The CWRU Baroque Dance Ensemble was formed to provide an outlet for students to learn and perform 17th- and 18th-century dance. The ensemble meets collectively twice a week and performs, in costume, one to three times per semester. It is open to all undergraduate and graduate students at CWRU and CIM although it caters to those with dance and/or music background. Admission is by consent of the instructor.
Says Ensemble Director Julie Andrijeski, "The YPF festivals sponsored by EMA give my students the opportunity to perform for a national audience of peers, professionals, and enthusiasts of HPP groups. At the same time it enables them to hear and see what is happening in the greater early music world. This is an eye-opening and stimulating experience for them in so many ways. It never fails to deepen their commitment and excitement for all things Early Music. They really love it!"
On June 5th in Berkeley, California, the group will perform Elisabeth Jacquet de La Guerre: Extravagant and Intimate Music and Dance including Sonata II in B-Flat Major, La Rossignol, and excerpts from Céphale et Procris.
Dr. Julie Andrijeski, Director and Choreographer
Ellen Hargis, Vocal and Gesture Coach
Sian Ricketts, DMA Candidate, Assistant Director
About Early Music America
Early Music America serves and strengthens the early music community in North America and raises public awareness of early music. EMA was founded in 1985 and provides its 2,000 members with publications, advocacy, and technical support. EMA publishes the quarterly magazine Early Music America. “Early music” includes Western music from the Medieval, Renaissance, Baroque, and Classical periods, performed on period instruments in historically-informed styles. For more information, contact Early Music America at (412) 642-2778, or visit EMA’s web site at www.earlymusicamerica.org.
Julie Andrijeski enjoys both teaching and performing early music and dance. As a full-time Lecturer at Case Western Reserve University, Ms. Andrijeski leads classes in historical performance practices, teaches lessons in baroque violin, and directs the baroque orchestra, chamber, and dance ensembles. Her combined skills in music and dance often culminate in workshops and special teaching engagements at colleges and universities such as the Oberlin Conservatory, Indiana University, Juilliard, the University of Southern California, and the University of Colorado – Boulder. During the summers, Ms. Andrijeski teaches both violin and dance at several festivals including those in Oberlin (BPI), Madison (MEMF), and Vancouver, BC (BIP).
In addition to her teaching positions, Ms. Andrijeski maintains an active performance schedule. She has been invited to play with many diverse early music groups across the nation and regularly appears with the Atlanta Baroque Orchestra (Artistic Director), New York State Baroque (Concertmaster), Quicksilver (Co-Director with Robert Mealy), Apollo’s Fire, Les Délices, the Boston Early Music Festival Orchestra, and The King’s Noyse.