Mount Laurel, June 18,
2012
FOR IMMEDIATE
RELEASE:
Catherine Sprague will be at Mount
Laurel Library on Sunday, July 8 at 2 p.m. to present a history of the
Palace of
Versailles and the music
composed and performed there. The lecture will cover music created from
approximately 1623 through the French Revolution. No registration is
needed.
Originally begun in 1623 as a hunting
lodge by Louis XIII, Versailles soon evolved into
the prestigious palace of the “Sun King” that was widely imitated throughout
Europe. Entertainment and music were closely
intertwined with life at Versailles, with more than 150 musicians
attached to the King’s service. The lecture will be enhanced by video and
audio clips of the music and art of the era.
