Discovering the Classical String Trio.

The Vivaldi Project presents the rarely explored genre of the classical string trio. While modern audiences are familiar with Mozart's grand Divertimento in E-flat and the op. 9 trios by Beethoven, The Vivaldi Project introduces mostly unknown, but important compositions by JC Bach, Haydn, Sammartini, Campioni, and many others.

The Vivaldi Project, performing on period instruments, has been hailed as “simply breathtaking!” Widely acclaimed for innovative programming which combines scholarship and performance, Co-directors Elizabeth Field and Stephanie Vial, are joined by Allison Edberg-Nyquist to form The Vivaldi Project Classical String Trio.

 Elizabeth Field, violin
Allison Edberg-Nyquist, violin
Stephanie Vial, cello

1:15 - 2:00 pm
All concerts are free; no tickets or reservations are necessary.

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Organ music 1450-1650

Organ music from the earliest sources such as Buxheimer Orgelbuch, Kleber Tabulatur, Klagenfurter Tabulatur, and Luneburg Tabulatur.

Gwendolyn Toth, organ

 

1:15 - 2:00 pm
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An Afternoon of Bach.

Written in the last year of his life, the flute quartets of C.P.E. Bach are among some of the finest offerings of the empfindsamer Stil. Bach’s treatment of the flute and viola in combination creates wonderfully warm and tender timbre and tessitura. In its debut performance, Empfindsamer trio will present the contrasting D Major and A Minor quartets.

David Ross is a historical flutist based in New York City. Since 2009 his training and career have focused exclusively in historical performance ranging from one-keyed baroque flutes to many-keyed flutes and piccolos from the Classical and Romantic periods. In the 2019-20 season he performs as soloist or principal flute with the Tafelmusik Baroque Orchestra, Trinity Wall Street Baroque Orchestra, New York Baroque Incorporated, Bach Vespers at Holy Trinity, Sebastians, Mercury, and plays 19th century piccolo with Teatro Nuovo. David also performs flute and harpsichord recitals with Jeffrey Grossman and baroque flute duet recitals with Immanuel Davis.

Dan McCarthy was a part of the first class of baroque violists ever to graduate from the historical performance program at The Juilliard School. He has performed throughout North America, East Asia, and Europe with Jordi Savall, Masaaki Suzuki, Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment, Tafelmusik Baroque Orchestra, and the American Bach Soloists.

Dongsok Shin has been a member of REBEL since 1997, specializing exclusively on harpsichord, organ, and fortepiano. Much in demand as a soloist and continuo player, Mr. Shin has appeared with the American Classical Orchestra, ARTEK, Concert Royal, Early Music New York, Carmel Bach Festival, Mark Morris Dance Group, the New York Philharmonic, the Orchestra of St. Luke’s and the Orpheus Chamber Orchestra. He has toured throughout North America, Europe, and Mexico, has been heard on numerous radio broadcasts nationally and internationally, and has recorded for ATMA Classique, Bridge Records, Dorian/Sono Luminus, Hänssler Classic, Helicon, Lyrichord, and Newport Classic. He was a founding member of the Mannes Camerata, receiving international critical acclaim as music director for their productions of early baroque operas, and he was a member, as well as a guest director of NYS Baroque in Ithaca, NY.

David Ross, flute
Dan McCarthy, viola
Dongsok Shin, fortepiano 

1:15 - 2:00 pm
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Sogdians Journey along the Silk Road.

Among the Asians who traveled to China in early medieval times were the Sogdians. They were attracted by China's wealth and the opportunity to trade and make glorious profit along the Silk Road. Their music and vigorous dances appealed to the Chinese, who eagerly welcomed them. 

Founded and co-directed by Tomoko Sugawara and August Denhard, the Eurasia Consort brings together five artists recognized as specialists in the ancient traditions of East Asia and the Middle East. Through their research, teaching and performances, they seek a common understanding of the world's great music traditions along the ancient Silk Road.

Tomoko Sugawara, kugoharp
August Denhard, lute
Yimin Miao, bamboo flute
Adem Berson, oud
Rex Benincasa, percussions

1:15 - 2:00 pm
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The Dream of Ulisses, the Madness of Medea.

Two major classic French works for soprano and "symphonie" are the anchors for this musical flight of fancy. Elisabeth Jaquet de la Guerre was child prodigy who performed for Louis XIV at the age of five and was the first woman in France to compose an opera. In her cantata, Ulisses enrages Neptune by trying to hide his ships and is punished by a fierce storm, but Minerva offers him refuge and respite by way of a deep, magical sleep. Clerambault's "Medée" vividly depicts Medea's rage at Jason's infidelity, and her descent into madness and murder. Purcell's dreamy chaconne and Biber's mad violin writing act as a counterpart to Vivaldi's menacing "Damnation Sonata", and his unparalleled driving exploration of the "Madness of Spain."

House of Time, known for their “fluency and command” (San Francisco Classical Voice) is dedicated to both well-known and underperformed repertoire of the 17th through the 21st century played on period instruments. Members and guests include Juilliard and Curtis faculty and alumni of The Juilliard School, as well as prize-winners of major international competitions. Using the instruments and techniques of the past to express the vivid passions in the music, House of Time has moved audiences and keeps them coming back for more. Critics have declared oboist, Gonzalo X. Ruiz, “one of only a handful of truly superb baroque oboists in the world” (Alte Musik Aktuell); Tatiana Daubek, is known for her "sleekly elegant playing" (Gazettes Long Beach); Avi Stein, one of NYC’s finest, is described by the New York Times as “a brilliant organ soloist” and Beiliang Zhu, is described by the New Yorker as “elegant, sensual and stylishly wild”.
Currently in their 6th season, House of Time is ensemble in residence at Holy Trinity Lutheran Church on the Upper West Side of Manhattan. They have been presented by the Berkeley Early Music Festival, Czech Center New York, Early Music Festival: NYC, Music Before 1800, San Diego and San Francisco Early Music Societies, The University Club in NYC and the Yale Collection of Musical Instruments. Future appearances include concerts and masterclasses presented by the Early Music Series at Michigan State University. House of Time as a group and individuals continue to give free outreach concerts at Mount Sinai Concerts for Patients in New York City and may be seen giving impromptu pop up concerts in casual venues such as local cafes. House of Time is also on the roster of GEMS Live! Artists.

 

Tatiana Daubek, violin
Gonzalo Ruiz, oboe
Avi Stein, harpsichord
Sarah Stone, cello
Molly Netter, soprano

 

1:15 - 2:00 pm
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Music of Robert Johnson--the Heretic Priest.

Robert Johnson was a 16th Scottish composer/priest who escaped execution for heresy during the Reformation by escaping to England, where he continued to write music and preach. His music and memory were virtually erased from Scottish history until the musicologist Elaine Moohan unearthed his compositions in English and continental collections. Collectio Musicorum is the only North American ensemble with permission to perform his music.

Collectio Musicorum is an ensemble devoted to giving the best possible performances of music from the earliest of times. We combine the latest musicological research with the highest possible level of musicianship to present historically informed concerts that are both scholarly and entertaining. We also strive to resurrect music that is rarely, if ever, performed.

Featuring vocalists:

Amanda Sidebottom
Patrick Fennig
Nate Adams
Richard Lippold
Jeff Dailey 

 

1:15 - 2:00 pm
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Breathing Life into Medieval Icons.

Join Talisman Medieval for a diverse journey through medieval sound and place. Inspired by images of musicians from manuscripts, you'll hear harps, citole, hurdy gurdy, medieval bagpipes, voices and more. We’ll perform evocative music from 12th to 15th centuries, as well as medieval and fantasy-inspired compositions by David Yardley.

Founded by Australian countertenor, composer and harpist, David Yardley, Talisman Medieval has delighted audiences with original, exciting presentations of medieval and contemporary music. Performing in several professional concert series in NYC, Talisman Medieval brings together multi-talented singer/instrumentalists to present varied and imaginative programs of music from far-off times and places.

David Yardley, countertenor, harp, percussion
Christopher Preston Thompson, tenor, harp, percussion
Peter Walker, bass, medieval bagpipe, hurdy gurdy, citole

 

1:15 - 2:00 pm
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A Grand 19th Century instrument: Mason & Hamlin's Liszt Organ.

At the middle of the 19th Century, the US Mason & Hamlin Company developed a grand, complex, pump organ to compete with a formidable rival that had arisen in Europe, the European harmonium. Called the Liszt Organ, this new instrument featured over 15 stops -- like the pipe organ -- that offered a variety of contrasting tonal colors. Wodehouse will play selections for the Liszt Organ that were specifically fashioned to exploit the richness and complexity of the American-designed instrument.

Pianist, harmoniumist and pianolist Artis Wodehouse has devoted her career to reclaiming music and instruments from the past and to performing new and neglected music. The New York Times has cited her as a “savior of the old and neglected”. She has brought forgotten music back to life by such masters for the harmonium as Arthur Bird,Theodore Dubois and Eugene Gigout, and Americans George Gershwin and Jelly Roll Morton. She has recorded and produced scores for Nonesuch, Pearl, Warner Classics, Raven CDs, Alfred and Hal Leonard, and developed a unique collection of restored antique keyboards on which she actively performs.

Artis Wodehouse, keyboardist
1887 Mason & Hamlin Liszt Organ

1:15 - 2:00 pm
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Bach to English!

Bach Society Houston is engaged in a English language project with Bach St John Passion. This event will feature movements from St John Passion, focusing on issues surrounding singing Bach in english in effective translation.

Born on St. Cecilia's day, the Grammy-nominated British counter-tenor Ryland Angel has built an international reputation on both the opera and concert stage, in repertoire ranging from the Baroque to new operatic commissions at major opera houses, concert halls and festivals throughout Europe and the USA. He has performed in Monteverdi’s Orfeo, Gavin Bryars’s Doctor Ox’s Experiment (English National Opera), Fairy Queen (Barcelona), Gluck’s Orfeo (Koblenz), Amadigi (Karlsruhe), Venus and Adonis (Flanders Opera), Dido and Aeneas (Opera Comique), The Play of Daniel (Spoleto), and Ballet Comique de La Royne (Geneva). Angel has sung on over 80 recordings including music of Buxtehude, Charpentier, Scarlatti, Stradella, Spears, O'Regan, Handel, Monteverdi, Purcell, Bach and on the film soundtracks of Jack Reacher -- never go back, Zoolander 2, Freedom, Le Petit Prince, La Peau, Henry 4th, Machete, The Mystery of Dante and the PBS TV special Heavenly Voices. Recent engagements include Doux Mensonges (Opera National de Paris), Agrippina(NYCO), A Midsummer Night’s Dream (Florentine and Kansas Opera), Julius Caesar (Utah and Colorado Opera, Boston Baroque), Sant Alessio (Paris, London, New York), Carmina Burana (Lincoln Center/Prague Proms with CNSO), St. John Passion (Saint Thomas/Worcester Chorus), Classics and Rock (Seoul Philharmonic), Tesla (Dartmouth), Striggio Mass (Edinburgh Festival), Acis and Galatea (Houston) and Messiah (Handel and Haydn Society/Masterworks Chorus/Musica Sacra). Recent recordings include The Flaming Fire (MSR), Heart and Soul (Centaur), La Sposa (Solo Luminus) and Now Fatal Change (NMC). Ryland is a fellow at the Institute for Advanced Study at the University of Minnesota.

Rick Erickson is the Director of Bach Society Houston and Cantor at Christ the King Lutheran Church. He is also Instructor in music at the Shepherd School of Music, Rice University. A native of Wisconsin, Rick holds degrees from the University of Wisconsin-Superior, from which he also received the Distinguished Alumnus Award in 2009, the Master of Music Degree in Organ Performance and Literature and the Performer’s Certificate from the Eastman School of Music, where he also served for four years on the faculty of Improvfest. Rick has appeared as a conductor, church music lecturer, and hymn festival leader throughout the United States, and in Germany, Sweden, Australia and New Zealand. He has performed for conventions of the American Guild of Organists and the Association of Lutheran Church Musicians, among other music events. He has recorded for Naxos, JV Recordings, and Media 1517. This past summer Rick led the Bach Choir in performances in Germany, including at the Leipzig Bach Fest, becoming the first professional American choir to perform as part of this prestigious event. Prior to coming to Houston, Rick served for 22 years as Director of the celebrated Bach Vespers series in New York.

Ryland Angel, countertenor
Rick Erickson, harpsichord

 

1:15 - 2:00 pm
All concerts are free; no tickets or reservations are necessary.

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The Truly French Horn.

French pieces written for the piston-valve French horn. The appropriate colors and nuances of this repertoire are uniquely achievable on the instrument for which the works were written. The program includes music from Saint-Saens to Poulenc. 

Dr. Douglas Lundeen was mentored by the great American soloist and natural horn pioneer, Lowell Greer. His interest in historical performance has reached into the Romantic era and the early valve horn. Most recently, he has focused on reviving the recently (1970's) extinct French piston horn and its repertoire, releasing a CD Le cor français authentique (The Truly French Horn), a collection of Paris Conservatory competition pieces and other gems of the French repertoire.

Douglas Lundeen, Selmer piston French horn
Barbara Gonzalez-Palmer, piano

 

1:15 - 2:00 pm
All concerts are free; no tickets or reservations are necessary.

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Man at the Crossroads.

The Academy of Sacred Drama's presentation unites an excerpt of Antonio Gianettini's monumental oratorio with a routine by classically-trained mime Tony Lopresti in the American premiere of this work. A new edition and English translation has been created for this performance.

The Academy of Sacred Drama is a society for the classical arts that is exploring the stories, ritual, and music of sacred drama. Oratorio performances and salon concerts feature the music and libretti of works rarely or never heard in modern times accompanied by lectures and receptions.

Jeremy Rhizor, director and violin
Tony Lopresti, mime
Chloe Fedor, violin
Arnie Tanimoto, gamba
Arash Noori, theorbo
Vocalists TBA

1:15 - 2:00 pm
All concerts are free; no tickets or reservations are necessary.

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Yellow Star at the Court of Mantua: The music of Salamone Hebreo (c.1570-1630)

Salamone Rossi Hebreo, from a distinguished Italian Jewish family that could trace its origins back to the year 70 in Rome under Emperor Titus, was born around 1570. He was a violinist, singer, and composer at the ducal court of Mantua where he was employed by the Gonzagas. Rossi occupies a unique place in the evolution of Italian Baroque music as the creator of the trio sonata style, and in Jewish music as the first composer to set Jewish texts in the European musical language of his time.

Linda Lee Jones, Elizabeth van Os, sopranos
Eric S. Brenner, countertenor
Todd Frizzell, David Vanderwal, tenors
Eli Blaisdell, baritone
Rebecca Pechevsky, harpsichord

Since 1969, the internationally acclaimed vocal sextet The Western Wind has devoted itself to the special beauty and variety of a cappella music. The Ensemble’s repertoire reveals its diverse background – from Renaissance motets to Fifties rock ’n’ roll, from medieval carols to Duke Ellington, from complex works by avant-garde composers to the simplest folk melodies. In addition to maintaining a demanding performance schedule, which has included such venues as Lincoln Center, Carnegie Hall, Kennedy Center, ArtPark, The Ordway Theater, The Metropolitan Museum, The Frick Museum, The Jewish Museum, Folger Shakespeare Library, Library of Congress, and the Cleveland Museum of Art, The Western Wind regularly conducts Workshops in Ensemble Singing. The workshops, attended by vocalists ranging from novice to professional, address the particular challenges of singing in small, largely un-conducted ensembles.

As part of its non-profit mission to spread the joy of music to people of all ages, The Western Wind coordinates a highly-acclaimed arts-in-education program in the New York City public school system called The Western Wind Goes To School for children ages 8–18. The curriculum ranges from the fundamentals of music notation and rhythm to highly refined interpretation of challenging vocal repertoire. Since 1989, The Western Wind has produced a series of radio programs distributed throughout the United States by National Public Radio and Public Radio International. The programs address topics ranging from settings of love songs throughout the centuries to a musical narrative of the Jewish High Holy Days. The Western Wind has also produced twenty recordings, twelve of which have been released on Western Wind Records, the group’s own record label, distributed in the US and Canada by Albany Music Distributors. www.westernwind.org

1:15 - 2:00 pm
All concerts are free; no tickets or reservations are necessary.

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Le Violon Spirituel.

Le Concert Spirituel, the Parisian concert series based at the Palais de Tullieries, served as a showcase for the new French Baroque Violin School. Composers such as Rebel, Leclair and Pagin, featured in this program, blended Italian instrumental techniques with the French dance traditions in their violin works.

Praised as an “exceptional talent” by the Frankfurter Neue Presse, violinist Jessica Park captivates audiences from New York to Seoul with a diverse and compelling array of solo and chamber music performances. Equally at home on both modern and baroque violins, Ms. Park has appeared internationally at such venues as the Cologne Philharmonie, Seoul Arts Center, Shanghai Grand Theatre, and the Vienna Konzerthaus; and stateside at Alice Tully Hall, Symphony Hall (Boston), and Carnegie Hall’s Stern Auditorium/Perelman Stage and Weill Recital Hall.

Robert's musical studies began at a young age in his native Pennsylvania. He holds bachelors degrees in math and music from the University of Rochester and became interested in early music while exploring the harpsichord and baroque violin at the Eastman School of Music. As a graduate student, Robert studied harpsichord with Arthur Haas at Stony Brook University before being accepted into Juilliard's Historical Performance program. There he continued his studies with Peter Sykes, Richard Egarr and Beatrice Martin and performed under William Christie, Jordi Savall and others, on both harpsichord and baroque viola. He now resides in New York City where he continues to be an active performer.

Jessica Park, violin 
Robert Warner, harpsichord 

1:15 - 2:00 pm
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Christmas in Renaissance Europe.

Join Vox Fidelis as they celebrate the joy of Advent and Christmas in renaissance Europe. This season offers some of the most joyous, anticipatory, and mystical music composed. Featuring such great Renaissance composers as Palestrina, Victoria, Praetorius, and Byrd; this concert will offer a sumptuous buffet of your seasonal favorites from across renaissance Europe.

Vox Fidelis is a professional choir, founded in 2005 by its director Timothy Smith.  Vox specializes in sacred Renaissance polyphony, its cultivation and promotion, and its place in traditional sacred liturgy.  Vox prepares concerts and leads various church services throughout the tri-state area, including Vespers, Lessons & Carols, Lenten meditation, and music for Benediction.  Vox also leads a regular Compline series at Christ Church, Bordentown, New Jersey. Vox Fidelis is a member of the Guild for Early Music, and a 501(c)3 not-for-profit organization.

Timothy Smith, director

 

1:15 - 2:00 pm
All concerts are free; no tickets or reservations are necessary.

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Who is the “Other”? …Exoticism in Baroque music and dance

We gaze upon the exotic characters in early entertainments through a lens fashioned by the composers and librettists themselves revealing an imagined foreigner. As in a dream these “exotics” are products of our own minds.  The “Other” is us.

Christa Patton, harp is joined by Baroque dancer, Peggy Murray, Eloy Cortinez, recorder, and Mary Riccardi, violin in a program featuring music and dance of the exotic characters from L’Europe Galante by André Campra, Le Bourgeois Gentilhomme by Jean-Baptiste Lully and more.

Christa Patton, harp
Peggy Murray, dancer
Eloy Cortinez, recorder
Mary Riccardi, violin

 

1:15 - 2:00 pm
All concerts are free; no tickets or reservations are necessary.

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A Banquet for All Tastes.

An assortment of musical delights from Italy, France, and Spain in the early 1500s, as well as England in the age of Elizabeth. Works by Tromboncino, Josquin, Sermisy, Francesco da Milano, Cabezón, Ortiz, Holborne, others.

Ensemble Luini is named after Bernardino Luini (ca. 1480–1532), an Italian painter who created an exquisite altarpiece depicting the Madonna and Child surrounded by angels playing lutes and recorders—the core instruments of Ensemble Luini, a combination we enrich with early keyboards. We specialize in music of Luini’s era.

Christopher Morrongiello, lute
Erik Ryding, lute
Gregory Bynum, recorder
Rebecca Pechefsky, virginal/harpsichord

 

1:15 - 2:00 pm
All concerts are free; no tickets or reservations are necessary.

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An Afternoon at the Concert Spirituel.

In Paris, 1725, the Concert Spirituel emerged as one of the earliest public concert series and a cultural mecca. Though the Italian violin masters increasingly dominated the musical scene, this program features three outstanding French violinist/composers, Leclair, Rebel, and Mondonville, who created such a fervor on the prominent Parisian stage.

Lauded for her "lovely, plush, seductive tone," (NY Times) Chloe Fedor appears as soloist, concertmaster and chamber musician in ensembles across the country. In 2018, she appeared on Broadway as onstage Baroque violinist in "Farinelli and the King." She is joined by fantastic continuo players Parker Ramsay and Arnie Tanimoto.

Chloe Fedor, violin
Parker Ramsay, harpsichord
Arnie Tanimoto, viola da gamba

 

1:15 - 2:00 pm
All concerts are free; no tickets or reservations are necessary.

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SWAN SONGS: Late music for harpsichord.

A recital representing the end of an era; the era of the harpsichord. After more than 2 centuries, the instrument is soon to be rejected. Music by François Couperin (1668-1733), Baldassare Galuppi (1706-1785), Jacques Duphly (1715-1789), and F. J. Haydn (1732-1809).

Andrew Appel, Artistic Director of the Four Nations Ensemble, performs throughout Europe and the United States as soloist in many festivals including Italy's Spoleto Festival, New York's Mostly Mozart Festival, and the Redwoods Festival. As recitalist, Mr. Appel has performed at Carnegie and Geffen Halls in New York, as well as halls from the Music Academy of the West to the Smithsonian in Washington DC. Besides his work with The Four Nations Ensemble, he has been a guest of Chatham Baroque, the Smithsonian Players, and Orpheus. He serves as harpsichordist for Opera Lafayette and has toured with several European chamber orchestras. He has enjoyed critical acclaim for his solo recording of Bach works with Bridge Records as well as his fortepiano performances of Haydn for ASV. Presently Dr. Appel is recording the complete works of Couperin and heads a project of monthly recorded performances "Four Nations' Concise Dictionary of Music" available with program notes on YouTube. He holds a Doctoral Degree from the Juilliard School where he was a student of Albert Fuller and a First Prize Diploma under Kenneth Gilbert from the Royal Conservatory in Antwerpen.

Andrew Appel, harpsichord

 

1:15 - 2:00 pm
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Music in the Age of Galileo - Le Nuove Musiche.

Galileo and his composer father, Vincenzo, lived in a time when the "mathematical arts" flourished and gave birth to a new form of song based on the interpretation of ancient Greek theory and declamation. Giulio Caccini's 'Le Nuove Musiche' and virtuosic lute music is at the heart of this program.

Galileo's Daughters combines music, spoken word and the visual arts to create thought-provoking and intriguing programs. Sarah Pillow, voice and Mary Anne Ballard, viola da gamba, along with special guests, present performances that clarify the vibrant relationship between science, the arts, human thought and faith.

Sarah Pillow, voice
Mary Anne Ballard, viola da gamba
Ronn McFarlane, lute

1:15 - 2:00 pm
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Sleep, Dreams and Awakenings.

Sleep, Dreams and Awakenings explores, through the medium of Elizabethan lute songs and solos, various aspects of sleep: plaints of lovers who long to rest their “weary weeping eyes,” frolics of suitors stealing a kiss from a (possibly) sleeping lover, and blissful lullabies to soothe even the most careworn soul. 

Barbara Hollinshead and Howard Bass have performed together for more than two decades, presenting “delightfully intimate” programs featuring Renaissance and early baroque music from England, France, Italy, and Spain, often in thematically-linked programs. They have performed at the Italian Embassy, National Gallery of Art, and on uncountable music series.

Barbara Hollinshead, mezzo-soprano
Howard Bass, lutes

 

1:15 - 2:00 pm
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