March 3, 2008 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Media Contact: Heather Egan Stalfort hestalfort@jhu.edu 410-516-0341 ext. 17

The Johns Hopkins University's Homewood Museum 2008 "Peabody at Homewood" series will showcase music of the Italian Renaissance performed by some of the most promising musicians from the university's Peabody Conservatory of Music.

The performances are presented amidst the splendid architecture and furnishings of Homewood at 5:45 p.m. on Fridays, March 7, April 4 and May 2.

Each concert will be held in the reception hall of the museum, located on The Johns Hopkins University's Homewood campus at 3400 N. Charles St. in Baltimore. The museum will open at 5 p.m. prior to each concert. Guests may meet the evening's musicians at a wine and cheese reception following each performance. For single concerts, admission is $12 for Homewood members and $15 for the general public; admission for all three concerts is $30 for Homewood members and $40 for the general public. Due to the intimacy of the space, seating is limited and reservations are required. For reservations, membership and parking information, the public may call 410-516-5589 or visit www.museums.jhu.edu.

The 2008 Peabody at Homewood concert series highlights music of the Italian Renaissance in honor of the 500th anniversary of the birth of Italian architect Andrea Palladio, whose grand and innovative country villas later influenced the builders of Homewood. The concerts are offered in association with the special exhibition, Harmony to the Eyes: Charting Palladio's Architecture from Rome to Baltimore, organized by Homewood Museum and the Sheridan Libraries and on view at the George Peabody Library March 14 through June 17.

The Peabody Consort, a mixed consort of selected early music majors, will open the series on March 7, with a performance of music from the 16th and early 17th centuries, from the earliest publications of instrumental music by Petrucci to the works of Monteverdi. The group includes Peabody students Andrew Arceci, bass viol; John Armato, lute; Mark Cudek, director, percussion; Jacob Lodico, recorders; and Elizabeth Hungerford, soprano.

The Recorder Consort will perform on April 4. The group includes Peabody students Andrew Broadwater, Jacob Lodico, Bryce Peltier and Helen-Jean Talbott. They will perform a varied program including three sonatas by Cesario Gussago, Andrea Cima's Canzone la Gentile, and works by Orlando di Lasso and Palestrina.

The final concert on May 2 will feature virtuoso harpist Jacqueline Pollauf, performing works by Handel, Respighi, Rota and Pescetti. Pollauf has been praised as playing with "glittering beauty" and "a steady and most satisfying elegance." She has appeared as the featured soloist with orchestras including the Toledo Symphony Orchestra, the Newark Symphony Orchestra and the Firelands Symphony Orchestra, and is the principal harpist with the Philadelphia Virtuosi Chamber Orchestra. Pollauf holds master of music and bachelor of music degrees from the Peabody, where she studied with Ruth K. Inglefield.

Support for the 2008 Peabody at Homewood concert series comes from Ross and Lynn Jones and Hugh P. McCormick.

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