{"id":81380,"date":"2023-09-12T17:01:37","date_gmt":"2023-09-12T21:01:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/peabody.jhu.edu\/?page_id=81380"},"modified":"2025-02-28T15:01:03","modified_gmt":"2025-02-28T20:01:03","slug":"petit-reprise","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/peabody.jhu.edu\/life-at-peabody\/career-services\/student-alumni-stories\/creative-wire\/petit-reprise\/","title":{"rendered":"Sep. 15, 2023"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<\/a>\n\n\n\n

Petit Reprise: Peabody Alumni Reunite for Indianapolis Early Music Festival<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

September 15, 2023 | by Teresa Deskur
Edited by Sarah Thomas<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

If, in the last thirty-five years, you\u2019ve found yourself wandering the third floor of Peabody\u2019s Leakin Hall, there\u2019s a good chance you\u2019ve heard them\u2014lutes, recorders, and viols; harpsichord, harp, and hurdy-gurdy; maybe even cittern, rebec, and crumhorns\u2014all working together in harmony. You\u2019d be forgiven for wondering if you\u2019d somehow fallen back in time to the Medieval, Renaissance, or Baroque eras when these instruments were commonplace, and not the relative rarities they are today. There aren\u2019t too many venues today in contemporary America where you can find such historical instruments, as well as musicians who know how to play them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

For over three decades, Peabody has been a hub for these historically informed performers, providing the resources and opportunities to explore music from these bygone times together. The Historical Performance Department<\/a> is small but mighty, training students to perform repertoire from as early as 1300 to the late nineteenth century on period instruments. It has accomplished this task with aplomb, sending alumni out into the world to perform with major historical ensembles including Tempesta di Mare, Apollo\u2019s Fire, Hesperus, and the Folger Consort. The continued strength of this department is exemplified by the robust showing of Peabody performers in two performances at Indianapolis Early Music Festival\u2019s opening weekend. Both performances featured JHU alumni making music with groups founded during their time at Peabody, whose melodies have echoed through Leakin Hall on many previous occasions. <\/p>\n\n\n

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Members of the Peabody Consort<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n

Annually since 1966, the Indianapolis Early Music Festival<\/a> (IEMF) \u201cpresent[s] artists from North America and Europe in an unusual way that brings the audience and performers together.\u201d The festival takes place over several weekends during the summer, each featuring two performances that showcase both established and emerging ensembles. The concerts draw in audiences from all over the state and worldwide, with the help of NPR station WFYI\u2019s live-streaming services. This year\u2019s opening weekend featured two ensembles with Peabody ties\u2014the Peabody Consort and Musica Spira<\/a>. I performed with both groups for the June 23-25 concerts and enjoyed reconnecting with Peabody faculty and alumni in the process. For a glimpse of the music we performed, check out the promotional videos for the concerts below.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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