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The Boston Musical Intelligencer
2016-04-23 18:42:25
Sun King Shines on Medford
“Music and Dance for the Sun King,” a concert of Renaissance and Baroque music took us time-traveling last Tuesday night at the at Tuft’s Distler Auditorium. Louis XIV was the longest-ruling monarch in European history, over 72 years. A significant patron of the arts and a great boon to composers over such a long period, he abetted the flourishing of French music and dance, which led the style across the Continent. Jane Hershey, early-music conductor and performer and faculty member oversaw the program. She played viola da gamba during most of the concert, in groups of varying size, along with several student players as well as a visiting performer from Taiwan. All wore period costumes approximating styles of court dress across the extended reign of the Sun King. Branles from Orchesograpie, a study of dance steps and attendant social behavior from the late Renaissance by Thoinot Arbeau, opened the show, […]
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