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Hello, The following event may be of interest to you: Tonight! Bard Baroque Ensemble Friday, October 25, 2013 The Bard Baroque EnsembleProf. Alexander Bonus, director presentsRival Families: French vs. Italian Music in the Baroque AgeFriday, October 25, 2013 at 6pmBito '60 Conservatory Performance SpaceAs Europeans in the 17th and 18th Century attested, French and Italian musical styles were as opposed as night and day. Francois Raguenet described these contrasting national tastes in 1702, stating, “It is not to be wondered that the Italians think our musick dull and stupefying…the French aim at the soft, easie, the flowing, and coherent.” In 1716 Francois Couperin quipped that the Italians “play our music less well than we play theirs.” Given their many stylistic antagonisms, composers from these two cultures might be said to comprise rival if not warring musical families. In this eclectic and entertaining program befitting Family Weekend, the talented student musicians of the Bard Baroque Ensemble illustrate these dramatic contrasts through the lush French suites of Lully and Philidor, the electrifying Italian concerti of Corelli and Albinoni, the tender court songs of Michel Lambert, and the volatile arias of Alessandro Scarlatti. Location: Bitó Conservatory Building Sponsor: Music Program Contact: Alexander Bonus. E-mail: [email protected] If you would like to see more events please visit the following URL: http://www.bard.edu/news/events/