CONTINUUM: A Flemish Feast

WWNO - New Orleans Public Radio | By Milton G. Scheuermann, Jr.

Published March 21, 2021 at 6:00 AM CDT

This week Continuum presents A Flemish Feast, featuring music of the Netherlands — including songs and dances that were very popular during the Renaissance. The music is fantastically played by The Renaissance Band, Piffaro, and the Early Music Consort of London under the direction of the late David Munrow. Piffaro plays Flemish Renaissance wind music and David Munrow conducts and performs a variety of Flemish songs, instrumental selections and motets. Recordings used are: A Flemish Feast (Piffaro) - Archiv 457 609-2 and The Art of the Netherlands (Early Music Consort of London) - EMI CMS 7 64215 2.

Milton G. Scheuermann, Jr.

Milton has been the co-host (with Thais St. Julien) of Continuum since 1976. Continuum is an hour long program of all kinds of early music recorded by groups around the world. Milton, an architect by trade, harbors a life long passion for vocal and instrumental music of the 10th though 17th centuries. He co-directs a professional early music ensemble, Musica da Camera where many of the over 100 instruments played were constructed from original manuscript drawings. Additionally, Milton has a passion for the music of Richard Wagner and for magic as a performing art.

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