Musica Antiqua
Friday, January 22, 2010  •  10 am & 12:30 pm  |   Fisher Theater
Recommended for grade levels K - 12

Musica Antiqua, appearing in costume and using performance practices of the periods, recreates music and dance of the Middle Ages and Renaissance.

Formed at Iowa State University in 1967 with four recorders, a sacbut and a krummhorn, today Musica Antiqua’s collection of replica instruments is one of the largest in the world and includes lute, organetto, bladder pipe, hurdy-gurdy, lizard, serpent, gemshorn, sacbut, gamba – even the zink (ancestor of the trumpet).

Most elementary school students have at one time or another learned to play a recorder and many of our modern day band instruments have their foundations in the Middle Ages and Renaissance. During the concert the relationships between early and modern instruments will be examined.

The audience will have an opportunity to ask questions and perhaps even participate. Join Dr. Carl Bleyle and Musica Antiqua for this wonderful introduction to early music, song and dance.