AEM’s Spring Break Workshop
Directed by Letitia Berlin and Amy Domingues
A weekend workshop at St. George’s Episcopal Church in Arlington, Virginia with classes for recorders, viols, lutes, and singers
REVOLUTION! Music from Times of Rebellion
Political and civil upheavals have always shaped music and art, inspiring works that reflect resilience, struggle, and the human spirit at its most intense.
Musicians across Europe lived through—and responded to—eras of conflict and transformation. In England, composers such as William Lawes, Matthew Locke and Thomas Tomkins wrote during and after the turmoil of the Civil War. In Germany, Ludwig Senfl and Heinrich Isaac witnessed the changes of the Reformation, while Samuel Scheidt persevered amid the devastation of the Thirty Years’ War. Franco-Flemish masters like Pierre de Manchicourt and later Jan Pieterszoon Sweelinck navigated the complexities of Spanish rule and rebellion in the Low Countries. In France, Claude Le Jeune, a Huguenot composer, created enduring works during the fierce religious conflicts of the late 16th century.
Faculty:
Letitia Berlin, recorder
Rainer Beckmann, recorder
Frances Blaker, recorder
Sarah Cunningham, viol
Amy Domingues, viol
Wendy Powers, recorder
Richard Robbins, choral conductor
Mark Rimple, lute
Christopher Morrongiello, lute
