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Monteverdi’s Vespers of 1610 – Not for the Faint of Heart

November 17, 2014

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

October 27, 2014

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

September 13, 2014

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

July 18, 2014

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!

April 25, 2014

  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

December 24, 2013

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

September 19, 2013

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

September 4, 2013

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

August 29, 2013

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

July 20, 2013

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…