Early Music Ensemble
Director:
[[jgstone, Gabe Stone]]
About:
Early Music Ensemble plays Medieval, Renaissance, and Baroque music on period instruments.
Membership:
About 15 students per year are chosen to join the group
About the Early Music Ensemble
The Early Music Ensemble plays Medieval, Renaissance, and Baroque music on period instruments. Our collection includes recorders (SATB sizes), viols (3 sizes), lutes, vielle, bray harp, hurdy-gurdy, rebec, rauschpfeife, krummhorns, cornamuses, a quintet of gemshorns, cornetto, baroque oboe, baroque flute, baroque bows for string players, and access to several harpsichords and a 1740 organ housed in the Wren Chapel pitched at a =417 and in fifth-comma meantone tuning. Some students play their own old instruments, including baroque violin and baroque flute.
The Early Music Ensemble performs at least one concert per semester, but has the opportunity to play special events around and off campus as well. In 2022 the ensemble performed serveral concerts at Historic Jamestowne at the Memorial Church.
Membership does not require an audition, but members should have music reading skills. Contact J. Gabriel Stone, Director for more information.
