Continuing the tradition of the troubadours, the trouvรจres of Northern France wrote some of the most captivating vocal music of the 13th century. Their songs of public and private adoration wove together allusions both sacred and secularโcreating mystical and spicy meditations on love and longing, punctuated by repeating refrains that recur across songs and texts. […]
Tonos del Sur, directed by Sarah Cranor, is excited to present secular and sacred music from across Latin America, in Spanish, Chiquitano, and Quechua, in a project culminating with modern premieres of villancicos from the Catedral Metropolitana archive in Santiago, Chile, in partnership with scholar Paul Feller. ย Tonos will present this concert at the Latin […]
โโWeapons of war and their use are something I am unable to engage with.โฏI busy my time with notes, strings, and sounds.โฏI work in the cause of harmony, mixing the sounds of France, Germany and Italy and attempting thus to prevent wars and to serve the cause of peace among nations and their striving for […]
โโWeapons of war and their use are something I am unable to engage with.โฏI busy my time with notes, strings, and sounds.โฏI work in the cause of harmony, mixing the sounds of France, Germany and Italy and attempting thus to prevent wars and to serve the cause of peace among nations and their striving for […]
La Donna Musicale and Rumbarroco continue a musical exploration that extends from the Iberian Renaissance to Indigenous and African-influenced folk traditions in contemporary South America. This program includes some of the earliest songs referring to Morenasโdark-skinned women who represented the female ideal of beauty outside the court in early modern Spain. These are songs […]
Kiya Tabassian setar and voice Fahmi Alqhai viola da gamba The 15th and 16th Century have been described as the golden age of Spanish music, but they were also without a doubt the golden age of Persian and central Asian music. This concertโs journey from Spain to Iran brings into dialogue the music of the […]
Continuing the tradition of the troubadours, the trouvรจres of Northern France wrote some of the most captivating vocal music of the 13th century. Their songs of public and private adoration wove together allusions both sacred and secularโcreating mystical and spicy meditations on love and longing, punctuated by repeating refrains that recur across songs and texts. […]
Indulge in rollicking chamber music with a Bohemian flair for flute and strings, including a flute quartet by Gyrowetz, a nocturne for string trio by Brandl, a flute quintet by Lidl, lively Hungarian dances, and a period arrangement of Mozart's Rondo alla Turca.
Stile Antico Friday, April 19, 2024ย | 8PM St. Paul Church, Cambridge, MA VIRTUAL PREMIERE: Friday, May 3, 2024 at 8pm (ET) Available to watch until May 17, 2024 at 11:59pm (ET) A Divine Hope: Danteโs journey from inferno to paradise Dante Alighieriโsย Divine Comedyย is considered one of the greatest works of literature ever written. Its enduring […]
18th-century Bohemia is the inspiration behind this program marking the Tafelmusik debut of Bulgarian violinist and guest director Zefira Valova. Concertmaster of the high-octane period orchestra Il Pomo DโOro, Valova is featured in the energetic Violin Concerto in A Major by the prolific Bohemian violinistย Frantiลกek Benda. Hear for yourself why Valovaโs new recording of this […]
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