Announcement
For Ye Violls 2025, an intensive workshop for viol players at all levels in Albuquerque, NM February 5-8, 2025
Dancing in the Isles
Come join Severall Friends for “Dancing in the Isles”, a festive program of Baroque music from the British Isles! We will present Scottish, Irish, and English traditional tune medleys, along with art music from Purcell, Locke, and others, running the gamut from the contemplative to the utterly rousing!
Violinist Elizabeth Blumenstock is joined by guest artists Judith Linsenberg, recorder and Stephanie Noori, violin; and by our regulars Mary Springfels, viola da gamba and Kathleen McIntosh, harpsichord.
Sunday, April 27, 2025
Time: 3:00 PM
Venue: The Muñoz Waxman Gallery at CCA (Center for Contemporary Arts), 1050 Old Pecos Trail, Santa Fe
Summer MarketMusic series
MarketMusic continues for a third season with our informal Saturday summer concerts at 12 noon at the beautiful Thaw Galley at the New Mexico School for the Arts! We will perform 8 concerts from June through September, with guests, repertoire and exact dates to be announced soon! Stay “tuned” for more info!
June-September 2025
Venue: Thaw Galley at the New Mexico School for the Arts
PAST EVENTS
For Ye Violls
For Ye Violls presents an intimate four-day workshop for viol players at all levels featuring six-part consort repertoire from England, Italy, and the low countries. Each class will be limited to six players with three classes each day, one-to-apart. There will be free time each afternoon with an optional “siesta class”, sightseeing, or a real siesta, and after-dinner playing welcome to all.
The workshop’s three instructors, Lawrence Lipnik, David Morris, and Mary Springfels are among the most outstanding coaches in the field. Each tutor has chosen a repertoire, with play-in and faculty concert on the final afternoon of the workshop. There will be 8 formal sessions, plus a final reading and faculty concert. While the instrumental ensembles may be fixed for the weekend, every player will work with every instructor.
PAST EVENTS
Romancing The Rose
The Romance of the Rose was one of the most influential works of medieval imaginative literature. It was copied innumerable times, from its inception in the 1200s until the age of the printing press, and was read throughout Europe, from England to Italy.
Severall Friends will offer a tasting menu of delicacies by Machaut, Ciconia, Dufay, and others.
Sunday, January 26, 2025
Time: 3:00 PM
Venue: Thaw Gallery at New Mexico School for the Arts,
500 Montezuma Avenue, Santa Fe, 87501
Featuring:
Daniel Meyers, winds
Emily Noël, voice
Mark Rimple, strings
Mary Springfels, strings
Desirée Mays, narrator
We’re thrilled to announce that guest projection designer Shawn Keener will illuminate the performance with beautiful, captivating images to complement the music.
Early music in the high desert
We are Severall Friends, a consortium of musicians who gather to play a broad spectrum of early music from Machaut to Rameau. Based in Santa Fe, our mission is to bring compelling performances to the Southwest. We also plan to work with young musicians from local schools and offer workshops for adult amateurs. Mary Springfels and Elizabeth Blumenstock are co-Directors, and Ken Perlow is Treasurer and General Manager.
This season is made possible by a generous grant from the John C. Griswold Family Foundation.
This concert season is supported in part by New Mexico Arts, a division of the Department of Cultural Affairs, and by the National Endowment for the Arts.
Upcoming Events
APR
27
Jun-Sep
2025
MarketMusic
Dates will be posted on the website once they are confirmed.