At least two vigils are planned in Greater Cincinnati in support of Leelah Alcorn a 17-year-old transgender girl who died of an apparent suicide Cincinnati-based grassroots group Marriage Equality Ohio is hosting a vigil Saturday at 5:30 p.m "It is time for all of us regardless of our sexual orientation to stand together to remember someone we lost," a Facebook post said Join us in a night to spread ACCEPTANCE and show the world we are here and that bullying and intolerance is UNACCEPTABLE!" A separate vigil has been planned at 7 p.m The Diverse City Youth Chorus is partnering with the Cincinnati chapter of GLSEN The story about Leelah Alcorn, born as Joshua Alcorn, has gained worldwide attention after messages on her social media account documented her struggles. "The only way I will rest in peace is if one day transgender people aren't treated the way I was with valid feelings and human rights," Alcorn wrote in a post on the social media blog site Tumblr "My death needs to mean something," she wrote in the post which she scheduled to appear the day after her death A candlelight vigil is also planned for Friday in Columbus A group called Stand Up 4 Leelah is organizing the 7-7:30 p.m "This short ceremony will honor the loss of 17-year old Leelah Alcorn – as well as educating and showing support for those struggling with acceptance and identity," organizers wrote in a news release Please enable JS and disable any ad blocker WFIU Public Radio WTIU Public Television Welcome to Harmonia…I’m Angela Mariani Christian IV of Denmark and his brother-in-law James Stuart of England knew how to throw a party Hard-drinking and raucous revelry abounded the players were so intoxicated that they forgot their lines and fell to the ground in what one observer called a “drunken fiasco.” King Christian’s fondness for the British Isles informed his musical patronage as we sample music from Christian’s court at Copenhagen our featured release by ensemble La Gioa Armonica explores 18th-century music for psaltery lute / with Les Voix Humaines (viol consort)ATMA Classique 2018 / Naxos ACD22761John DowlandTr performing with the viol consort Voix Humaines We heard “Lachrimae Antiquae” from Lachrimae or Seven Teares by lutenist and composer John Dowland Along with several other British musicians Dowland worked in the court of Danish King Christian IV Christian IV of Denmark succeeded his father as ruler of Denmark and Norway at the age of 11 Regents ruled in his stead until he came of age but then Christian quickly built up the cultural and military prowess of his kingdom Although his military and colonial pursuits weren’t always successful his patronage of architecture--and especially of music--were substantial Let’s begin with music by Mogens Pedersøn musician to the royal chapel of Christian IV We’ll hear an Easter Kyrie and “Deus misereatur nostri,” both for 5 voices MUSIC TRACKA Renaissance CollectionVox Luminus / Lionel Meunier Ricercar 2020 / Naxos RIC155Mogens PedersønTr by Danish Renaissance composer Mogens Pedersøn Christian IV was enamored with Italian musical style especially Venetian master Giovanni Gabrieli he sent several musicians to Venice to study with Gabrieli The group included Mogens Pedersøn [MO-uhns Pay-ther-søn] Pedersøn and Nielsen even went back to Venice a second time and returned home with the Italian madrigal We’ll hear excerpts from Pedersøn’s MUSIC TRACKMusic from the time of Christian IV: The Madrigal from the South to the NorthConsort of Musicke / Anthony Rooley sopranoBIS 1988 / Naxos BIS-CD-392Mogens PedersønTr S’ancor tu amante sei (terza parte) (2:17) Augellino,” and “S’ancor tu amante sei” from Mogens Pedersøn’s,] Second Book of Madrigals Anthony Rooley directed the Consort of Musicke with soprano Emma Kirkby [on the 1988 recording Music from the Time of Christian IV: The Madrigal from the South to the North] The Danish-Italian admiration went both ways: Orazio Vecchi praised the Copenhagen composers in the dedication of his 1604 publication Vecchi mentions that Melchior Borchgrevinck and all the musicians of Christian IV’s chapel had Gabrieli’s respect--and that they were well regarded throughout Europe Here is music from Vecchi’s Le veglie di Siena MUSIC TRACKHandel: Music for the Royal Fireworks / Vecchi: Le Veglie Di SienaMontréal Baroque; Maute dir.ATMA Classique 2005 / Naxos ACD22367Orazio VecchiTr “La Caccia d’Amore” and “Proemio” from Le veglie di Siena by Orazio Vecchi You can hear highlights from recent and archival concert recordings of early music and more on Harmonia Uncut -- our podcast Listen online at harmonia early music dot org and at your podcast platform of choice MUSIC TRACK Konge af Danmark: Musical Europe at the Court of Christian IV 8 Fader vor ud I Himmerig (excerpt of 1:27) We’re exploring music from the royal chapel of Christian IV Christian’s admiration of foreign artists did not end with Italians and British musicians to teach his children and entertain him at court Thomas Robinson was a long-time music tutor of Christian’s mother Here is “A Plaine Song,” and “Spanish Pavan” by Thomas Robinson MUSIC TRACKKonge af Danmark: Musical Europe at the Court of Christian IVLes WitchesAlpha 2016 / Naxos ALPHA323Thomas RobinsonTr “A Plaine Song” and “Spanish Pavan” by 16th-century English composer Thomas Robinson Les Witches performed on their 2016 release Konge af Danmark: Musical Europe at the Court of Christian IV When Denmark lost some financial standing due to a war with Sweden Christian sent some of his top musicians to England to work for his sister Anne’s musicians included famous Danes Mogens Pedersøn There are even more examples of reciprocity between English and Danish royalty Thomas Simpson was yet another British musician who worked in Copenhagen for Christian’s royal chapel Simpson published three collections of dance music These included music by popular British composers of the time as well as some by himself Much like Praetorius’s collection of dances Simpson’s collections include some music with tunes by other composers and his own harmonizations Let’s hear a Courant and Volta by Thomas Simpson MUSIC TRACK The Faces of Melancholy:Ayres both Grave and Light - for Viols or other MusicallEnsemble Isabella d’Este / Ariane Maurette cond.Pan Classics 2020 / PC19006Thomas SimpsonTr and Volta from a collection of dances by English composer Thomas Simpson Ensemble Isabella d’Este was led by Ariane Maurette Of all the British musicians in the Danish court Christian’s biggest catch was famed lutenist and composer John Dowland Christian surely made it worth his while to move to Copenhagen paying him a salary equal to a navy admiral—a huge sum for a musician Dowland wrote some of Lachrimae or Seven Teares in Denmark and he dedicated the work to Christian’s sister We’ll hear “Lachrimae Tristes” by John Dowland “Lachrimae Tristes” from John Dowalnd’s Lachrimae or Seven Teares Shifting now to our featured recording by ensemble La Gioa Armonica: Per il Salterio The salterio is a plucked psaltery that became popular in the Italy in the Baroque era It is made of a trapezoid-shaped wooden box with sound holes Courses of strings are stretched over at least one bridge and attached with pegs The instrument has ancient roots that go far beyond Europe and it was especially popular in the art music of the eighteenth century Here is the Allegro and Allegrissimo from Sonata for Salterio and Basso Continuo in G Major by Angelo Conti MUSIC TRACK Per il SalterioLa Gioa Armonica / Margit Übellacker (salterio) Jürgen Banholzer (harpischord & organ) Ramée 2021 / ASIN B0922Z3DYWAngelo ContiTr Allegro and Allegrissimo from Sonata for Salterio and Basso Continuo in G Major by Angelo Conti is dedicated to the revival of historical dulcimers She performed with keyboardist Jürgen Banholzer in the ensemble La Gioa Armonica on our featured release Per il Salterio the salterio was played by members of the aristocracy [18th-century] Oboist Joan Baptista Pla performed internationally on the salterio as well as the oboe Here is the Largo from Sonata for Salterio and Basso Continuo in C Major by Italian Baroque composer Carlo Monza Jürgen Banholzer (harpischord & organ) Ramée 2021 / ASIN B0922Z3DYWCarlo MonzaTr 5 Sonata for Salterio and Basso Continuo in C Major La Gioa Armonica performed the Largo from Sonata for Salterio and Basso Continuo in C Major by Italian Baroque composer Carlo Monza Support comes from Early Music America: a national organization that advocates and supports the historical performance of music of the past and the listeners whose lives are enriched by it Additional resources come from the William and Gayle Cook Music Library at the Indiana University Jacobs School of Music We welcome your thoughts about any part of this program Contact us at harmonia early music dot org you can follow our Facebook page by searching for Harmonia Early Music The writer for this edition of Harmonia was Sarah Schilling (or Sarah Huebsch Schilling) Thanks to our studio engineer Michael Paskash inviting you to join us again for the next edition of Harmonia.  [Check out this interview with La Gioa Armonica about our featured recording.] Lachrimae Antiquae (4:40)Segment A:A Renaissance CollectionVox Luminus / Lionel Meunier 19 Deus misereatur nostri a 5 (5:20)Music from the time of Christian IV: The Madrigal from the South to the NorthConsort of Musicke / Anthony Rooley S’ancor tu amante sei (terza parte) (2:17)Handel: Music for the Royal Fireworks / Vecchi: Le Veglie Di SienaMontréal Baroque; Maute Proemio (3:05)Theme Music Bed: Ensemble Alcatraz T.12: La Prime Estampie Royal:59 Midpoint Break Music Bed: Konge af Danmark: Musical Europe at the Court of Christian IV 8 Fader vor ud I Himmerig (excerpt of 1:27)Segment B:Konge af Danmark: Musical Europe at the Court of Christian IVLes WitchesAlpha 2016 / Naxos ALPHA323Thomas RobinsonTr 5 Spanish Pavan (2:34)The Faces of Melancholy:Ayres both Grave and Light - for Viols or other MusicallEnsemble Isabella d’Este / Ariane Maurette Lachrimae Tristes (5:01)Featured Release: Per il SalterioLa Gioa Armonica / Margit Übellacker (salterio) Harmonia is a weekly, nationally syndicated radio program hosted by Angela Mariani, and Harmonia Uncut is a podcast hosted by Wendy Gillespie, produced by WFIU Public Radio. 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Learn More © 2025, The Trustees of Indiana University • Copyright Complaints She was the first consecrated lay woman from the island nation to be declared Servant of God The Diocese of Chilaw sent all the necessary documentation to Rome Chilaw (AsiaNews) - The Catholic Church of Sri Lanka hopes to see the completion of the diocesan phase of the beatification process of Helena da Gonawila the first Sri Lankan lay woman declared Servant of God in 2016 Joseph parish where she worked and is buried has asked the faithful who knew her to collect as many of her personal belongings organise prayer vigils and pray more for a woman who was completely devoted to prayer Sri Lankan Catholics believe that her intercession has led to several miracles and died on 8 February 1931 at the age of 88 For most of her life she lived with the pain of the stigmata She herself had asked the Lord to bless her with wounds to share she did not stop praying for the redemption and conversion of her father and brother both of whom were Buddhist and involved in demon activities Two groups were inspired by Helena's example and are now devoted to her beatification: The Honorable Sister Helena's Women Group and the Honorable Sister Helena Foundation St Joseph’s Catholic Church dedicated her a solemn Mass and a prayer vigil on 8 February the two women’s groups handed out lotus flowers and candles to those present "We ask all the faithful to pray more for the intercession of their sister Helena,” said Valance Mendis “Other miracles may take place and the process of beatification and canonisation proceed We have sent all the necessary documents to Rome Subscribe to Asia News updates or change your preferences Kevin Pilley traces the history of Italian rosé wines which Five Roses is a famous Italian wine that should be more famous It was Italy’s first ever rosé and the first Italian wine to be bottled in Italy and sold in the US It was first sold to US troops fighting in Puglia Vines were planted in Salice as well as Guargnano Novoli and San Pancrazio in the late 17th century by a certain Duke Oronzo Piero and Lisetta Leone de Castris’s wine was tasted by US General Charles Poletti The name ‘Five Roses’ derives from a contrada so-called because for several generations each de Castris had five children white and rosé DOC wines (Salice Salentino It has a hotel and restaurant (Villa Donna Lisa) as well as a wine bar dedicated to the legendary first rosé wine to be bottled in Italy and made from 90 per cent Negroamaro and 10 per cent Malvasia Nera More and more are joining the Rosautoctono movement and standing up for Italian rosato Italian rosé wines are just not ‘one night wines’ Over 30 per cent of all wine drunk in France by the French is rosé Although the country has a long tradition of pale or low-pigmented wines most of the 2.5 million bottles it makes on home soils are exported Only 10 per cent of wine drunk in Italy is rosé The Rosautoctono movement was established by Italian rosato makers to promote and preserve wines which do not undergo complete fermentation in grape skin They judge by looks and seem to think rosé a little too pretty to drink snobs see it as an afterthought… spillage in a bottle not as a worthy food complement or a quality fine wine in its own right Italian rosato is made as other rosé wines but with Italian grapes like Montepulciano The Lake Garda region has been making Chiaretto since the 16th century from Provence came the ‘vinification by tears’ method just with the juice from the press collected after only one night of maceration The Italians are very keen on skin contact; six to 16 hours at a time The Chiaretto wines of Lake Garda come from either side of the border between Veneto and Lombardy Good producers include Matilde Poggi’s Le Fraghe In the Riviera del Garda Classico DOC on the Lombardy side of the lake the Italian rosé wines are more floral and rosé-coloured The DOC requires 30 per cent of the ancient variety the biggest producer of Italian pink wines is Abruzzo which boasts two separate DOCs Montepulciano d’Abruzzo and Cerasuolo d’Abruzzo Cerasuolo (‘pale cherry red’) uses the native Montepulciano grape The best producer is Valentini but look out also for Emidio Pepe The coral-coloured Castel del Monte Bombino Nero is another fine rosé as is Librandi from Calabria with its Ciro rosato made from Gaglioppo Aromatised by wild coast herbs (macchia mediterranea) Ciro is one of the oldest wines in the world the wine awarded to the ancient Greek Olympic champions former ‘flying winemaker’ and graduate of the University of California at Davis Mark Shannon runs the A Mano (by hand) vineyard in Noci we use 100 per cent Primitivo grapes from the Ginosa The contact time with the skins is measured in seconds “The clean juice goes through a slow fermentation at low temperatures of 7ºC to retain the delicate perfumes And you come out with exotic tropical fruit aromas and a hint of crystallised ginger followed by lush citrus The Primitivo grape contributes a blackberry character.” please register for free or log in to your account.