the viol, and has been called the doyenne of British viol teachers.
Miami Bach Society’s legacy to be continued by RK Cultural Productions, Inc.
With this message, I’d like to introduce you to RK Cultural Productions. Rise Kern, former Miami Bach Society board member, and Margie Lopez, former Executive Director of The Miami Bach Society, have joined their experiences and strengths to continue the legacy the Miami Bach Society began 35 years ago. Acknowledging South Florida’s great need to have outstanding cultural events, presented locally for our residents, students, and visitors, RK Cultural Productions will be presenting early music concerts as well as those featuring later repertoires.
Ms. Kern and Ms. Lopez share the same vision of enriching the lives of our residents and students with two outreach programs. They are proudly announcing the continuation of “Bach to School,” as well as initiating a new outreach program geared towards patients, doctors, and staff in local hospitals called “Bach to Health.” Both of these unique and outstanding programs will be funded by supporters and will be free to schools and hospitals.
Another important goal of RK Cultural Productions’ mission is to support local artists by offering a professional platform in which they can perform locally, as well as participate in the Outreach Programs.
The 2019 Season will consist of three concerts, at RK’s website.In addition, “Bach to School” and “Bach to Health” will be on-going with each visiting artist. All schools and hospitals wishing to participate should contact them at Info@RKCulturalProductions.org. Any individuals and corporations wishing to become a sponsor should visit their website to obtain further information.
Please see the attached flyer for information regarding their first concert at the FIU School of Music Concert Hall on Tuesday January 29, 2019 at 7pm. FIU students are admitted free with ID and RK Productions will honor FIU’s annual pass holders.
Early Music at FIU Spring 2019 Update
We’re pleased to announce that the FIU Collegium Musicum has returned from its hiatus under the able direction of Juvenal Correa-Salas. Our concert will take place on Saturday March 23 at 7pm at the FIU School of Music Concert Hall. It will feature a variety of music exploring the influence of dance rhythms from the Medieval to Baroque eras.
The Miami International Guitar Festival under the direction of Mezut Ozgen continues its tradition of including early music among its offerings. On Tuesday February 19, in Lutorama, David Dolata will tour the audience through his lute collection explaining the differences among the instruments and will play a little bit on each one while displaying the tablature he reads from on the big screen.
On Thursday, February 21 flutist Sanna
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Finally, at 7:30 pm on Friday, March 29 and Saturday, March 30 Palm Beach Atlantic University presents its Biennial Early Music Festival. Assisted by past and present members of FIU’s Collegium Musicum as well as David Dolata on lute, Friday’s concert presents early music selections from across Europe during the first half of the concert and Charpentier’s Te Deum for the second half. On Saturday join PBAU’s guest artists in a diverse program featuring predominantly woodwind repertoire with violin (Sandra Rubio) and harpsichord (Juvenal Correa-Salas) including works by Boismortier and Vivaldi. Both concerts take place at the DeSantis Family Chapel, 300 Okeechobee Blvd, West Palm Beach, FL 33401.
For detailed information on these events either click on the dates on the calendar in the right sidebar or go to the calendar in the menu.
Please return to the calendar periodically as there are other events in the offing that have not yet been scheduled.
We hope to see you soon,
David Dolata on behalf of Juvenal Correa-Salas and the FIU Collegium Musicum.
David Dolata and Juvenal Correa-Salas earn glowing review from Early Music America for their latest CD
David Dolata featured as Early Music America’s E-Notes Member of the Week
See EMA’s E Notes Weekly.
Review of FIU Soprano Adriana Ruiz at Early Music America Emerging Artists Concert at Bloomington Early Music Festival
Excerpt from festival review by Peter Jacobi:
Soprano Adriana Ruiz, in collaboration with harpsichordist Benjamin Katz, next on the program, apparently for reason of time, cut down their set of songs by the 17th-century female composer Barbara Strozzi; the pace of the music made recognizing the cuts difficult.
Ruiz proved, however, that she has the natural and trained soprano voice to focus on Strozzi’s heart-gripping songs. And she joined, with impact, the chorus of musicians seeking to prove that Strozzi, though now increasingly recognized, is still not sufficiently regarded as a composer of importance. Strozzi’s songs about love endured, love longed for, love betrayed and love glorified are potently expressed in songs that echo the sentiments embedded in their ardent words. Soprano Ruiz proved herself an equally ardent disciple.
2018 Early Music America Emerging Artists Showcase: Adriana Ruiz
Soprano Adriana Ruiz will perform in Early Music America’s Emerging Artists Showcase, May 24-26, 2018, as part of the Bloomington Early Music Festival.
Cuban-born Adriana Ruiz started her studies of Piano at the age of seven. She completed her studies in Voice and Choral Conducting at the Cuban Conservatory of Music “Esteban Salas” and won the French Song Contest held in Havana, Cuba, in 2003, which gave her the opportunity to perform on several occasions in Paris.
Ruiz is currently furthering her vocal training at Florida International University, where she studies with Dr. Vindhya Khare and has performed with the Collegium Musicum, most notably in the lead role in John Blow’s Venus and Adonis. She has frequently performed with lutenist David Dolata at FIU and in the community on behalf of the Miami Bach Society. In addition to her performances of Renaissance and Baroque music to the accompaniment of the lute and harpsichord, Ruiz has performed Medieval music while accompanying herself on the Medieval harp.
Ruiz also studied with renowned early music soprano Julianne Baird and lutenist and Director of Tempesta di Mare, Richard Stone, at the Amherst Early Music Winter Workshop in Philadelphia, where she performed on the workshop concert.
Her interest in early music goes back to her childhood in Cuba when she discovered the madrigals of Palestrina, Janequin, and Vázquez at a very young age and fell completely in love with their melodies and harmonies. When she was 18, she started singing with the choir Orfeon Santiago in Cuba and learned that Renaissance and Baroque vocal music would be always her favorite musical styles to perform. “Now, I am delighted with the early Italian baroque music,” she says. “Composers like Merula, D’India and Strozzi interest me tremendously.”
2018 Showcase Program: “Di canto e lacrime”: four arias by the Italian composer Barbara Strozzi.
- Amor dormiglione
- Che si puo fare
- Cosi non la voglio
- Mi fa rider
- Tradimento
- Lagrime mie
MIGF 2018: LECTURE BY DAVID DOLATA ON BAROQUE GUITAR TABLATURE AND ALFABETO
TUESDAY 2/20
The 2018 Miami International GuitART Festival presents a lecture by Dr. David Dolata at the WPAC Instrumental Hall. Dr. Dolata will tour the audience through the stunning variety of clever notational methods Spanish, Italian, and French guitarists created to convey rasqueado and/or punteado textures in both accompaniments and solo music for Baroque guitar.
The festival takes place from February 19th through 25th with daily concerts, master classes, lectures, competitions, and Luthiers Expo.
2018 MIGF FESTIVAL PASS is available to attend all festival events at a single reduced price. More info at MIGF website: migf.fiu.edu/tickets
PriceFREE
Time11:00am – 12:15pm
VenueHerbert & Nicole Wertheim Performing Arts Center
AddressModesto A. Maidique Campus, 10910 SW 17 St.
Miami, FL 33199GET DIRECTIONS
Phone Number305.348.0496
Collegium Musicum Voice Major Adriana Ruiz named Early Music America Emerging Artist
FIU School of Music soprano Adriana Ruiz has been named an Early Music America (EMA) Emerging Artist. According to EMA, Ms. Ruiz was among six artists chosen to “represent the best of emerging early music talent from a very large pool of applicants.” Ms. Ruiz was the only singer chosen. As a result of her award, Ms. Ruiz will perform in the Emerging Artist Showcase at the prestigious Bloomington Early Music Festival at Indiana University, which houses one of the top early music programs in the country. Performances will take place in Auer Hall at the Jacobs School of Music on Friday, May 25 and Saturday, May 26 and will be live-streamed by IU Music and subsequently broadcast by WFIU Public Radio. Click here to see the EMA announcement.
Ms. Ruiz recently studied with renowned early music soprano Julianne Baird and lutenist and Director of Tempesta di Mare Richard Stone at the Amherst Early Music Winter Workshop in Philadelphia where she also performed on the workshop concert.
At FIU Ms. Ruiz studies with Dr. Vindhya Khare and has performed with the Collegium Musicum, most notably in the lead role in John Blow’s Venus and Adonis. She has frequently performed with lutenist David Dolata at FIU and in the community on behalf of the Miami Bach Society. In addition to her performances of Renaissance and Baroque music to the accompaniment of the lute and harpsichord, Ms. Ruiz has performed Medieval music while accompanying herself on the Medieval harp.
Audio tracks of some of Ms. Ruiz’ Collegium Musicum performances can be found here. The five tracks at the top of the list feature Ms. Ruiz.
FIU Panthers at Palm Beach Atlantic University Collegium Musicum Concert
David Dolata (archlute), Caroline Buse & Humberto Bolivar (violins), Luciana Kube (alto)
Caroline Buse & Humberto Bolivar (violins), Renata Guitart (PBA faculty) & Modesto Marcano (violas)