Continuation of Renaissance and Baroque Dance I. Sixteenth- through eighteenth-century European social dance, contemporary with the eras of Elizabeth I and Shakespeare in England, the Medicis in Italy, Louis XIV in France, and colonial America. The focus will be on learning the dances, supplemented by historical and social background, discussion of the original dance sources, and reconstruction techniques.

Study and perform music for early strings, recorder, shawm, and other early music instruments from the medieval, renaissance and Baroque periods.

Study and perform music for early strings, recorder, shawm, and other early music instruments from the medieval, renaissance and Baroque periods.

Renaissance and baroque music for women's voices.

Chamber Music for percussion instruments.

Euridice Ensembles are groups of students and faculty who perform baroque and classical chamber music with attention to historical performance practice. Individual ensembles may include baroque trios, classical quartets, cantata groupings, etc., and are formed according to the needs and interest of students participating each semester. Singers, modern and early string, wind and keyboard players from the Five Colleges are invited to participate.

Study and perform music for flute ensembles.

This ensemble, composed of all instruments--including piano, strings, brass, and woodwinds--performs dance music of Eastern Europe. Students at all levels of experience will use their classical training to go beyond the printed page into the folk tradition, learning to play different modes of the tunes and employing 'untraditional' techniques that are traditional in this unique folk music.

Chamber Music for brass instruments

Chamber music for mixed ensembles.