Tis now dead Night CD
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Michal Bitan, soprano and Earl Christy, lute 'Tis now dead Night' A new CD that will touch you to your core!
But first we need your help to make it happen . Want to help? Keep reading
(Voor de nederlandse versie / לגרסה בעברית )
Tis now dead Night is a CD dedicated to man in his most intimate moments. The program consists of Elizabethan lute song repertoire, with pieces of the English composers John Coprario, John Dowland, John Danyel, Thomas Campion, Robert Johnson and, William Corkine.
Our first musical experience together as a duo was in 2010 when we played together at A Dialogue on a Kiss, which is an ensemble dedicated to historically informed performance in its' most intimate and communicative form.
Our collaboration was founded on the intention of breaking the invisible wall between the stage and the audience, connecting a new and larger public to the repertoire written for voice and lute. This duo sets to create new performances, based on rarely performed pieces.
The name of the CD: 'Tis now dead night' taken from the song by John Coprario which opens the CD, sets the scene immediately, as it brings to focus the quiet moments of solitude. Thus the programme unfolds touching upon themes such as death, mourning, love, loss and prayer. Through this journey the musicians and the listeners both visit these instants, where we are stripped of title and belonging by calamity and charity, which are painful, awakening and sometimes liberating.
The backbone of the programme is J. Coprario book "Songs of Mourning,: Bewaling the untimely Death of Prince Henry" (1613) with words by Thomas Campion, which consists of 7 songs. Exquisite and quite intricately written, Coprario's songs receive less performances and recognition presently than songs written by his contemporary John Dowland. Combining carefully set gems by Dowland, Campion, Johnson and Corkine with historical informed approach/research based performance create a result that is both authentic and touching.
But for this dream of a project to come true WE NEED YOUR HELP!
Making this CD involves costs for recording engineers and producer, mastering, cover work and pressing of the CDs among others. With this crowdfunding campaign we hope to raise the necessary funds to realize it. Donations can be made from any country and our goal is to raise the necessary funds until the end of 2015.
We came up with many ways of saying thank you for helping us make this happen with your generous donations: a CD, bonus tracks that we'll record especially for this campaign, the CD special sheet music edition, free tickets to a concert (in 2016), or even a private concert. The different reward levels are listed below and any help will be very much appreciated!
We would also be very grateful if you would share our 'Tis now dead Night' CD campaign with all your friends, family, colleagues and neighbors!
Watch the video above and hear a little of what 'Tis now dead Night' CD is all about, with a live recording of one of the pieces: 'Author of Light' by Thomas Campion.
Thank you,
Michal Bitan, soprano & Earl Christy, Lute
www. michalbitan.com
www.earlchristy-lutenist.com
Our ways of saying thank you!:
10 euro: our sincere thanks
20 euro: The CD special sheet music edition! (postage costs included for The Netherlands)
30 euro: one CD! (postage costs included for The Netherlands)
45 euro: one autographed CD! (postage costs included for The Netherlands)
55 euro: one autographed CD with 1 bonus track of your choice! (postage costs included for The Netherlands)
65 euro: one autographed CD with 2 bonus tracks of your choice! (postage costs included for The Netherlands)
75 euro: one autographed CD with 3 bonus tracks! (postage costs included for The Netherlands)
100 euro: one autographed CD with 3 bonus tracks, and the CD special sheet music edition! (postage costs included for The Netherlands)
350 euro: one autographed CD with 3 bonus tracks, and the CD special musical edition! (postage costs included for The Netherlands), your name on the booklet of the CD and two free tickets to one of our concerts in 2016 (especially chosen by us)!
800 euro: private concert of 'Tis now dead Night' programme!
more: talk to us! (company logo on CD back cover and
booklet, private duo concerts etc.)
You can donate using credit card.
But first we need your help to make it happen . Want to help? Keep reading
(Voor de nederlandse versie / לגרסה בעברית )
Tis now dead Night is a CD dedicated to man in his most intimate moments. The program consists of Elizabethan lute song repertoire, with pieces of the English composers John Coprario, John Dowland, John Danyel, Thomas Campion, Robert Johnson and, William Corkine.
Our first musical experience together as a duo was in 2010 when we played together at A Dialogue on a Kiss, which is an ensemble dedicated to historically informed performance in its' most intimate and communicative form.
Our collaboration was founded on the intention of breaking the invisible wall between the stage and the audience, connecting a new and larger public to the repertoire written for voice and lute. This duo sets to create new performances, based on rarely performed pieces.
The name of the CD: 'Tis now dead night' taken from the song by John Coprario which opens the CD, sets the scene immediately, as it brings to focus the quiet moments of solitude. Thus the programme unfolds touching upon themes such as death, mourning, love, loss and prayer. Through this journey the musicians and the listeners both visit these instants, where we are stripped of title and belonging by calamity and charity, which are painful, awakening and sometimes liberating.
The backbone of the programme is J. Coprario book "Songs of Mourning,: Bewaling the untimely Death of Prince Henry" (1613) with words by Thomas Campion, which consists of 7 songs. Exquisite and quite intricately written, Coprario's songs receive less performances and recognition presently than songs written by his contemporary John Dowland. Combining carefully set gems by Dowland, Campion, Johnson and Corkine with historical informed approach/research based performance create a result that is both authentic and touching.
But for this dream of a project to come true WE NEED YOUR HELP!
Making this CD involves costs for recording engineers and producer, mastering, cover work and pressing of the CDs among others. With this crowdfunding campaign we hope to raise the necessary funds to realize it. Donations can be made from any country and our goal is to raise the necessary funds until the end of 2015.
We came up with many ways of saying thank you for helping us make this happen with your generous donations: a CD, bonus tracks that we'll record especially for this campaign, the CD special sheet music edition, free tickets to a concert (in 2016), or even a private concert. The different reward levels are listed below and any help will be very much appreciated!
We would also be very grateful if you would share our 'Tis now dead Night' CD campaign with all your friends, family, colleagues and neighbors!
Watch the video above and hear a little of what 'Tis now dead Night' CD is all about, with a live recording of one of the pieces: 'Author of Light' by Thomas Campion.
Thank you,
Michal Bitan, soprano & Earl Christy, Lute
www. michalbitan.com
www.earlchristy-lutenist.com
Our ways of saying thank you!:
10 euro: our sincere thanks
20 euro: The CD special sheet music edition! (postage costs included for The Netherlands)
30 euro: one CD! (postage costs included for The Netherlands)
45 euro: one autographed CD! (postage costs included for The Netherlands)
55 euro: one autographed CD with 1 bonus track of your choice! (postage costs included for The Netherlands)
65 euro: one autographed CD with 2 bonus tracks of your choice! (postage costs included for The Netherlands)
75 euro: one autographed CD with 3 bonus tracks! (postage costs included for The Netherlands)
100 euro: one autographed CD with 3 bonus tracks, and the CD special sheet music edition! (postage costs included for The Netherlands)
350 euro: one autographed CD with 3 bonus tracks, and the CD special musical edition! (postage costs included for The Netherlands), your name on the booklet of the CD and two free tickets to one of our concerts in 2016 (especially chosen by us)!
800 euro: private concert of 'Tis now dead Night' programme!
more: talk to us! (company logo on CD back cover and
booklet, private duo concerts etc.)
You can donate using credit card.
Organizer
Michal Bitan
Organizer
Zeeheldenkwartier, NL