Arcadia meeting place - The longing for dreamland
An alternative world to harsh reality, an idyll in which man finds everything he needs in
nature to live in harmony and enjoy himself with poetry and art -
this is how Arcadia has been described and sung about since the Renaissance. In music,
Arcadia has been evoked as the home of shepherds, nymphs and dryads in countless vocal and instrumental works.
The summer residences of princes and kings in particular offered the nobility of
Europe an annual opportunity to enjoy nature and art in equal measure at parties in magnificent gardens.
At the 30th Days of Early Music, let's go in search of traces of Arcadia in the music of the 17th and 18th centuries!
Opening concert of the 30th Days of Early Music
Forays in the footsteps of Arcadia
5. 8. 19:30, Festsaal Schloss Pöllau
Solo evening “TU FELIX AUSTRIA”
6. 8. 19:30, Refectory Pöllau Castle
“Cèleste Harmonie”
The power of song
9.8. 19:00 20:00 Conclusion with bread and wine
Conclusion of the summer courses (free admission)
10.08. 15:00
Tickets:
Advance booking: € 20 from mid-July
Box office: 25 €
Pupils, students 15 €
Further information at: www.altemusikpoellau.at
COURSES:
Recorder - RAHEL STOELLGER
Transverse flute - CLAIRE GENEWEIN
Baroque violin/baroque viola - ELISABETH WIESBAUER
Viola da gamba & baroque cello - CLAIRE POTTINGER-SCHMIDT
Harpsichord & basso continuo - KONSTANZE RIECKH
Workshop for baroque organ - DIMITRI BONDARENKO
Workshop for lute - GEORG ZOPF
Date and time
Event location
Pöllau - Pöllau Castle