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Although the Nashville Early Music Ensemble has discontinued with the sudden passing of the groups founder, Early Music in Nashville will continue! Many members of the NEME have formed the Nashville Early Music Project. Be sure to check their website for upcoming concert dates, news and merchandise.
NashvilleEarlyMusic.org
This website will remain online, as well as DrGeraldMoore.com with audio and video of the NEME, Lipscomb University's Early Music Consort and many more of Dr. Moore's projects.
The music lives on!
Saturday, July 17, 2010
Monday, April 12, 2010
The Nashville Early Music Ensemble has performed its final concert, however Early Music in Nashville is not over. Keep watching this website for future developments.
In the meantime, here are links to videos and photos from past performances:
Dec. 2007 at Christ Church Cathedral: Feliz Navidad
Feb. 2008 at First Presbyterian Church, Columbia, TN: She Loves Me, She Loves Me Not
April 2008 at the Parthenon: Music and Dance of Spain
Nov. 2008 at Christ Church Cathedral: Universal Christmas
March 2009 at the Frist Center for the Visual Arts: Music from the Court and Chapel Before 1600
Dec. 2009 at Christ Church Cathedral: International Christmas
March 2010 at Lipscomb University: She Loves Me; She Loves Me Not.
Videos and Pictures from the Mar. 30, 2010 concert
For this concert, all links to videos, pictures and mp3 files will appear on this website:
http://drgeraldmoore.com/Tributes/neme-final/neme-final.htm
http://drgeraldmoore.com/Tributes/neme-final/neme-final.htm
Monday, March 15, 2010
Final Performance of the Nashville Early Music Ensemble
Lipscomb University’s Faculty & Friends Concert Series presents the Nashville Early Music Ensemble at 8 p.m. on Tuesday, March 30 in Ward Hall.
The ensemble performs Medieval and Renaissance music as well as folk songs from many world cultures. The musicians sing in original languages and perform on period instruments.
The concert is presented in honor of the late Dr. Gerald Moore, founder of the ensemble. Dr. Steve Rhodes will conduct.
The concert “She Loves Me, She Loves Me Not” features love songs and songs of unrequited love with music from Afganistan, Croatia, England, Germany, Iraq, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Northern Ireland, and Spain as well as music from the Sephardic and Yiddish traditions.
This event is free and open to the public. There will be opportunity to contribute to the Dr. Moore Scholarship Fund in his honor.
For a map to Lipscomb University Click Here.
The ensemble performs Medieval and Renaissance music as well as folk songs from many world cultures. The musicians sing in original languages and perform on period instruments.
The concert is presented in honor of the late Dr. Gerald Moore, founder of the ensemble. Dr. Steve Rhodes will conduct.
The concert “She Loves Me, She Loves Me Not” features love songs and songs of unrequited love with music from Afganistan, Croatia, England, Germany, Iraq, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Northern Ireland, and Spain as well as music from the Sephardic and Yiddish traditions.
This event is free and open to the public. There will be opportunity to contribute to the Dr. Moore Scholarship Fund in his honor.
For a map to Lipscomb University Click Here.
Thursday, February 11, 2010
Dr. Gerald L. Moore
Feb. 2 1939 - Feb. 11 2010
The Nashville Early Music Ensemble is saddened today at the passing of their conductor Dr. Gerald L. Moore. He was a retired music professor from Lipscomb University, who taught music theory and directed the university Early Music Consort for over twenty-five years. Dr. Moore is survived by his wife, Barbara, and two sons, Scott and Brent.
Visitation will be at Woodlawn Funeral Home in Nashville, TN on Sat., Feb. 13 at 1-4 pm in the Chapel.
The Funeral Service will be at Crieve Hall Church of Christ on Sun., Feb. 14 at 2:00 pm.
In lieu of flowers, the family is requesting donations be made to the soon-to-be-established Dr. Gerald L. Moore Music Student Scholarship Fund at Lipscomb University.
If you would like to leave a personal message for the family, please post it on his Facebook Wall Page.
http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?ref=sgm&id=1564662271
Monday, January 18, 2010
The Nashville Early Music Ensemble is designed to perform the vocal and instrumental music of the Medieval and Renaissance periods as well as folk music from several world cultures. The twenty-seven member ensemble features musicians with diverse musical backgrounds but all with experience in early music. Instruments used by the ensemble include viols, lutes, guitars, ud, psaltery, harp, violin, recorders, sackbut, and a wide variety of percussion. The singers perform in original languages. The ensemble director is Dr. Gerald Moore, a retired music professor from Lipscomb University, who taught music theory and directed the university Early Music Consort for over twenty-five years.
Spring 2010 Performances:
The Nashville Early Music Ensemble will soon be presenting She Loves Me, She Loves Me Not, songs of love and unrequited love. On Tuesday, March 30, at 8:00 p.m., the ensemble will be performing in Ward Hall on the the campus of Lipscomb University. On Tuesday, April 6, at 8:00 p.m., the ensemble will be repeating the concert at the Renaissance Center in Dickson, Tennessee.
The ensemble performs music from past centuries, and the concert will include music from Afghanistan, England, Germany, Iraq, Ireland, Italy, Macedonia, Spain and Turkey. The ensemble performs on period instruments and sings in original languages. For additional information, telephone (615)966-5794.
For directions to Lipscomb University, Click Here.
For directions to the Renaissance Center, Click Here.
Sunday, January 17, 2010
Photos and Videos from the 2009 Christmas Concerts
Here is the page for the performance on WPLN.org
The audio broadcast of this performance has been divided into individual songs and is shown with a photo slideshow of images taken from that performance. (photos may not match the song that is playing but the photos were taken at that performance.)
1) Dadme albricias - Anonymous, Cancionero de Upsala (1556)
2) Angelus ad virginum - England Carol (14 C.)
3) As on the night - Orlando Gibbons (1583-1625)
4) Als ich bei meinen Schafen wacht' - Friedrich von Spee (1591-1635)
5) The Song of the Birds (El Cant dels Ocells) - Catalonian Carol (1714)
6) Blessed be that maid Mary - from William Ballet's Lute Book (ca.1600)
7) Joseph Lieber, Joseph Mein - Samuel Scheidt (1587-1654)
8) Still, still, still - Salzburger Volkslieder, Austrian Carol (1819)
9) Niño-Dios d'amor - Fransisco Guerrero (1528-1599)
Photos: (Click image to enlarge)
Christ Church Cathedral Performance:
Prophesy and Advent
1) Eliyahu Hana - Ladino Folk Tune
2) Midnight Cry
3) Dadme Albricias - Anonymous, Cancionero de Upsala (1556)
Angels, Shepherds and Kings
4) Angelus ad virginum - English Carol (14th Century)
5) As on the night - Orlando Gibbons (1583-1625)
6) Als ich bei meinen Schafen wacht' - Friedrich von Spee (1591-1635)
7) De drie Koingen - Dutch Carol
The Star
8) Canzone di Zampognari - Traditional Carol (c. 1700)
9) Hare Inna Makha - Chotanapuri, Indian Carol
10) The Song of the Birds (El Cant dels Ocells) - Catalonian Carol (1714)
Mary
11) Blessed be that maid Mary - from William Ballet's Lute Book (ca. 1600)
12) Dostojno Jest - Eastern Orthodox Liturgy, Bulgaria
13) Joseph Lieber, Joseph Mein - Samuel Scheidt (1587-1654)
Bethlehem and the Manger
14) Nova Radost' Stala - Byzantine Hymn, Belarus
15) Still, still, still - Salzburger Volkslieder, Austrian Carol (1819)
16) Patapan - Burgundian Dance Carol (1701)
The Child
17) Canzone di Natale - Alfonso de' Liguori (1696-1787)
18) Jesous Antanhia (Nöel Huron) - Jean de brébeuf (1593-1649)
19) Niño-Dios d'amor - Fransisco Guerrero (1528-1599)
Joy and Celebration
20) Greensleeves - William Cutting (fl.1583-ca.1603)
21) Sigalagala - Lou Spiritual, Kenyan
22) Gloria - Giovanni Gabrielli (c. 1557-1612)
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