I have enjoyed getting to know a wide variety of harpsichord builders in the States and England, so I can understand best how to repair or regulate their instruments. Knowing the performers is equally important so I can set a temperament they like and get the voicing to suit their technique.
Center Stage, December 2017: Claire Hammett Read More »
Long-serving artistic director and tenor vocalist David Fallis will step down at the end of the 2017-18 season (sort of), when the directorship will be assumed by an eight-member group of artistic associates, including Fallis.
Toronto Consort Creates New Leadership Model Read More »
The conceit for the recording seems to be a soirée in heaven in which the four violinist-composers discuss their craft and gossip about the musical scene of their day.
Podger And Friends Send Sonatas Aloft Read More »
Elizabeth Hungerford and Andrew Arceci’s album “Love & Lust” presents a Caccini song alongside 14 others, carefully arranged for her soprano and his bass viol.
Love & Lust With Voice & Viol Read More »
The ensemble, which was active from 1920 to 1955, made a 12-disc set of 78 rpm records for the Roycroft “Living Tone” line, released in 1928. And now anyone with an internet connection can hear most of it.
English Singers’ Early Recordings Live Again Read More »
