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Thursday, September 23 at 8 pm
St. Ignatius of Antioch Church
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Parthenia, hailed by The New Yorker as "one of the
brightest lights in New York's early-music scene," is a dynamic ensemble
exploring the extraordinary repertory for viola da gamba from Tudor England to
the court of Versailles and beyond. They
will be joined by harpist Christa Patton and countertenor Ryland Angel for “A
Renaissance Songbook.”
Beverly Au, Larry Lipnik, Ros Morley, Lisa Terry,
Christa Patton, Ryland Angel
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TENET. Of this new ensemble of
accomplished vocalists, Steve Smith of The
New York Times said it best, “Put simply, the performance was
sensational.” They will offer a “Feast
for the Senses,” a poetic
journey through works gathered from many countries (America, England,
France, Germany, and Italy) and composers such as Bach, Dowland, Monteverdi,
Taverner, the beloved Anonymous, and his counterpart Traditional.
Jolle Greenleaf, Molly Quinn, Luthien Brackett,
Marc Molomot, Jesse Blumberg
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Four Nations Ensemble.
Known
for its virtuosic playing, engaging, informative comments by director Andrew
Appel, and performances that are “purely divine” [Santa Rosa Press Democrat], this venerable ensemble will present
one of Telemann’s famous “Paris” sonatas and a sonata by Francoeur.
Charles Brink, Krista Bennion Feeney, Loretta
O'Sullivan, Andrew Appel
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Sponsored!
An anonymous
"friend of
chamber music"
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Friday, September 24th at 8 pm
Abigail Adams Smith Auditorium
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Sinfonia Players comprises the principals of the critically
acclaimed new period instrument orchestra Sinfonia New York. They will perform works by Bach and Telemann.
Christine Gummere, Sandra Miller, Claire Jolivet, John
Scott
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Trefoil.
The Washington Post wrote that "The sounds they make are both
hearty and ethereal." Concert manager Nancy Wu at The Cloisters
has noted that Trefoil’s performances have been “among the greatest highlights
of our early music series.” They will
perform a program titled “Medieval Flower Songs.”
Drew Minter, Mark Rimple, Marcia Young
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Barbara
and
Paul
Krieger
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Repast, “a graceful, energetic ensemble” [Allan Kozinn, The New York Times], will be joined by violinist Claire Jolivet and soprano Nell Snaidas to perform Couperin’s “Apotheosis of Corelli,” and works by Handel and Stradella.
Amelia Roosevelt, John Mark Rozendaal, Avi Stein, Claire Jolivet, Nell Snaidas
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Sunday, September 26 at 4 pm
Jerome L. Greene Performance Space
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Lionheart. Allan
Kozinn wrote of Lionheart in The New York Times: "The group’s performance was at its usual high standard, with
unity paramount, and a level of polish that brought out both the reflective and
passionate currents.” This renowned a cappella male sextet will perform
“Music from the Court and Chapel of King Henry VIII.”
Jeffrey Johnson, Larry Lipnik, John Olund,
Richard Porterfield, Kurt Owen-Richards, Michael Ryan-Wenger
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Asteria.
The performance that won this duo top place in Early Music America’s
Medieval/Renaissance competition in 2004 was called “meltingly beautiful” by
James Oestreich in The New York Times. Their personal and intimate presentation of
medieval love songs has captivated audiences in Europe and throughout the
United States. They will perform a
selection of love songs from the court of Charles the Bold of Burgundy.
Eric Redlinger, Sylvia Rhyne
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Laurence B.
Sutter
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REBEL boasts numerous recordings enjoying
frequent airplay on radio, and live appearances throughout the world. Their “utterly fearless, risk-everything
playing and astonishingly vital music-making” [Los Angeles Times] will enliven their virtuoso program of
“Irregular Pearls,” which includes music of Handel, Telemann, Gallo, and Leclair.
Jörg-Michael Schwarz, Karen Marmer, John Moran,
Dongsok Shin
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Sponsored!
Andrea Taras
and
Tony Elitcher
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