The Story of Pa I Sha (Chicago, IL) Following three generations of BBE Artistic Director Brandi Berry Benson’s own Chickasaw ancestors, this musical journey begins with her fourth great-grandmother, Pa I Sha, who walked the Trail of Tears (or the Removal). The program moves on to Pa I Sha’s daughter Mary, marriage to a Civil […]
The 2024 Festival weaves together the golden threads of Beverley's remarkable history alongside a host of concerts and workshops presented within some of the UK's most beautiful ecclesiastical buildings. Opening the Festival we welcome the acclaimed young instrumental group from Spain - El Gran Teatro del Mundo - with guests over the weekend including the […]
Enclosures, Clearances, the First Wave, oh my! (San Francisco, CA) During the 18th century, Ireland, Scotland, and England all experienced similar social changes and hardships that forced many of the poorest members of society to effectively become exiles from their native lands. Scotland experienced the "highland clearance", the English had the "enclosure movement", and finally, […]
The "Cancionero de Palacio" & Other Songs for Exiles (Murcia, Spain) During the Franco regime, a group of well-known Spanish music critics, composers, and musicologists living in exile—along with some half-million others—dug deep into music of the Golden Age. Though scattered across the globe, Otto Mayer-Serra, Jesus Bal y Gay, Adolfo Salazar, Roberto Gerhard, Ernesto […]
Many fans and specialists of early music will know David Lasocki’s name through the countless publications he has done in connection with historical woodwinds, whether books, articles, or music editions. Fewer people may know that he has also written a series of five books about a modern jazz group from New Orleans called Astral Project […]
Julie Jaffee Nagel, Ph.D. is a psychologist, psychoanalyst, and musician, who brings her unique combination of experience and education in music and mental health to a nuanced understanding of performance anxiety as well as diverse other psychological problems. A graduate of The Juilliard School, the University of Michigan, and The Michigan Psychoanalytic Institute, she has […]
Baroque Practice, beginning September 5th, will be held on Tuesdays from 1-2 Eastern Standard Time. This free class online is designed for the general public. The class will be hosted by Catherine Turocy with additional guest teachers from the NYBDC and colleagues. Most classes will be a movement class but some sessions may be guided […]
Pierre Hantaï, cited by Gramophone as being ‘…one of the very finest harpsichordists of our day’, performs a gorgeous program of music by great Baroque composers – Louis Couperin, François Couperin, G.F. Handel, J.S. Bach, and William Byrd. Pierre Hantaï is renowned for his thoughtful interpretations and remarkable virtuosity. This is a rare opportunity to […]
Our 45th-anniversary season culminates with A Handel Celebration, a salute to one of the greatest musical dramatists of all time. A true humanist, Handel responded to the beauty and chaos of the world around him, creating music that explores the full spectrum of our emotional experience—from the purest joy to the most poignant sorrow. Guest soloists Amanda […]
Join us for a sumptuous musical journey to the Middle Ages with voices and historical instruments. Allison Monroe, co-founder of Trobár and Director of the Five College Early Music Program, joins Early Music Michigan for an evening of music from the Llibre Vermell de Montserrat, the Codex Las Huelgas, and the Cantigas de Santa Maria. […]
In Love with Viola: d'Amore & da Gamba will feature violist Dan McCarthy & violist da gamba Arnie Tanimoto, who will serenade the listener with the rich viola sounds of different types of “violas,” along with charming commentary. McCarthy will perform the music of Atilio Ariosti on one of the most interesting members of the […]
Completing TENET’s traversal of J.S. Bach’s major vocal works. TENET concludes our decade-long exploration of J. S. Bach’s oratorios performed unconducted and chamber-style in a jubilant performance of the Mass in B Minor. Led from the keyboard by frequent TENET collaborator Jeffrey Grossman, TENET is proud to feature a cast made up of a majority […]
Pierre Hantaï is lauded for having an “… intuitive understanding of all those subtle ingredients that make music so compelling and utterly irresistible… No detail is lost.” (BBC Music Magazine). Capriccio is thrilled to present this exceptional artist in concert. Join us and hear this brilliant artist perform some of his favorite Bach works in […]
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