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David Munrow was one of the most charismatic and accomplished performers of early music. His Early Music Consort was a key influence in bringing the early repertory to a new, wide audience, performing it with professionalism and virtuosity. Both through his playing and through his vivid broadcasting on radio and television, he made a lasting impression on the musical world.

He died, too young, fifty years ago. This day of events, hosted at Pembroke College where he was an undergraduate, aims to celebrate his life and to explore his influence, with a mixture of lively discussion and music from the Medieval to the Baroque, in the company of those who worked with him and were influenced by him.

Tickets:
Full day ticket – £60 (no special student rate or other concessions). This ticket includes the afternoon and evening concert.
Afternoon concert – £15 (£10 students)
Final concert – £40 (£10 students)

Venue:
All the seminars and the concerts will be in the Pembroke College Auditorium, with unreserved seats. The performances during the morning are only open to people with Day Tickets.

The Auditorium has a modern brick-built facade opposite the main entrance to Pembroke College, near the zebra crossing. Enter by the iron gates and follow the signs to the entrance

Programme:

11.00: Performance (10 mins) by Cambridge Early Music Consort
Perotin: Viderunt omnes

11.15: Panel Discussion 1 – Becoming David Munrow
What made him the right person at the right time in the right place?

Chair: Edward Blakeman
Panel: Andrew Burn, Ian Harrold, Gillian Moore, John Turner

12.00: short break

12.10: Performance by John Turner (recorder), Adrian Bradbury (cello) and Harry Bowden (harpsichord)
Pieces for Munrow and Hogwood  (c.10’) by William Eden with new works by Nicholas Marshall, Robert Saxton, Giles Swayne and Christopher Brown.

This recital and the commissions have been generously funded by Patrick Deane, in memory of his late father Professor Basil Deane, the Beethoven and Roussel scholar, who knew and greatly admired the late David Munrow.

12.30: Performance (15 mins) by the Cambridge Early Music Consort
Landini: Ecco la primavera
Giovanni da Firenze: Con brachi assai
Machaut: Quant Theseus
Ockeghem: Ma bouche rit
Dunstable: Salve scema sanctitatis

12.45: Lunch (not provided)

13.45: Performance (15 mins) by the Royal Academy of Music Recorder Consort 
Mille Regretz
featuring music by Gombert, Jean de Castro and Josquin de Prez

14.00: Panel Discussion 2 – Popularising Early Music
Why was he a successful but also controversial figure?

Chair: Catherine Bott
Panel: Bill Lyons, Edward Breen, David Corkhill, John Willan

15.00: Concert by The English Cornett and Sackbut Ensemble (45 mins)
Works by Susato, Attaignant, Praetorius
[Tickets: £15 (£10 students)]

16.00: Panel Discussion 3 – Leaving a Legacy
What influence did he have on performers and scholars who came after him?

Chair: Nicholas Kenyon
Panel: Sally Dunkley, David Fallows, Daniel Leech-Wilkinson, Jasper Parrott

17.00: break

18.30: Concert by The English Cornett and Sackbut Ensemble, the Geldart Ensemble (leader: Rachel Stroud), the Royal Academy of Music Recorder Consort and students from the University of Cambridge.

Dufay Kyrie and Agnus from Missa Se la face ay pale
Brumel Du tout plongiet
Mouton Nesciens mater
Brumel Earthquake Gloria from the Earthquake Mass
Purcell Overture
Purcell: Come ye sons of art
[Tickets: £40 (£10 students)]

This event is generously supported by Roger Mayhew

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