The Orchestra of the 17th Century announces their first concert of the season: Sunday, November 16, 2003, 3:00 PM The Washington Cornett and Sackbutt Ensemble, with guest vocal soloists, including Jay White from the vocal ensemble "Chanticleer", in a program entitled "Over the Alps"--Footloose Italians in Austria and Bavaria Music by Andrea Gabrieli, Giovanni Martino Cesare & Giovanni Priuli The Program includes: Works from Concerti (1587& 1590) including: Andrea Gabrieli - Magnificat a 12 Andrea Gabrieli - Cantiam di Dio a 12 Andrea Gabrieli - Aria della Battaglia from Musicali Melodie (1621): Vocal and Instrumental Works by Cesare: La Vittoria, Laudate Pueri & Jubilate Deo and from Delicie musicali (1625) Canzonas and mixed concerti by Priuli Location: Saint Luke Church, 7001 Georgetown Pike, McLean, Virginia Pre-concert lecture at 2:15 by Dr. Thomas Dunn Tickets: $20 General Admission - $10 Seniors/Students About the music: The Gabrieli family made a close connection to the German-speaking lands through study with Orlando di Lasso in the Bavarian Court in Munich. During that time, the focus of European music shifted from Franco-Flemish Renaissance polyphony toward the great age of Italian instrumental music. Virtuosic works by Cesare and Priuli represent only a few of the countless examples of the rise of the "Stylus Phantasticus" in all of Europe. Please email me backchannel for more information, directions etc. Bill H.