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An Update On Our New Organ!

August 15, 2023

Introducing Paolo Costa and his Exquisite Italian-Built Organ We are thrilled to introduce Paolo Costa, a talented musician and skilled instrument builder based in Vigonza, near Padova, Italy. Paolo’s remarkable…

Madrigals of Northern Italy

August 6, 2023

Come and experience enchanting music with the “Madrigals of Northern Italy” concert. This mesmerizing performance promises to take you on a journey through the timeless beauty of classical music, showcasing…

John Dowland, composer

October 13, 2022

John Dowland was an English composer, singer, and lutenist. Little is known about his childhood beyond the facts that he was born in 1563 and was a child prodigy. It…

Carlo Gesualdo

Carlo Gesualdo: Composer or Crazed Psychopath?

October 3, 2022

Article from The Guardian originally published 18 Mar 2010 (https://www.theguardian.com/music/tomserviceblog/2010/mar/18/carlo-gesualdo-composer-psychopath) Carol Gesualdo. He’s the Italian composer-prince who murdered his wife and her lover, was into wild bouts of self-flagellation, and…

Paul Berget

Paul Berget

September 5, 2022

Lute

I Season Opener: John Dowland, Don Carlo Gesualdo & Anne Bradstreet

August 26, 2022

OCTOBER 15-16 2022

Review: Bonifazio GRAZIANI (1604 – 1664): Oratorios & Motets

August 24, 2022

The Consortium Carissimi deserves praise for bringing the music of Bonifazio Graziani to our attention. These discs are well worth exploring.

Review: Gramophone Reviews Eight Motets CD

August 24, 2022

Garrick Comeaux leads the Consortium Carissimi – founded in Rome in 1996 and established in Minneapolis-St Paul 10 years later – in a fourth volume for Naxos devoted to their…

CANCELLED: III Oratorio for Holy Week: Luigi Rossi

August 24, 2022

MARCH 24-26 2023

II Epiphany 2023: Antonio Vivaldi & Isabella Leonarda

August 23, 2022

JANUARY 7-8 2023

ROCHESTER & MINNEAPOLIS