Mar
7

Early Music Now of Milwaukee present the Alba Consort

ALBA Consort - Romance of the Rose
March 7, 2026, 5:00 p.m.
St. Paul's Episcopal Church (914 E. Knapp St.)

The rose — a cross-cultural symbol of earthly and divine love — is central to this program of Medieval and Renaissance music and poetry from Europe, Cyprus, North Africa, and Persia. A piece written for the ensemble by Reza Vali, with traditional tuning and bold rhythms, connects the ancient to the present. 

https://www.earlymusicnow.org/this-season/

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Dec
14

Brooklyn Chamber Orchestra presents Handel's "Messiah"

Handel’s Messiah returns to Park Slope in a soaring performance by the Brooklyn Chamber Orchestra with the Grace Chorale of Brooklyn. Set in the historic First Old Reformed Church, this beloved holiday tradition brings together orchestra, choir, and soloists for a stirring evening of music that has inspired audiences for centuries.

https://brooklynchamberorchestra.org/concerts/messiah-2/

The Brooklyn Chamber Orchestra directed by Philip Nuzzo

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Dec
13

Brooklyn Chamber Orchestra presents Handel's "Messiah"

Experience the majesty of Handel’s Messiah in the awe-inspiring setting of St. Ann & the Holy Trinity Church. The Brooklyn Chamber Orchestra and the Grace Chorale of Brooklyn join forces to present this timeless masterpiece, filling the landmark Gothic Revival space with music of hope, joy, and triumph.

https://brooklynchamberorchestra.org/concerts/messiah/

Brooklyn Chamber Orchestra directed by Philip Nuzzo

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Jun
26

Silentwood Collective Presents "Echoes Across the Pond"

Join the musicians of Silentwoods Collective on the lawn of the Dyckman Farmhouse Museum for “Echoes Across the Pond”, an hour-long performance featuring lively traditional New England fiddle music and early country dances led by expert violinist and master fiddler, Jimmy Drancsak and performed on 18th century period instruments.

https://dyckmanfarmhouse.org/event/backporch-concert-echoes-across-the-pond-with-silentwoods-collective/

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Jun
7

The Alba Consort

Program to be announced soon, stay tuned!

Featuring:

Margo Andrea, mezzo-soprane and vielle

Rex Benincasa, voice and percussion

Karen Lindquist, renaissance and modern harp

Jason Priset, renaissance lute and baroque guitar

Carlo Valte, oud and guitar

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May
21

Salon Sanctuary Concert Series, "Paradise Toss'd"

Heaven and Earth go back to back as two Marian Anthems frame a trio of tortured queens. Arias of Stradella’s conflicted Ester, Monteverdi’s dejected Ottavia, and Handel’s scheming Agrippina trace an arc from doubt to misery to bloodthirsty delusion, as two prayers to the Queen of Heaven flip from calm to turbulence on either side. 

Opening with a courtly homage and concluding with an impassioned plea, the throne is more prison than privilege in this concert devoted to monarchs on the verge.

Camerata San Luca:

Jessica Gould, soprano

Gonzalo Ruiz. oboe

Alexandra Calabro & Claire Smith, violins

Christopher Morrongiello, baroque guitar & lute

Jason Priset, theorbo

Adam Young, viola da gamba

Robert Warner, harpsichord

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Apr
10

Shakespeare in Verse, Music, and Dance

  • The Helene Fortunoff Theater, Monroe Lecture Center (map)
  • Google Calendar ICS

https://news.hofstra.edu/event/shakespeare-in-verse-music-and-dance/

Stuart and Nancy Rabinowitz Honors College and the Hofstra Cultural Center present the

JOSEPH G. ASTMAN INTERNATIONAL CONCERT

Shakespeare in Verse, Music, and Dance, By Erik Ryding, Directed by Christopher Morrongiello

This exquisite program presents selected recitations from Shakespeare’s most beloved sonnets and plays set to music of the lute, recorder, virginal, harpsichord, and voice. Included are Shakespeare’s Sonnets 116 and 128 and verses from Romeo and Juliet, Twelfth Night, Hamlet, Sir Thomas More, As You Like It, The Tempest, and Othello. It also features dances invoked by Shakespeare, offering a rare opportunity to experience period dances based on historical choreographies. Composers include Henry VIII, John Dowland, Thomas Morley, William Byrd, Anthony Holborne, Robert Johnson, and Henry Lawes.

Funding for this concert has been provided by the Stuart and Nancy Rabinowitz Honors College and the Joseph G. Astman Family Fund for the Hofstra Cultural Center.

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Mar
15

The Turbulent Life and Times of Nicholas Lanier

The Turbulent Life and Times of Nicholas Lanier

Nicholas Lanier was the first Master of the King’s Music in the reign of Charles I (1625–1649). Internationally renowned as a lutenist, song writer and art expert he joined the dots between politics, poetry and art at one of the most culturally ambitious courts of the seventeenth century. His songs were collected and published for decades after his heyday. Lanier and his fellow court musicians experienced tumultuous times — their music reflects both the languid serenity of a Golden Age and sorrow at its destruction.

Alan Fellows, Ryland Angel, and friends ~ voice, viols, theorbo, and chamber organ.

Saturday, March 15 at 7 pm
Admission by donation on the door
All proceeds to St John’s in the Village music fund

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Sep
19

LIBE presents the ALBA Consort

Romance of the Rose: Songs of Love and Wonderment Over the Caucasus to the Sea...

Early music from Europe's Mediterranean and the Near East on original instruments,

and featuring "Four Persian Mystic Poems" by Reza Vali composed for ALBA Consort.

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Sep
15

LIBE Presents ALBA Consort

Romance of the Rose: Songs of Love and Wonderment Over the Caucasus to the Sea...

Early music from Europe's Mediterranean and the Near East on original instruments,

and featuring "Four Persian Mystic Poems" by Reza Vali composed for ALBA Consort.

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