Piffaro, The Renaissance Band

Glory of the Wind Band: Music from Portugal & Spain Streaming online May 24 – June 6 Piffaro, the Renaissance Band’s season finale, recorded live in concert on May 12, 2024 at the historic Wilmington, DE church, Immanuel Highlands, will stream online May 24 – June 6. The program pays homage to the ministriles of Iberia: […]

Philadelphia – Piffaro is delighted to announce the addition of Héloïse Degrugillier and Sian Ricketts to its core band after a two-year search to replace retiring founders Joan Kimball and Bob Wiemken, who played dozens of instruments in the ensemble. “No one in this field is a carbon copy of anyone else,” says artistic director

The Glory of the Wind Band: Music from Portugal & Spain Tickets & Info: 215-235-8469 or piffaro.org Piffaro’s season finale presents a program of lush polyphony from the Iberian Peninsula, showcasing the band’s remarkable collection of Renaissance shawms, dulcians, recorders, and sackbuts, and the versatile musicians who play them. May’s concert program draws on material performed

What: Free Community Event: Recorder Fest 2024! When: Saturday, April 13, 2024, 3:00-8:00 p.m. Where: Settlement Music School, Mary Louise Curtis Branch, 416 Queen St., Philadelphia, PA Registration & Info: 215-235-8469 or piffaro.org/recorder-fest Philadelphia – Piffaro’s free-to-all Recorder Fest is returning after a pandemic hiatus. The mini-festival is organized by Piffaro’s education committee: board president and Philadelphia Recorder Society

Spring Concert: The French (Italian) Connection Tucson, AZ: February 11 @ 3PM – St Philips in the Hills Episcopal Church Philadelphia: March 15 @ 7:30PM – Philadelphia Episcopal Cathedral Chestnut Hill, PA: March 16 @ 7:30PM – Presbyterian Church of Chestnut Hill Wilmington, DE: March 17 @ 3PM – Christ Church Christiana Hundred Streaming online: