January 25 and 26, 2019 Affettuoso! Haydn at Eszterháza: the Opus 20 Quartets When an extra violinist appeared in a scheduling mix-up at Esterhazy Palace one day in the 1760s, court composer Franz Joseph Haydn did some quick rearranging and invented the string quartet, an...
June 1 and 2, 2019: The Lascivious Low Road: Currying favor in Medieval France F.A.U.V.E.L: Flattery, avarice, vileness, variability, envy, laziness. These are the character traits of Fauvel, a medieval hybrid creature, part human, part equine. He is the incongruous “hero” of a late medieval...
June 1 and 2, 2019: The Lascivious Low Road: Currying favor in Medieval France F.A.U.V.E.L: Flattery, avarice, vileness, variability, envy, laziness. These are the character traits of Fauvel, a medieval hybrid creature, part human, part equine. He is the incongruous “hero” of a late medieval...
*VENUE CHANGE* We are saddened to announce that San Miguel Chapel will not be available to us for our October 31 performance in Santa Fe. This concert will be performed at the Collected Works Bookstore at 202 Galisteo St. Note that this is a much...
*VENUE CHANGE* We are saddened to announce that San Miguel Chapel will not be available to us for our October 31 performance in Santa Fe. This concert will be performed at the Collected Works Bookstore at 202 Galisteo St. Note that this is a much...
Bach 2 Bach: Duos for Violin and Harpsichord An intimate evening of duos by Johann Sebastian Bach, performed by Elizabeth Blumenstock, violin, and Matthew Dirst, harpsichord. Friday, February 28, 7:30 pm; Unitarian Church of Los Alamos, Los Alamos Saturday, February 29, 7:30 pm; San Miguel...
Bach 2 Bach: Duos for Violin and Harpsichord An intimate evening of duos by Johann Sebastian Bach, performed by Elizabeth Blumenstock, violin, and Matthew Dirst, harpsichord. Friday, February 28, 7:30 pm; Unitarian Church of Los Alamos, Los Alamos Saturday, February 29, 7:30 pm; San Miguel...
From the Heart: String music in 17th century Austria and Germany During the 17th century, beset by climate change, wars, famine, and pandemics, Austria and Germany were home to the flowering of the new stylus fantasticus, a free, virtuosic style of music. Its union with...
The Lovers' Bane: The Story of Tristan and Yseut, as told in music of the 13th Century The potion had been drunk; the secret lovers exposed. Tristan is in exile and has become a knight of the round table. He and Yseut (Isolde) will yearn...
Our season opener features a trio of violins, charmingly called “nightingales” by the passionate 17th century music-lover, Roger North. Accompanied by viola da gamba and harpsichord, you will hear them in exceptional and delectable music from diverse composers including Marini, Uccellini, Buonamente, Gabrieli, Scarlatti, Purcell, and Blow. A rare treat! ...
Announcing... An intensive weekend workshop for viol players at all levels in Albuquerque, NM March 23 – 26, 2023. We are now at full enrollment, but do send in a registration form without the deposit if you'd like to get on our wait list, and...
THE CONCERT HAS BEEN POSTPONED DUE TO PERFORMER ILLNESS. Click HERE to view the updated event details. We are saddened to inform you that Severall Friends' Sunday concert, originally scheduled for September 17th and featuring Monteverdi's Venice, has been canceled due to the illness of...
