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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260213T190000
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URL:https://www.earlymusicamerica.org/events/valentines-day-love-songs-fro
 m-17th-century-italy-and-england-2/
SUMMARY:Valentine's Day: Love Songs from 17th-Century Italy and England
DESCRIPTION:Valentine’s Day: Love Songs from 17th-Century Italy and Engla
 nd\nExperience the sound of courtship in 17th-century Italy and England. V
 oices of Music celebrates Valentine’s Day weekend with a program devoted
  to love songs and instrumental music that capture desire\, devotion\, wit
 \, and longing as they were expressed in the Baroque era. Performances tak
 e place February 12–15\, 2026\, in Sacramento\, Palo Alto\, San Francisc
 o\, and Berkeley.\nThe program brings together intimate English love songs
  and passionate Italian vocal and instrumental works\, performed by an int
 ernationally acclaimed ensemble led by directors Hanneke van Proosdij (har
 psichord &amp\; recorder) and David Tayler (archlute &amp\; baroque guitar
 ). Featured artists include soprano Amanda Forsythe\, praised for her “r
 adiant tone and effortless eloquence” (New York Times)\, alongside baroq
 ue violinists Elizabeth Blumenstock and Augusta McKay Lodge\, cellist Will
 iam Skeen.\nAt the heart of the program are works by Henry Purcell\, John 
 Blow\, Luigi Rossi\, Arcangelo Corelli\, and Marco Uccellini\, paired with
  lesser-known gems by Robert Johnson\, Giovanni Felice Sances\, Maria Grim
 ani\, John Jenkins\, and Virgilio Mazzocchi. From tender English ayres to 
 fiery Italian songs and sonatas\, the music reveals how composers in both 
 countries gave voice to the rituals and emotions of courtship during a cen
 tury of extraordinary creativity.\nWhether you’re honoring a partnership
  decades in the making\, a new spark\, a treasured lifelong friendship\, o
 r simply treating yourself\, this concert offers a Valentine’s Day exper
 ience you won’t forget.\nVoices of Music is internationally recognized f
 or its historically informed performances and for bringing early music to 
 global audiences through concerts\, educational programs\, and widely view
 ed online videos.
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CATEGORIES:Concerts
LOCATION:First Congregational Church of Palo Alto\, 1985 Louis Rd\, Palo Al
 to\, CA\, 94115\, United States
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