Renaissance Music For Post-Prandial Consumption

One of the lesser known cultural treasures of Chicago is the Newberry Consort, the ensemble-in-residence at the Newberry Library, Northwestern University and the University of Chicago, which is currently celebrating its 20th anniversary.

This weekend the Newberry Consort is presenting a concert (with introductory lecture) featuring music from Flanders in the late 14th, 15th and early 16th centuries:

A Portrait of Renaissance Brughes

Friday, 9 Feb., 7.00 lecture, 7.30 concert, Newberry
Saturday, 10 Feb., 7.00 lecture, 7.30 concert, Fulton Hall (UofC), Hyde Park
Sunday, 11 Feb., 3.00, Lutkin Hall (Northwestern), Evanston
Call 312.255.3700 for tickets and information

The three different venues provide a nice opportunity for one to pair dining in any of three different parts of Chicagoland with a chance to hear some beautifully performed early music. Amata and Lucantonius and I will be attending one of the concerts but the question is whether we want to combine the music with an early Saturday dinner somewhere on the Southside or with a late Sunday lunch somewhere in or near Evanston.

I should add that, though I have no financial interest in this production, I do have a certain intellectual and emotional investment in it: I served as the linguistic consultant for the Middle Flemish texts that will be performed in the concert. I attended the rehearsal yesterday and the performances of beautiful compositions were themselves outstanding. If you're not familiar with music of the Netherlandish Renaissance, this concert would be a fine introduction.

Eet smakelijk... en kom eens naar het koncert daarna!
Antonius

Thanks for the heads up Tony. Probably will not make it, but it does sound good.

Your post set me off on a spelling mission, since I had always and mostly only, used the Francophone, Bruges. Is Brughes the alte-flemish spelling? And how does the apparently official Brugge fit into this - modern flemish? Or is there a Dutch/Flemish/French breakdown?

Just curious, and I am pretty sure you can give me the answer.

Antonius wrote:...the question is whether we want to combine the music with an early Saturday dinner somewhere on the Southside or with a late Sunday lunch somewhere in or near Evanston.

Prairie Moon in Evanston has pretty good food and, to make the thematic connection, lots of Belgian Beer. In fact just last night I enjoyed their draft goblets of Brother Thelonious, which I first encountered at the urgings of ChiNOLA at the Hopleaf GNR presentation -- but it's even better on tap.

I recall Campagnola having a pretty good array of Belgians too, but that was back when it was in its "Bistro Campagne North" phase; I understand that they've reverted to a more Italian menu since which might mean less of those.

Perhaps you three can single handedly resolve the great Evanston debate.

dicksond wrote:Thanks for the heads up Tony. Probably will not make it, but it does sound good.

Your post set me off on a spelling mission, since I had always and mostly only, used the Francophone, Bruges. Is Brughes the alte-flemish spelling? And how does the apparently official Brugge fit into this - modern flemish? Or is there a Dutch/Flemish/French breakdown?

Just curious, and I am pretty sure you can give me the answer.

David,

I took a double take on the «Brughes» spelling when I first saw it in the title of this production as well and would say that it is a pretty uncommon rendition. I suppose it occurs as a variant spelling of the French form of the city's name in period documents and so for purposes of the name of the show has a nice archaic cast to it but I would have been inclined to use the basic French (thence English) spelling «Bruges» or the modern Dutch (same language, north and south of the border) «Brugge». In the Middle Dutch period, «gh» was often used in place of simple «g» and so «Brugghe» (as well as other spellings, e.g. «Brucghe», etc.) are found in Dutch-language documents from the Middle Ages, Renaissance and Early Modern periods.

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germuska,

Yes, the great Evanston debate... I think I'll keep a safe distance from that discussion...

A

When I phoned about ticket prices & availability this afternoon, I was informed that Sunday has been sold out.

Tonight has seats still available in Section Two for $28 (seniors, $25.)

Tomorrow (Saturday) has seats in both Sections One and Two for the same prices. Tickets can be purchased at the door.

--Matt

mhl wrote:When I phoned about ticket prices & availability this afternoon, I was informed that Sunday has been sold out.
Tonight has seats still available in Section Two for $28 (seniors, $25.)
Tomorrow (Saturday) has seats in both Sections One and Two for the same prices. Tickets can be purchased at the door.

Thanks for all that further information!

Antonius