Projektbeskrivning REMA European Day of Early Music

European Day of Early Music
About REMA
REMA Members
European Day of Early Music
A living memorial to the European
historical musical heritage
WHAT? – THE EVENT
A celebration of more than a millennium of music,
through concerts, events, and happenings taking
place simultaneously across Europe, the REMA
European Day of Early Music will be an official
day for early music and a focal point for the
promotion of the historical musical heritage in
Europe, under the patronage of Mrs Androulla
Vassiliou, member of the European
Commission.
WHY? – A LIVING HERITAGE
Early music is a central part of the cultural heritage
shared by Europeans, closely connected with other
artistic expressions such as dance, theatre, and
architecture. It spans more than 1000 years of
music, written down or transmitted by oral tradition, from the Middle Ages to the end of the 18th
century. While some of the composers of these eras, for instance Johann Sebastian Bach, Claudio
Monteverdi, or Hildegard von Bingen, are widely known, there is a large repertoire still to be rediscovered by today’s audiences. The European Day of Early Music aims to increase awareness
of the music from the medieval, renaissance and baroque periods and bring it to the attention of a
wider audience.
WHEN? – FOCUS ON EARLY MUSIC
The REMA European Day of Early Music will be held on 21st March, a day celebrating the
beginning of spring, and one of Early Music's most important composers Johann Sebastian Bach
(born on 21st March 1685, according to the Julian Calendar).
WHERE? - THE HISTORICAL CONTINENT
During the European Day of Early Music, events will take place across Europe, creating and
encouraging collaboration, and connecting initiatives on a national level in a joint European
manifestation that will highlight simultaneously local distinguishing features and the common
ground of the continent’s musical history.
WHO? – COORDINATOR AND COLLABORATORS
The official promoter and coordinator of the European Day
of Early Music is the REMA network, which currently
includes over 65 early music festivals and concert venues
in 20 European countries. The network and its members
will organise concerts, conferences, and other events under
the European Day of Early Music heading, but REMA will
also collaborate with other organisations and partners,
involving intiatives by organisers on local, regional and
national levels. REMA is supported by:

The European Commission through the Culture
Programme

The Direction Générale de la Création Artistique of
the French Culture Ministry.
PARTNERSHIPS – MEDIA
A strong partnership with the media is essential to the impact and visibility of the REMA European
Day of Early Music. The European Broadcasting Union (EBU) is a partner of the project on the
European level. Partnerships between REMA members/other organisers involved in the project
and local, regional and national media in each country complement the European aspect.
ABOUT REMA
Réseau Européen de Musique Ancienne / European Early Music
Network / Europäisches Netzwerk für Alte Musik / Red Europea de
Musica Antigua / Rete Europea di Musica Antica
REMA, the European Early Music Network, was created in 2000 and now boasts a membership of
more than 60 early music organisations in 20 countries. REMA is a highly active organisation with
a dual objective: to promote early music and to raise its profile in Europe. REMA organises several
meetings per year for its members, providing them with opportunities to exchange expertise and
ideas, and to discuss their projects. REMA also cooperates with other European cultural platforms,
establishing new contacts and discussing current topics of interest. The network’s activities have
been recognized by the European Commission, which supports REMA since 2010 through its
Culture Programme.
Current REMA projects include:
 A European showcase for young talents in early music organised every second year. The
next one is to take place in Marseille, France, in March 2013.
 An application for smartphones for early music that allows the audience to find early music
concerts in Europe anywhere, at any time.
 Conferences on early music, working with early music in the context of festivals and other
organisations, and the situation of early music in various European regions.
REMA is supported by the Culture Programme of the European Commission and the French
Culture Ministry.
REMA MEMBERS
Belgium
Palais des Beaux-Arts, Brussels
AMUZ – Fondation Alamire
Musica vzw – Impulscentrum voor muziek
MAfestival Bruges
Concertgebouw Brugge
Croatia
BaRoMus
Associazione per il musica Antonio il Verso
Festival Antigua de San Raffaele Cimena
Bozen Festival Bolzano
Grandezze & Meraviglie
Centro di Musica Antica Pieta de Turchini
Festival Cantar Lontano
Festival Wunderkammer
Associazione Culturale Spazio e Musica
Echi Lontani, Sardinia
Czech Republic
Summer Festivies of Early Music Prague
Latvia
International Bach Chamber Music Festival
Denmark
Copenhagen Renaissance Music Festival
Poland
Festival May with Early Music
France
Printemps des Arts, Nantes
Fondation Royaumont
Arsenal, Metz
Festival de Maguelone
Centre de Musique Baroque de Versailles
Abbaye aux Dames de Saintes
Rencontres Musicales de Vézelay
Festival de Lanvellec
Mars en Baroque
Festival de Ribeauvillé
Festival Baroque de Pontoise
Centre Culturel de Rencontre d'Ambronay
Festival de Musique du Haut-Jura
Festival de Sablé
Portugal
Casa da Musica
Germany
Stiftung Händel-Haus Halle
Via Mediaeval
Festival Alte Musik Knechtsteden
Bayerischer Rundfunk – Studio Franken
Karslruher Händel-Festspiele
Internationale Händel-Festspiele Göttingen
Italy
Nuove Settimane Barocche in Breschia
Accademia di Musica Antica di Rovereto
Ghislierimusica, Pavia
Festival di Musica Antica del Mediterraneo
Festival Internazionale L'Architasto
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Slovenia
Seviqc Brezice
Festival Radovljica
Spain
Festival de Musica Antigua de Caceres
Festival de Musica Antigua de Ubeda y Baeza
Semana de Musica Antigua Estella
Festival de Musica Antigua de Aranjuez
Festival de Musica Antigua Mùsica, historia i art
Sweden
Stockholm Early Music Festival
Switzerland
Cantar di Pietre
The Netherlands
Festival Oude Muziek Utrecht
United Kingdom
European Union Baroque Orchestra
York Early Music Festival
Networks
European Festivals Association
Nordic Early Music Federation
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+33.1.39.20.78.03
21 March 2013
European Day of Early Music
List of events – to be extended
REMA
Opening Speech by Mrs Androulla Vassiliou, European Commissioner for Culture.
Messages by festival directors.
Streaming concerts the whole day.
 Belgium
Concertgebouw Bruges
Concert JS Bach, Matthäus-Passion, conducted by Philippe Herreweghe (March, 20th)
 Denmark
Copenhagen, Copenhagen Renaissance Music Festival
Concerts with Musica Ficta, Concerto Copenhagen, Agnethe Christensen, Leah Stuttard (UK) and others.
Masterclasses and workshops in collaboration with The Royal Danish Academy of Music and The Danish
Society For Early Music.
Streaming events.
 France
Marseille, Mars en Baroque
Conférence Du oud au luth: les résonnances orientales dans la musique pour luth.
Concert Italie, Espagne: la musique pour luth; Eugène Ferré, luth.
Versailles, Centre de Musique Baroque de Versailles
Concert La Chapelle royale du Louvre; Les Pages et les Chantres avec l’Ensemble Pulcinella (dir. Ophélie
Gaillard), direction: Olivier Schneebeli; Motets de Henry Du Mont et de Pierre Robert
 Germany
Göttingen, Internationale Händel Festspiele
Public viewing of opera (exact programme to be confirmed)
Nürnberg, Bayerischer Rundfunk, Studio Franken
Concert Echos from San Marco, Instrumental Music from the Chapel of the Doge. Music of Venice between
1580 and 1620 on period wind instruments. Performed by Concerto Palatino, Bruce Dickey
Mainz, Bingen, Worms, Via Mediaeval
Concert around Hildegard von Bingen in Bingen and Worms
 Italy
Trieste, Festival Wunderkammer
Concert/Conversation Le Jardin des Pensées Paola Erdas (clavecin & clavisymbalum), Fabio Accurso (luth
& archiluth) Faenza Codex, Libre Vermell de Montserrat, Borrono, da Milano, Milan, Narvaez, Cabezon,
Venegas de Henestrosa
Naples, Centro di Musica Antica Pièta de’Turchini
Napoli al Centro della Musica / Naples at the centre of the Music
Teaching sessions with Centro di Musica Antica Pieta de’Turchini’s baroque ensemble, an ensemble of
young musicians.
Pavia, Collegio Ghislieri
Discussion about early music in Europe and Italy
Concert by Ghislieri Choir & Consort
Cagliari, Sardinia, Associazione Culturale Echi Lontani
Discussion Historically informed performance practice in early music: Authenticity and reality in today’s
concerts
Conference The historically informed performance practice from its origins to the present day: A beautiful
story. Keynote speaker: Dario Luisi (Director of the Early Music Department of Graz Conservatory, artistic
director of "Echi Lontani")
Concert Omaggio a John Dowland per i 450 anni dalla nascita [1563-1626] “In this trembling shadow”,
Marilia Vargas (Soprano), Michele Carreca (Liuto)
Pisa, Auser Musici
Concert Giovani Battista Pergolesi, "La serva padrona" - Antonio Vivaldi, "Le quattro stagioni" - Two of the
most popular vocal and instrumental pieces of the XVII Century by Auser Musici.
Macerata, Cantar Lontano
Concert Cantar Lontano and Canalgrande Adriatic Baroque Orchestra dir. Marco Mencoboni
Marco Giuseppe Peranda (1626 - 1675); Missa S. Agnetis, (first modern performance); for soloists choir and
orchestra
 Latvia
Riga, International Bach Chamber Music Festival
Concert JS Bach, Three sonatas for viola da gamba and harpsichord, solo pieces, with Paolo Pandolfo, viola
da gamba (IT) and Aina Kalnciema, harpsichord (LT)
 Portugal
Porto, Casa da Musica
Open rehearsal of Casa da Musica Baroque Orchestra for young people. Works by Vivaldi and Telemann.
Presentation of the baroque orchestra and its instruments.
 Spain
Barcelona, Auditori
Concert Sonatas from Biber’s Rosaire with Daniel Sepec, violin.
 Sweden
Stockholm Early Music Festival
Concert "Bach in Swedish", with Lisa Rydberg, violin and Gunnar Idenstam, harmonium.
 United Kingdom
York, National Centre for Early Music
Lunchtime Concert Celebrating JS Bach. Artist to be confirmed
European Union Baroque Orchestra
Streaming EUBO live in Concert: Joy and Sorrow unmasked Concert on DVD, recorded in Trifolion,
Echternach, Luxembourg. European Union Baroque Orchestra, Lars Ulrik Mortensen (director/harpsichord),
Maria Keohane (soprano), Sebastian Philpott (trumpet), Huw Daniel (Concertmaster) Jauchzet Gott and
Brandenburg 3 by JS Bach, Trumpet Sonata by Torelli, Cantatas and Concerto Grosso Op6 No 2 by Handel
and Pianto di Maria by Ferrandini.
PRECEDING AND FOLLOWING THE EUROPEAN DAY
OF EARLY MUSIC
BELGIUM
Concertgebouw Bruges
Concert: JS Bach, Matthäus-Passion, conducted by Philippe Herreweghe
(March, 20th)
THE NETHERLANDS
Organisatie Oude Muziek
Concert tour in the Netherlands with Skip Sempé, Pierre Hantaï and Olivier Fortin
UNITED KINGDOM
Cambridge, Early Music Cambridge
Concert: A Musical Banquet: Italia e Inghilterra tra Cinque et Seicento, Michael Cance & Nigel North
(March, 15th)