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Art Song Canberra: Airs and Graces

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Wesley Music Centre

In this recital, young counter-tenor Michael Burden presents some of the vocal gems that were heard outside the opera houses of the day in Paris, London, Venice and Rome. Michael Burden (countertenor), Liam Green (harpsichord) and Ruby Brallier (cello, viola da gamba)

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Art Song Canberra: Airs and Graces
Art Song Canberra: Airs and Graces

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01 Sept 2024, 3:00 pm

Wesley Music Centre, 20-22 National Circuit, Entrance via, Fitzroy St, Forrest ACT 2603, Australia

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Michael Burden (countertenor), Liam Green (harpsichord) and Ruby Brallier (cello, viola da gamba)

“Burden sang with beautiful, warm tone and impressive projection” – Classic Melbourne

Long before the piano took its central place in the production of art songs, singers performed with the support of basso continuo: a bass instrument combined with a keyboard instrument that could fill out the harmony. Named a solo madrigal, or an ‘air de cour’, or simply a song or ‘Air’, the approach to language in the local/regional traditions defined the style. Much of this repertoire that developed around the courts in Europe is still being recovered. In this recital, young counter-tenor Michael Burden presents some of the vocal gems that were heard outside the opera houses of the day in Paris, London, Venice and Rome.

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