Alkemie

A restless collective of medieval experimentalists, the Flatbush-based band Alkemie recently gained recognition beyond Brooklyn with their soundtrack for the video game Pentiment (directed by Obsidian studios and published by Xbox). Locally and nationally, they have been presented by the Amherst Early Music Festival, Arizona Early Music Society, Brooklyn Public Library, Cambridge Society for Early […]

Early music ensemble Alkemie will present a festival weekend of performances and celebrations May 2-4, 2025. Friday and Saturday will feature two world-premiere performances of Sir Orfeo. 270 years before the very first opera set the story of Orpheus’ journey to the underworld, the Breton text of the “Lai of Sir Orfeo” was recorded in

Alkemie returns to the Jalopy stage in Brooklyn to perform music from their album A FINE COMPANION with opening sets by friends Sibyl and Smoke Ring— two groups who also embrace experimentation alongside historic music traditions. ALKEMIE and its sister ensemble FREELANCE NUN collaborated to create A FINE COMPANION, a program of newly-composed settings of

A restless collective of medieval experimentalists, the Flatbush-based band Alkemie recently gained recognition beyond Brooklyn with their soundtrack for the video game Pentiment (directed by Obsidian studios and published by Xbox) and their albums a fine companion and Love to My Liking. Locally and nationally, they have been presented by the Amherst Early Music Festival,

A restless collective of medieval experimentalists, the Flatbush-based band Alkemie recently gained recognition beyond Brooklyn with their soundtrack for the video game Pentiment (directed by Obsidian studios and published by Xbox) and their albums a fine companion and Love to My Liking. Locally and nationally, they have been presented by the Amherst Early Music Festival,