March 7, 2015 Austin Troubadours Present – “Medieval Banquet”
Founded in 2008 in Austin, Texas by the award-winning lutenist and early music specialist Slobodan Vujisic -the veteran of European early music scene. Slobodan has recorded numerous CD’s and gave over 1,000 performances with his “Ensemble Renaissance”, including Schauspielhaus in Berlin, St. Marten Theatre in Paris, and Dubrovnik International Festival. Austin Troubadours is an international group of musicians that is dedicated to reviving the beauty of musical masterpieces from Medieval and Renaissance Europe thru dances and songs in period costumes with more than 30 authentic period instruments.
Program
Medieval Songs and Dances
– Chanconetta Tedesca (14th Century Italian
– Cantiga De santa Maria No:166
– Lamento de Tristano and Rotta (!4th Century Italian)
Music for Shakespeare’s Theatre
– Kemp’s Jig (Anonymous c. 1600)
– Greenesleeves (Anonymous English c. 1560)
– A Jigge Ye Firste (Matthew Holmes Consorts c. 1588)
French Renaissance
– Pierre Attaignant (1529) – La Magdalena Suite
– Aire de Cour
– Branle De Champagne (Anonymous Lute)
Italian Renaissance
– Passamezzo (Adrian De Roy, Lute solo)
– Frotolla
– Two Dances (Dalza)
Songs and Dances From The Balkans
-Beda Oro
– Gusta Mi Magla Padnala
– Two Wedding Dances