Folk and Baroque

Check out this wonderful ensemble from the Baltimore area. They play Baroque and earlier music on period instruments with great improvisations.

You are invited to the final TEMPO presentation of early music this season, on Saturday, June 12th, 7 pm at First Presbyterian Church in Durham (305 E. Main Street).
HARMONIOUS BLACKSMITH Early Music Ensemble will offer a program of French music entitled “L’amour et la Mort,” (Love and Death in Early French Music).
The five-member ensemble includes Joe Gascho on harpsichord, Justin Godoy on recorders, John Lenti on lute and theorbo, Josh Lee on viola da gamba, and Linda Tsatsanis, soprano.
Admission is $15 general, $10 seniors and students, with discounts for members of First Presbyterian Church. Cash or check only accepted at the door, please.
For more information please visit www.triangleearlymusic.org.

Harmonious Blacksmith PDF Flyer

Baroque & Beyond presents period music at the Horace Williams House

The Grand Republic III

Jenny Lind & Fritz Kreisler

Penelope Jensen, Florence Peacock, John Pruett, Randall Love

Arias and songs from Jenny’s Lind’s tour of America; Kreisler’s romantic pieces and show-stopping encores; MacDowell’s Woodland Sketches; 1875 Broadwood piano

Sunday, April 19 at 3pm ? 610 E. Rosemary St, Chapel Hill
$15 at the door
Preservation Society of Chapel Hill
610 East Rosemary Street
Chapel Hill, NC 27514

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Two Concerts:

Saturday, January 31, 2009 at 5:00 PM

A house concert at:
The Music House
408 West 5th Street
Greenville, NC 27834
Admission free but reservations required
Email:johnbobrien@embarqmail.com or phone: 252 328-4137
Parking across the street and next door

and

Sunday, February 1, 2009 at 2:30 PM

Harmony Hall
109 East King St.
Kinston, NC 28501

http://www.lenoircountyhistorical.com/

Erica Dunkle, mezzo
Michael Albert, violin
Joey O’Donell, violin and viola
John O’Brien, Viola
Barbara Blaker Krumdieck, cello
Robbie Link, violone and viola da gamba
Beverly Biggs, harpsichord
Chaconne from “Meine Freundin, du bist Schon” – Johann Christoph Bach
Canzonetta sopra Chiome d’oro – Claudio Monteverdi
Passacalle (2vln,bc) – Andrea Falconieri
Le Dodo ou L’amour au berceau – Francois Couperin
Canzonetta Spirituale sopra alla nanna – Tarquinio Merula
Recercada Primera and Segunda -  Diego Ortiz
Lamento: “Ach, dass ich Wassers g’nug hatte” – Johann Christoph Bach
SET OF PIECES By Jean-Baptiste Lully – Marche pour la Ceremonie des Turcs, Chaconne des Africains, Chaconne des Maures
“Ombra Mai Fu” from Serse – Georg Friedrich Handel
Chaconne from The Fairy Queen – Henry Purcell

WHO: POMODORO (Tamsin Simmill, mezzo-soprano; Michael Albert and Gesa Kordes, baroque violins, Barbara Krumdieck, baroque ‘cello; Henry Lebedinsky, organ)

WHAT: Hidden Voices: Sacred music by women composers from 17^th century Italy.

WHERE: First Presbyterian Church, corner of Main + Roxboro, downtown Durham

WHEN: Saturday February 9 at 7:30 PM

ADMISSION: Tickets at the door: $15 general, $10 students/seniors.

MORE INFORMATION: (704) 654-6997

Musical treasures by 17^th century women composers come to Durham

Sacred music by Italian women composers will be featured in a concert by the ensemble POMODORO (Tamsin Simmill, mezzo-soprano; Michael Albert and Gesa Kordes, baroque violins; Barbara Krumdieck, baroque ‘cello; and Henry Lebedinsky, organ) on Saturday February 9 at 7:30 PM, in First Presbyterian Church, corner of Main + Roxboro, downtown Durham. The program includes the Southeast regional premières of works by Isabella Leonarda, Maria Peruchona, Lucrezia Vizzana, and Barbara Strozzi for voice, strings, and organ. Unjustly ignored for centuries, the works of baroque women composers are only recently being reintroduced to audiences. 17^th century women had very limited opportunities as musicians and composers, and most, with the notable exception of Strozzi – a virtuoso singer from a wealthy family – lived in convents. Behind the convent walls, however, a rich musical tradition flourished, as evidenced by numerous published collections of mostly sacred music by nun composers.

POMODORO brings this music to life through powerful, inspired performance. Made up of five international-level early music specialists, the ensemble breathes a new spirit into old music, making it accessible and meaningful to today’s audiences.

Admission is by ticket at the door, with $15 for general admission, $10 for students and seniors. For more information, please call (704) 654-6997

Baroque Chamber Music Concert
David Wilson – Violin
Barbara Blaker Krumdieck – Baroque Cello
Robbie Link – Viola da Gamba
Henry Lebedinsky – Harpsichord

Sunday, May 20 7:30 PM

St. Alban’s Episcopal Church, Davidson, NC
Information – 704-560-0101

A program of Bach, Biber and Handel on period instruments.