ALBA Consort Celebrates Music of a Time When
Religious Cultures Flourished in Unity;
Oriental Institute Partners in Free Saturday Workshop
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE –
January 13, 2014
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University of Chicago Presents
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CHICAGO – Early music ensembleALBA Consort will perform on Friday, January 30th at 7:30 PMat theReva and David Logan Centerfor the Arts.
Bridging the ancient to the present with exotic songs, compelling dances, and virtuosic improvisations, in Earthly Love, Divine Love, ALBA evokes the haunting melodies and dynamic rhythms of the Iberian Peninsula, as well as music from its Middle Eastern and European neighbors, in a time when Christian, Jewish, and Muslim cultures flourished together.
On Saturday, January 31, 2:00-4:00 PM, Oriental Institute presents ALBA Consort: A Musical Workshop Featuring Mediterranean Modes and Rhythms. This free workshop is presented in conjunction with the exhibit “A Cosmopolitan City: Muslim, Christians, and Jews in Old Cairo,” opening February 16.
FRIDAY / JANUARY 30 / 7:30 PM / PERFORMANCE HALL, LOGAN CENTER
ALBA Consort
Margo GezairlianGrib, voice and vielle
Christopher Morrongiello, lute and guittaraespaõla
Carlo Valte, oud
Rex Benincasa, frame drums, darbouka, riq, and hurdy-gurdy
Earthly Love, Divine Love
Medieval and baroque, secular and non-secular love songs from Europe and the Mediterranean
Tickets: $35 / $5 all students(with I.D.)
Available at UChicago Arts Box Office, Reva and David Logan Center for the Arts, 915 E. 60th Street. Call 773.702.ARTS (2787) or visit ticketsweb.uchicago.edu
Visitchicagopresents.uchicago.edufor more information
ABOUT ALBA CONSORT
ALBA Consort specializes in Mediterranean and European secular music of the medieval, renaissance and early baroque on traditional instruments under the direction of artistic director Margo GezairlianGrib. The word “ALBA” means white, the white light of dawn, and an ALBA is the troubadour genre of a morning song - often a song of a lover as dawn approaches. ALBA has performed at NY’s Greene Space, Bargemusic, for Long Island Baroque, “Early Music Now” in Milwaukee, “Academy of Ancient Music” in Michigan, podcast on WQXR radio, featured on a CUNY.TV Classic Artist Showcase series and was selected to perform for Chamber Music America’s annual conference. ALBA Consort is a member of Chamber Music America and Early Music America.For more information, click here
ABOUT UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO PRESENTS
Now in its 71st year of bringing the world's best artists to Chicago, The University of Chicago Presents offers 29 unique performances in seven distinct series in the 2014/15 season, from early music to classical, contemporary, and jazz. This season celebrates the richness that music has to offer with unrivaled musical experiences that bring passion and virtuosity to the stage.
CONCERT LOCATION
Reva and David Logan Center for the Arts: 915 E. 60th Street, Chicago
FREE street parking is available, as well as in the lot nearby at 60th and Drexel.
TICKETS
Tickets are$35 and $5 students (with valid I.D.)
Available at UChicago Arts Box Office, Reva and David Logan Center for the Arts, 915 E. 60th Street.Call 773.702.ARTS (2787) or visit ticketsweb.uchicago.edu
BOX OFFICE HOURS
Regular hours are Tuesday - Saturday, 12 pm - 6 pm and through concert intermission; 1-4 pm on concert Sundays.
Concert information online at chicagopresents.uchicago.edu