BLEMF 2023: Early Music Crossroads maps musical connections across Arabic regions, the Iberian Peninsula, and the Americas during the early music period, revealing deeply complex cultural relationships that emerged from centuries of conquests, occupations, and colonialization. Musicians long stood at these intersections, both in times of peace and of great conflict and oppression. Their music …
EMA's Emerging Professional Leadership Council (EPLC) invites you to connect with your early-music community across the Americas! Mixers will be held on the last Sunday of each month 7-8pm U.S. Eastern Time. Each will include conversations with extraordinary leaders in the field of early music, virtual happy hours, and panels followed by a Q&A. Grab …
H+H is proud to present this premiere event. Two hundred fifty years ago, European composers were writing music inspired by the Bible. At the same time, enslaved Africans in America were inventing a new art form—the spiritual—from the same texts. H+H takes you on a dramatic—and revelatory—journey exploring the shared wealth of Old and New …
Songs of Time: 700 years of Delights for the Muses Long & Away, a consort of viols Anne Legêne, Karen Burciaga, James Perretta, violas da gamba Viol consort Long & Away presents an eclectic program traveling with the Muses from the 1400s to the present day. Inspired by the time hopping “Song of Time” …
Songs of Time, 700 Years of Delights for the Muses Read More »
Voici une occasion unique en Outaouais d’entendre, dans un décor enchanteur, un récital solo de clavecin offert par le claveciniste italien Francesco Corti. Ce claveciniste multirécompensé, de renommée internationale, présente un programme de musique allemande axé sur le parcours d’inspiration de Jean-Sébastien Bach. En effet, celui-ci voue une grande admiration à ses meilleurs devanciers allemands, …
An organ recital by Nathaniel Brown of works from the German and Dutch Renaissance and Baroque, and modern works in antique style. Featuring the premier of his transcription of Sietze de Vries' improvisation on "Wachet auf, ruft uns die Stimme."
Semi-staged, newly arranged Music by: Antoni de Literes (1673-1747) Libretto by: José de Cañizares (1676-1750) FRIDAY, JUNE 2, 2022 | 7:30PM SATURDAY, JUNE 3, 2023 | 7:30PM Arts Mission Oak Cliff Run time: 2 hour and 15 minutes including intermission Sung in Spanish with English supertitles
FINE COMPANION is a program of newly-composed settings of troubadour songs and texts, written in a dream-pop /shoegaze/ psychedelic rock style for an amplified combination of medieval and new instruments. The texts of this project were chosen by Charles Mueller (composer) and the ensemble, with a focus on troubadour lyrics that expand or refute the standard tropes of …
*No, we're not talking about the South Korean smash sensations, it's Bach, Telemann and Scarlatti time! LA's community baroque "Big Band" is exploring some of the most satisfying orchestral suites by composers who knew a thing or two about writing them. Join us for our 7th Season closer, including Bach’s Orchestral Suite No. 2 (aka …
Los Angeles Baroque – The Other B.T.S*… Live in Concert! Read More »
Semi-staged, newly arranged Music by: Antoni de Literes (1673-1747) Libretto by: José de Cañizares (1676-1750) FRIDAY, JUNE 2, 2022 | 7:30PM SATURDAY, JUNE 3, 2023 | 7:30PM Arts Mission Oak Cliff Run time: 2 hour and 15 minutes including intermission Sung in Spanish with English supertitles
Recent research has uncovered a treasure trove of medieval and Renaissance music by composers of diverse backgrounds -- from the first born in the New World to cloistered Italian nuns. Jouyssance will perform select works from these collections, as well as two gorgeous motets by Vicente Lusitano, the first published composers of African heritage. Our …
Our Festival—A Celebration of Women—will be an inspiring week honoring the work of women musicians both living and departed, as well as poets, painters, librettists, actors, scholars, publishers, dedicatees, and patrons, in addition to administrators, directors, and theater technicians, reminding us that women have been an integral part of classical music all along! 2023 Centerpiece …
2023 Boston Early Music Festival: A Celebration of Women Read More »
Recent research has uncovered a treasure trove of medieval and Renaissance music by composers of diverse backgrounds -- from the first born in the New World to cloistered Italian nuns. Jouyssance will perform select works from these collections, as well as two gorgeous motets by Vicente Lusitano, the first published composers of African heritage. Our …
Martes, 6 de Junio 2023 a las 10:30PM Haciendo su debut en el BEMF (Boston Early Music Festival), La Donna Musicale y Rumbarroco interpretan canciones y arreglos polifónicos que resaltan a las "Morenas" (mujeres de piel oscura) en el repertorio iberoamericano. La directora Laury Gutiérrez nos guía en un viaje musical desde el Renacimiento ibérico …
Making their BEMF début, La Donna Musicale and Rumbarroco perform songs and polyphonic settings that highlight “Morenas”—dark-skinned women—in the Ibero-American repertory. Director Laury Gutiérrez leads us on a musical voyage from the Iberian Renaissance to African-influenced folk traditions in contemporary South America. The program features settings of “Nigra sum sed Formosa” from the “Song of …
A spirited celebration of the splendid music heard in Shakespeare’s plays at the original Globe theater in London. We perform works ranging from melancholy to mirthful including songs the Bard mentions by name, works by his talented contemporaries including Thomas Morley, John Dowland, and Robert Johnson, and selected scenes from the plays read aloud in …
SONGS TO THE LUTE & VIOL Courtly Ayres, Songs from Shakespeare, Historic Ballads, plus Instrumental Fancies and Dances Lute Song Trio of The Baltimore Consort: Ronn McFarlane, lute Danielle Svonavec, soprano Mary Anne Ballard, viola da gamba Music from the world of Queen Elizabeth I and William Shakespeare, including popular continental favorites—French courtly airs and …
We have extended our season into early June so we can feature this stunning program by Jon Wasserman. He came to Denver earlier this season from his home in Madrid to play with the Baroque Chamber Orchestra of Colorado. Jon returns to Denver with a Happy Hour concert representing the lyrical and musical world of …
A Happy Hour encore….JON WASSERMAN “Amores Rojos” (Red Loves) Read More »
Kick off the summer festival season with musical fireworks! J.S. Bach was deeply influenced by his musical milieu which included composers and composers from all over Europe. His circle of influences included Pisendel, concertmaster of Dresden’s legendary orchestra, Telemann, a close friend and penpal, Böhm, one of his teachers and Couperin the famous French composer. …
Whidbey Island Music Festival presents: The Influencers – J.S. Bach and his circle Read More »
A spirited celebration of the splendid music heard in Shakespeare’s plays at the original Globe theater in London. We perform works ranging from melancholy to mirthful including songs the Bard mentions by name, works by his talented contemporaries including Thomas Morley, John Dowland, and Robert Johnson, and selected scenes from the plays read aloud in …
Join Bay Area period ensemble Nash Baroque and historical dance company Dance Through Time for Pulcinella’s Dream; A spettaculo of Music, Dance and Pantomime of eighteenth century Italian theater. Characters of commedia from Harlequin to Pantalone are caught in a labyrinth of mistaken identity, unrequited love, surreal dream, and journeys on the high sea. …
Duo Lyra (Zoe Vandermeer, soprano and triple harp, and Hideki Yamaya, theorbo, lutes), perform the music of Monteverdi, Caccini, Luzzaschi, and others at the Connecticut Early Music Festival on June 17, 2023 at 7:30 p.m. at the Harkness Chapel on the campus of Connecticut College in New London, CT.
Please join artistic director Elizabeth Blumenstock, the Festival Orchestra and featured soloists for this year’s Festival dedicated to the interpretation, inspiration and transcendence of the music of J.S. Bach. We welcome you, or welcome you back, for five concerts of uplifting Baroque music over eight days performed in intimate, picturesque venues in Corona del Mar …
Soloists from the Festival Orchestra in Bach’s triple concerto for flute, violin and harpsichord; Telemann’s for three oboes and three violins; Vivaldi’s for three violins; and more. Plus, Bach’s Orchestral Suite No. 1 in its first-ever performance at this Festival. Telemann: Concerto for 3 Oboes & 3 Violins in B-flat Major, TWV 44:43 Bach: Triple …
A Bach Kaleidoscope Concert 1: Concertos for Many! Read More »
Join Bay Area period ensemble Nash Baroque and historical dance company Dance Through Time for Pulcinella’s Dream; A spettaculo of Music, Dance and Pantomime of eighteenth century Italian theater. Characters of commedia from Harlequin to Pantalone are caught in a labyrinth of mistaken identity, unrequited love, surreal dream, and journeys on the high sea. …
FREE concert! Live and livestream options available. Advance registration required. What sounds might a visitor to Monticello have heard? Music was often in the air - Thomas Jefferson was a violinist, and nearly every member of his family also played an instrument, including his three enslaved sons with Sally Hemings, all of whom played fiddle. …
Stephen Schultz & Friends Stephen Schultz (flute) and Corey Jamason (harpsichord) with a guest appearance by Elizabeth Blumenstock (violin) in a program of Bach, Telemann and Boismortier, including Bach’s flute sonatas in E-flat Major, BWV 1031, and A Major, BWV 1032. Bach: Sonata in E-flat Major, BWV 1031, for flute and harpsichord Bach: Chromatic Fantasy …
A Bach Kaleidoscope Concert 2: A Bach Flute Recital Read More »
SoHIP welcomes back Handel and Haydn Society cellists Sarah Freiberg and Colleen McGary-Smith, who formed the duo Tutti Bassi in 2012 to explore the rich repertoire of baroque cello sonatas and duos on original instruments. The duo chose some favorites to record on their 2022 album "Have Cellos, Will Travel" and is excited to share …
SoHIP welcomes back Handel and Haydn Society cellists Sarah Freiberg and Colleen McGary-Smith, who formed the duo Tutti Bassi in 2012 to explore the rich repertoire of baroque cello sonatas and duos on original instruments. The duo chose some favorites to record on their 2022 album "Have Cellos, Will Travel" and is excited to share …
Elizabeth Blumenstock and Jolianne Einem (violin), Rob Diggins (viola), Eva Lymenstull (cello) and Corey Jamason (harpsichord) present selections from Bach’s The Art of Fugue, PDQ Bach’s Sonata for Viola 4-Hands, Telemann’s Gulliver’s Travels, a Mozart transcription of pieces from Book II of The Well-Tempered Clavier, and other works. Bach: Three Fugues from The Art of Fugue, BWV 1080 Mozart: Fugue in …
A Bach Kaleidoscope Concert 3: Flattery, Fugues & Frivolities Read More »
SoHIP welcomes back Handel and Haydn Society cellists Sarah Freiberg and Colleen McGary-Smith, who formed the duo Tutti Bassi in 2012 to explore the rich repertoire of baroque cello sonatas and duos on original instruments. The duo chose some favorites to record on their 2022 album "Have Cellos, Will Travel" and is excited to share …
“Friday Gardens” artists Lara Wickes (oboe), Michael Kaufman (cello) and Elizabeth Blumenstock (violin) return, joined by Stella Cho (cello), Ian Pritchard (harpsichord), and strings. The program includes ingenious arrangements of Bach’s famous Chaconne in D Minor, BWV 1004, and Prelude in C Major, BWV 846, plus a chamber version of the Italian Concerto, BWV 971, Goldberg Variations arranged for string trio (selections), …
A Bach Kaleidoscope Concert 4: Bach the Indestructible Read More »
Come celebrate 50 years of music-making against the backdrop of the scenic Smoky Mountains! Mountain Collegium offers study of Medieval, Renaissance, Baroque, and Folk music, with four classes each day. Classes are taught by highly acclaimed early music and folk music performers, scholars, and teachers in recorder, viol, voice, sackbut, open and capped reeds, other …
Mountain Collegium Early Music & Folk Music Workshop Read More »
EMA's Emerging Professional Leadership Council (EPLC) invites you to connect with your early-music community across the Americas! Mixers will be held on the last Sunday of each month 7-8pm U.S. Eastern Time. Each will include conversations with extraordinary leaders in the field of early music, virtual happy hours, and panels followed by a Q&A. Grab …
Festival favorite soprano Jennifer Ellis Kampani, and newcomers countertenor Jay Carter, tenor Jacob Perry, and baritone Mischa Bouvier join Elizabeth Blumenstock and the Festival Orchestra in cantatas BWV 106 (Actus Tragicus) and BWV 97, plus vocal works by Bach, Buxtehude, Christoph Bernard, and Johann Christoph Bach. Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750): Der Friede sei mit dir (Peace be …
A Bach Kaleidoscope Concert 5: Finale – Darkness & Light Read More »
Music-making is often compared to storytelling, which combines words with imagery to create an emotional impact on the listener. Relating to her knowledge in portrait and fine-art photography, historical flutist Teddie Hwang will demonstrate how such an extra-musical understanding can give insight into music and its interpretation. Furthermore, her concepts in tone production will lead …
Music & Imagery – playing with a 3-dimensional sound Read More »
The Boston Recorder Orchestra, the nation’s only Renaissance recorder orchestra, brings together professional and community players performing on a handmade, matched set of instruments ranging from garklein to contrabass by Italian master craftsman Francesco LiVirghi. This program presents the many voices of the orchestra in intertwining conversations of Renaissance polyphony, madrigals of women and black …
The Boston Recorder Orchestra, the nation’s only Renaissance recorder orchestra, brings together professional and community players performing on a handmade, matched set of instruments ranging from garklein to contrabass by Italian master craftsman Francesco LiVirghi. This program presents the many voices of the orchestra in intertwining conversations of Renaissance polyphony, madrigals of women and black …
The Boston Recorder Orchestra, the nation’s only Renaissance recorder orchestra, brings together professional and community players performing on a handmade, matched set of instruments ranging from garklein to contrabass by Italian master craftsman Francesco LiVirghi. This program presents the many voices of the orchestra in intertwining conversations of Renaissance polyphony, madrigals of women and black …
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