‘‘Weapons of war and their use are something I am unable to engage with. I busy my time with notes, strings, and sounds. I 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 […]
Northern Exposure Musical treasures from the frozen North While Italy was busy acquiring its status as the center of the baroque musical world, composers and performers in northern Germany, Denmark, Sweden, and England were busy developing their own unique sound, blending Italian influences with a distinctly rich northern sensibility and style. Baroque violinist Tekla Cunningham, […]
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 Morenas—dark-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 concert’s journey from Spain to Iran brings into dialogue the music of the […]
Continuing the tradition of the troubadours, the trouvères 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 secular—creating mystical and spicy meditations on love and longing, punctuated by repeating refrains that recur across songs and texts. […]
Starting in April, Seattle Recorder Society will sponsor a four-session beginning recorder program for 9-13 year-olds, called the Junior Recorder Ensemble of Puget Sound (JREPS). The group will be taught by SRS past president Nancy Gorbman, who led a similar group last summer on Vancouver Island. Music ranges from Medieval to Renaissance, folk tunes and […]
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, 2024 | 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: Dante’s journey from inferno to paradise Dante Alighieri’s Divine Comedy is considered one of the greatest works of literature ever written. Its enduring […]
Marcia Hadjimarkos, an Oregon native now in France, will will share a wide range of English keyboard music at the clavichord, from a 1630 virginal book to the 20th century, including a sonata by Joseph Haydn. We will meet in a Portland home with a large and beautiful music room, in order to hear the instrument […]
Darkness to Light A very special joint presentation with Christ Church Cathedral, featuring the pre-eminent interpreters of Renaissance polyphony on their triumphant 50th Anniversary Tour. The journey behind this program is an obvious one at this time of year. We proceed from the darkness associated with Lent to the hope and joy which is Easter in the Christian […]
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