Concert Details
| Title: | Fiesta! Songs & Dances from Medieval Spain - Mediva |
| Promoted by: | Brighton Early Music Festival |
| Time: | Sunday, 3 October 2004, at 3:00pm |
| Place: | St George’s Church, Brighton |
| Description: | Ann Allen, director, shawms & recorders; Clare Norburn, soprano; Sarah Humphrys, shawms & recorders; Rebecca Austen-Brown, fiddle, flute & recorders; Arngeir Hauksson, gittern; Lester Bennett, percussion A feast of music from Medieval Spain, combining Arabic, Jewish and Christian styles and featuring the music of the Sephardic Jews. Combining exotic instruments and lively rhythms, dynamic young medieval group Mediva bring medieval Spain and the world of the exiled Sephardic Jews to life in a blaze of colour. Famed for their innovative presentation and slick performance style, Mediva is a vibrant ensemble drawn from the leading younger generation exponents of medieval music throughout Europe. In 2001 the group made its international debut performing in a series of sell-out concerts in the Barcelona Early Music Festival. Finalists in the 'EMN Young Artists Competition' at the 2001 York Early Music Festival, they went on to have a lot of success in the UK with performances in the Spitalfields, Buxton, Stour, Brighton and Newbury Spring Festivals and after being selected to perform in the 'Fresh Young Artists Series' at the South Bank Centre they are now making yearly appearances at the Purcell Room. They are regular performers on Radios 3 and 4, having been featured on 'Loose Ends', 'In Tune', 'Music Restor'd' and 'Late Junction'. |
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| Contact: | Dome Box Office: 01273 709709 or Clare Norburn |
