APRIL FESTIVE WEEKEND Purcell’s Pub: Catch of the Day Friday, April 21 | 7:30pm | Dig Deep Brewery | 2 Howard St., Cumberland MD Saturday, April 22 | 7pm | Clatter Café | 36 N. Centre, Frostburg MD In the 17th century, London Pubs witnessed a rousing combination of drink and music that included bawdy …
Presented by Early Music Vancouver. Featured artists: : La Rêveuse directed by Florence Bolton, viola da gamba; Benjamin Perrot, direction and theorbo; Clément Geoffroy, harpsichord; Sébastien Marq, recorder Bird song is very different from the sound of instruments, but no other animal has given such inspiration to musicians and composers, from the Middle Ages to the …
Inspired by flowering humanism and flourishing arts under the patronage of the “First Lady of the Renaissance” Isabella D’Este (1474-1539), we feature international guest artist Anna Danilevskaia (dir. Solazzo Ensemble) with favorite collaborators Scott Metcalfe and Elena Mullins in music by late-15th century masters Busnois, Agricola, Josquin, and others. Northeast Ohioans have three opportunities to see …
Evan Few | Guest Director & Violin Anna Marsh | Bassoon Adam Jaffe | Harpsichord ABO players hit it out of the park in the season’s grand finale of concertos by J.S. Bach and Antonio Vivaldi! Atlanta’s hometown violinist, ABO Assistant Concertmaster and Guest Director Evan Few leads this rally of greatest hits. Bases are loaded with concerto soloists Anna …
Celebrate the 400th anniversary of the publication of the First Folio, with songs and dances from the time of Shakespeare. Music by William Byrd, John Dowland, Thomas Morley, Thomas Campian, Tobias Hume, Robert Jones, Thomas Ford, Antony Holborne & anonymous. Steve Ellington, lute joins Carolina Pro Musica.
Evan Few | Guest Director & Violin Anna Marsh | Bassoon Adam Jaffe | Harpsichord ABO players hit it out of the park in the season’s grand finale of concertos by J.S. Bach and Antonio Vivaldi! Atlanta’s hometown violinist, ABO Assistant Concertmaster and Guest Director Evan Few leads this rally of greatest hits. Bases are loaded with concerto soloists Anna …
Purcell’s Pub: Catch of the Day, leads off the weekend on April 21 at 7:30pm at the Dig Deep Brewing Company in Cumberland, MD Henry Purcell, the focus of this weekend’s performances, was well known for not only serious music but also the many catches (a type of simple round) and other bawdy music enjoyed …
MBM welcomes guest artist Eric Hoeprich. A leading authority on the early clarinet, Mr. Hoeprich was a founding member of the Orchestra of the 18th-Century and has served on the faculty of the Paris Conservatory and the Royal Conservatory of Music in The Hague. He is a member of the Smithsonian Chamber Players and has …
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MBM welcomes guest artist Eric Hoeprich. A leading authority on the early clarinet, Mr. Hoeprich was a founding member of the Orchestra of the 18th-Century and has served on the faculty of the Paris Conservatory and the Royal Conservatory of Music in The Hague. He is a member of the Smithsonian Chamber Players and has …
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Global Connections CONSTANTINOPLE Dimitrie Cantemir – The Composer Prince In-person and Virtual Ensemble Constantinople performs the music of Dimitrie Cantemir (1673-1723), a Moldavian prince, scholar, composer, and diplomat. A fascinating historical figure, Cantemir’s compositions are considered part of the Ottoman music repertoire. More influential though are the over 350 instrumental works that he preserved in …
Evan Few | Guest Director & Violin Anna Marsh | Bassoon Adam Jaffe | Harpsichord ABO players hit it out of the park in the season’s grand finale of concertos by J.S. Bach and Antonio Vivaldi! Atlanta’s hometown violinist, ABO Assistant Concertmaster and Guest Director Evan Few leads this rally of greatest hits. Bases are loaded with concerto soloists Anna …
Vivid. Transcendent. Timeless. Boston Baroque presents a new production of Gluck’s opera Iphigénie en Tauride, returning to the work for the first time in over 20 years. Led by stage director Mo Zhou, the production stars Metropolitan Opera star Wendy Bryn Harmer in her role debut as Iphigénie, William Burden as Pylade, Jesse Blumberg as …
Ensemble Castor Sherezade Panthaki, soprano Rodolfo Richter, leader Vivaldi: Forces of Nature-Love of Nature Boston Early Music Festival Since 1980, the Boston Early Music Festival has been at the forefront for excellence in the field of Early Music throughout North America. BEMF began co-presenting concerts and opera productions at the Morgan in 2006. Don’t miss …
Celebrate the 400th anniversary of the publication of the First Folio, with songs and dances from the time of Shakespeare. Music by William Byrd, John Dowland, Thomas Morley, Thomas Campian, Tobias Hume, Robert Jones, Thomas Ford, Antony Holborne & anonymous. Abbey Players join in with excerpts of works by the Bard! Free with donations accepted.
Lute & Viola Da Gamba Duo https://ronnmcfarlane.com/
Angelic inspiration and demonic possession take turns driving some of the most dramatic works of the Baroque. Tartini claimed that his fiendish "Devil's Trill Sonata" was played to him by the devil himself sitting at the foot of his bed, while Biber's "Passacaglia" depicts the protection of a guardian angel. In Vivaldi's "Damnation Sonata" the …
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Be among the first in Canada to experience the exhilarating voice of male soprano Samuel Mariño. We are thrilled to welcome Samuel Mariño to our stage for what promises to be a highlight of the Toronto concert season. Following debuts at major European opera houses and with the Australian Brandenburg Orchestra, 28-year-old Mariño is making …
The 50th annual Bach Week Festival opens with an overture: Georg Philipp Telemann’s Overture (Suite) in D Major for Two Trumpets, Timpani, Strings and Continuo, TWV 55:D18, at 7:30 p.m. Friday, April 28, at North Park University’s Anderson Chapel, 5159 N. Spaulding Avenue, Chicago. The program features two large-scale sacred works of Bach: his New …
Stile Antico Friday, April 28, 2023 8pm | St. Paul Church, Cambridge VIRTUAL PREMIERE: Friday, May 12, 2023 at 8pm (ET) Available to watch until May 26, 2023 at 11:59pm (ET) England’s Nightingale: Music of William Byrd A favorite of BEMF audiences for more than a decade, the intensely collaborative singers of Stile Antico have …
Courtly music from Mantua & Ferrara, c. 1500. Blue Heron will be joined by a pair of outstanding medieval instrumentalists - fiddle player Anna Danilevskaia and multi-instrumental virtuosa Debra Nagy - in a program of music connected to the great patroness Isabella d'Este of Ferrar, Marchesa of Mantua. Free pre-concert talk 45 minutes before the …
Thrill to the unveiling of lost works by Christoph Graupner, an unsung German composer who was as legendary in his day as his contemporaries Bach and Telemann. Unseen for centuries, his compositions are gradually coming to light. We introduce you to his concertos, suites, and sonatas along with works by his Darmstadt court colleague Count …
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This new program presents Alkemie’s creative arrangements of favorite works by Guillaume Dufay – considered the foremost European composer by his 15th-century contemporaries – alongside the compositions of modern medieval luminary Shira Kammen. Though written centuries ago, many of the texts on this program have a strong sense of place recognizable to us today - …
The internationally acclaimed Duo Gordis-Hantaï, with Lillian Gordis on harpsichord and Jérôme Hantaï on viola da gamba, performs a gorgeous Program of works by J.S. Bach, Marin Marais, and François Couperin, pairing the mellow warmth of the viola da gamba with the sparkling vibrancy of the harpsichord.
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 …
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We close the season with our signature work, Bach’s great Mass in B Minor. Among the greatest musical compositions in any tradition, Bach’s masterwork has been for countless audiences a limitless reservoir of comfort and a balm for the soul. Margot Rood, soprano; Crossley Danielle Hawn, soprano; Roger O. Isaacs, countertenor; Andrew Bearden Brown, tenor; Dashon Burton, bass “Talking Bach,” …
Thrill to the unveiling of lost works by Christoph Graupner, an unsung German composer who was as legendary in his day as his contemporaries Bach and Telemann. Unseen for centuries, his compositions are gradually coming to light. We introduce you to his concertos, suites, and sonatas along with works by his Darmstadt court colleague Count …
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ECCO LA PRIMAVERA! Pavana Early Music Trio is delighted to return to ArtsCanisius in the stunning Montante Cultural Center, presenting an all-Italian program of Medieval, Renaissance and early Baroque century music. Suzanne Fatta's early music trio Pavana is delighted to return to the stunning Byzantine Montante Cultural Center. We’re presenting an all-Italian program of early …
CD Release Concert for Ronn and Carolyn's brand new Lute & Viola Da Gamba album!!! Flamenco guitarist Brogan Woodburn will open in lounge 6-7pm Ronn and Carolyn will perform in the Main Hall at 7pm https://ronnmcfarlane.com/
A SPECIAL DINNER EVENT: It’s not completely clear if Hermann Poll (1370 – 1401) really invented the clavisimbalum, but it’s time to chase the history of this instrument, the ancestor of the harpsichord. Following treatises, paintings and music, this program includes pieces from the late 13th century Spain and France, the famous Codex Faenza and …
Performing on All Classical Portland's Thursdays @ Three program Featuring an interview and in-studio performance! https://www.allclassical.org/programs/thursdays-at-three/ https://ronnmcfarlane.com/
Four Nations with guest artists celebrate the great masters of early 18th century Paris including F. Couperin (Andrew Appel, harpsichord), Blavet (David Ross, flute), Barriere (Keiran Campbell, cello), Leclair (Chloe Fedor, violin) and Clérambault (Pascale Beaudin, soprano) with virtuoso sonatas, suites and the explosive cantata Medée, the most celebrated of mothers on the eve of …
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Seicento Baroque Ensemble Making History Concert Series with International Guest Stars & Period Instruments Seicento Baroque Ensemble, Colorado’s premier choral ensemble performing with historic instruments, presents J.S. Bach’s St. John’s Passion, May 5, 6, and 7, in Denver, Arvada, and Boulder. For the first time in Colorado, audiences will experience this monumental piece with the …
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The Glorious Mysteries By Heinrich Ignaz Franz von Biber A soulful journey into the heart of the baroque The Whidbey Island Music Festival presents the final concert in a three-concert series of Heinrich Ignaz Franz von Biber’s complete Mystery Sonatas. The Glorious Mysteries begin with the events of Easter and the Resurrection. The capstone of …
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Special Concert! Global Connections DE INGA Y MANDINGA In-person and Virtual Delayed this season because of the pandemic, we are planning a full-length dramatic production of De Inga y Mandinga in partnership with the Langston Hughes Performing Arts Institute. De Inga y Mandinga (roughly translated to “of Indigenous and African heritage”) is a multimedia, multidisciplinary …
Presented by Early Music Vancouver. Featured artists: The Leonids & Chor Leoni directed by Erick Lichte, Alexander Weimann, fortepiano Chor Leoni, the Leonids and Alexander Weimann on EMV’s Graf fortepiano, present a memorable and unique Schubertiad with solos, quartets and part-songs sprinkled with piano solos from Schubert’s Moment Musicaux. Jocelyn Morlock’s stunning version of An …
Chamber music by Mozart, Reicha, and Crusell for clarinet and strings on historical instruments Preconcert talk begins one half hour before the performance
The Folger Consort is excited to be joined by Kaleidoscope Vocal Ensemble. Kaleidoscope, directed by Arianne Abela, is recognized for presenting vocal music with artistic distinction, while celebrating racial, ethnic, and gender diversity. Like Folger Consort, the ensemble delights in performing both early and new music. For this program, Kaleidoscope’s singers will join our ensemble …
Chamber music by Mozart, Reicha, and Crusell for clarinet and strings on historical instruments Preconcert talk begins one half hour before the performance
*** CD RELEASE CONCERT!!! *** Celebrating the release of Ronn and Carolyn's newest lute and viola da gamba album! https://ronnmcfarlane.com/
The Folger Consort is excited to be joined by Kaleidoscope Vocal Ensemble. Kaleidoscope, directed by Arianne Abela, is recognized for presenting vocal music with artistic distinction, while celebrating racial, ethnic, and gender diversity. Like Folger Consort, the ensemble delights in performing both early and new music. For this program, Kaleidoscope’s singers will join our ensemble …
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