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---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: michael burden <[log in to unmask]> Members of the list who will be in Britain around 21 April may like to attend the one day conference below. Because of the Waddesdon visit, numbers are very limited, so if you are thinking of going, you should be in touch with the Fellows' Secretary at New College on [log in to unmask] as soon as possible, Best wishes, Michael Burden ****** Waddesdon & New College Oxford, Wed. 21 April 2004 Louis XIV and dance: an examination of Waddesdon's source for Le Ballet de la Nuit 10.00am Assemble at New College: coach to Waddesdon 11.00am Waddesdon: Group A is taken to Library to view B de la N volume and photos of some of its contents, while Group B has coffee in the Restaurant; Groups swap over at 11.20. Everyone goes to Powerhouse at 11.45. 11.50am Philippa Glanville: Waddesdon's little-known collections of French dance, music, and theatre material 12.20pm David Parrott: Art, ceremony and performance: Cardinal Mazarin and cultural patronage at the Court of Louis XIV 1.00pm Lunch: buffet in the Powerhouse. 2.00pm Elizabeth Woodrough: The passing of the hours - rhythm, structure, time and light in the Ballet de la Nuit 2.40pm Catherine Massip: The musical context of the Ballet de la Nuit 3.20pm Coach returns to New College 4.30pm Tea at New College 5.00pm Lionel Sawkins: Sources for the music of Le Ballet de la Nuit 5.40pm Jennifer Thorp: Dances and dancers in the Ballet de la Nuit 6.15pm Reception 7.00pm Dinner (optional) Dr Michael Burden Dean, Reader in Music Director, New Chamber Opera, www.newchamberopera.com New Chamber Opera T: (01865) 281 966 New College Oxford OX1 3BN UNITED KINGDOM [log in to unmask] T: +44-(0)1865 279 526 F: +44-(0)1865 279 590