LUTEIADE, A PERFORMANCE OF ELIZABETHAN AND ITALIAN BAROQUE SONGS, DUETS AND TRIOS AT BARNARD COLLEGE, FEATURING LUCY CROSS AND JANE MCMAHAN
New
York, NY, April 1, 2002—Two musicians,
Columbia Ph.D. graduate Lucy Cross and Barnard
professor Jane McMahan, will lead Barnard and
Columbia vocal students in a Luteiade held in
the Sulzberger Parlor of Barnard Hall at Broadway
and 117th Street on Sunday, April 21, at 8:00
p.m. This program is free and open to the public;
no reservations are required.
Cross holds her Ph.D. in Historical Musicology
and is a noted lutenist. She has recently played
the archlute at the City and Metropolitan Operas.
McMahan teaches voice and vocal repertoire at
Barnard and directed last spring’s Worldmuse
event at Barnard and this fall’s First
Annual Barnard Cabaret. Luteiade, following
in this tradition, explores unusual musical
territory and involves a large number of students
with varying levels of expertise. Cross has
been visiting McMahan’s vocal repertoire
class since its inception in 1998. This performance
is a result of the students’ enthusiasm
for her visits and their desire to work more
fully with her.
The Luteiade is a celebration of the interplay
between lute and voice. In Elizabethan England
between 1590 and 1620, lutesong flowered enormously,
with over 2,500 songs composed for lute and
voice. The lute interweaves with the voice to
create melodies. In Italy at the same time,
a similar repertoire was developing, but the
Italian variation tended to differentiate between
melody and accompaniment. The performances at
Luteiade will be of songs, duets and trios by
Dowland, Campion, Coperario, Monteverdi, and
others, and there will be several rounds and
catches for audience participation.
Contact:
Jane McMahan, Department of Music, 212-854-9019
Petra Tuomi, Office of Public Affairs, 212-854-7907
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