A courtship in song, featuring some of the sexiest, funniest lute songs of Thomas Campian and John Eccles. Plus a rarely-heard glimpse into the sensual world of German lute songs and duets, with works by Heinrich Albert and what is likely the New York premiere of songs by Hans Neusidler. Who knew the English could be so racy, or Germans so emotive?

Amanda Keil, mezzo-soprano
James Kennerley, tenor
John Armato, lute

A journey through the conflicted feelings of the holiday season, featuring works by Monteverdi, Strozzi, Merula, and Mazzocchi.
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Amanda Keil, mezzo-soprano
Suzanne Cartreine, harpsichord
Ryaan Ahmed, theorbo
Mai-Lan Broekman, viola da gamba

A woman scorned who wants her man back. From Mozart’s Donna Elvira to Jennifer Aniston, the story has entertained us for millennia. In the Greek myth that started it all, Theseus abandons his lover Ariadne on the island of Naxos as she sleeps. What happens next? Monteverdi, Scarlatti, and Haydn offer three visions of this timeless monodrama.

Marcy Richardson, Silvie Jensen, and Amanda Keil, singers
Gwendolyn Toth, harpsichord and fortepiano
Vita Wallace, Abigail Karr, violins                                                   Daniel Swenberg, theorbo
Motomi Igarashi, viola da gamba
R. B. Schlather, Director

Folksy German tunes contrast the expository Italian style, yet earthy love songs mirror the ecstatic yearning of sacred music.  Highlighting the timeless themes of love and loss, passion and regret, Between Heaven and Earth leads modern audiences through the human experience.  Works include selections from Giovanni Cima’s Concerti Ecclesiastici and Monteverdi’s Selva Morale e Spirituale, and Thomas Selle’s rarely-heard Deliciarum Juvenilium.

Amanda Keil, mezzo-soprano
James Kennerley, tenor
Kris Kwapis, cornetto
Kelly Savage, harpsichord
Elizabeth Weinfeld, viola da gamba
Dorothy Olsson, Dance and Choreography

An original production from the Amherst Early Music festival, Il Ballo delle Ingrate (The Dance of the Ungrateful Ladies) recounts Cupid's revenge on women who no longer heed their lovers' desires. The message is turned on its head with the addition of other Monteverdi songs and original verse that create new characters and a quirky play within a play.

Grant Herreid, Music Director
Dorothy Olsson, Choreography
Lawrence Rosenwald, Narrator and English Verse Dialogue