Special programming for 2017
Presented by Anne & Rob
Burns as
A REASONABLE FACSIMILE
For the 2017 Collaborative
Summer Library Program theme, "Build a Better World,"
our Renaissance music programs are intended to express cooperation,
community and travel, through music of that period. These shows
will be available from the summer of 2017 to the spring of 2018.
All programs feature replica Renaissance
instruments and commentary about the instruments and music selections.
Children's Program
for
Libraries, Schools and Community Centers
A Little Knight Music
The Tale of Finding Common Ground
Follow
the adventures of a would-be knight as he searches for his own dragon.
Anne & Rob Burns, the duo A Reasonable
Facsimile, assume the characters of Tom Shortcut and his
sidekick, Fawlter, who learn what it means to be a knight. The audience
joins Tom and Fawlter in Renaissance songs about knights and dragons.
Anne and Rob present "A Little Knight Music,"
one of their most commended shows for young people. The personalities
in the story transcend cultural and even species differences, starting
as natural enemies but learning to appreciate each others' differences.
The story seems quite fitting for 2017 Summer Reading Program theme,
"Build a Better World."
A Little Knight Music Summer
Reading Program page
A Little Knight Music
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Concert for General
Audiences
at Libraries, Festivals and Community Centers
Olde World Harmony
A
Reasonable Facsimile, the duo Anne & Rob Burns,
amazes the ears and the eyes by playing a plethora of replica Renaissance
instruments including recorders, flutes, strings and percussion.
Lively dance music and songs from 16th and early 17th century sources
in Europe and the New World are highlighted in this cosmopolitan
program, "Olde World Harmony."
Whether assimilated by traveling musicians or by their counterparts
back home, the styles demonstrate that music was indeed becoming
"the universal language." Listen to pieces by Anthony
Holborne, William Brade, Michael Praetorius, Fabritio Caroso, Pierre
Certon and others.
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OTHER ENSEMBLES
Canzonet
Concert for General Audiences
at Libraries, Festivals and Community Centers
Songs from
Cathedrals, Castles
and Cottages
Canzonet
goes international! The trio performs a concert of three-voice Renaissance
songs and dances from England, Scotland, Germany, France, Italy,
Poland and even the New World, sometimes in translation. The poignant
"Innsbruck, ich muss dich lassen" (Innsbruck, I must leave
you) and "Questi tuoi occhi ardenti" (These ardent eyes
that burn me) are juxtaposed with the lighthearted "O lusty
May" and "Dans notre village" (In our village). Canzonet
alternates the songs with spirited dance tunes such as "Haiduk"
and "Bransle" to round out this Renaissance Grand Tour.
In addition to singing, the members of Canzonet
play Renaissance instruments including recorders, viola da gamba,
guitar and percussion.
Canzonet page
Songs from Cathedrals, Castles and
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Old
Oaks Renaissance Consort
Concert for General Audiences
at Libraries, Festivals and Community Centers
Olde World
Harmony
This
is an augmented version of A Reasonable Facsimile's
concert, above. Anne & Rob are joined by 2 to 4 musicians to
complete Old Oaks Renaissance Consort. The result
is a wonderfully rich sound in 4 to 6 part versions of Renaissance
music. Featured instruments are recorders, flutes, violas da gamba
and lute.
Old Oaks Renaissance
Consort page
Olde World Harmony flier
E-mail us for bookings and information
contact@reasonablefax.com
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