Blue Heron: Tasso & Wert
Mar
23
8:00 PM20:00

Blue Heron: Tasso & Wert

Blue Heron’s exploration of the Italian madrigal continues with a new program featuring settings of dramatic scenes by Torquato Tasso, with music by the great Giaches de Wert & others.

 Free pre-concert talk by Emiliano Ricciardi (University of Massachusetts, Amherst) at 7:15 pm.
Doors and box office open at 7 pm.

Blue Heron:

Sophie Michaux, Mezzo-Soprano
Kim Leeds, Mezzo-Soprano
Laura Pudwell, Mezzo-Soprano
Jason McStoots, Tenor
William Hite, Tenor
Corey Shotwell, Tenor
Daniel Fridley, Bass
Paul Guttry, Bass
Jade Guerra, Actor
Alessandro Quarta, Actor
Scott Metcalfe, Director

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Handel & Haydn Society: B Minor Mass
Apr
5
7:30 PM19:30

Handel & Haydn Society: B Minor Mass

Feel your heart skip a beat as the first chords of Bach’s choral masterpiece transform Symphony Hall into a cathedral. Then, buckle up for two hours of the master’s lush harmonies and intricate orchestral writing, performed with H+H’s trademark vigor on the period instruments Bach intended. Our friend and frequent guest conductor Masaaki Suzuki returns to the podium to illuminate the music’s magnificence anew.

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Handel & Haydn Society: B Minor Mass
Apr
7
3:00 PM15:00

Handel & Haydn Society: B Minor Mass

Feel your heart skip a beat as the first chords of Bach’s choral masterpiece transform Symphony Hall into a cathedral. Then, buckle up for two hours of the master’s lush harmonies and intricate orchestral writing, performed with H+H’s trademark vigor on the period instruments Bach intended. Our friend and frequent guest conductor Masaaki Suzuki returns to the podium to illuminate the music’s magnificence anew.

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Blue Heron: The World of Johannes Okeghem
Apr
13
3:00 PM15:00

Blue Heron: The World of Johannes Okeghem

With the completion of its project Ockeghem@600 in March 2023, Blue Heron is very likely the only ensemble in the world to have sung every piece of music written by the great Johannes Okeghem (c. 1420-1497). Building on this unique expertise, we present a selection of the master’s very best in the context of works by his contemporaries & colleagues.

On the spelling of the composer’s name (Okeghem? Ockeghem?), see here.

 

Preconcert lecture by Sean Gallagher (New England Conservatory) at 2:15 pm.
Doors and box office open at 2 pm.

Blue Heron:

Sophie Michaux, Mezzo-Soprano
Kim Leeds, Mezzo- Soprano
Timothy Parson, Countertenor
Jason McStoots, Tenor
James Reese, Tenor
Aaron Sheehan, Tenor
Sumner Thompson, Baritone
David McFerrin, Bass
Paul Guttry, Bass
Cameron Beauchamp, Bass
Scott Metcalfe, Director

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Handel & Haydn Society: Brahms Requiem
Apr
19
7:30 PM19:30

Handel & Haydn Society: Brahms Requiem

Savor the richness of Brahms in this profound performance that captures the full shimmering spectrum of human emotion. It’s a perfect showcase for our chorus—almost as if this deeply spiritual music were written just for them. With celebrated period instrument conductor Bernard Labadie at the helm, you’ll take part in the rare thrill of hearing these pieces played on the instruments Brahms knew best, surrounding yourself with the healing sounds that brought him solace following his mother’s death. This majestic offering matches ferocity with tenderness, boldness with beauty, promising goosebumps from start to finish.

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Handel & Haydn Society: Brahms Requiem
Apr
21
3:00 PM15:00

Handel & Haydn Society: Brahms Requiem

Savor the richness of Brahms in this profound performance that captures the full shimmering spectrum of human emotion. It’s a perfect showcase for our chorus—almost as if this deeply spiritual music were written just for them. With celebrated period instrument conductor Bernard Labadie at the helm, you’ll take part in the rare thrill of hearing these pieces played on the instruments Brahms knew best, surrounding yourself with the healing sounds that brought him solace following his mother’s death. This majestic offering matches ferocity with tenderness, boldness with beauty, promising goosebumps from start to finish.

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Seraphic Fire: Mid-Century Modern
Apr
25
7:00 PM19:00

Seraphic Fire: Mid-Century Modern

Furniture or architecture might come to mind when one hears the phrase mid-century modern, but the creative style also impacted the music of the time. Inspired by rapid technological advancements and a post-war world, artists in the mid-20th century strove to predict and create the art of the future. Composers like Arnold Schoenberg experimented with new sounds and compositional techniques. At the same time, others like Alan Hovhaness and Samuel Barber returned to styles of the past with new understanding. You’ll likely discover a mid-century work you’ve never heard before on this program for a cappella chorus.

JAMES K. BASS, CONDUCTOR

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Seraphic Fire: Mid-Century Modern
Apr
26
8:00 PM20:00

Seraphic Fire: Mid-Century Modern

Furniture or architecture might come to mind when one hears the phrase mid-century modern, but the creative style also impacted the music of the time. Inspired by rapid technological advancements and a post-war world, artists in the mid-20th century strove to predict and create the art of the future. Composers like Arnold Schoenberg experimented with new sounds and compositional techniques. At the same time, others like Alan Hovhaness and Samuel Barber returned to styles of the past with new understanding. You’ll likely discover a mid-century work you’ve never heard before on this program for a cappella chorus.

JAMES K. BASS, CONDUCTOR

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Seraphic Fire: Mid-Century Modern
Apr
27
7:30 PM19:30

Seraphic Fire: Mid-Century Modern

Furniture or architecture might come to mind when one hears the phrase mid-century modern, but the creative style also impacted the music of the time. Inspired by rapid technological advancements and a post-war world, artists in the mid-20th century strove to predict and create the art of the future. Composers like Arnold Schoenberg experimented with new sounds and compositional techniques. At the same time, others like Alan Hovhaness and Samuel Barber returned to styles of the past with new understanding. You’ll likely discover a mid-century work you’ve never heard before on this program for a cappella chorus.

JAMES K. BASS, CONDUCTOR

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Seraphic Fire: Mid-Century Modern
Apr
28
4:00 PM16:00

Seraphic Fire: Mid-Century Modern

Furniture or architecture might come to mind when one hears the phrase mid-century modern, but the creative style also impacted the music of the time. Inspired by rapid technological advancements and a post-war world, artists in the mid-20th century strove to predict and create the art of the future. Composers like Arnold Schoenberg experimented with new sounds and compositional techniques. At the same time, others like Alan Hovhaness and Samuel Barber returned to styles of the past with new understanding. You’ll likely discover a mid-century work you’ve never heard before on this program for a cappella chorus.

JAMES K. BASS, CONDUCTOR

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Orchestra of St. Luke's: Brahms Requiem
May
9
8:00 PM20:00

Orchestra of St. Luke's: Brahms Requiem

The Orchestra of St. Luke’s concludes its 2023–2024 series with a glorious evening of Brahms choral works. The program opens with the first-ever Carnegie Hall performance of Brahms’s Begräbnisgesang, a short and deeply personal early work, likely written in remembrance of Brahms’s close friend Robert Schumann. The magnificent requiem follows, treating audiences to a singular masterpiece of the choral repertoire that combines sacred music with a profoundly universal and humanistic spirit.

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Filigree Ensemble: In Praise of Mother Mary
Mar
7
1:15 PM13:15

Filigree Ensemble: In Praise of Mother Mary

GEMS Midtown Concert Series

Filigree Ensemble explores the many roles of a mother through the lens of the iconic figure, Mary, mother of Jesus. Featuring selections from the Cantigas de Santa Maria, soprano Christina Kay and mezzo-soprano Kim Leeds display the human side of Mother Mary through these epic, sometimes even comic miracle stories from the 13th century. Alongside the Cantigas, Filigree will highlight other works by female Baroque composers that exemplify Mary as a mother, creator, protector, and saint.

Filigree Ensemble 
Christina Kay, Soprano
Kim Leeds, Mezzo-Soprano
Adam Cockerham, Theorbo and Guitar

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True Concord: Bach St. John Passion
Feb
25
3:00 PM15:00

True Concord: Bach St. John Passion

  • Catalina Foothills H.S. Music Hall (map)
  • Google Calendar ICS

That Bach created what he did in the final decades of his life (300 years ago, actually), in a life full of challenges – a tough work life, pressure to write a cantata a week, teaching music and Latin, playing the organ, preparing church services for the Thomas and Nicholas Churches, is nothing short of remarkable. That the works were filled with genius and that they flowed so prolifically is nothing short of a miracle.

Bach composed some of the most spiritual music and there was a significant amount – including some of the greatest music ever written: the Mass in B Minor, St. Matthew Passion, Christmas Oratorio, nearly 300 church cantatas – and the St. John Passion, his cosmic explanation for the phenomenon of the dramatic story.

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True Concord: Bach St. John Passion
Feb
24
7:00 PM19:00

True Concord: Bach St. John Passion

  • Catalina Foothills H.S. Music Hall (map)
  • Google Calendar ICS

That Bach created what he did in the final decades of his life (300 years ago, actually), in a life full of challenges – a tough work life, pressure to write a cantata a week, teaching music and Latin, playing the organ, preparing church services for the Thomas and Nicholas Churches, is nothing short of remarkable. That the works were filled with genius and that they flowed so prolifically is nothing short of a miracle.

Bach composed some of the most spiritual music and there was a significant amount – including some of the greatest music ever written: the Mass in B Minor, St. Matthew Passion, Christmas Oratorio, nearly 300 church cantatas – and the St. John Passion, his cosmic explanation for the phenomenon of the dramatic story.

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True Concord: Bach St. John Passion
Feb
23
3:00 PM15:00

True Concord: Bach St. John Passion

That Bach created what he did in the final decades of his life (300 years ago, actually), in a life full of challenges – a tough work life, pressure to write a cantata a week, teaching music and Latin, playing the organ, preparing church services for the Thomas and Nicholas Churches, is nothing short of remarkable. That the works were filled with genius and that they flowed so prolifically is nothing short of a miracle.

Bach composed some of the most spiritual music and there was a significant amount – including some of the greatest music ever written: the Mass in B Minor, St. Matthew Passion, Christmas Oratorio, nearly 300 church cantatas – and the St. John Passion, his cosmic explanation for the phenomenon of the dramatic story.

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True Concord: Mozart & Hagen
Jan
28
3:00 PM15:00

True Concord: Mozart & Hagen

  • Catalina Foothills H.S. Music Hall (map)
  • Google Calendar ICS

The Mozart masterpiece, his powerful C-Minor Mass. This was the first major work performed by True Concord, and particularly appropriate for the 40th anniversary year of the award-winning film Amadeus.

And a new classic, Hagen’s Notebooks of Leonardo Da Vinci. As Jocelyn noted, “…there’s this special thing about synching live music with video – it’s really powerful.” Hagen incorporates images of da Vinci’s writing and art throughout the 35-minute piece, but the focus is on her music.

Kim Leeds, Soprano II Soloist
Eric Holtan, Conducting

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True Concord: Mozart & Hagen
Jan
27
7:00 PM19:00

True Concord: Mozart & Hagen

  • Catalina Foothills H.S. Music Hall (map)
  • Google Calendar ICS

The Mozart masterpiece, his powerful C-Minor Mass. This was the first major work performed by True Concord, and particularly appropriate for the 40th anniversary year of the award-winning film Amadeus.

And a new classic, Hagen’s Notebooks of Leonardo Da Vinci. As Jocelyn noted, “…there’s this special thing about synching live music with video – it’s really powerful.” Hagen incorporates images of da Vinci’s writing and art throughout the 35-minute piece, but the focus is on her music.

Kim Leeds, Soprano II Soloist
Eric Holtan, Conducting

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True Concord: Mozart & Hagen
Jan
26
3:00 PM15:00

True Concord: Mozart & Hagen

The Mozart masterpiece, his powerful C-Minor Mass. This was the first major work performed by True Concord, and particularly appropriate for the 40th anniversary year of the award-winning film Amadeus.

And a new classic, Hagen’s Notebooks of Leonardo Da Vinci. As Jocelyn noted, “…there’s this special thing about synching live music with video – it’s really powerful.” Hagen incorporates images of da Vinci’s writing and art throughout the 35-minute piece, but the focus is on her music.

Kim Leeds, Soprano II Soloist
Eric Holtan, Conducting

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Seraphic Fire: In Her Own Voice
Jan
21
8:00 PM20:00

Seraphic Fire: In Her Own Voice

Conductor Elena Sharkova returns for a concert highlighting the creative expressions of women composers and poets. Enjoy a diverse program of music where the lives, experiences, passions, and pains of women are described in their own voices. From the Romatic-era voices of Fanny Mendelssohn Hensel and Clara Schumann to medieval mystic Hildegard von Bingen and contemporary composers Svetlana Nesterova and Caroline Shaw, be captivated by these often overlooked contributors to music history. University of Miami Ensemble Artist Program students join the professional ensemble for this concert for a cappella chorus.

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Seraphic Fire: In Her Own Voice
Jan
20
8:00 PM20:00

Seraphic Fire: In Her Own Voice

Conductor Elena Sharkova returns for a concert highlighting the creative expressions of women composers and poets. Enjoy a diverse program of music where the lives, experiences, passions, and pains of women are described in their own voices. From the Romatic-era voices of Fanny Mendelssohn Hensel and Clara Schumann to medieval mystic Hildegard von Bingen and contemporary composers Svetlana Nesterova and Caroline Shaw, be captivated by these often overlooked contributors to music history. University of Miami Ensemble Artist Program students join the professional ensemble for this concert for a cappella chorus.

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Seraphic Fire: In Her Own Voice
Jan
19
8:00 PM20:00

Seraphic Fire: In Her Own Voice

Conductor Elena Sharkova returns for a concert highlighting the creative expressions of women composers and poets. Enjoy a diverse program of music where the lives, experiences, passions, and pains of women are described in their own voices. From the Romatic-era voices of Fanny Mendelssohn Hensel and Clara Schumann to medieval mystic Hildegard von Bingen and contemporary composers Svetlana Nesterova and Caroline Shaw, be captivated by these often overlooked contributors to music history. University of Miami Ensemble Artist Program students join the professional ensemble for this concert for a cappella chorus.

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Seraphic Fire: In Her Own Voice
Jan
18
7:00 PM19:00

Seraphic Fire: In Her Own Voice

Conductor Elena Sharkova returns for a concert highlighting the creative expressions of women composers and poets. Enjoy a diverse program of music where the lives, experiences, passions, and pains of women are described in their own voices. From the Romatic-era voices of Fanny Mendelssohn Hensel and Clara Schumann to medieval mystic Hildegard von Bingen and contemporary composers Svetlana Nesterova and Caroline Shaw, be captivated by these often overlooked contributors to music history. University of Miami Ensemble Artist Program students join the professional ensemble for this concert for a cappella chorus.

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Solo recital: Fair, Sweet, Cruel
Jan
7
2:00 PM14:00

Solo recital: Fair, Sweet, Cruel

Join Mezzo-Soprano Kim Leeds and Lutenist Jon Mendle for an afternoon of Elizabethan lute songs exploring the complex nature of humanity. This program features music by John Dowland, Phillip Rosseter, Thomas Ford, and John Maynard.

This intimate performance will take place at SLATE Contemporary Gallery, where you will be surrounded by the joyful and colorful works of Bay Area artist, Lola. Take in the art, as you enjoy the sounds of this wonderful duo. The acoustics in the gallery are simply perfect for voice and lute.

Reception to follow.

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ARTEK: HANDEL MESSIAH AND BACH GLORIA
Dec
31
4:00 PM16:00

ARTEK: HANDEL MESSIAH AND BACH GLORIA

  • St. Ignatius of Antioch Episcopal Church (map)
  • Google Calendar ICS

The highlight of the season: ARTEK’s performance of Handel’s Messiah, Part 1 and Bach’s Cantata 191, Gloria in excelsis Deo (Bach’s Christmas reimagining of portions of the Gloria from the B minor Mass). Led by the brilliant violinist Cynthia Freivogel, with singers from ARTEK and the Choir of Saint Ignatius of Antioch, and the ARTEK orchestra. Soloists: sopranos Sarah Chalfy, Audrey Fernandez-Fraser, Christina Kay, and Clara Rottsolk; mezzo Kim Leeds, countertenor Clifton Massey; tenors Andrew Fuchs and Jacob Perry Jr; and basses Peter Becker and Steven Hrycelak. The Messiah will feature several rarely heard versions of our favorite arias! Don’t miss ARTEK’s take on this familiar masterpiece in a performance informed by the best of historical practices, conducted by Gwendolyn Toth, professor of Historical Performance at The Graduate Center, CUNY as well as the director of both ARTEK and the Saint Ignatius of Antioch choir. Fredric Fehleisen, lecturer, is a noted expert in Handel and the Messiah; he is a professor of music history at Juilliard.

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Blue Heron: Christmas in Medieval England
Dec
16
8:00 PM20:00

Blue Heron: Christmas in Medieval England

  • First Church in Cambridge, Congregational (map)
  • Google Calendar ICS

Blue Heron’s well-loved English Christmas program returns after six years, refreshed & revised with new carols, chant & motets.

BLUE HERON

Sophie Michaux, Mezzo-Soprano
Kim Leeds, Mezzo-Soprano
Michael Barrett, Tenor
Corey Dalton Hart, Tenor
Jason McSoots, Tenor
Sumner Thompson, Baritone
Paul Guttry, Bass
David McFerrin, Bass
Laura Jeppesen, Violin
Charles Weaver, Lute
Scott Metcalfe, Director

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Blue Heron: Christmas in Medieval England
Dec
16
3:00 PM15:00

Blue Heron: Christmas in Medieval England

  • First Church in Cambridge, Congregational (map)
  • Google Calendar ICS

Blue Heron’s well-loved English Christmas program returns after six years, refreshed & revised with new carols, chant & motets.

BLUE HERON

Sophie Michaux, Mezzo-Soprano
Kim Leeds, Mezzo-Soprano
Michael Barrett, Tenor
Corey Dalton Hart, Tenor
Jason McSoots, Tenor
Sumner Thompson, Baritone
Paul Guttry, Bass
David McFerrin, Bass
Laura Jeppesen, Violin
Charles Weaver, Lute
Scott Metcalfe, Director

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Blue Heron: Christmas in Medieval England
Dec
15
8:00 PM20:00

Blue Heron: Christmas in Medieval England

  • First Church in Cambridge, Congregational (map)
  • Google Calendar ICS

Blue Heron’s well-loved English Christmas program returns after six years, refreshed & revised with new carols, chant & motets.

BLUE HERON

Sophie Michaux, Mezzo-Soprano
Kim Leeds, Mezzo-Soprano
Michael Barrett, Tenor
Corey Dalton Hart, Tenor
Jason McSoots, Tenor
Sumner Thompson, Baritone
Paul Guttry, Bass
David McFerrin, Bass
Laura Jeppesen, Violin
Charles Weaver, Lute
Scott Metcalfe, Director

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True Concord: This is How You Love
Nov
19
3:00 PM15:00

True Concord: This is How You Love

  • St. Andrew’s Presbyterian Church (map)
  • Google Calendar ICS

True Concord celebrates its first-ever Co-Composers-in-Residence, married couple Jocelyn Hagen and Timothy C. Takach, with their Southwest premiere of This Is How You Love. This multi-movement work explores the depths of relationships – infatuation, need, companionship, conflict, compromise, and love. The libretto is a mixture of different poets threaded together with transcripts from couples therapy sessions – the music is immediately accessible and will take you on a deeply meaningful and emotional journey.

Completing the program is Brahms’s warm and wistful masterwork The Liebeslieder Waltzes, plus Eric Whitacre’s Five Hebrew Love Songs with text by Jerusalem-born singer and poet Hila Plitmann.

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True Concord: This is How You Love
Nov
18
7:00 PM19:00

True Concord: This is How You Love

  • St. Andrew’s Presbyterian Church (map)
  • Google Calendar ICS

True Concord celebrates its first-ever Co-Composers-in-Residence, married couple Jocelyn Hagen and Timothy C. Takach, with their Southwest premiere of This Is How You Love. This multi-movement work explores the depths of relationships – infatuation, need, companionship, conflict, compromise, and love. The libretto is a mixture of different poets threaded together with transcripts from couples therapy sessions – the music is immediately accessible and will take you on a deeply meaningful and emotional journey.

Completing the program is Brahms’s warm and wistful masterwork The Liebeslieder Waltzes, plus Eric Whitacre’s Five Hebrew Love Songs with text by Jerusalem-born singer and poet Hila Plitmann.

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True Concord: This is How You Love
Nov
17
3:00 PM15:00

True Concord: This is How You Love

  • Valley Presbyterian Church, Green Valley (map)
  • Google Calendar ICS

True Concord celebrates its first-ever Co-Composers-in-Residence, married couple Jocelyn Hagen and Timothy C. Takach, with their Southwest premiere of This Is How You Love. This multi-movement work explores the depths of relationships – infatuation, need, companionship, conflict, compromise, and love. The libretto is a mixture of different poets threaded together with transcripts from couples therapy sessions – the music is immediately accessible and will take you on a deeply meaningful and emotional journey.

Completing the program is Brahms’s warm and wistful masterwork The Liebeslieder Waltzes, plus Eric Whitacre’s Five Hebrew Love Songs with text by Jerusalem-born singer and poet Hila Plitmann.

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ARTEK: BYRD 1589: Songs of Sundrie Natures II
Nov
12
4:00 PM16:00

ARTEK: BYRD 1589: Songs of Sundrie Natures II

  • St. Ignatius of Antioch Episcopal Church (map)
  • Google Calendar ICS

As its name suggests, Byrd’s 1589 volume of songs varies widely in scoring, style, and mood. Byrd’s preface says that he is “desirous to delight thee with varietie, whereof (in my opinion) no Science is more plentifully adorned then Musicke,” and he offers the book as a musical compilation “to serve for all companies and voyces,” signing himself “The most affectionate freend to all that love or learne Musick.” ARTEK singers Sarah Chalfy, soprano; Kim Leeds, mezzo-soprano; Richard Pittsinger, tenor; Andrew Fuchs, tenor; Elijah Blaisdell, baritone; and Peter Becker, bass perform a selection of both sacred and secular masterpieces for 3, 4, 5 and 6 voices with keyboard and lute accompaniment including the partsong I thought that Love had been a boy and the anthem Unto the Hills Mine Eyes I Lift, a setting of Psalm 121.

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ARTEK: BYRD 1589: Songs of Sundrie Natures II
Nov
11
7:00 PM19:00

ARTEK: BYRD 1589: Songs of Sundrie Natures II

  • St. Ignatius of Antioch Episcopal Church (map)
  • Google Calendar ICS

As its name suggests, Byrd’s 1589 volume of songs varies widely in scoring, style, and mood. Byrd’s preface says that he is “desirous to delight thee with varietie, whereof (in my opinion) no Science is more plentifully adorned then Musicke,” and he offers the book as a musical compilation “to serve for all companies and voyces,” signing himself “The most affectionate freend to all that love or learne Musick.” ARTEK singers Sarah Chalfy, soprano; Kim Leeds, mezzo-soprano; Richard Pittsinger, tenor; Andrew Fuchs, tenor; Elijah Blaisdell, baritone; and Peter Becker, bass perform a selection of both sacred and secular masterpieces for 3, 4, 5 and 6 voices with keyboard and lute accompaniment including the partsong I thought that Love had been a boy and the anthem Unto the Hills Mine Eyes I Lift, a setting of Psalm 121.

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Apollo's Fire: Isreal in Egypt
Oct
21
7:30 PM19:30

Apollo's Fire: Isreal in Egypt

Catch Jeannette Sorrell’s acclaimed adaptation of Israel in Egypt before she and Apollo’s Singers head east to perform it with the NY Philharmonic. This is a gripping emotional journey, from the haunting Lamentations of the Israelites on the Death of Joseph, to the plagues of frogs, locusts, and hailstones… to the triumphant crossing of the Red Sea. Storms leap off the page in this colorful orchestral showpiece, which includes trumpets, sackbuts, timpani, strings, choir, and soloists.

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Apollo's Fire: Isreal in Egypt
Oct
20
7:30 PM19:30

Apollo's Fire: Isreal in Egypt

Catch Jeannette Sorrell’s acclaimed adaptation of Israel in Egypt before she and Apollo’s Singers head east to perform it with the NY Philharmonic. This is a gripping emotional journey, from the haunting Lamentations of the Israelites on the Death of Joseph, to the plagues of frogs, locusts, and hailstones… to the triumphant crossing of the Red Sea. Storms leap off the page in this colorful orchestral showpiece, which includes trumpets, sackbuts, timpani, strings, choir, and soloists.

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Apollo's Fire: Isreal in Egypt
Oct
19
7:30 PM19:30

Apollo's Fire: Isreal in Egypt

  • Alice Millar Chapel, Northwestern University (map)
  • Google Calendar ICS

Catch Jeannette Sorrell’s acclaimed adaptation of Israel in Egypt before she and Apollo’s Singers head east to perform it with the NY Philharmonic. This is a gripping emotional journey, from the haunting Lamentations of the Israelites on the Death of Joseph, to the plagues of frogs, locusts, and hailstones… to the triumphant crossing of the Red Sea. Storms leap off the page in this colorful orchestral showpiece, which includes trumpets, sackbuts, timpani, strings, choir, and soloists.

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Pifarro: 1623, The Year the Music Died
Oct
15
3:00 PM15:00

Pifarro: 1623, The Year the Music Died

Three giants of English Renaissance music died in 1623 – William Byrd, Thomas Weelkes, and Philip Rosseter. This era reached its pinnacle during their lifetimes; after them came a massive shift in music.

Guest vocalists include soprano Sarah Yanovitch Vitale, mezzo-soprano Kim Leeds, and bass-baritone Max Tipton. Wind players Margaret Owens, Stephanie Corwin, and Héloïse Degrugillier augment our core band. They and lutenists Mark Rimple, Charles Weaver and Grant Herreid – three of the most agile and expressive renaissance lute players in the country – will bring the apex of Renaissance music in England to life.

PLAYLIST

  • Latin motets and consort songs by William Byrd (Alleluia: Ave Maria, Of flattering speech)

  • Madrigals and anthems by Thomas Weelkes (O Jonathan, Come sirrah Jacke hoe)

  • Songs for voice and mixed consort by lutenist Philip Rosseter (What is a Day, No Grave for Woe)

  • And much more!

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