Friday, September 8
To Ornament Things Divine: Celebrating William Byrd’s sacred and devotional music
Elm City Consort: Rosamund Morley, Michael Rigsby, Cat Slowik and Joshua Keller, viols; The New Consort: countertenor Clifton Massey, tenor Daniel McGrew and baritone Brian Mummert
“Nor has it been in any way granted to me to satisfy my task, save only that I have tried to ornament things divine with the highest art at my command…” —William Byrd in the dedication of his Gradualia (ca 1605) to Henry Howard, Earl of Northampton. The New Haven-based Elm City Consort will collaborate with the vocal ensemble, The New Consort, in a program of sacred and devotional music by William Byrd, celebrating the composer in the 400th year since his death. This program continues the Elm City Consort’s performances of Renaissance masterpieces with combinations of voices and viols. The upcoming concert is built around the Mass for Three Voices (ca 1592) with additional works in English and Latin from all of Byrd’s major collections as well as pieces for viol consort. This event has been made possible in part by the Gian Lyman Silbiger Grant of the Viola da Gamba Society of New England. This award fosters the performance of music for viols and voices around New England and encourages further exploration of the viol and its music.
7pm - St. John’s Episcopal Church, 400 Humphrey Street, New Haven CT
FREE; donations gratefully accepted
https://www.elmcityconsort.org/
Elm City Consort: Rosamund Morley, Michael Rigsby, Cat Slowik and Joshua Keller, viols; The New Consort: countertenor Clifton Massey, tenor Daniel McGrew and baritone Brian Mummert
“Nor has it been in any way granted to me to satisfy my task, save only that I have tried to ornament things divine with the highest art at my command…” —William Byrd in the dedication of his Gradualia (ca 1605) to Henry Howard, Earl of Northampton. The New Haven-based Elm City Consort will collaborate with the vocal ensemble, The New Consort, in a program of sacred and devotional music by William Byrd, celebrating the composer in the 400th year since his death. This program continues the Elm City Consort’s performances of Renaissance masterpieces with combinations of voices and viols. The upcoming concert is built around the Mass for Three Voices (ca 1592) with additional works in English and Latin from all of Byrd’s major collections as well as pieces for viol consort. This event has been made possible in part by the Gian Lyman Silbiger Grant of the Viola da Gamba Society of New England. This award fosters the performance of music for viols and voices around New England and encourages further exploration of the viol and its music.
7pm - St. John’s Episcopal Church, 400 Humphrey Street, New Haven CT
FREE; donations gratefully accepted
https://www.elmcityconsort.org/
Saturday, September 23
Free Concert: Baroque Beat - Fiesta Latina
Job Salazar, violin and bombo, Carlos Boltes, viola and charango, Gonzalo Cortés, flute, quena, and zampoña, Christine Gevert, virginal and percussion
Your Favorite Baroque Works on Latin American and Early Instruments. With renewed interpretations of Baroque classics, the ensemble presents some of J.S. Bach’s, Vivaldi’s, Corelli’s, Handel’s, and Purcell’s instrumental masterworks in a one-of-a-kind arrangement, creating a tapestry of global sounds. All four instrumentalists perform on Western traditional and Latin American folk instruments, and are equally at home in both styles. The ensemble creates a bridge between the Western European culture and the sounds of the New World. By celebrating the origins of Baroque music alongside the deeply captivating Latin American sounds and rhythms, a unique fusion of styles comes to life. These concerts have been made possible in part with support from CT Humanities (CTH), and with funding provided by the Connecticut State Department of Economic and Community Development/Connecticut Office of the Arts (COA) from the Connecticut State Legislature.
5pm - Trinity Church, 484 Lime Rock Rd. Lakeville, CT 06039
FREE
https://crescendomusic.org/
Job Salazar, violin and bombo, Carlos Boltes, viola and charango, Gonzalo Cortés, flute, quena, and zampoña, Christine Gevert, virginal and percussion
Your Favorite Baroque Works on Latin American and Early Instruments. With renewed interpretations of Baroque classics, the ensemble presents some of J.S. Bach’s, Vivaldi’s, Corelli’s, Handel’s, and Purcell’s instrumental masterworks in a one-of-a-kind arrangement, creating a tapestry of global sounds. All four instrumentalists perform on Western traditional and Latin American folk instruments, and are equally at home in both styles. The ensemble creates a bridge between the Western European culture and the sounds of the New World. By celebrating the origins of Baroque music alongside the deeply captivating Latin American sounds and rhythms, a unique fusion of styles comes to life. These concerts have been made possible in part with support from CT Humanities (CTH), and with funding provided by the Connecticut State Department of Economic and Community Development/Connecticut Office of the Arts (COA) from the Connecticut State Legislature.
5pm - Trinity Church, 484 Lime Rock Rd. Lakeville, CT 06039
FREE
https://crescendomusic.org/