Harmonia Early Music
This week, a little holiday cheer a la Charpentier.
Marc-Antoine Charpentier is probably best known for his work for the Jesuits in France and his ability to perform French opera despite the monopoly that Lully currently had on this genre. But earlier in his career, having just returned from his studies with Giacomo Carissimi in Rome, he found employment as the composer for Mlle de Guise. He would continue to work for her for seventeen years until near her death in 1687. It was during this time that he wrote two pastorales on the birth of Jesus.
Anna Pranger moved to Bloomington in 2009 to pursue a degree in music librarianship. Before this, she worked on a degree in music history at the College-Conservatory of Music in Cincinnati, Ohio. She serves as both an assistant producer for Harmonia and the Music Library Assistant for WFIU.
Angela Mariani, a early music performer and scholar who has hosted Harmonia Early Music since 1991. Learn more »
Janelle Davis is an early music performer and co-host of the weekly Harmonia Early Music Podcast. Learn more »
Wendy Gillespie is a music professor at IU and co-host of the weekly Harmonia Early Music Podcast. Learn more »
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