Houston Early Music
In this note: Houston Early Music And The Religion and the Arts Council, Christ Church Cathedral Present THE ROSE ENSEMBLE Celebremos el Niño: Delights of the Mexican Baroque
Program & Notes: THE ROSE ENSEMBLE Celebremos el Niño
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on December 04, 2009
RED PRIEST: program notes and biographies
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on October 14, 2009
Houston Early Music Presents
RED PRIEST
NIGHTMARE IN VENICE: a Baroque Fantasy
Piers Adams – recorders
David Greenberg – violin
Angela East – cello
Howard Beach – harpsichord
7:30PM Tuesday, October 27, 2009, Trinity Episcopal Church
1015 Holman
6:45PM
Preconcert talk
Piers Adams
Richard Egarr biography
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on November 06, 2008
BIOGRAPHY
“WHEN I HEARD THAT ENGLAND’S ACADEMY OF ANCIENT MUSIC HAD HIRED KEYBOARDIST AND CONDUCTOR RICHARD EGARR, I WAS ABSOLUTELY DELIGHTED… I’VE BEEN WAITING FOR A CONDUCTOR LIKE EGARR TO COME ALONG FOR SOME TIME… HE’S ONE OF THE MOST EXCITING AND DELIGHTFUL MUSICIANS OF OUR TIME.”
–National Public Radio’s “All Things Considered”, March 2008 Continue reading…
La Donna Musicale — artist biographies
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on September 17, 2008
La Donna Musicale is a unique ensemble dedicated to the historically-informed performance of music by women composers from the Renaissance, Baroque, and Classical periods and to the performance of contemporary music by women. Praised by Early Music America for its “excellent performers” and “outstanding music stylishly performed,” the Boston-based ensemble has given the modern world premieres of works by Antonia Bembo, Chiara Margarita Cozzolani, Maria Xaviera Peruchona and Julie Pinel, among others. La Donna Musicale’s performers are trained in the study of historical performance practice and the group frequently collaborates with noted musicologists Claire Fontijn, Robert Kendrick, David Lasocki, Thierry Favier, and Catherine Gordon-Seifert. In addition to concerts in the U.S. and in Europe, La Donna Musicale has been featured in educational programs such as Meet the Performer at Harvard University and Learning to Listen at Bryn Mawr College.
BALTIMORE CONSORT: Biographies of the Performers
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on February 06, 2008
Founded in 1980 to perform the instrumental music of Shakespeare’s time, the Baltimore Consort has explored early English, Scottish, and French popular music, focusing on the relationship between folk and art song and dance. Their interest in early music of English/Scottish heritage has also led them to delve into the rich trove of traditional music preserved in North America. Recordings on the Dorian label have earned them recognition as Top Classical-Crossover Artist of the Year (Billboard), as well as rave reviews elsewhere. Besides touring in the U.S. and abroad, they often perform on such syndicated radio broadcasts as St. Paul Sunday, Performance Today, Harmonia and the CBC’s OnStage. They have also enjoyed many teaching residencies at K-12 schools, as well as at the Madison Early Music Festival and other university engagements. Continue reading…
Julianne Baird on KUHF today
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on December 11, 2007
Julianne and another of the ensemble taped an interview on KUHF this morning for broadcast at 3pm today.
Aulos Ensemble
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on November 02, 2007
Formed in 1973 by five Juilliard graduates, THE AULOS ENSEMBLE was at the forefront of a movement that was to capture the imagination of the American listening public. In 1978 with the release of their recording, “Masterpieces of the High Baroque”, AULOS‘ reputation for exhilarating performances informed with scholarly insight was firmly established. In those groundbreaking years, the group’s innovative programming featured a blend of flute, oboe, violin, cello, and harpsichord, later adding a viola da gamba. With its conservatory based training, Aulos brought an uncompromising standard of excellence in performance that resulted in invitations from virtually all of this country’s major chamber music presenters. This exposure helped create a new audience awareness for the rich rewards of this repertoire performed on “period instruments” and comments such as “scintillating”, “virtuosic”, and “authentic baroque performance at its best” from America’s most respected music critics.
Julianne Baird
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on November 01, 2007
- Julianne Baird’s Home Page
- Discography of Julianne Baird
- Sample Music (Online CD samples)
- CDs on Amazon.com
Exerpt from Biography
Julianne Baird, soprano, has been hailed as “one of the most extraordinary voices in the service of early music that this generation has produced. She possesses a natural musicianship which engenders singing of supreme expressive beauty.” She maintains a busy concert schedule of solo recitals and performances of baroque opera and
oratorio.