In this concert, Alkemie performs 13th-century trouvère songs, dances, and motets—the majority of which have never before been recorded, and several of which were transcribed by the ensemble from their original manuscripts. Continuing the tradition of the troubadours, the trouvères of Northern France wrote some of the most captivating vocal music of the 13th century. […]

Antonio Zacara da Teramo (ca. 1360–1416) was one of the great composers bridging the Middle Ages and the Renaissance. Prolific and widely copied, his compositions are in a variety of styles, registers, and forms. “Enigma Fortuna” is an invitation to discover the great vitality and eccentricity of his music, presented by one of his present-day […]

In 1504 the great polyphonist Jacob Obrecht traveled from his home country Flanders to Ferrara, where he was appointed composer in the musical chapel of Duke Ercole d’Este. On the way, Obrecht stopped in Innsbruck, where he must have got to know the German devotional song for the Virgin Mary, “Maria zart.” The sweet notes […]

Join us for a special performance in the Hindustani (North Indian) classical tradition! An evening “raga”—or melodic concept that encompasses a specific set of musical rules, emotions, and characteristics that define a unique musical mood and atmosphere—will be specifically chosen for the audience and announced. The performance will then unfold with four main parts: Alap, […]

Take a break from concert attending and bask in the late afternoon sun (with shade) while enjoying some guqin music curated by David Wong and his San Francisco-based Tranquil Resonance Studio, while sipping several varieties of Chinese tea.

Evoking the rich soils and roots of the earth to the aethereal space of the heavens, the Farallon Recorder Quartet creates anew the sounds of Guillaume Dufay, Jan Pieterszoon Sweelinck, Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina and Johann Sebastian Bach. Recorders of all sizes blend together to evince, by turns, the earthy might and consonance of the […]

During the period of Spanish colonial rule in South America from the 16th through the 19th centuries, music played a key role in the process of conquest and evangelization. The vast collections of Renaissance and Baroque music found in Bolivia that comprise the Chiquitos and Moxos archives, and the Codex Martínez Compañón found in Perú, […]

Over the course of their long history, the vast and enduring House of Habsburg (1273–1916) were dedicated patrons of the arts. This fascinating program—curated by the dynamic viol consort Parthenia—explores music written during the late 15th and 16th centuries, when the dynasty was at the peak of its prestige and power, as well as later […]

At the turn of the 17th century, English people of every station were known to have practiced the occult arts, from alchemy and the Cabala to homespun spells and witchcraft. In the “Shadow of Night,” Severall Friends shall present something of a tasting menu of Elizabethan occult practices, exploring through readings and music the idea […]

Trío Guadalevín explores the musical dialogue between Indigenous, European, and African cultures that define Latin American identity. With memorable stories and an incredible array of instruments from the Americas, Africa, and Europe, the trio weaves together a tapestry of music, languages, culture, history, and geography. They move seamlessly between the past and present, employing a […]