Please check directly with the ensemble/organization for information on cancelled or rescheduled concerts.
Friday, May 1
CANCELLED
Faithful and Pious Heart: Devotional Music in Seventeenth-Century Italy
In Stile Moderno: Agnes Coakley Cox, soprano; Nathaniel Cox, cornetto, theorbo; Parker Ramsay, harp;
Daniel Swenberg, theorbo and guitar
Bringing together the lightness of secular song with the gravity of religious themes, canzonette spirituali emerged in seventeenth-century Italy as a form of sacred vocal music intended not for the church, but for private devotion. With texts in the vernacular Italian, rather than Latin, these songs were often inspired by, or even parodied, the popular songs of the day—but together with the catchy bass lines and hummable melodies came texts that described the passion of Christ, the nature of the Trinity, or the path to Heaven. In our final concert of the season, we present a selection from this little-heard repertoire, with works by Benedetto Ferrari, Domenico Mazzocchi, and others. Accompanied by the magical timbre of theorbo and baroque harp, and complemented by instrumental works for cornetto, harp, and theorbo, these “spiritual songs” will make for an enchanting and unforgettable evening.
7:30 pm - Brattleboro Music Center, 72 Blanche Mouse Way, Brattleboro, VT
https://www.instilemoderno.com/faithful-and-pious-heart
Faithful and Pious Heart: Devotional Music in Seventeenth-Century Italy
In Stile Moderno: Agnes Coakley Cox, soprano; Nathaniel Cox, cornetto, theorbo; Parker Ramsay, harp;
Daniel Swenberg, theorbo and guitar
Bringing together the lightness of secular song with the gravity of religious themes, canzonette spirituali emerged in seventeenth-century Italy as a form of sacred vocal music intended not for the church, but for private devotion. With texts in the vernacular Italian, rather than Latin, these songs were often inspired by, or even parodied, the popular songs of the day—but together with the catchy bass lines and hummable melodies came texts that described the passion of Christ, the nature of the Trinity, or the path to Heaven. In our final concert of the season, we present a selection from this little-heard repertoire, with works by Benedetto Ferrari, Domenico Mazzocchi, and others. Accompanied by the magical timbre of theorbo and baroque harp, and complemented by instrumental works for cornetto, harp, and theorbo, these “spiritual songs” will make for an enchanting and unforgettable evening.
7:30 pm - Brattleboro Music Center, 72 Blanche Mouse Way, Brattleboro, VT
https://www.instilemoderno.com/faithful-and-pious-heart
Saturday, May 2
CANCELLED
VdGS-NE Spring Workshop: La Serenissima - The Viol in Venice
Presented by members of Parthenia: Rosamund Morley and Larry Lipnik (workshop directors) with Lisa Terry and Beverly Au. Hannah Davidson & James Perretta will lead beginners' sessions.
Renaissance Venice was a proud, prosperous and cosmopolitan city, famous for its music and musicians. This workshop explores the riches of this music written, published, or perhaps just played in Venice from the early 16th century through the early 17th century via the music of composers whose work for the Doges in the basilica of San Marco is the hallmark of the Venetian style that was exported throughout Europe. It is possible that the first viols to be built in Italy were made in Venice; the city also dominated the music printing industry for much of the 16th century. In addition to music published by Petrucci, the ricercare of Musica Nova, works by composers such Willaert, Da Rore, Monteverdi, the Gabrielis and more, we will also consider the textless madrigals by Pallavicino, Marenzio and other Italians preserved in manuscripts at Christ Church, Oxford.
9am-4pm - Trinity Church, 81 Elm St, Concord, MA
$70 members/$90 non-members/$20 beginners' class/reduced fee available (please inquire)
vdgsne.org/
VdGS-NE Spring Workshop: La Serenissima - The Viol in Venice
Presented by members of Parthenia: Rosamund Morley and Larry Lipnik (workshop directors) with Lisa Terry and Beverly Au. Hannah Davidson & James Perretta will lead beginners' sessions.
Renaissance Venice was a proud, prosperous and cosmopolitan city, famous for its music and musicians. This workshop explores the riches of this music written, published, or perhaps just played in Venice from the early 16th century through the early 17th century via the music of composers whose work for the Doges in the basilica of San Marco is the hallmark of the Venetian style that was exported throughout Europe. It is possible that the first viols to be built in Italy were made in Venice; the city also dominated the music printing industry for much of the 16th century. In addition to music published by Petrucci, the ricercare of Musica Nova, works by composers such Willaert, Da Rore, Monteverdi, the Gabrielis and more, we will also consider the textless madrigals by Pallavicino, Marenzio and other Italians preserved in manuscripts at Christ Church, Oxford.
9am-4pm - Trinity Church, 81 Elm St, Concord, MA
$70 members/$90 non-members/$20 beginners' class/reduced fee available (please inquire)
vdgsne.org/
CANCELLED
Faithful and Pious Heart: Devotional Music in Seventeenth-Century Italy
In Stile Moderno: Agnes Coakley Cox, soprano; Nathaniel Cox, cornetto, theorbo; Parker Ramsay, harp; Daniel Swenberg, theorbo and guitar
Bringing together the lightness of secular song with the gravity of religious themes, canzonette spirituali emerged in seventeenth-century Italy as a form of sacred vocal music intended not for the church, but for private devotion. With texts in the vernacular Italian, rather than Latin, these songs were often inspired by, or even parodied, the popular songs of the day—but together with the catchy bass lines and hummable melodies came texts that described the passion of Christ, the nature of the Trinity, or the path to Heaven. In our final concert of the season, we present a selection from this little-heard repertoire, with works by Benedetto Ferrari, Domenico Mazzocchi, and others. Accompanied by the magical timbre of theorbo and baroque harp, and complemented by instrumental works for cornetto, harp, and theorbo, these “spiritual songs” will make for an enchanting and unforgettable evening.
7:30pm - Friends Meeting at Cambridge, 5 Longfellow Park, Cambridge, MA
https://www.instilemoderno.com/faithful-and-pious-heart
Faithful and Pious Heart: Devotional Music in Seventeenth-Century Italy
In Stile Moderno: Agnes Coakley Cox, soprano; Nathaniel Cox, cornetto, theorbo; Parker Ramsay, harp; Daniel Swenberg, theorbo and guitar
Bringing together the lightness of secular song with the gravity of religious themes, canzonette spirituali emerged in seventeenth-century Italy as a form of sacred vocal music intended not for the church, but for private devotion. With texts in the vernacular Italian, rather than Latin, these songs were often inspired by, or even parodied, the popular songs of the day—but together with the catchy bass lines and hummable melodies came texts that described the passion of Christ, the nature of the Trinity, or the path to Heaven. In our final concert of the season, we present a selection from this little-heard repertoire, with works by Benedetto Ferrari, Domenico Mazzocchi, and others. Accompanied by the magical timbre of theorbo and baroque harp, and complemented by instrumental works for cornetto, harp, and theorbo, these “spiritual songs” will make for an enchanting and unforgettable evening.
7:30pm - Friends Meeting at Cambridge, 5 Longfellow Park, Cambridge, MA
https://www.instilemoderno.com/faithful-and-pious-heart
Thursday, May 14
POSTPONED to Sept. 10
The Beggars' Songbook: Revolt in the Spanish Netherlands, A Historical and Musical Illustration of the Pilgrims' 10-Year Sojourn in the Netherlands
Long & Away: Michael Barrett, tenor, recorder & lute; Karen Burciaga, Jane Hershey, Anne Legêne, violas da gamba & voice
During this performance, you’ll hear examples from the Geuzenliedboek (“Beggars' Songbook”), a popular compilation of political songs published in 1574, and Valerius’ Neder-landtsche Gedenck-clanck, a history of the war written from 1595-1625 during the truce years, which was illustrated with songs set to popular melodies from all over Europe. We will hear Dutch songs of political turmoil alongside works by Spanish composers Cabezón and Ortiz to illuminate the musical world of the Netherlands during the Pilgrims’ time there. This program is part of the Four Nation Concert Series at NEHGS, which examines how the themes of the Mayflower story—exploration, innovation, religious freedom, self-governance, immigration, and Thanksgiving—have been expressed through the musical traditions of four nations: Wampanoag, America, England, and the Netherlands.
6pm - American Ancestors Research Center
99-101 Newbury Street
$20, please register in advance
https://mayflower.americanancestors.org/2020-four-nation-concert-series
The Beggars' Songbook: Revolt in the Spanish Netherlands, A Historical and Musical Illustration of the Pilgrims' 10-Year Sojourn in the Netherlands
Long & Away: Michael Barrett, tenor, recorder & lute; Karen Burciaga, Jane Hershey, Anne Legêne, violas da gamba & voice
During this performance, you’ll hear examples from the Geuzenliedboek (“Beggars' Songbook”), a popular compilation of political songs published in 1574, and Valerius’ Neder-landtsche Gedenck-clanck, a history of the war written from 1595-1625 during the truce years, which was illustrated with songs set to popular melodies from all over Europe. We will hear Dutch songs of political turmoil alongside works by Spanish composers Cabezón and Ortiz to illuminate the musical world of the Netherlands during the Pilgrims’ time there. This program is part of the Four Nation Concert Series at NEHGS, which examines how the themes of the Mayflower story—exploration, innovation, religious freedom, self-governance, immigration, and Thanksgiving—have been expressed through the musical traditions of four nations: Wampanoag, America, England, and the Netherlands.
6pm - American Ancestors Research Center
99-101 Newbury Street
$20, please register in advance
https://mayflower.americanancestors.org/2020-four-nation-concert-series
Saturday, May 16
POSTPONED to 2021
The Adventures of Esplandián
Seven Times Salt: Karen Burciaga, violin, guitar, voice; Dan Meyers, recorder, flute, percussion, voice; David H. Miller, bass viol, voice; Matthew Wright, lute, guitar, voice; with Camila Parias, soprano; Michael Barrett, tenor, recorder, lute; Catherine Stein, dulcian, shawm, recorder
Seven Times Salt follows the exploits of knight-errant Esplandián with a new program of 16th-century Spanish music. Our story is loosely based on Las Sergas de Esplandián, published in 1510, a century before Cervantes’ Don Quixote. Considered an important predecessor to the later, more famous novel, it’s even listed in the fictional Don Quixote’s library! The intrepid Esplandián rides off in search of chivalric adventure. Arriving in Turkey, he defends Constantinople and meets the pagan warrior Calafia, Queen of California, along with her army of Amazons and gryphons. We’ll tell his tale through the music of Flecha, Ortiz, Cabezón, Encina, Morales, and Mudarra, and villancicos from the Cancionero del Palacio.
8pm - St. Anne’s Episcopal Church, 147 Concord Rd. Lincoln, MA
$20 suggested donation
seventimessalt.com
The Adventures of Esplandián
Seven Times Salt: Karen Burciaga, violin, guitar, voice; Dan Meyers, recorder, flute, percussion, voice; David H. Miller, bass viol, voice; Matthew Wright, lute, guitar, voice; with Camila Parias, soprano; Michael Barrett, tenor, recorder, lute; Catherine Stein, dulcian, shawm, recorder
Seven Times Salt follows the exploits of knight-errant Esplandián with a new program of 16th-century Spanish music. Our story is loosely based on Las Sergas de Esplandián, published in 1510, a century before Cervantes’ Don Quixote. Considered an important predecessor to the later, more famous novel, it’s even listed in the fictional Don Quixote’s library! The intrepid Esplandián rides off in search of chivalric adventure. Arriving in Turkey, he defends Constantinople and meets the pagan warrior Calafia, Queen of California, along with her army of Amazons and gryphons. We’ll tell his tale through the music of Flecha, Ortiz, Cabezón, Encina, Morales, and Mudarra, and villancicos from the Cancionero del Palacio.
8pm - St. Anne’s Episcopal Church, 147 Concord Rd. Lincoln, MA
$20 suggested donation
seventimessalt.com
Monday, May 18
POSTPONED to 2021
The Adventures of Esplandián
Seven Times Salt: Karen Burciaga, violin, guitar, voice; Dan Meyers, recorder, flute, percussion, voice; David H. Miller, bass viol, voice; Matthew Wright, lute, guitar, voice; with Camila Parias, soprano; Michael Barrett, tenor, recorder, lute; Catherine Stein, dulcian, shawm, recorder
Seven Times Salt follows the exploits of knight-errant Esplandián with a new program of 16th-century Spanish music. Our story is loosely based on Las Sergas de Esplandián, published in 1510, a century before Cervantes’ Don Quixote. Considered an important predecessor to the later, more famous novel, it’s even listed in the fictional Don Quixote’s library! The intrepid Esplandián rides off in search of chivalric adventure. Arriving in Turkey, he defends Constantinople and meets the pagan warrior Calafia, Queen of California, along with her army of Amazons and gryphons. We’ll tell his tale through the music of Flecha, Ortiz, Cabezón, Encina, Morales, and Mudarra, and villancicos from the Cancionero del Palacio.
7:30pm - Church of the Good Shepherd, 9 Russell Ave. Watertown, MA
$20 suggested donation
seventimessalt.com
The Adventures of Esplandián
Seven Times Salt: Karen Burciaga, violin, guitar, voice; Dan Meyers, recorder, flute, percussion, voice; David H. Miller, bass viol, voice; Matthew Wright, lute, guitar, voice; with Camila Parias, soprano; Michael Barrett, tenor, recorder, lute; Catherine Stein, dulcian, shawm, recorder
Seven Times Salt follows the exploits of knight-errant Esplandián with a new program of 16th-century Spanish music. Our story is loosely based on Las Sergas de Esplandián, published in 1510, a century before Cervantes’ Don Quixote. Considered an important predecessor to the later, more famous novel, it’s even listed in the fictional Don Quixote’s library! The intrepid Esplandián rides off in search of chivalric adventure. Arriving in Turkey, he defends Constantinople and meets the pagan warrior Calafia, Queen of California, along with her army of Amazons and gryphons. We’ll tell his tale through the music of Flecha, Ortiz, Cabezón, Encina, Morales, and Mudarra, and villancicos from the Cancionero del Palacio.
7:30pm - Church of the Good Shepherd, 9 Russell Ave. Watertown, MA
$20 suggested donation
seventimessalt.com
Saturday, May 23
Online Seminar with Joshua Rifkin: Performing Bach's St. John Passion
Center for Early Music Studies, Boston University
The Center for Early Music Studies at Boston University is pleased to offer an online seminar, Performing Bach's St. John Passion: Before the Downbeat, led by Joshua Rifkin and joined by Daniel Melamed (Indiana University) and Ellen Exner (New England Conservatory). The seminar, to be held via Zoom, will introduce many of the complex issues related to performing Bach's St. John Passion. The online seminar is replacing a live workshop, which has been postponed due to COVID-19.
9am - Zoom (online)
FREE and open to the public, but registration is required. Please visit our website for more information.
www.bu.edu/earlymusic
Center for Early Music Studies, Boston University
The Center for Early Music Studies at Boston University is pleased to offer an online seminar, Performing Bach's St. John Passion: Before the Downbeat, led by Joshua Rifkin and joined by Daniel Melamed (Indiana University) and Ellen Exner (New England Conservatory). The seminar, to be held via Zoom, will introduce many of the complex issues related to performing Bach's St. John Passion. The online seminar is replacing a live workshop, which has been postponed due to COVID-19.
9am - Zoom (online)
FREE and open to the public, but registration is required. Please visit our website for more information.
www.bu.edu/earlymusic