THE HARP CONSORT 20th ANNIVERSARY
CDs, concert programs & stage shows
with Andrew Lawrence-King, The Harp Consort & Il Corago
Chorégraphie: Music for Louis XIV's dancing-masters
Theatrical Entrées, elegant Sarabandes, passionate Passacailles, wild Folies & grand Chaconnes
OR THC (flexible size, with optional dance)
OR ALK solo Italian baroque triple harp (with optional dance)
Favola in Musica : Apollo, Bacchus & the Birth of Opera
The myth of Orpheus as a 'mini-opera' for tenor & continuo
Monteverdi, Peri, Caccini, Gesualdo
THC (flexible size) with Marco Beasley tenor & Andrew Lawrence-King (Italian baroque triple harp)
Ludus Danielis (The Play of Daniel): Medieval 'opera' from 13th-century Beauvais Cathedral
Belshazzar's Feast, the Writing on the Wall, Daniel in the Lions Den
Staged performance with Historical Action directed by Il Corago
THC (large ensembles) with Andrew Lawrence-King (Medieval harp)
Luz y norte : 17th-century dances from Spain, Italy, South America & Africa
A thrilling mix of guitars, percussion, dance-energy and improvisation
THC (6 performers) with Andrew Lawrence-King (Spanish baroque harp)
His Majesty's Harper : 17th-century Italian and English music for the 'arpa doppia'
Marini, Frescobaldi, Dowland, Purcell
THC (6 performers) with Andrew Lawrence-King (Spanish baroque harp)
Missa Mexicana : Old-world polyphony and new-world dances from 17th-century Mexico
Sacred mysticism & secular sensuality in villancicos from Puebla Cathedral
THC (14 performers) with Andrew Lawrence-King (Spanish baroque harp)
Oratorio del Nacimiento : The first Spanish Christmas oratorio & villancicos from Puebla, Mexico
Mary & Joseph, Angel & Shepherds, Lucifer and an argument with the Three Wise Men
Staged Performance with Historical Action by Il Corago
THC (9 performers) with Andrew Lawrence-King (Spanish baroque harp)
The Play of Daniel (Ludus Danielis): Medieval 'opera' from 13th-century Beauvais Cathedral
Belshazzar's Feast, the Writing on the Wall, Daniel in the Lions Den
Staged performance with Historical Action directed by Il Corago
THC (large ensembles) with Andrew Lawrence-King (Medieval harp)
Vespers: Monteverdi's 1610 Vespers of the Blessed Virgin Mary
ALK guest director for vocal/instrumental ensemble