UMBC Collegium
Phat Phancies and other English Ditties
Location
The Music Box
Date & Time
November 22, 2024, 7:30 pm – 9:00 pm
Description
The Department of Music presents the UMBC Collegium Musicum under the direction of Lindsay Johnson for a program entitled Phat Phancies and other English Ditties. The ensemble will perform a variety of short works in small consort groupings, using viola da gamba, recorder, and drum.
The UMBC Collegium Musicum explores and performs vocal and instrumental music from Medieval, Renaissance, and Baroque periods, sampling musical repertoires created between 800 and 1750. Under the direction of Lindsay Johnson, the Collegium plays on historical instruments from the Department of Music’s collection — recorder, crumhorn, racket, cornetto, shawm, harp, guitar, drum, chamber organ, harpsichord, and Baroque violin, viola, cello, and gambas on loan from the Viola da Gamba Society of America.
Admission is free, but tickets are required.
