Press Release

November 16, 2005
Contact Vicki Brodnax at 407-646-2526

Cornell Museum presents "ars antiqua" christmas concert
 

WINTER PARK, Fla. — The Cornell Fine Arts Museum at Rollins College will present its 18^th Annual Ars Antiqua Christmas Concert on Sunday, December 18, at 3 p.m., in the Annie Russell Theatre on campus.  Since its first Cornell Museum performance in 1988, the Ars Antiqua Christmas Concert has become a treasured holiday event in Central Florida.  Ars Antiqua, Latin for “old (or ancient) art,” is a group of local musicians who share a love of Early Music and musical instruments.  The group performs vocal music ― from the Middle Ages, the Renaissance, the Baroque, and even modern periods ― accompanied by recorders, viols, harp, harpsichord, gemshorns, krummhorns, rauschpfiefe, cornettino, and percussion.  Its members—Artie Almeida, Katherine Nicklin, Donna Rhodes, Barbara Burton, Pamela Petersen, and Stephen Nelson—tour extensively throughout the state, performing for festivals, schools, convention events, and other special occasions.  They have been heard on National Public Radio and have been seen on national television.

Tickets are $15 ($10 for members of the Friends of the Cornell Museum) and must be reserved in advance by calling the Cornell Museum at 407-646-2526 before Friday, December 16.  The new Cornell Fine Arts Museum will be dedicated on Friday, January 20, 2006 at 4:30 pm with a formal ribbon-cutting ceremony followed by a reception.  The grand reopening to the public will be on Sunday, January 22 from 1 to 5 pm.  For a complete exhibition schedule and calendar of events presented by the Cornell Museum, please call 407-646-2526 or visit the Museum’s website at www.rollins.edu/cfam.