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Marie Caruso ~ Artistic Director

Christina Bruno, Claire Collins, Joan Cornachio, Virginia Kaycoff, Anita Massengill, Kathleen McClafferty, Wilma Messenger, Mary Peck, Julia Perrin, Laura Ravotti, Susan Saslow, Amy Yoshizumi

Virginia Kaycoff ~ viola da gamba
Claire Collins ~ percussion
Claire Collins, Wilma Messenger, Laura Ravotti ~ recorders
Special Guest Artist: Richard Kolb ~ theorbo

Renowned male composers and lesser-known female composers take turns in this thought-provoking program by Angelica. Alongside pieces by Marenzio, Monteverdi, Scarlatti, you will hear music by Francesca Caccini, Maddelena Casulana, Leonora d’Este, and others. Despite living in a musical world historically dominated by men, these women overcame obstacles to create music of substance that today is becoming more recognized.

Angelica performs a rich repertory ranging from early anonymous music to contemporary compositions. The group sings in a variety of genres, including chant, Sephardic, Celtic, and American folk, sometimes accompanying themselves with instruments. Angelica has performed internationally in choral festivals in Italy and Lithuania. The ensemble has been lauded as having “a gorgeous sound, rich sonorities, and transparent harmonies.”