The world’s only period-instrument rock band comes to the Adelphi PAC.

Ruckus is a shapeshifting, collaborative baroque ensemble with a visceral and playful approach to early music. Described as “the world’s only period-instrument rock band” (San Francisco Classical Voice), Ruckus’ core is a continuo group, the baroque equivalent of a jazz rhythm section: guitars, keyboards, cello, bassoon and bass. The NYC-based ensemble aims to fuse the early-music movement’s questing, creative spirit with the grit, groove and jangle of American roots music, creating a unique sound of “rough-edged intensity” (New Yorker) that’s “achingly delicate one moment, incisive and punchy the next” (New York Times). The group’s members are among the most creative and virtuosic performers in North American early music. 

Experience two ensembles at the top of their craft performing together. Downtown Voices and chamber chorus Amor Artis take on a set of monumental works: Frank Martin’s Mass for Double Choir, a deeply spiritual and intricate composition; Thomas Tallis’s Spem in Alium, a 40-part Renaissance motet; and Orazio Benevoli’s Missa Tu es Petrus (for four choirs), featuring opulent Baroque textures and counterpoint.

Directed by Ryan Brandau and Stephen Sands. With Trinity Baroque Orchestra. 

Camerata Pacifica:

Our February/March Program, Strawberry Fields interweaves Emi Ferguson, Rachell Ellen Wong, and Ruckus' arrangements of Handel's trio sonatas with Ignatius Sancho's 12 Country Dances. Sancho, a pivotal figure in 18th-century London, was not only one of the first Black musicians to publish compositions but also one of the the first British Africans to vote. His grocery shop in Westminster became a hub for discussions on politics, music, dance, and the arts with Sancho's powerful writings on slavery galvanizing the English abolition movement. This performance promises to be a foot-stomping celebration of these two incredible composers, offering a unique glimpse into the musical and social fabric of 18th-century England.

Camerata Pacifica:

Our February/March Program, Strawberry Fields interweaves Emi Ferguson, Rachell Ellen Wong, and Ruckus' arrangements of Handel's trio sonatas with Ignatius Sancho's 12 Country Dances. Sancho, a pivotal figure in 18th-century London, was not only one of the first Black musicians to publish compositions but also one of the the first British Africans to vote. His grocery shop in Westminster became a hub for discussions on politics, music, dance, and the arts with Sancho's powerful writings on slavery galvanizing the English abolition movement. This performance promises to be a foot-stomping celebration of these two incredible composers, offering a unique glimpse into the musical and social fabric of 18th-century England.

Camerata Pacifica:

Our February/March Program, Strawberry Fields interweaves Emi Ferguson, Rachell Ellen Wong, and Ruckus' arrangements of Handel's trio sonatas with Ignatius Sancho's 12 Country Dances. Sancho, a pivotal figure in 18th-century London, was not only one of the first Black musicians to publish compositions but also one of the the first British Africans to vote. His grocery shop in Westminster became a hub for discussions on politics, music, dance, and the arts with Sancho's powerful writings on slavery galvanizing the English abolition movement. This performance promises to be a foot-stomping celebration of these two incredible composers, offering a unique glimpse into the musical and social fabric of 18th-century England.

Camerata Pacifica:

Our February/March Program, Strawberry Fields interweaves Emi Ferguson, Rachell Ellen Wong, and Ruckus' arrangements of Handel's trio sonatas with Ignatius Sancho's 12 Country Dances. Sancho, a pivotal figure in 18th-century London, was not only one of the first Black musicians to publish compositions but also one of the the first British Africans to vote. His grocery shop in Westminster became a hub for discussions on politics, music, dance, and the arts with Sancho's powerful writings on slavery galvanizing the English abolition movement. This performance promises to be a foot-stomping celebration of these two incredible composers, offering a unique glimpse into the musical and social fabric of 18th-century England.

Joined by Varshini Narayanan ’16 (cantaora) and Freddy Vilches and Dušan Balarin (guitar) performs Misa Criolla with additional works from the Iberian Golden Age.

A 26-Course Feast: Baroque Lute Duets

with Daniel Swenberg and Dušan Balarin

Featuring a program of 17th- and 18th-century duets for the Baroque lute. While performances of Baroque lute duets are extremely rare, there is a significant repertoire from the early 17th century to the close of the 18th.

Music by Falkenhagen and Hagen at the court of Bayreuth, Telemann,

Conti, Sammartini, DeVisée, DuFault, and Purcell

Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Princeton

50 Cherry Hill Road, located just off Hwy. 206

February 16, 2025 at 4:00 pm

The Dryden Ensemble’s season begins in less than one week. The Phoenix-season shall soon rise from the ashes—indeed reports of our death were greatly exaggerated. We are delighted to welcome back the Dryden audiences and will be offering all three of our upcoming concerts with free admission.

This 26-course Feast of Baroque Lute Duets offers you a chance to escape the cold and grey winter and our fraught contemporary world. Escape to the rare and ravishing sounds of 18th-century palaces and salons. As Shakespeare wrote: “If music be the food of love, play on!”

A note on our title:

On lutes, a course refers to either a string or a pair of strings (tuned to the same pitch or an octave higher). The typical 18th-century lute (what we today call a Baroque lute) had 13 courses, with a total of 24 strings. When we first imagined this program, it featured two 13-courses lutes. As you’ll see in the photo of our instruments above, we will actually be using a 17th-century style, 11-course lute along with my 13-course. Having advertised our entertainment as a 26-course feast : Prix Fixe (again it’s a free concert), we thought we’d throw in a few more courses. Two sonatas for the mandolino or Baroque mandolin provide a complement and contrast to our lute-based feast.

Baroque violinist Rachell Ellen Wong, Grand Prize winner of the inaugural J.S. Bach Competition, returns to the MSO to lead one of the most iconic treasures in all of the Baroque repertoire: Vivaldi’s The Four Seasons. Vivaldi provided vivid poems to accompany each of these seasonal concertos — in spring, “the goatherd sleeps next to his trusty dog” as birds sing; summer features goldfinches, pines, and a gathering storm; peasants dance and drink in autumn, before a grand hunt begins; and finally winter turns from icy winds to the contentment of resting fireside.

Baroque violinist Rachell Ellen Wong, Grand Prize winner of the inaugural J.S. Bach Competition, returns to the MSO to lead one of the most iconic treasures in all of the Baroque repertoire: Vivaldi’s The Four Seasons. Vivaldi provided vivid poems to accompany each of these seasonal concertos — in spring, “the goatherd sleeps next to his trusty dog” as birds sing; summer features goldfinches, pines, and a gathering storm; peasants dance and drink in autumn, before a grand hunt begins; and finally winter turns from icy winds to the contentment of resting fireside.

Baroque violinist Rachell Ellen Wong, Grand Prize winner of the inaugural J.S. Bach Competition, returns to the MSO to lead one of the most iconic treasures in all of the Baroque repertoire: Vivaldi’s The Four Seasons. Vivaldi provided vivid poems to accompany each of these seasonal concertos — in spring, “the goatherd sleeps next to his trusty dog” as birds sing; summer features goldfinches, pines, and a gathering storm; peasants dance and drink in autumn, before a grand hunt begins; and finally winter turns from icy winds to the contentment of resting fireside.

Organized by Marc Armitano Domingo, whose exhibition is currently on view, the concert is centered on the Baroque Salterio, which will be played by the artist himself. This instrument is a type of psaltery that became incredibly popular during the 18th century. The program will feature the festive side of Italian and Hispanic music, where a small ensemble of two baroque violins, cello, and theorbo compete with the bright timbre of the Salterio. Along with solo pieces, Armitano Domingo and his ensemble will perform sonatas, and larger scale works, including: Antonio Soler’s whimsical Villancico “Ciego y Lazarillo,” and Niccolò Jommelli’s Sinfonia for Salterio (essentially a small scale concerto for the instrument).

Washington Friends of Music New Year’s Day Concert & Party will take place on Jan. 1, 2025 at 4pm at The Frederick Gunn School Thomas S. Perakos Arts and Community Center in Washington, CT.

Concert and ticket information will be posted right after Thanksgiving.

See you at the concert!

The Newberry Consort is once again excited to present its popular Latin American Christmas program in Chicago—this time featuring the music of Guatemala, Chile, Mexico, and beyond! Our musical Christmas pilgrimage takes us to Mexican convents, the Cathedral of Santiago, the secluded missions in the heart of the Guatemala mountains, and more. Celebrate the holiday with lively villancicos, ethereal sacred motets, and sparkling pastorales that herald the Latin-American Baroque.

The Newberry Consort is once again excited to present its popular Latin American Christmas program in Chicago—this time featuring the music of Guatemala, Chile, Mexico, and beyond! Our musical Christmas pilgrimage takes us to Mexican convents, the Cathedral of Santiago, the secluded missions in the heart of the Guatemala mountains, and more. Celebrate the holiday with lively villancicos, ethereal sacred motets, and sparkling pastorales that herald the Latin-American Baroque.

The Newberry Consort is once again excited to present its popular Latin American Christmas program in Chicago—this time featuring the music of Guatemala, Chile, Mexico, and beyond! Our musical Christmas pilgrimage takes us to Mexican convents, the Cathedral of Santiago, the secluded missions in the heart of the Guatemala mountains, and more. Celebrate the holiday with lively villancicos, ethereal sacred motets, and sparkling pastorales that herald the Latin-American Baroque.

French music during the reigns of Louis XIII and Louis XIV centered around the air de coeur and ballet de coeur, sublime vocal and dance music that appeared at court and in the plays of Molière, eventually leading to the development of French opera. Featuring Pascale Beaudin (soprano) and an array of superb instrumentalists playing on the violin, viol, and lute families, Chatham Baroque brings to life to rarely heard jewels of music by Jean-Baptiste Lully and his predecessors.

ARTISTS

Pascale Beaudinsoprano
Carmen Lavada Johnson-Pajaroviolin
Paul Millerviola
Emily Engviola
Dušan Balarintheorbo
Andrew Fouts violin
Patricia Halversonviola da gamba
Scott Pauleytheorbo

French music during the reigns of Louis XIII and Louis XIV centered around the air de coeur and ballet de coeur, sublime vocal and dance music that appeared at court and in the plays of Molière, eventually leading to the development of French opera. Featuring Pascale Beaudin (soprano) and an array of superb instrumentalists playing on the violin, viol, and lute families, Chatham Baroque brings to life to rarely heard jewels of music by Jean-Baptiste Lully and his predecessors.

ARTISTS

Pascale Beaudinsoprano
Carmen Lavada Johnson-Pajaroviolin
Paul Millerviola
Emily Engviola
Dušan Balarintheorbo
Andrew Fouts violin
Patricia Halversonviola da gamba
Scott Pauleytheorbo

French music during the reigns of Louis XIII and Louis XIV centered around the air de coeur and ballet de coeur, sublime vocal and dance music that appeared at court and in the plays of Molière, eventually leading to the development of French opera. Featuring Pascale Beaudin (soprano) and an array of superb instrumentalists playing on the violin, viol, and lute families, Chatham Baroque brings to life to rarely heard jewels of music by Jean-Baptiste Lully and his predecessors.

ARTISTS

Pascale Beaudinsoprano
Carmen Lavada Johnson-Pajaroviolin
Paul Millerviola
Emily Engviola
Dušan Balarintheorbo
Andrew Fouts violin
Patricia Halversonviola da gamba
Scott Pauleytheorbo

Sir Douglas Dunn and Christopher Williams offer a Salon of new dances, poetry, and song featuring music for Baroque lute and theorbo by French composers Denis Gaultier (c. 1597 or 1602/3 – 1672) and Robert de Visée (c. 1655 – 1732/1733), among others, performed live by acclaimed lutenist/theorbist Dušan Balarin. The evening also features recitation of original poetry by Alison Granucci, video by Jacob Burckhardt, décor by Mimi Gross, and the talents of dancers Christiana Axelsen, Alexandra Berger, Cemiyon Barber, Janet Charleston, Maxfield Haynes, Justin Lynch, Logan Pedon, Emily Pope, Deniz Erkan Sancak, and Jin Ju Song-Begin.

Sir Douglas Dunn and Christopher Williams offer a Salon of new dances, poetry, and song featuring music for Baroque lute and theorbo by French composers Denis Gaultier (c. 1597 or 1602/3 – 1672) and Robert de Visée (c. 1655 – 1732/1733), among others, performed live by acclaimed lutenist/theorbist Dušan Balarin. The evening also features recitation of original poetry by Alison Granucci, video by Jacob Burckhardt, décor by Mimi Gross, and the talents of dancers Christiana Axelsen, Alexandra Berger, Cemiyon Barber, Janet Charleston, Maxfield Haynes, Justin Lynch, Logan Pedon, Emily Pope, Deniz Erkan Sancak, and Jin Ju Song-Begin.

Sir Douglas Dunn and Christopher Williams offer a Salon of new dances, poetry, and song featuring music for Baroque lute and theorbo by French composers Denis Gaultier (c. 1597 or 1602/3 – 1672) and Robert de Visée (c. 1655 – 1732/1733), among others, performed live by acclaimed lutenist/theorbist Dušan Balarin. The evening also features recitation of original poetry by Alison Granucci, video by Jacob Burckhardt, décor by Mimi Gross, and the talents of dancers Christiana Axelsen, Alexandra Berger, Cemiyon Barber, Janet Charleston, Maxfield Haynes, Justin Lynch, Logan Pedon, Emily Pope, Deniz Erkan Sancak, and Jin Ju Song-Begin.

Sir Douglas Dunn and Christopher Williams offer a Salon of new dances, poetry, and song featuring music for Baroque lute and theorbo by French composers Denis Gaultier (c. 1597 or 1602/3 – 1672) and Robert de Visée (c. 1655 – 1732/1733), among others, performed live by acclaimed lutenist/theorbist Dušan Balarin. The evening also features recitation of original poetry by Alison Granucci, video by Jacob Burckhardt, décor by Mimi Gross, and the talents of dancers Christiana Axelsen, Alexandra Berger, Cemiyon Barber, Janet Charleston, Maxfield Haynes, Justin Lynch, Logan Pedon, Emily Pope, Deniz Erkan Sancak, and Jin Ju Song-Begin.

Sir Douglas Dunn and Christopher Williams offer a Salon of new dances, poetry, and song featuring music for Baroque lute and theorbo by French composers Denis Gaultier (c. 1597 or 1602/3 – 1672) and Robert de Visée (c. 1655 – 1732/1733), among others, performed live by acclaimed lutenist/theorbist Dušan Balarin. The evening also features recitation of original poetry by Alison Granucci, video by Jacob Burckhardt, décor by Mimi Gross, and the talents of dancers Christiana Axelsen, Alexandra Berger, Cemiyon Barber, Janet Charleston, Maxfield Haynes, Justin Lynch, Logan Pedon, Emily Pope, Deniz Erkan Sancak, and Jin Ju Song-Begin.

While George Frideric Handel and Ignatius Sancho never met each other, they inhabited the same world, and shared one thing for certain: the transcendent joy that comes from a life of music and dance with good company.  And if there is one thing that encapsulates the joy of togetherness in 18th-century England it was the English Country Dance. Sweating, laughing, spinning, holding hands…. Propelled onwards by the unrelenting groove of the music.

While George Frideric Handel and Ignatius Sancho never met each other, they inhabited the same world, and shared one thing for certain: the transcendent joy that comes from a life of music and dance with good company.  And if there is one thing that encapsulates the joy of togetherness in 18th-century England it was the English Country Dance. Sweating, laughing, spinning, holding hands…. Propelled onwards by the unrelenting groove of the music.

While George Frideric Handel and Ignatius Sancho never met each other, they inhabited the same world, and shared one thing for certain: the transcendent joy that comes from a life of music and dance with good company.  And if there is one thing that encapsulates the joy of togetherness in 18th-century England it was the English Country Dance. Sweating, laughing, spinning, holding hands…. Propelled onwards by the unrelenting groove of the music.

While George Frideric Handel and Ignatius Sancho never met each other, they inhabited the same world, and shared one thing for certain: the transcendent joy that comes from a life of music and dance with good company.  And if there is one thing that encapsulates the joy of togetherness in 18th-century England it was the English Country Dance. Sweating, laughing, spinning, holding hands…. Propelled onwards by the unrelenting groove of the music.

While George Frideric Handel and Ignatius Sancho never met each other, they inhabited the same world, and shared one thing for certain: the transcendent joy that comes from a life of music and dance with good company.  And if there is one thing that encapsulates the joy of togetherness in 18th-century England it was the English Country Dance. Sweating, laughing, spinning, holding hands…. Propelled onwards by the unrelenting groove of the music.

While George Frideric Handel and Ignatius Sancho never met each other, they inhabited the same world, and shared one thing for certain: the transcendent joy that comes from a life of music and dance with good company.  And if there is one thing that encapsulates the joy of togetherness in 18th-century England it was the English Country Dance. Sweating, laughing, spinning, holding hands…. Propelled onwards by the unrelenting groove of the music.