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Harmonia: The Ursuline Manuscript - Music from 18th-century New Orleans

Heikenwaelder Hugo, Austria
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Holzschnitt aus Camille Flammarion: L'Atmosphere - Météorologie Populaire. Paris 1888. Kolorierung : Heikenwaelder Hugo, Wien 1998.";

Airs Tuesday, July 4, 2017, at 1 p.m. A program of early music, celebrating the 4th of July with music from 18th-century New Orleans. We'll celebrate the Fourth of July on Harmonia with a trip to the Deep South. The French ensemble Le Concert Lorrain will perform excerpts from the Ursuline Manuscript, the sole-surviving collection of music from 18th-century New Orleans. A release of Michel Blavet's flute music will also be heard.  Hosted by Angela Mariani.