Event Description:The Five College Early Music Program welcomes students, faculty, and community members interested in auditioning to sing or play in one or more ensembles, including the Collegium choir, baroque orchestra (modern string players are encouraged to try this!) and chamber music, medieval and Renaissance ensembles and Voces Feminae. The auditions are "painless" experiences, held at all the campuses. Performances sponsored by the program feature baroque and Renaissance music played on modern and period instruments and sung in historically-informed style. Consider beginning recorder, viola da gamba, lute or sackbut! We also offer instruction on period instruments (recorders, sackbut, viol, lute, etc.) for modern players, in beginning ensembles and lessons. Credit is available for ensembles and lessons for MHC, UMass and HC.
Tuesday, January 22:
11 AM to 12:30 PM Room 170 FAC, UMass
1 to 4 PM 210 Pratt Hall, Mount Holyoke College
6 to 7 PM Room 7, Music Center, Amherst College
Wednesday, January 23:
4:30 to 5:30 PM Music Lounge, Hampshire College
Thursday, January 24:
4 to 5:30 PM 170 FAC, UMass
Friday, January 25:
4 to 5:30 PM 103 Sage Hall, Smith College