[AMS-announce] CONF: 2007 American Handel Festival, Princeton, April 19-21 2007

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We are still accepting registrations for the 2007 American Handel Festival, to be held at Princeton University, April 19-21. 

The conference portion of the festival includes an international and
interdisciplinary roster of scholars who will consider a variety of
issues concerning the music of Handel and his contemporaries,
including the reception of Handel, performance practice, Handel’s instrumental
music, vocality, heroism, and masculinity.  The conference will also feature panel discussion with
with Michael Marissen, Ruth Smith, and others on anti-Judaism in _Messiah_
We are delighted to announce that the Howard Serwer Memorial Lecture will be given by
Andrew Porter.

The Festival opens with “Britannia’s Invitation:  The Life and Music
Times of George Frederick Handel as seen through contemporary eyes,"
featuring the Richard Baroque Chamber Players,  directed by Nancy
Wilson, violin, with soprano Laura Heimes, countertenor Daniel
Gundlach, bass Curtis Streitman, harpsichordist Gwendolyn Toch,
narrated by Nathan Randall and Judith Pierce.  Friday evening at 6 PM
University organist Eric Plutz will present an organ recital at the
University Chapel, and the Festival will conclude with a performance
of Handel’s _Hercule_ by the Princeton University Glee Club, directed
by Richard Tang Yuk, with professional soloists and orchestra.

The Firestone Library will also be featuring a special exhibit of the
James S. Hall Handel Collection, curated by Paula Matthews.


For conference, schedule, abstracts and information on daily or last-minute registration, please see the conference website or contact:  Andrea Stearly astearly at princeton.edu at 609.258.1741 (phone). 

http://silvertone.princeton.edu/Handelfestival/