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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link="#0563C1" vlink="#954F72"><div class=WordSection1><p class=Default align=center style='text-align:center'><span class=A2><b><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'>CONTRAPUNCTUS EARLY MUSIC</span></b></span><span class=A2><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'> <o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class=Default align=center style='text-align:center'><span class=A2><span style='font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'>presents </span></span><span class=A2><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'><o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:center;line-height:normal'><span class=A2><b><span style='font-size:18.0pt'>“</span></b></span><b><span style='font-size:18.0pt;background:white'>The Glories of Spanish Polyphony <o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:center;line-height:normal'><b><span style='font-size:18.0pt;background:white'>from the 13<sup>th</sup> to the 17<sup>th</sup> Centuries</span></b><span class=A2><b><span style='font-size:18.0pt'>” <span style='background:white'><o:p></o:p></span></span></b></span></p><p class=Default align=center style='text-align:center'><span class=A2><span style='font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'>Sunday, May 31, 3:00pm, Mary Queen of Peace<o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class=Default align=center style='text-align:center'><span class=A2><span style='font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'>(4423 Pearl Road, Cleveland, Ohio 44109)<o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class=Default align=center style='text-align:center'><span class=A2><i><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></i></span></p><p class=Default align=center style='text-align:center'><span class=A2><b><i><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'>FREE ADMISSION<o:p></o:p></span></i></b></span></p><p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;vertical-align:baseline'><em><span style='border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in'><o:p> </o:p></span></em></p><p class=font8 align=center style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:center;vertical-align:baseline'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in'>‘The Glories of Spanish Polyphony’ is a concert event that has something for everyone!</span><span style='font-size:11.0pt;color:#2C2A25'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=font8 align=center style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:center;vertical-align:baseline'><span style='font-size:6.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#2C2A25'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=font8 align=center style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:center;vertical-align:baseline'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in'>From the sacred polyphony of Tomas Luis de Victoria and Alonso Lobo <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=font8 align=center style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:center;vertical-align:baseline'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in'>to the <i>Cantigas de Santa Maria</i> of Alfonso X (el Sabio), and with the <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=font8 align=center style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:center;vertical-align:baseline'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in'>rollicking exuberance of songs such as of Mateo Flecha's 'Riu, Riu Chiu' – <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=font8 align=center style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:center;vertical-align:baseline'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in'>our concert spans four centuries of wonderful Spanish music!<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal;text-autospace:none'><span style='font-size:6.0pt;color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:center;line-height:normal;text-autospace:none'><span style='color:black;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in'> There is NO ADMISSION CHARGE for this concert! <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:center;line-height:normal;text-autospace:none'><span style='color:black;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:center;line-height:normal;text-autospace:none'><span style='color:black;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in'>Contrapunctus Early Music is pleased to present 'The Glories of Spanish Polyphony' as a <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:center;line-height:normal;text-autospace:none'><span style='color:black;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in'>FREEWILL OFFERING event - we hope you will consider making a donation to support CEM <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:center;line-height:normal;text-autospace:none'><span style='color:black;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in'>at the time of the concert or at any time via our website, </span><b><span style='color:#BE8362;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in'>www.Contrapunctus-EM.com</span></b><span style='color:black;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=font8 align=center style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:center;vertical-align:baseline'><i><span style='font-size:5.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></i></p><p class=font8 align=center style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:center;vertical-align:baseline'><i><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'>"...if these fine performances are any indication, audiences should flock to the group's next concert…"</span></i><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'> (<i>ClevelandClassical.com</i>)<o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;vertical-align:baseline'><span style='font-size:5.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;vertical-align:baseline'><i><span style='font-size:5.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></i></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:center;background:white'><em><span style='font-size:9.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in'>Contrapunctus Early Music</span></em><span class=apple-converted-space><i><span style='font-size:9.0pt;line-height:115%'> </span></i></span><i><span style='font-size:9.0pt;line-height:115%'>is a professional vocal ensemble specializing in the performance of sacred and secular music from the Middle Ages through the modern era, combining polyphony, literature, art and dialogue to create exceptional music within an historical context. Under the leadership of Music Director </span></i><a href="http://contrapunctus-earlymusic.org/acres.html"><i><span style='font-size:9.0pt;line-height:115%;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in'>David Acres</span></i></a><span class=apple-converted-space><i><span style='font-size:9.0pt;line-height:115%'> (</span></i></span><i><span style='font-size:9.0pt;line-height:115%'>countertenor and Musical Director of Counterpoint, UK, and The King’s Counterpoint, SC), and Executive Director <a href="http://www.judithacres.com/">Dr. Judith Acres</a> (soprano and Executive Director of The King’s Counterpoint, SC, and Co-Manager of Counterpoint, UK), Contrapunctus Early Music explores the variety and beauty found in </span></i><span style='font-size:9.0pt;line-height:115%'>a cappella<i> vocal music: from chant to 20th-century, medieval carols to the avant-garde, Contrapunctus Early Music is devoted to the creation of delightful programs designed to entertain, educate, and above all to stir the soul.<o:p></o:p></i></span></p><p class=Default style='line-height:115%'><span style='font-size:3.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:windowtext'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=Default align=center style='text-align:center;line-height:115%'><span style='font-size:9.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:windowtext'>For more information on Contrapunctus and our upcoming concerts,<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=Default align=center style='text-align:center;line-height:115%'><span style='font-size:9.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:windowtext'>please visit </span><a href="http://www.Contrapunctus-EM.com"><b><span style='font-size:9.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#BE8362'>www.Contrapunctus-EM.com</span></b></a><o:p></o:p></p><p class=Default align=center style='text-align:center;line-height:115%'><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=Default align=center style='text-align:center;line-height:115%'><span style='font-size:9.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:windowtext'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div></body></html>