Program: #09-16, Air Date: 04/13/09
The Dutch ensemble Egidius Kwartet looks at the lasting influence of Ronsard's verse on the Franco-Flemish school, including Lassus, Regnart, and Arcadelt.
Read more and hear this show…The sources and mainstreams of European music from the thousand years before the birth of Bach.
Program: #09-16, Air Date: 04/13/09
The Dutch ensemble Egidius Kwartet looks at the lasting influence of Ronsard's verse on the Franco-Flemish school, including Lassus, Regnart, and Arcadelt.
Read more and hear this show…Program: #09-50, Air Date: 12/07/09
Sacred motets performed by the ensemble Nordic Voices are interspersed with organ works by Buxtehude, de Grigny, Bach, and others
from performances by Terje Winge and Bjørn Boysen (plus the neo-mystical project "Siwan").
These programs are made possible in part by support from the Royal Norwegian Embassy in Washington, D.C. For more information about Norwegian cultural events in the United States or for travel and tourist information, you may consult:
www.norway.org.