Shir Levi'im: A Song of Levites MIRYAM: Alicia DePaolo, soprano, Hilary Anne Walker, mezzo-soprano, Marika Holmqvist, violin, Emily Hale, violin, Sarah Freiberg, cello, Juan Mesa, harpsichord MIRYAM traces the thread of Jewish resilience and creativity from medieval Iberia to Baroque Amsterdam. Shir Levi’im (the song of the Levites) refers both to the ancient Levites who sang psalms of worship in the Temple, and 11th c. Sephardic poet […]

The Pandora Consort: Kendra Comstock, Angie Tyler, Shea Brown, voices The Pandora Consort explores the mystical visions of Hildegard von Bingen through her illuminations and music. Hildegard is an impressive figure in many regards; she was a theologian, philosopher, botanist, doctor, magistra (mother superior), and one of the first named composers of music. Hildegard experienced […]

Guts Baroque: Sylvia Schwartz, violin, Rebecca Shaw, viola da gamba, with Andrus Madsen, harpsichord Guts Baroque with featured guest Andrus Madsen will perform whimsical, varied, and fantastical instrumental music from the 17th-century courts of what is now Germany and Austria. Emperor Leopold I, himself a musician and composer, brought several prominent Italian musicians across the Alps […]

The Berlin Trio: Mary Oleskiewicz, flute, Georgina McKay Lodge, viola, David Schulenberg, fortepiano The Berlin Trio will present a set of quartets featuring the enchanting and unusual instrumentation of flute, viola, and fortepiano. Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach composed these distinctive quartets in 1788, and they embody the expressive and innovative style characteristic of Berlin court […]

Sempervirens: Heloise Degrugillier, Daniel Meyers, Emily O’Brien, Roy Sansom, recorders Sempervirens presents a brand new program spanning the Middle Ages to the present day. Four virtuoso recorder players join forces to perform music originally written for lute, organ, piano, voice, saxophone, and even symphony orchestra, all arranged to highlight the remarkable sound of the recorder […]

Xacarilla: Camila Parias, soprano, Christa Patton, harp, Jason Priset, guitar, Heloise Degrugillier, recorder, Dan Meyers, percussion Xacarilla explores the sumptuous sound world of 17th-c. Spanish songs and dances. “Cantos y Suspiros” tells of the pleasures and treacheries of love as depicted in nature by the birds, wind, sea, and forest. This rich poetic landscape is […]

Kim Leeds, mezzo-soprano, Dani Zanuttini-Frank, lute Kim Leeds and Dani Zanuttini-Frank make their SoHIP debut with a compelling program of English and Italian music that explores imagery of burning love and icy rejection. Lute songs of the 17th century prominently feature these amorous themes, often through surprising allegories of pastoral idylls, militaristic conquests, and discordant […]