The Baltimore Consort Concert | Madison Early Music Festival 2016

"The Food of Love: Songs, Dances, and Fancies for Shakespeare" took place on Tuesday, July 12, 2016 at 7:30pm in Mills Concert Hall at the UW-Madison School of Music. The 17th annual Madison Early Music Festival, "Shakespeare 400: An Elizabethan Celebration," took place from July 9-16, 2016, and commemorated the 400th anniversary of the death of William Shakespeare and celebrating the glorious 45-year reign of Queen Elizabeth I. The Baltimore Consort presents a brand new program featuring music from the Elizabethan era: "The Food of Love: Songs, Dances, and Fancies for Shakespeare" with songs and consort music from Shakespeare's plays. Soprano Danielle Svonavec performs some of the greatest hits from the Bard's songbook, including "It Was a Lover and his Lass," "Where the Bee Sucks," "Full Fathom Five" and "The Willow Song." The Baltimore Consort instrumentalists perform dances and consort music related to the plays, using their "exquisite consort" of instruments - lute, cittern, viols and flute. Videography and live stream coverage provided by Hinckley Productions. Part of Shakespeare in Wisconsin 2016. Visit madisonearlymusic.org for more information about the Festival.