Monteverdi’s Vespers of 1610 – Not for the Faint of Heart
written by Douglas Shambo II, bass The music of Claudio Monteverdi can strike fear in the heart of the most technically capable singer; it can also create similar feelings of…
Monteverdi’s Marian Vespers of 1610
As its second offering of season XIII, Consortium Carissimi will present Claudio Monteverdi’s Marian Vespers of 1610 in the Chapel of St. Mary on Friday, January 2, at 7:30 p.m.…
Twin Cities Early Music Festival
Consortium Carissimi musicians will perform the music of Graziani at the 1st Edition of the Twin Cities Early Music Festival on Saturday, September 27th at 5:00pm, at Hennepin Ave United…
Pasquini Opera Selections
by Garrick Comeaux, Artistic Director Bernardo Pasquini (1637 –1710) is mostly known today for his keyboard music but was a prolific composer of vocal music which included: 18 Operas, 15…
Facciamo un disco!
One of the greatest personal rewards during the years while I lived and worked in Europe was creating musical recordings with various early music ensembles. While rehearsing for concerts,…
Thoughts on Performance Practice
My interest in sharing this blog is to see what thoughts people have about performance practices today of late renaissance and early baroque music, sacred and secular. While in Italy,…
Intermezzo
As many of you may already know, I formed Consortium Carissimi in Rome where I used to live. In addition to the music of the Roman composer Giacomo Carissimi, I…
Programming Italian Baroque Music
Welcome to this, my first blog post. Here I will talk about one of my favorite activities in life, programming early Italian Baroque music. I have three productions this coming…
Consortium Carissimi: Season VII
We are proud to announce our seventh season! Tickets are currently only available for Program I. Please check back later this fall to pre-purchase tickets for the remainder of the…
2013-2014 Season to be Announced
We know you’re anxious to find out what the new season will bring! We will be announcing this in the early Fall, so check back, sign up for our mailing…
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