Monteverdi’s “Duo Seraphim,” from the Vespers of 1610, is in my ear because I am teaching a course about Milton’s Paradise Lost (1667). This very musical English Puritan — his father was a composer; he himself played the gamba and the organ, and loved to sing — is as far removed from the Italian and […]
Claudio Monteverdi: Vespers of 1610 “Duo Seraphim” Read More »
This is a haunting meoldy of loss, the loss of love and the loss of the Sephardic world. The performance shows off the way a great ensemble can make a ballad of many verses and repeats infinitely interesting. Laurie Camm Arizona Early Music Society EMA Board Member
Anonymous: “Con Qué la Lavaré” Read More »
I want to live in this sound world! Lirone, cornetto, and three theorbos? It’s fantastic. Ruby Brallier Master’s Student in Baroque Cello and Viola da Gamba Emerging Professional Leadership Council Member
Domenico Mazzocchi: Lagrime Amare “La Maddalena riccore all lagrime” Read More »
Shawms and Stories brings a 30-minute musical storytelling program for 5th-6th grade children and their families to libraries, museums, and community centers in South-Central Indiana.
2018 Engagement Award Reflection: Forgotten Clefs Read More »
A belated celebration of Emma Kirkby’s 70th birthday. My favorite and one of the first CDs I listened to when I joined Schwalbe and Partners. Carrie Sykes President, Schwalbe & Partners EMA Board Member
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: “Vesperae Solemnes” Read More »
