Lectures By Jeanne Dolmetsch Jeanne Dolmetsch is a popular lecturer for the National Association of Decorative and Fine Arts. Her breathtaking collection of slides and recordings has been seen and heard throughout the country and on the continent of Europe. If your organisation would like her to present one of her lectures please contact her: Jeanne Dolmetsch 112 Birch Road Headley Down Hants GU35 8BW tel/fax: +44 (0)1428-713718 or you can send an e-mail to her fax machine. If you require a reply please give her a return fax or telephone number. Concerts and Lectures The Dolmetsch Ensemble is a group of soloists who have performed together over many years in the Haslemere Festival. The ensemble specialises in interpretations of music from the 16th to 18th centuries and offers a rich spectrum of tone colours - recorders, viols, oboe, flute, violin, oboe d'amore, lute, voice, harpsichord and piano. In addition to their concerts of period music, the ensemble has become well-known their historical lecture-recitals illustrated with slides and their programmes of poetry, prose and music. Many themes are explored through words and music drawn from the twelfth century to the present day. The programmes on English life, its characters and customs have received particular acclaim. The ensemble has performed in historic venues all over the country and each programme is adapted to reflect the venue and the season when it is presented. CONCERTS Chamber music from the 16th to 20th centuries featuring the tone colours of recorder, viola da gamba, oboe, flute or violin with harpsichord. (3, 4, or 5 musicians) LECTURES with slides and recorded music presented by Jeanne Dolmetsch Passetyme with good Cumpanye - early Tudor Music Fit for a Queen - music at the court of Elizabeth I Music at the Courts of Charles I and Charles II La Musique pour le Roi Soleil - music at the court of Louis XIV A Second Sunrise - the Court of Louis XV in music, words and pictures Music in Georgian England Soft Notes and Gently Raised - an appreciation of the English Flute 17th/18th centuries Music and Instruments of the 16th-18th Centuries (solo lecture only) Arnold Dolmetsch - "Musical Confucius" - the early music renaissance (1880-1940) POETRY, PROSE AND MUSIC 1 reader with 3 musicians or 3 musicians including reader with or without slides Duration 1 hour 10 minutes to 1 hour 30 minutes An English Tapestry - English life and customs, 16th-20th centuries Prelude to Christmas - a celebration of Advent and Christmas, 13th-20th centuries An Imagined Paradise - musical life in 17th century England Music and Manners - life in 18th century England 1 or 2 readers with 6 to 10 musicians no slides Duration 1 hour 30 minutes to 1 hour 45 minutes Our Village - village life savoured through the centuries (1 reader, 9 musicians) All the World's a Stage - man's journey through life (1 reader, 10 musicians) The Open Road - quests and travel, 14th-20 centuries (1 reader, 10 musicians) An Evening with Shakespeare - readings and music from the plays (2 readers, 6 musicians) Consorts for Cavaliers - life in 17th century England, execution of Charles I, the Civil War and Restoration (1 reader, 9 musicians) Handel and Friends - music and manners in 18th century England (1 reader, 8 musicians) Four Humours and a Wedding - characters from the pen of Jane Austen with music from the period (1 reader, 8 musicians) A House in the Country - country house life, 16th-20th centuries (2 readers, 9 musicians) Blithe Yule - a celebration of Advent and Christmas, 13th-20th centuries (1 reader, 6 musicians)